2. Finding a home for old computers What do most people do with their old computers? What kind of homes do you think the passage will suggest for old computers?

3. (17) on council clean-up days in Australia, alongside the old sofas and broken fridges, is that of outmoded personal computers, … and VCRs. (35%) A. A strange view B. A familiar sight C. An unusual occurrence. D. A likely prospect. The passage tells us that many families are on their 2nd or 3rd computer. This eliminates A and C. A prospect is something that is likely to happen in the future. The answer is a common expression. B. A familiar sight

4. Many households are (18) their second or third generation of computer and, … (35%) A. one of B. now C. onto D. already Were saying that many families are now using their 2nd or 3rd computer. In other words, people have moved from their 1st computer (on)to their 2nd or 3rd. C. onto

5. Many households …, (19) Environment Australia, are sending more technology trash to landfills than big business. (38%) A. concerning B. as stated by C. in the view of D. according to The capital letters indicate that Environment Australia is the name of an organisation. What familiar structure is used to report information provided by someone else? D. according to

6. (20) this problem, a regional office in Sydney is planning to establish the areas first local technology reprocessing plant. (58%) A. In response to B. Looking into C. Refer to D. Concerning Why is the regional office planning to establish a reprocessing plant? There was a rubbish problem and this is their solution. This is their answer/response to the problem. A. In response to

7. Up to $40 million of private investment funds (21) for this enterprise. (44%) A. is likely to be needed B. will be requiring C. was probably required D. would need Active or passive? Who needs the funds? They are planning, which means that the past tense is not appropriate. A. is likely to be needed

8. A report commissioned by Environment Australia last year said 926,500 computers were (22) in landfills in 2001,... (75%) A. sent B. dropped C. dumped D. located sent would need to be followed by to. A landfill is where you put your rubbish. Which verb is most appropriate to describe what you do with rubbish? C. dumped

9. A report … said 926,500 computers were (22) in landfills in 2001, (23) 282,000 sent for recycling, and numbers (24) rapidly. (50%) (23) A. compared to B. comparing C. it compares with D. which compares You need a preposition after compare. C doesnt sound right for a few reasons, the most obvious being that you would need a full stop instead of a comma. A. compared to

10. A report … said 926,500 computers were (22) in landfills in 2001, (23) 282,000 sent for recycling, and numbers (24) rapidly. (37%) (24) A. are set to increase B. maybe get more and more C. will always grow D. will rise up Given these figures, what do you expect will happen in the near future. B. and D. are not proper English. A. are set to increase

11. By 2006, (25) that 5.3 million redundant personal computers will be stored in domestic and commercial buildings … (74%) A. it has been proved B. it is probably C. it is estimated D. they hope You cant prove something that hasnt happened. Probably is an adverb. This isnt a good thing, so you wouldnt hope for this to happen. C. it is estimated

12. … redundant personal computers will be stored in domestic and commercial buildings (26) someone works out what to do with them. (59%) A. when B. after C. until D. then What factor could allow us to take these computers out of storage? -We work out what to do with them. They will be in storage until this happens. C. until

13. Consumers in five Melbourne suburbs can (27) old sets at a recycling centre or leave them with the retailer when they buy new ones. (59%) A. pick up B. drop off C. set down D. collect Do consumers want old sets? The passage later mentions that the drop-off rates are increasing. B. drop off

14. More than 1,500 TVs have been collected (28), and drop-off rates are increasing. (58%) A. five months ago B. for five months C. during five months D. in five months (B) is not acceptable because it would put the focus on the period of time instead of the collection of TVs. The meaning is in (the past) 5 months, but you would need the past if you use during to express this idea D. in five months

15. The Office of Western Sydney has confirmed that it is (29) the feasibility of a reprocessing plant for technological waste.(36%) A. looking at B. passing over C. passing by D. looking through In other words, it is studying the feasibility of such a plant. A. looking at

16. A task force is working to establish (30) there will be enough scrap available to make a centre in Sydney viable. (70%) A. why B. whether C. the cost D. how much They want to know if a centre is viable. B. whether

17. The centre would need 5,000 tonnes a year, (31) whether Australia can support its own reprocessing industry - we have to do it, a spokesperson said. (45%) A. There is no question B. Its not a question of C. If you ask the question D. We may question From what the spokesperson says later on, it is clear that he/she feels that we need a reprocessing centre. The next sentence says that the number of centres is the only question. B. Its not a question of

18. The issue is how many plants we can (32). (54%) A. tolerate B. support C. stand D. promote A and C would be used for something negative. Were not talking about publicity, were talking about whether or not there is enough scrap available. B. support

19. (33) completion is a plan to set up a drive-through recycling centre in a suburb called Werrington. (34%) A. Becoming B. Almost C. Already after D. Closer to This paragraph is comparing the plan for a drive-though centre to the reprocessing plant mentioned in the previous paragraph. The drive-though project is almost completed. D. Closer to

20. The centre will (34) residents taking obsolete electronic items to the centre and dumping them in the appropriate bin. (70%) A. take heart from B. get by C. trust in D. rely on In order to operate, the centre will need people to take obsolete items to the centre. D. rely on