Answer key: B2 First · Part 6: Gapped text · A beekeeper on a city roof

For the teacher. Each answer comes with the reason it is right.

1. E
It is not, she admits, the most obvious place to find them. ‘Here’ and ‘them’ refer back to the twelve beehives on the department store roof.
2. A
One day she noticed a small crowd staring at something above their heads. Continues the story of her lunch breaks on the bench in the square (‘One day’).
3. G
Before he left, he gave her his phone number and told her to call if she ever wanted to learn more. ‘He’ is the beekeeper who collected the swarm.
4. B
Rhiannon answered their concerns by explaining that honeybees are rarely aggressive unless their hive is threatened, and that the roof is closed to the public anyway. ‘Their concerns’ refers to the staff who were worried about being stung and the managers who asked about responsibility.
5. F
In early summer, for example, it is light and sweet, while the honey collected in autumn is darker and has a stronger taste. ‘For example’ illustrates how the flavour ‘changes through the year’.
6. D
This can leave less food for wild bees and other insects, which are already struggling. ‘This’ refers to too many honeybees competing for the same flowers.
7. Not used: C