PART I: WRITTEN RECEPTION (70 points)

(ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM WRITTEN TEXTS)

Read the text below and then answer questions 1–7.

A SPECIAL KIND OF LIBRARY

I Last September, Jenny Briggs moved to Geneva,
Switzerland, to study at the university there. She rented
an apartment where she planned to live for three years.
Jenny liked everything about the apartment except
5 the color of the walls – they were bright pink. She
decided to paint them white. However, she did not own
paintbrushes or a ladder, and she did not want to buy
them. Fortunately, there is a special library in Geneva,
and she went there to borrow the things that she needed.
10 II The library that Jenny went to does not have any books. Instead, it has things that you don't
expect to find in a library – for example, suitcases, toys and kitchen equipment. People pay a fee
to become members of the library. Then they can borrow any item from the library and keep it for
two weeks.
III This type of library is called a "sharing library," and many cities in Europe have one. Each
15 sharing library has a website where people can see all the items in the library. They can also
check when an item that they need is available. They can then reserve* the item for the days
that they want it. It will be ready when they go to collect it.
IV There are two main ways that a sharing library gets the items that it lends. "There are many
people who own things that they don't want anymore. They give them to us because they want
20 other people to be able to use them," says Paul Keller, who works at the library in Geneva. "There
are also people who own things that they don't use very often. They like the idea of sharing, so they
give these things to us."
V When Jenny finished painting her apartment, she decided to have a party there with her
friends. On the morning of the party, she went back to the library and borrowed a machine for
25 making popcorn. "We were all so happy at the party," said Jenny. "We enjoyed spending time
together in my new home. And everyone said the walls looked wonderful."

<small>[בטופס המקורי יש תמונה ליד הקטע: «Paintbrushes»]</small>

* reserve – להזמין, לשריין

<small>בטופס המקורי ההסבר מופיע גם בערבית.</small>

<u>QUESTIONS</u> (70 points)
Answer questions 1–7 in <u>English</u> according to the text. In questions 1 and 7, circle the number of the correct answer. In the other questions, follow the instructions.