The museum robbery

MULTI LEVEL READING EXAM
Part 1
Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. You must use a word which is somewhere in the rest of the text.
THE MUSEUM ROBBERY
It was, Italian authorities said later, as if the thieves had a catalog and knew just what they were after. Armed bandits bound and gagged six unarmed guards, entered a storeroom containing artifacts from the Roman town of Herculaneum, and stole about 280 objects - gold rings, bracelets, earrings, and precious stones. All had been discovered during excavations of the seaside Q1…………, buried by the same eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 that destroyed its larger and better-known neighbor, Pompeii. Q2………………said that the stolen items also included a small bronze statue of Bacchus inlaid with copper and silver, a Q3……………… vase, and a box of coins. The total value of Q4……………… taken during the robbery was estimated at 1.6 million dollars. Art historians and others criticized lax security that permitted two gunmen to climb a wall, enter the site, and break through a flimsy partition to get into the room where the Q5………….. were kept. Some of the critics also complained that the guards were unarmed. Officials said it would be hard for anyone to sell the Q6………….. objects because all had been catalogued and photographed, and most had been exhibited and published.


Part 2
Read the texts 7-14 and the statements A-J. Decide which text matches with the situation described in the statements. Each statement can be used ONCE only. There are THREE extra statements which you do not need to use.
Mark your answers on the answer sheet.

A. I have been running my own business since the beginning of the year. It’s almost the end of the tax year and I would like to find someone to help me to organise my financial reports.

B. I need a person who can sew an elegant dress for the farewell party at University.
C. I am planning to travel with my family to New York. I need a secure and not expensive airline company because my budget is tough.
D. I want a solicitor’s help to demand a compensation for the injuries taken in the car crash.
E. In a few days, my partners from the USA is visiting so I need to book a place where newly cooked meals are served.
F. We are going to organize a wedding party. The party will be at church, however, but we are looking for someone to provide the food and decoration.
G. I have just found a house that I want to buy and I need a lawyer to help me with all the paperwork.
H. I have just got a new job. I need to find somewhere to live locally.
I. Next week my wife is going to have a baby and I need to rent a specially decorated car to take my wife and baby from a hospital.
J. I have recently had an accident in my van. The engine cowling was damaged. I need to get it repaired.
K. I have recently received a new wheat processing machine from China but the accompanying manual was written in unknown language and impossible to understand. I need someone to help me with this.