Directions: Read the texts from an article, For five
questions, match each rule (1 to 5) to one of the statements (A to G) given
below. Mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
Bob Davis: It was so loud that I couldn’t hear my own
voice. You see, I had a terrible headache. I couldn’t sleep at all that night. I
just tossed and turned. In the morning I phoned the police, but they said they
couldn’t do anything about it. Why not Don’t I have a right to peace and quiet
inside my own home I tell you, next time the van comes, I am going to get a
hammer and smash its windows. Mr. White: Making a noise isn’t
a crime, so I can’t prevent it. Mr. Davis should complain to the ice-cream
company. I’m sure they would agree to turn down the volume a little, for the
sake of good public relations. I mean, if he starts smashing windows, I’ll have
to arrest him, however much I sympathize with you. Mr. Bolton:
Of course we have to make a noise. If we didn’t, the kids wouldn’t know we
were there, would you And then they wouldn’t get their ice-creams. I mean, we
have to make a living, don’t we Besides, everyone knows our jingle and they
love it. It is one of the most popular sounds in town. If Mr. Davis doesn’t like
it, he can just close his windows. Mrs. Green: There are
plenty of ice-cream shops in town. Anyone who wants to buy an ice-cream can go
and buy one from the shop. Why should we all put up with that terrible noise
just so a few people can buy their ice-creams without going to the shop I mean,
what would happen if I sold my fruit the same way Or all the other shopkeepers
The noise would be unbearable, wouldn’t it We would all go deaf, wouldn’t we
It seems to me the ice-cream company is making money at everyone else’s
expense. Mr. Croft: We’re following a very old tradition. For
thousands of years merchants in this city have identified themselves with
individual sounds: bells, whistles, shouts and so on. We’ve chosen a nice tune
which children can remember. Our jingle is one of many natural neighbor hood
sounds. For example: church bells, school singing, cheering at football matches
and so on. Well, it isn’t noisy and it’s not unpleasant. If making a noise were
a crime, then car horns, washing machines and road drills would all be
forbidden. Now match each of the schools to the appropriate
statement. Note: there are two extra statements. [A] The
ice-cream van should stop making such noise and the ice-cream company is making
money at everyone else’s expense. [B] A policeman can’t arrest those who make
a noise, but he will arrest those if they start smashing the windows of the
ice-cream van. [C] Some people perhaps get used to the noise around them but
a lot of people can’t and don’t. [D] I can’t stand the noise and I have a
right to peace and quiet inside my own home [E] Very loud noises can cause
brain damage and nervous diseases. [F] I have to play a jingle to attract the
children’s attention, I mean, we have to make a living. [G] Using a familiar
sound to attract customers is an old tradition, and I don’t agree that the
jingle the company has chosen is noisy and unpleasant. ( ) Mr. Bolton