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CEFR READING PART PRACTICE - MATCH THE ANSWERS
Read the questions 1-6 and match them with suitable answers from A-F. Use one
letter once only, you have one extra answer which is not used.
TASK 15
Which place is famous for
1. producing kitchen utensils?
2. an outstanding pop group?
3. conducting arts festivals?
4. being the royal residence?
5. supplying the Middle East with its production?
6. starting to publish a famous newspaper?
A
Belfast is a major commercial and industrial city. It is one of the most important shipbuilding and
repairing centres of the United Kingdom and has long been known for its linen textiles. Its
manufactures include aircraft, guided weapons, and tobacco and food products. A large petroleum
refinery here is supplied by imported petroleum received at the city’s deepwater port. Other
imports include grain, coal, chemicals, and iron and steel. Among the chief exports are petroleum
products, soap, foodstuffs, and textiles.
B
Sheffield is a major steel-manufacturing centre, known especially for its stainless steel products,
notably cutlery. The city is located in an important coal-mining region and has iron and brass
foundries and manufactures that include steel tools and other metal products, processed foods, and
glass. Sheffield was already known by the 14th century for the production of cutlery. A silver-
plating technique was invented here in 1742, and in the 1850s the inventor, Henry Bessemer,
developed a process for the inexpensive manufacture of steel.
C
Buckingham Palace in London has been the official town residence of the British monarch since
1837. The Buckingham Palace guards undergo inspection while on duty outside the residence of
Queen Elizabeth. Tourists visiting the palace witness the ceremonial “changing of the guard” in
which a sentry is relieved of duty with traditional military precision.
D
Relatively few of the existing buildings in Liverpool are very old. A notable exception is the town
hall which was built in 1754 and rebuilt 1795. Other sights are Saint George’s Hall, housing
concert halls, law courts, and exhibition rooms; the Gothic-style Anglican Cathedral, one of the
largest ecclesiastical structures in the world; and the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Christ the
King, a striking example of modern architecture. The city also has a symphony orchestra and
several theatres. The Beatles began their musical career in Liverpool in the late 1950s.
E
Manchester is a major industrial centre and has long been known as the leading cotton
textile manufacturing city in Britain. It is also an impor tant English port, connected by
the Manchester Ship Canal to Eastham on the Mersey River and accessible to oceangoing
vessels. The city’s diversified manufactures include paper products, pharmaceuticals,
electrical and aircraft equipment, computers, electronic equipment, and food products.
Manchester lies near a coal-mining region. The city also became a publishing centre; the
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