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2024年新生入学指南
NEW INTAKE 33

The Cadbury brothers were among the first business owners to ensure that their
workers had good standards of living. Soon, other British factory owners were copying
their ideas by providing homes and communities for their workers designed with con-
venience and health in mind. Today, over 25,000 people live in Bournville village. There
are several facilities there to help people with special needs, such as care homes for the
elderly, a hostel for people with learning difficulties and affordable homes for first-time
homeowners and single people. Over a hundred years since the first house in Bournville
Village was built, the aims of its founders are still carried out.

For questions from 26 to 30, choose the best answer.

26. What is Bournville?
A. A chocolate factory B. The name of a river
C. The name of a village D. The founder of the chocolate factory

27. What was the reason the new site for the chocolate factory was chosen?
A. A lot of people lived nearby.
B. It was in the centre of the city.
C. It was close to farms which provided milk.
D. It was close to several transportation routes.

28. Where does Bournville take its name from?
A. A local river B. A local town
C. A French town D. A kind of French chocolatel

29. How were the original houses in Bournville?
A. They were large. B. They were free for workers.
C. They were traditional in appearance. D. They were built by the factory workers.

30. According to the extract, how was the Cadbury family?
A. They were kind. B. They were mean.
C. They were sporty. D. They were careful.

Passage III
Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer for each of the statements.
A (True), B (False) and C (Not Mentioned).

LIM HAO ZHE
Lim Hao Zhe is a 14-year-old swimmer who lives in Malacca, Malaysia. His dream is to
swim for Malaysia in the next Commonwealth Games. He swims in both long and short
races and has already come first in many important competitions.