{"id":156,"date":"2016-03-29T12:02:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T09:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nocn.english-exams.org\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2025-02-17T12:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:44:30","slug":"reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/reading\/","title":{"rendered":"B2 Reading NOCN Lower"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOCN B2 Reading International ESOL \u0394\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae \u0391\u03c3\u03ba\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u0395\u03c0\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf \u03922 Lower<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

\u00a0\"Reading<\/h2>\n

\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf Reading part \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 NOCN \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf \u03922 Lower<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u0394\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae\u00a0 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf Reading \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf<\/span><\/b> NOCN \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03ad\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5 Lower B2
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\u0397 \u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>NOCN<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Reading<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc 4 \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03bf 1\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf 2\u03bf \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd 10 \u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1.\u03a4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1 3 & 4 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd 5 \u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u039f \u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5, \u03bf \u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03ae \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd, \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b7 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd, \u03b7 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b5\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03b7 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2,
\n\u03b7 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7 \u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5, \u03bf\u03c1\u03b8\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u03b8\u03ce\u03bd.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 1\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong> <\/span>\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 Reading<\/strong> \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03bf NOCN Lower \u03922<\/span>
\n(\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03af \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read the text about electronic cigarettes and answer the questions on the following page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tobacco users worldwide are finally discovering the Electronic Cigarette. People <\/span>working in small towns and big cities to the biggest movie stars are using them, but <\/span>are they really a _________ (\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 6)<\/strong><\/span> and cheaper alternative to traditional cigarettes?
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Can <\/span>they be the answer to quitting smoking? Actual users say they\u2019re now enjoy\u00a0(\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 7- \u0398\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c0\u03c1\u03b5\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 enjoying – )<\/span><\/span><\/strong> this <\/span>healthier cigarette without the bad smell, second-hand smoke, and most importantly <\/span>the cancer causing chemicals. With these big claims, we decided to investigate the <\/span>new technology for our readers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at some of the claims of the electronic cigarette:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Contains zero tar, tobacco, carbon monoxide, and ash.<\/span>
\nDelivers the same amount of nicotine as real cigarettes.<\/span>
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Can be used in bars, airports, restaurants (\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 1)<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nEach cartridge costs less than \u00a32 and is equivalent to an entire pack of <\/span>cigarettes.<\/span>
\nAverage users can save over \u00a31,000 each year.<\/span>
\nYou won’t “smell” like a smoker any longer.<\/span>
\nEmits harmless water vapour. No second-hand smoke.<\/span><\/span>
\n1.\u00a0According to the article, which statement is true?<\/span>
\na. Electronic Cigarettes are healthy and expensive<\/span>
\nb. Electronic Cigarettes can be used in public places<\/strong><\/span>
\nc. Electronic Cigarettes are nicotine free<\/span>
\nd. Electronic Cigarettes are used by people in towns only<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0A word has been omitted in line 2. The word should be:<\/span>
\na.\u00a0Health<\/span>
\nb.\u00a0Healthy<\/span>
\nc.\u00a0Healthier<\/span><\/strong>
\nd.\u00a0Unhealthy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0There is a grammatical mistake:<\/span>
\na.\u00a0In line 2<\/span>
\nb.\u00a0In line 4<\/span>
\nc.\u00a0In line 6<\/span>
\nd.\u00a0In line 9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0395\u03c0\u03c9\u03c6\u03b5\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5 \u0394\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7… \u03a1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd!<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf Reading NOCN \u03922; … \u03a7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2; <\/span><\/b>\u0398\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 48 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>… <\/b>\u0394\u03a9\u03a1\u0395\u0391\u039d<\/span>! <\/b>\u0395\u0394\u03a9<\/span><\/a>!
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\"NOCNSUPER BONUS!<\/strong><\/span> \u0391\u03bd \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03a0\u0391\u03a1\u0391\u0399\u03a4\u0397\u03a4\u0397 \u03cd\u03bb\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2,<\/strong> \u03c4\u03b1 21 \u0388\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1 \u0398\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \"\"
\n\u03b5\u03ba\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf NOCN B2 <\/strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 10 Super SOS \u03b8\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 Speaking, <\/strong>\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af, \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03ae \u0395\u039a\u03a0\u039b\u0397\u039e\u0397<\/strong> \u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf Lower \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 NOCN.
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\u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 SOS speaking \u03b8\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 NOCN B2 <\/span><\/span>\u0395\u0394\u03a9<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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NOCN B2 Reading International ESOL \u0394\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae \u0391\u03c3\u03ba\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u0395\u03c0\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf \u03922 Lower \u00a0 \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf Reading part \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 NOCN \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03b4\u03bf \u03922 Lower \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u0394\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae\u00a0 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf Reading \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf NOCN \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03ad\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5 Lower B2   \u0397 \u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u00a0NOCN\u00a0\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u00a0Reading\u00a0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc 4 \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03a4\u03bf 1\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-156","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":771,"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions\/771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english-exams.org\/nocn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}