A. TO B. IN C. FOR D. TOWARDREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MARK TH...
32. A. to
B. in
C. for
D. toward
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Deep in the forests of central France lies a building site like no other. Here, a team of workers are
building a 13th-century castle. They wear clothes from the period and use only the techniques and
materials that were available at the time. The site was very carefully chosen, as everything needed to
build the castle, from stone and wood to water, had to be close by. The castle is called Guedelon and
work on it began in 1997. It is not expected to finish until well into the 2020s, at the earliest. Guedelon
is owned by Michel Guyot, who first had the idea for the project while repairing another castle. His
aim is to solve some of the mysteries about how such castles were built. Each year, the team at
Guedelon draw up building plans based on research at other 13th-century castles. A group of architects
then studies these plans and will only permit building work to continue when they are happy with
them.
Many history professors are also involved and this has helped both the project and them. By watching
the builders, the professors have discovered a huge amount about the human side of castle building.
Today, Guedelon employs some 50 people, of whom 35 work on the building site itself. Some were
already quailed but others have learned their skills on site. The project has also become a major tourist
attraction, welcoming around 300,000 people every year. And though the crowds of 21st-century
visitors with their cameras and bright umbrellas do rather
put a damper
on the 13th-century
atmosphere of the place, they are essential to the project. For the past decade, all the work at Guedelon
has been paid for by entrance fees and shop sales.
(adapted from Cambridge Preliminary English Test, D241/01, Test 17051, 04th May, 2017)