Questions 1-10 Complete the table below. Write one word and / or a number

37 
When discussing ‘conscious consumers’ the writer concludes that 
A
businesses are slow to respond to consumer demand. 
B
consumers and businesses have different interests. 
C
businesses and consumers are influencing each other. 
D
consumers should put more pressure on businesses. 
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The writer refers to Lucinda Mitchell in order to
A
explain why SRBs lose out to other businesses. 
B
exemplify the way governments often support SRBs. 
C
contrast the approach of different governments to SRBs. 
D
compare the role of SRBs in different regions. 
39
What does the writer suggest about the goals of SRBs? 
A
SRBs should have a wider range of goals 
B
It is a mistake for an SRB to change goal. 
C
Some goals may make an SRB unprofitable. 
D
An SRB should not have more than one goal. 
40 
Which of the following best summerises the writer’s argument in the 
final paragraph? 
A
A minority of businesses will inevitably fail. 
B
SRBs are more successful than other businesses 
C
Universities should do more research into SRBs. 
D
The problem faced by SRBs can be overcome. 
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READING PASSAGE-1 
You should spend about 20 minutes on 
Questions 1-13,
 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. 
The Romans Reveal their Secrets 
As Katherine Sheen rested on the banks of Hensham river on 3 August 2005, her 
gaze fell upon a small dirt-covered object amongst a tangle of tree roots. Cleaning 
away the soil, she realized it was a leather pouch. It fell apart as Katherine 
opened it, and the items inside fell to the ground. Although her university degree 
merely touched on the Roman occupation of ancient Britain, providing a very 
general overview of everyday activities, once she’d rubbed off some the dirt, 
Katherine immediately identified the coins in her hand as coming from that era. 
Despite their discoloration, Katherine had no doubt they were historically 
significant. As soon as she got home, she informed the police of her find. 
That might have been the end of the story – except for the fact that the farmer 
who owned adjacent field then mentioned the lines of large stones his plough 
kept running into. By mid-August, with the farmer’s permission, a team of 
archaeologists, led by Professor Kevin Durrand, were camped out in the field. 
Durrand had previously worked on other projects where pieces of ancient pottery 
and the discovery of an old sword had led archaeologists to unearth sizeable 
Roman settlements. He was keen to start excavations at Hensham, and had got 
funding for a three-month dig. What his team eventually discovered, three weeks 
into excavations, were the remains of the outer walls of a Roman villa. As many 
Romans in Britain simply lived in wooden houses with thatched roofs, the family 
that occupied the villa must have been very wealthy. As the team continued their 
work, they looked for evidence that might indicated whether the villa had been 
attacked and purposely demolished, or fallen into such a poor state that it 
eventually collapsed. Looking at the way a set of slate roof tiles had fallen to the 
ground, they decided on the latter. What caused the noble Roman family and their 
servants to abandon the villa remains open to speculation. Another find was six 
blue beads, crafted from glass, which the archaeologists speculated were part of a 
necklace. Durrand has previously found gold bracelets on other sites, but for him 
the beads are no less significant. ‘Every find contributes to the story’, he says. 
On the outer western wall, the archaeologists uncovered number of foundation 
stones. On one is carved what the archaeologists made out to be a Latin 
inscription. But as the stone itself has endured centuries of erosion, the team has 
yet to work out what it says. Another find was a section of traditional Roman 
mosaic. Although incomplete, enough pieces remain to show a geometrical 
pattern and stylized fish. From this, Durrand assumes that a bath house would
have been a feature of the villa. While his team have so far not found any hard 
proof of this, Durrand is confident it will turn out to be the case. 
Something that team particularly excited about is evidence of a heating system, 
which would have served the Roman family and their visitors well in winter 
months. Although much of the system has long since crumbled at Hensham, 
Durrand and his team believe it would have been based on a typical Roman 
hypocaust; they have created a model for visitors to see. The furnace that 
produced the hot air needed to be kept burning all the time, a task that would 
have fallen to the villa’s slaves. As large branches would have taken too long to 
produce the heat required, it is more likely that twigs would have been gathered 
from surrounding woodland instead. Another fuel source used in some Roman 
hypocausts was charcoal, but evidence for this at Hensham ha not presented 
itself. The underfloor space was made by setting the floor on top of piles of 
square stones. Known as 
pilae
, these stones stood approximately two feet high. 
The gap this created meant that the hot air coming out of the furnace was not 
trapped and restricted. Instead its distribution around the 
pilae 
and under the floor 
was free flowing. Floor tiles were not placed directly onto the 
pilae
but separated 
by a layer of concrete, or at least a primitive version of it. This would have made 
the whole structure more solid, and helped reduce the risk of fire spreading to 
upper levels. The walls of the rooms above heating system were made of bricks, 
but the key point here is that they were hollow, in order to allow heat to rise 
around the rooms and provide insulation. Some have been recovered from the 
Hensham villa and are now undergoing preservation treatment.
Another feature of the heating system that archaeologists have identified at 
Hensham was its clay pipes. These were cleverly built into the wall so as not to 
take up space. The principal reason for including the pipes was to let out air 
through a vent in the roof once it had cooled down. What the Romans may not 
have realised, however, was that gas produced by the burning fuel was expelled 
in this way too. In high doses, it could have been lethal if it had leaked into the 
upper levels. Inside the rooms in the villa, a layer of plaster would have been 
applied to the walls and painted in rich colours. Sadly, none of the original plaster 
at Hensham still exists. However, some of the tiles that the family would have 
walked on have survived. They would certainly have felt warm underfoot and 
helped generate an indoor climate that the family could relax in. In its day, the 
Hensham hypocaust would have been a remarkable piece of engineering.