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participating
essential feature of the

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community house. Danish 
communities have found that 
2 washing machines and 1 
dryer is sufficient for one 
hundred people. 
• There are usually workshops 
for carpentry /home handy 
people, car and bicycle 
maintenance, and textiles. In 
one community a resident had 
a pottery workshop in the 
common house, and in
another there was a 
make as much noise as they 
photography darkroom. 
like without disturbing others. 
* A casual sitting area near the 
Uses for these rooms can 
dining area has been 
change over time as the needs 
instrumental in the success of 
of the community change. 
some communities. 
* Some communities have 
* A couple of soundproof 
included guest rooms in the 
rooms are also a common 
common house, which have 
inclusion. These can be used 
been quite successful. They 
as a children's playroom, for 
can be rented out to visitors, 
music practice, or for 
or to teenagers in the 
teenagers to congregate and
community.
Questions 29-32 
Answer each of the following questions using NO MORE THAN TWO 
WORDS. 
The words should be taken FROM THE TEXT. Write your answers in the spaces 
numbered 29-32 on the answer sheet. 
29. Write TWO characteristics of suburban housing. 
30. Write ONE negative result of suburban housing. 
31. Write TWO positive aspects of co-housing. 
32. Write ONE negative result of house sharing. 

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Questions 33-35 
Read the following statements A-G. Choose the THREE statements which reflect a 
positive outcome of co-housing, according to the section of the text headed The 
Danish Model. Choose the answers A-G, and write them in the spaces numbered 
33-35 on the answer sheet. You may write them in any order. 
A Privacy is carefully protected. 
B People are not permitted to own cars. 
C The common house is the focus of the community. 
D People respect decisions if they help make them. 
E All adults help to look after the children. 
F 
People of all ages and interests can interact more. 
G A smaller number of households is better. 
Questions 36-40 
The following is a summary of the final section of the text, Common House. There 
are some words missing from the summary. From the list of words below, select 
ONE word to fill each space. Write your answers in the spaces numbered 36-40 on 
the answer sheet. 
Summary of Common House 
Although each 36 ------------------ has its private 37------------------- , everyone 
shares activities in the common house. The common house might have rooms for 
cooking and eating or just for sitting and talking. There is usually a common space 
for washing and drying clothes. Some co-housing projects have special shared 
rooms for 38 ____________such as photography, pottery or for playing 
39 ------------------- This common house gives people of all ages the opportunity 
to meet each other and socialise. The 40 -----------------can make their own 
decisions on how they use the common space. 
List of words 
game
household
workshops
hobbies
owner
families
houses
dwelling
practice
residents
children
room 
music
activity
family

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READING TEST 4 
QUESTIONS 1-15 
You are advised to spend about 15 minutes on Questions 1-15 which refer to