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Multilevel · Part 3 · Multilevel Practice Test 16

The Students' Problem: Reading answers

Answers to questions 13–18 (6 in all), each with why it is right.

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A The college and university accommodation crisis in Ireland has become 'so chronic' that students are being forced to sleep rough, share a bed with strangers – or give up on studying altogether. B The deputy president of the Union of Students in Ireland, Kevin Donoghue, said the problem has become particularly acute in Dublin. He told the Irish Mirror: "Students are so desperate, they're not just paying through the nose to share rooms – they're paying to share a bed with complete strangers. It reached crisis point last year and it's only getting worse. "We've heard of students sleeping rough; on sofas, floors and in their cars and I have to stress there's no student in the country that…

Answers 13–18

  1. 13

    Paragraph A

    II: Thing that students have to go through Matching headings

  2. 14

    Paragraph B

    III: Commutes have become common in Ireland nowadays Matching headings

  3. 15

    Paragraph C

    IV: Danger of the overflow Matching headings

  4. 16

    Paragraph D

    VIII: Eyeless choice Matching headings

  5. 17

    Paragraph E

    V: Cause of the problems Matching headings

  6. 18

    Paragraph F

    VI: Pricing data Matching headings

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