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Multilevel · Part 4 · CEFR Mock Test 08

The Rainmaker: Reading answers

Answers to questions 21–29 (9 in all), each with why it is right.

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The Rainmaker Scientists are very sceptical about man's ability to initiate weather like, rain or snow. Nevertheless, in 1902, an American, Charles Hatfield, first claimed he had invented a new chemical method to generate rain. He applied his method on a commercial basis for the next twenty years and got a reputation as a rainmaker. Hatfield lived in Kansas and worked for a company that sold sewing machines. He considered his work boring and felt fed up with it. He dreamt of fame. Chemistry had always been Hatfield's great interest. For several years he was working on a formula that could initiate rain. After 1904, when he moved to California, his life changed dramatically. The…

Answers 21–29

  1. 21

    At first, Charles Hatfield...

    A: worked for a company that sold sewing machines Multiple choice

  2. 22

    On one hand, scientists regarded his success as a coincidence, on the other hand...

    C: there were some scientists who really believed the idea Multiple choice

  3. 23

    After he "made" the rain in San Diego, he ...

    C: didn't get the money however, escaped the punishment. Multiple choice

  4. 24

    Charles' experiment involved ...

    B: building a tower and pouring chemicals from them. Multiple choice

  5. 25

    Hatfield's work for the company had nothing to do with chemistry.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  6. 26

    Hatfield had studied chemistry at college.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  7. 27

    Californian farmers paid Hatfield more than the agreed sum.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  8. 28

    Hatfield had to show his secret formula to the Los Angeles authorities.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  9. 29

    Hatfield never failed in his rain initiating business.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

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