2 Read the three texts and choose the best answer (A-D). Back in time
As she stepped into the hall after nearly thirty years of
absence, she realised at once that she shouldn't have come
back. The smell of wood smoke, damp stone and ancient paper
brought the past back so powerfully that it nearly knocked her
backwards. In an instant she felt like a young girl again, alone
and frightened in the house. She remembered feeling very, very
cold - not from the damp and the near-freezing temperature,
but because a terrible new life was beginning. And she could
do nothing to stop it.
1 What is true about the woman's feelings when she
entered the house?
A She realised that she had missed her old home.
B She was happy to return to the house.
C She understood that coming back was a mistake.
D She was sad about the condition of the house.
