Cambridge Mini Test One Reading

​ The incorporation of broken - down scrap tires into asphalt to produce a blend suitable for the construction of surfaces is becoming widespread. The resulting material, asphalt - rubber, has several advantages over customary road building materials. It can be applied in a reduced thickness, and this means that less material has to be mined and transported to the road site. Furthermore, roads constructed with this material require less maintenance than more conventional roads. Another benefit is the abatement of traffic noise, a serious issue in urban areas. Perhaps most importantly, the reduction and possible eventual elimination of waste tires with all their attendant environmental problems may one day become a reality.

Multiple Choice

Scrap is another word which means:

• Old broken down tires

• New asphalt

• Traffic

  cones.

• Road building materials.

Multiple Choice

Is asphalt - rubber the most customary material used to build new roads?

• Yes, it is the most common one used.

• No, it is becoming widespread but other materials are still more common.

Multiple Choice

Which road making material offers cleaner mining and less maintenance?

• asphalt - rubber

• asphalt alone

• rubber alone

Multiple Choice

Which word below is a synonym for the word abatement?

• increase

• reduction

• end