Choose the correct answer

Llywelyn, 24, who lives in the village with her husband, Dillon. She said: 'There is a wonderful community
spirit here.'
(Adapted from https://test-english.com/reading/b1/active-villagers/)
Question 39: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Community Efforts and Spirits Gone to Waste
B. Community Assets Saved by Dedicated Villagers
C. The Heart and Soul of a Small Welsh Community
D. The History of a Welsh-Speaking Community
Question 40: According to the passage, the shop was going to close because
A. the European Union decided not to offer a grant
B. the owner wanted to switch to a new business model
C. the locals were unable to raise enough money to buy it
D. the shop owner is retiring and struggling financially
Question 41: The word essential in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. terrible
B. obvious
C. hopeful
Question 42: The word it in paragraph 4 refers to
A. a leisure centre
C. youth club
D. necessary
B. the primary school
D. the population decline
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The local people have managed to save the post office and the pub.
B. The primary school was turned into a youth club and leisure centre.
C. The primary school was shut because there were too many people.
D. The closure of the granite quarries reduced Llithfaen's population.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
How long will a baby born today live? 100 years? 120 years? Scientists are studying genes that could mean
long life for us.
Recently, there are already so many healthy elderly people that there's a new term for them: the wellderly.
These are people over 80 who have no diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes.
There have been many studies of communities where a healthy old age is typical. These include places like
Calabria in Italy and the island of Okinawa in Japan. The small village of Molochio in Calabria has about
2,000 inhabitants. And of these, there are at least eight centenarians. When researchers ask people
like this the secret of their long life, the answer is almost always to do with diet: 'I eat a lot of fruit and
vegetables.' 'No smoking, no drinking.'
While in the past, scientists looked at diet and lifestyle as an explanation for longevity, these days they are
investigating genetics. One researcher, Eric Topol, says, "There must be genes that explain why these
individuals are protected from the aging process.'
The new research looks at groups of people who have a genetic connection. For example, in one area of
Ecuador, there are a number of people with the same genetic condition. It's called Laron syndrome, which
means that they don't grow to more than about one metre, but it seems to give them protection against
cancer and diabetes. As a result, they live longer than other people in their families.
Back in Calabria, scientists are trying to work out how much of the longevity is due to genetics and to
environment. By checking public records since the 19th century and reconstructing the family trees of 202
nonagenarians and centenarians, researchers concluded that there were genetic factors involved. And they
seemed to benefit the men more than the women - an astounding result because generally in Europe, there
are five times more women centenarians than men.
So what really makes people live longer? It seems likely that it is an interaction of genes, the environment
and probably a third factor - luck.
(Adapted from https://www.ngllife.com/long-and-healthy-life-0)
Question 44: Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Secrets of a Long and Healthy Life