Practice Test: GT Reading
HOW TO ENROL
Typing courses are held at the Computer Centre in the
Wilson Building. Tuition is free but there is a nominal charge
for the accompanying book which you will need to purchase.
Intensive courses begin every morning during orientation
week at 9.00 am Monday to Friday. To qualify for a place,
you must show your student card when you enrol. Places
arе limited, so get in early!
ADVANCED WORD PROCESSING
SKILLS COURSE
Monday evenings from 5.00-7.00 pm
Gain an understanding of the concepts and skills of word
processing. Learn how to create and edit a document, recall
documents from disk and other important skills. Familiarity
with a PC computer keyboard and a mouse is essential, plus
an ability to touch type. To enrol please complete a form and
leave it at the Reception Desk. Classes are free but there is a
nominal charge for the use of paper and disks.
Questions 15-16
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 15-16 on your answer
sheet.
15 The typing course is aimed at
A people with no experience.
В a mixed level group.
С experienced typists.
D computing students.
16 The typing course
A takes three full days.
B consists of three lessons.
С is divided into three parts.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OPEN DAY
In addition to the mini lectures and talks
taking place across campus on Saturday, there
are a number of other ways to find out about
university life.
Fielder Library will be open from 9.00 to 5.00. This library is one of the
largest libraries in Australia and is proud of its outstanding collection of
specialist books and learning resources. The Library's Rare Books
Collection features an exhibition on Australian Explorers of the 18th and
1 9th Centuries.
Guided tours of the Language Centre and Computer Laboratories will be
running during the day. You are welcome to try out the excellent technical
facilities of the Language Centre. Tours leave at 1 1.00, 1.00 and 3.00
from the reception area at the main entrance. Find out about Study Skills
programs and free English classes.
Practice Test: GT Reading
The university has three museums. The Nuttall Museum situated near the
Quad, with its collection of classical archaeological exhibits and ancient
pottery, the University Art Gallery and the McCaulay Museum of Natural
History are open all day.
Residential college life is fun and rewarding and the best way to make
friends in your first year at university. Tours of the colleges run throughout
the day. Ask at the Colleges Information Booth for tour times and the cost
of living in.
The University Union's Contact Information Desk and campus store in the
Hart Building wiil be open from 9.00. T-shirts, diaries, bags and
university souvenirs will be on sale. Sandwiches and drinks are also
available.
Interactive displays and exhibits by Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology,
Physics and Psychology departments will be held throughout the day in

reasonably well-rewarded one: he sold most
of his output for the equivalent of around £4
each, and appeared well satisfied with the
moderate, middle-class income and lifestyle
his craft brought him and his family.
Stradivari could never have dreamt that, 250
years after his death, his violins are
auctioned and reach prices anywhere from
£200,000 to several million.
What makes a Stradivarius violin so
valuable? That's a question that continues to
intrigue musicians, scientists and the public
to this day. For decades, scientists and violin
makers have tried to establish the
Stradivarius's "secrets".
During his career, Stradivari made certain
subtle changes in the proportions of the
violin, gradually increasing the instrument's
power. While his early work followed the
traditions of his teacher Amati, by the close
of the 17th century the Stradivarius had
become flatter and broader and the bridge
began to look much as it does today.
But violin makers have long copied the
proportions of Stradivarius's instruments
without achieving the same results. So the
secret must lie elsewhere. But where? In the
deep, lustrous auburn-red varnish, according
to one theory. But there's a problem. Strads
have withstood nearly 300 years of wear and

Cambridge University's Engineering
Department, were able to obtain a few small
samples of wood taken from Strads and
other old instruments that were undergoing
restoration. They subjected the middle layer
to spectroscopic x-ray analysis to find out
what it contained. The results varied from
sample to sample, but they all contained a
range of minerals including aluminium,
silicon, phosphorous and calcium.
This turns out to be consistent with
another idea put forward in the 1980s. For
some time experts had been arguing over
whether the craftsmen of Cremona had used
some kind of wood sealant before applying
varnish to the instruments they were making.
John Chipura, an American geologist and
violin enthusiast, published a letter in the
magazine The Strad suggesting that this
sealant may well have been a layer of
Roman cement. Readily available, the cement
was made from local materials including
volcanic ash, whose mineral constituents are
very similar to those revealed by Barlow and
Woodhouse's spectroscopic analysis.
Even so, Barlow is reluctant to draw any
firm conclusions about the purpose of the
layer. "It's tempting to think that it might
have been applied as a sealant, or to provide
a smooth surface on which you could

Complete the summary of the reading passage below. Choose your answers from the
box at the bottom of the page and write them in boxes 27-33 on your answer sheet.
NB There are more words than spaces so you will not use them all
You may use any of the words more than once.
Example
Stradivari made his first violins in the traditional... (0)..
Answer
style
of his teacher, Nicolo Amati. Later models had different ... (27)..., becoming
flatter and broaden and people believed this accounted for their special sound.
But subsequent (28) ... of the Stradivarius failed to demonstrate this.
Another theory was that the ... (29)... had a special effect on the instrument.
However, many Stradivarius violins have lost this and yet still retain their
special musical qualities. An American researcher claimed that the method
of ... (30) ... had resulted in a change in the ...(31).,. of the wood and this
theory was supported at first/ then later rejected. The most up-to-date research
is investigating a ... (32) ... of material that has been found within the violin