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Read Music for the Planet on page 2 of the magazine and answer questions 1-6.

What is given to a volunteer?

• a ticket to the next festival

• a survey

• a T-shirt

• a wristband

What is required of volunteers in order to attend the festival?

• money

• missing all the acts

• a full festival ticket

• four hours of work

What suggests that Macie Smith was a volunteer at a previous festival?

• She has given a testimonial.

• She is friends with Daniel.

• She has been to the after party.

• She likes the Music for the Planet website.

What is the effect of using musical notes as leaves on the tree?

• It illustrates both themes of the festival.

• It represents the logos for the bands.

• It implies that music can help trees to grow.

• It indicates that the festival is held in the bush.

What is implied by The early bird gets the worm?

• Ticket holders see all of the bands.

• Volunteers are rewarded for their good deeds.

• A limited number of volunteers are accepted.

• The first people to buy tickets are guaranteed attendance at the festival.

What is the main purpose of the poster?

• to promote tickets to the festival.

• to recruit volunteers for the festival.

• to increase awareness bout the environment.

• to encourage people to review the festival on the internet.

Read The best medicine on page 3 of the magazine and answer questions 7-11.

According to the text, laughter is a form of communication that is used

• to fill in gaps during conversation.

• to calm down angry people.

• by people of a certain age.

• all over the world.

What is The Humour Foundation?

• a charity

• a hospital ward.

• a school for clowns.

• a group of patients in hospital.

What is the main aim of the Clown Doctors?

• to give medicine to patients.

• to operate on patients.

• to cheer up patients.

• to organise patients.

In the second-last paragraph, the words 'treat' and 'dose' are in quotation marks to show that

• the words are names.

• the words are direst speech.

• the words should be emphasised when reading.

• the words have a double meaning.