B. READING
I. Read the text below and questions on the opposite page.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
It is well known that the building development company Cityspace wants to knock down the existing
seafront sports club in Layton and replace it with a leisure centre that will consist of a multi-screen cinema,
restaurants and an entertainment centre. But a local action group has promised to fight the £30 million
redevelopment of the sports club, which has provided family facilities for over 25 years.
The action group was set up three weeks after the project was announced. Members of the group
argue that the new centre will be too big and will totally change the way the town looks. They also dislike
the removal of sports facilities from the centre and the change to less healthy activities such as video
games and films. Apart from the size of the project, they say that the 550 parking spaces provided will be
too few and parking will become more difficult as a result.
Local hotel owners have welcomed the project, but the action group says that in general it will only
have a bad effect on the neighbourhood. According to one group member it will result in up to 4,000 people
being around Layton seafront late at night. ‘A lot of old people and families live nearby,’ he explained. A
meeting is being held tonight to discuss the plans.
17. What is the writer trying to do in the article?
A. show why the new leisure centre is needed
B. give her own opinion about the new leisure centre
C. describe the arguments against the new leisure centre
D. suggest where the new leisure centre should be built
18. What will the reader discover from the article?
A. how long it will take to complete the new leisure centre
B. how many members the action group has
C. how much it will cost to join the new leisure centre
D. how long the sports club has been in Layton
19. What does the action group think about the new leisure centre?
A. It will not be right for the area.
B. It will cost too much to build.
C. It will not attract enough people.
D. It will provide too little entertainment.
20. Which group of people is keen on having the new leisure centre?
A. people who do a lot of sport
B. people working in the tourist industry
C. people who come into Layton by car
​D. people living near the seafront
21. What would be a good headline for the article?
A. Action Group changes its mind 
B. Leisure plans under attack
C. Seafront invaded by crowds again 
D. Good news for Cityspace