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READING COMPREHENSION 2

Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the letter next to
the correct answer A, B, C or D.
The shoemaker
Bill Bird is a shoemaker who cannot make shoes fast enough for his growing
number of customers — and he charges more than £300 for a pair! Customers
travel hundreds of kilometers to his London shoe clinic or to his workshop in the
countryside to have their feet measured. He makes shoes for people with feet of
unusual sizes: very large, very small, very broad or very narrow. The shoes are at
least as fashionable as those found in ordinary shops.
Mr. Bird says: ‘My problem is that I cannot find skilled workers. Young
people all seem to prefer to work with computers these days. We will lose the
necessary skills soon because there are fewer and fewer shoemakers nowadays. I
am 45, and now I want to teach young people everything I know about making
shoes. It’s a good job, and a lot of people want to buy beautiful shoes specially
made for them.’
He started in the business 19 years ago and now he employs three other
people. His customers pay about £500 for their first pair of shoes. He says: ‘Our
customers come because they want comfortable shoes which are exactly the right
size.’ Extra pairs of shoes cost between £320 and £450, as it takes one employee a
whole week to make just one shoe.
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. describe where Mr Bird finds his staff
B. encourage people to wear comfortable shoes
C. advertise a job selling expensive shoes
D. show Mr Bird’s worries about his trade
2. What can readers find out from this text?
A. how many customers Mr Bird has
B. how to make shoes like Mr Bird
C. how to get to Mr Bird’s London shop
D. how much Mr Bird's shoes cost
3. What is Mr Bird’s opinion of young people?
A. They want too much money.
B. They are difficult to train.
C. They prefer other jobs.
D. They don’t work hard enough.
4. Customers choose Mr Bird because his shoes
A. are the most fashionable.
B. fit perfectly.
C. look very unusual.
D. are traditional in design.
5. Which advertisement would Mr Bird put in a newspaper?
A. Wanted - experienced shoemakers to work in large shoe company in London.
Good rates of pay.
B. Wanted - young people to train as shoemakers. Must be able to use a computer.
C. Wanted - young people to train as shoemakers. Good job with small company.
D. Wanted - country workshop needs people for unskilled jobs working with
shoes.

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