Read the following message.
Dear Mr. Stockholm,
I am writing on behalf of Green Earth, a group of ten teenagers who organize environmental awareness activities in our neighbourhood. You may have seen our volunteers at the community centre last month, where we explained ways households can reduce unnecessary waste.
Our next campaign will encourage local shops to stop handing out single-use plastic bags and help residents understand the alternatives. We plan to begin before the end of this month. Rather than criticize individual shop owners, we want to offer practical suggestions and invite them to take part voluntarily.
We have enough volunteers to visit the shops, but we still need funds to print information sheets and hire a small table at the neighbourhood fair. We are therefore asking people interested in local environmental projects to consider a donation. We have heard of your interest in reducing plastic waste and thought this campaign might be something you would wish to support.
Any contribution would go towards those campaign costs. We can provide a simple budget explaining how the money will be used. We are not collecting membership fees, and a donation would not require you to attend our activities.
If you would like to discuss the plan before deciding, please call us on 567 9868. Alternatively, one or two members of the group can visit you at a convenient time. Please let us know which arrangement you prefer. We appreciate your considering our request, whether or not you are able to contribute.
Kind regards,
Kyle Reese
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option according to the information given in the message.
2.The new campaign will
3.The group's full plan is held back by
4.Kyle wrote to Mr. Stockholm in particular after learning that
5.A donation would commit him to
6.Before making a decision, he can
Here is a response to the message. Complete the response by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).
I am pleased that your group is encouraging shops to 7. I would like to contribute $100 towards 8. Please send the budget you offered so I can understand the planned spending.
If you have an online donation link, please share it. If not, 9. I am usually available at my office between eight and ten on weekday mornings; please agree on a day before coming.
I understand that my donation 10. Although I cannot promise to attend, I will 11. at our next office meeting, as some colleagues may also wish to help.
Warm regards,
Ebon Stockholm
AI explanationShows the answer. Tap to open.
Correct Answer: to request funds for a local campaign
Why this is correct: Kyle's main reason for writing is to request funds for a local campaign. He explains the campaign, says the group still needs money, and asks Mr. Stockholm to consider a donation.
Passage Reference: consider a donation
Tips: Find each place where Kyle mentions volunteers, money and membership. For each one, note whether he says the group has it, wants it or does not want it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- to thank him for a gift already received: Kyle is asking Mr. Stockholm to consider giving. No donation has arrived yet.
- to invite him as a paid group member: The group says it is not collecting membership fees.
- to ask him to supply the volunteers: Green Earth already has enough volunteers and needs money for printing and the fair table.
Correct Answer: offer practical ideas and invite voluntary change
Passage Reference: offer practical suggestions and invite them to take part voluntarily
Why this is correct: The campaign will offer practical suggestions and invite shops to take part voluntarily.
Tips: Find the part of Kyle's letter about the new campaign. Test all four options against what he says there.
Why the other options are wrong:
- publicly criticize shops that use plastic bags: Kyle rejects criticizing shop owners.
- make residents pay a fee at every shop: The campaign teaches people about alternatives. It does not suggest any shopping fee.
- drop shop visits for a schools-only plan: Volunteers will visit local shops.
Correct Answer: too little money for sheets and a fair table
Passage Reference: still need funds to print information sheets and hire a small table
Why this is correct: The group has volunteers but lacks money for information sheets and a fair table.
Tips: List what is already enough and what is still missing.
Why the other options are wrong:
- too few people willing to visit shops: Kyle says the group already has enough volunteers.
- a need to recruit more teens first: The group already has ten teenagers. They do not need more members.
- no permission to discuss the issues: The missing resource is funding, not permission.
Correct Answer: he is known for cutting plastic waste
Passage Reference: heard of your interest in reducing plastic waste
Why this is correct: Kyle approached Mr. Stockholm after hearing of his interest in reducing plastic waste.
Tips: Find the personal connection just before Kyle says the campaign may interest him.
Why the other options are wrong:
- he has agreed to manage the budget: Kyle offers to show a budget. He does not ask him to manage it.
- he employs all ten group members: The teenagers form a neighbourhood group. Nothing says he employs them.
- he collects local membership fees: Green Earth is not collecting membership fees.
Correct Answer: helping with costs without attending
Passage Reference: a donation would not require you to attend our activities
Why this is correct: Donations fund campaign costs and create no attendance requirement.
Tips: Read the lines that limit what a donation means.
Why the other options are wrong:
- joining and attending every activity: Donating does not require attendance or membership.
- providing volunteers as well as money: The group already has enough volunteers.
- paying an ongoing monthly fee: Kyle distinguishes the donation from membership fees.
Correct Answer: discuss by phone or arrange a visit
Passage Reference: one or two members of the group can visit you at a convenient time
Why this is correct: Before deciding, he can call or arrange a convenient visit from one or two members.
Tips: Collect both contact choices offered before a decision.
Why the other options are wrong:
- pay a fee to get the campaign details: Kyle offers a call, a visit and a budget. No membership fee is charged.
- wait until the campaign ends to reply: The campaign begins this month, and Kyle invites discussion now.
- attend the fair as the only contact: He can call or arrange a visit, so the fair is not the only option.
Correct Answer: reduce use of single-use plastic bags
Passage Reference: stop handing out single-use plastic bags
Why this is correct: The campaign asks shops to stop handing out single-use plastic bags.
Tips: Carry the campaign's central action into the reply.
Why the other options are wrong:
- charge residents a membership fee: The campaign concerns plastic bags, and the group collects no membership fees.
- stop all contact with local volunteers: Shop visits by volunteers are part of the plan.
- replace the campaign with school work: The campaign targets local shops and residents.
Correct Answer: printing sheets and the fair table
Passage Reference: print information sheets and hire a small table
Why this is correct: The stated uses for funds are information sheets and the fair table.
Tips: Use the two purposes following need funds.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the group's monthly membership fees: Green Earth says it does not collect membership fees.
- wages for new shop employees: The teenagers are volunteers. The money is not for paying shop staff.
- compulsory training for donors: Donors have no attendance duty, and no training course appears.
Correct Answer: we can arrange for a member to collect it
Passage Reference: one or two members of the group can visit you at a convenient time
Why this is correct: If there is no online link, a group member can collect the donation at an agreed time.
Tips: Find the part of Kyle's letter that gives his phone number. Read what else he suggests there, then test each option.
Why the other options are wrong:
- you should treat this letter as payment: Offering money in a letter does not transfer the money.
- I must attend every shop visit to give: A donor is not required to attend activities.
- you should cancel the planned fair table: The fair table is a purpose of the donation, not something to cancel.
Correct Answer: does not require me to attend activities
Passage Reference: a donation would not require you to attend our activities
Why this is correct: Kyle says a donation does not require attendance.
Tips: Complete the sentence with Kyle's stated condition about attendance.
Why the other options are wrong:
- makes me manage the volunteers: A donation pays costs and gives no management duty.
- requires me to join Green Earth: No membership condition is placed on donors.
- must be followed by a monthly fee: The letter requests a contribution once, not fees.
Correct Answer: mention the campaign to my colleagues
Passage Reference: some colleagues may also wish to help
Why this is correct: Mr. Stockholm plans to share the campaign at an office meeting so colleagues may also help.
Tips: Read the reason after the gap. Then find where Kyle says he has heard about Mr. Stockholm's interest, and read the sentence just before it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- collect compulsory fees from colleagues: There are no compulsory fees.
- announce that the campaign has finished: The campaign will begin before month end.
- appoint my colleagues as new leaders: Neither letter gives him power to appoint leaders.
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