PART I: WRITTEN RECEPTION (70 points)

(ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM WRITTEN TEXTS)

<small>מבנה קודם — נכלל רק חלק הבנת הנקרא (70 נק'); חלק הבנת הנשמע (30 נק') לא נכלל כי אין לו הקלטה.</small>

Read the text below and then answer questions 1–8.

AN UNUSUAL GARBAGE COLLECTOR

I José Gutierrez lives in Bogota, a city in
Columbia, South America. He is a garbage collector.
His job is to collect the garbage from people's houses.
One day, he found the famous book Anna Karenina in
5 the garbage. He decided to keep it and started to look
for other books in the garbage every day. Whenever he
found a book in good condition, he took it home.
II José lives in a poor neighborhood. Many of
his neighbors have no money to buy books. As his
10 collection of books grew, people began to ask if they
could borrow books to help their children with schoolwork. José was always happy to help.
III Today, his collection has about 25,000 books. José keeps them in many big bookcases in all
the rooms of his house. A few years ago, José opened a free library in his house. His wife and three
children help him manage the library. They also donate books to schools in poor neighborhoods in
15 Columbia. Soon volunteers started to help the family in the library. The name of the library is "The
Power of Words."
IV José says that he always liked to read but he never went to high school. After elementary school
he had to go to work to help his family. But now, at the age of 55, he is proudly completing his high
school education. It is never too late! José believes in the importance of opening the library in his
20 neighborhood. The real value of this library is that it encourages young people to love books.

<small>בטופס המקורי יש ליד הטקסט תמונה עם הכיתוב: "Garbage collectors / from Pexels 7300719 / by Anthony Nguyen". התמונה לא נדרשת כדי לענות על השאלות.</small>

<u>QUESTIONS</u> (70 points)
Answer questions 1–8 in <u>English</u> according to the text. In questions 4 and 7, circle the number of the correct answer. In the other questions, follow the instructions.