27 B 28 F 29 C 30 D LiSTEning PART 4 Questions 31–40 31 mud We are told that thick mud, like the rocks,
made it difficult for the men and horses to make
progress.
31 steep Distraction ‘long’ might be tempting but the lecturer
explains that the trail was ‘only about 35 miles’. In
other words, it wasn’t the length of the trail that
was the problem.
33 failure ‘fear’ is paraphrased as ‘came to the terrible
realisation that’.
34 tent ‘stayed in a tent’ is paraphrased as ‘a tent was
the only protection they had from the cold’.
35 sailor We are told that the gold-seekers had to hire
a sailor to steer their boats through Miles Canyon
and the rapids.
36 police The lecturer explains that the police gave
the gold-seekers a list of items so that they might
survive a year in the Klondike region.
37 flour 38 buckets ‘several’ is paraphrased as ‘two or three’.
39 adventure We are told that the writer Jack
London’s vivid descriptions helped readers get a
sense of adventure.
40 newspapers The lecturer explains that Hall and
Kelly were employed by newspapers in the US and
Canada to write stories about life in the Klondike
region.
READing PASSAgE 1 Questions 1–13 1 FALSE: In the USA, the figure is 80%. In Australia,
the proportion is ‘slightly smaller’.
2 TRUE: With modern technology the problems of rot
and fire ‘can be eliminated’.
3 nOT giVEn: The building has a concrete floor. But
there is no information about the type of wood used
or the species of tree it came from.
4 TRUE: New engineering systems based on wood
construction ‘have been pioneered’ at the institute.
