GT Reading — Test 39

Reading passage

TEXT A — Frostgate Winter Craft Market: Stall A17, The Candle Cabin Come and find us tucked beside the old fountain, where we pour every candle by hand in small copper pots. Our beeswax and soy blends are unscented for anyone who finds perfume too strong, though we also carry spiced orange and pine for the festive weeks. Nothing on our table is tested on animals, and each tin can be returned to us for a refill at half the original price. Opening times differ from the rest of the market. On Fridays we trade from noon until eight in the evening; on Saturdays and Sundays we open earlier, at nine in the morning, and pack away at five. We are closed on Mondays while the maker restocks. Card payment is preferred, but we keep a small float for cash if you have nothing else. Gift wrapping is free, and if you spend more than twenty pounds we will add a wooden wick sampler at no charge. Ask at the counter about our beginners candle-rolling session, held in the marquee on the last Sunday of each month; places must be booked a week ahead, as the table seats only eight. ———————————— TEXT B — Notice to Visitors: Riverside Seasonal Food Court The food court operates only during the market season, from the last weekend of November until the second weekend of January. All twelve stalls share the covered seating area at the centre; please do not move tables between zones, as this blocks the fire lanes. Hot drinks are served until half an hour before closing. The mulled-wine stall (B4) may only serve customers who can show they are over eighteen, and staff will ask for identification if there is any doubt. Under-eighteens are welcome everywhere else in the court. Recycling and food-waste bins stand at both exits. Cardboard cups belong in the green bins, not the general waste. A lost-property box is kept at the information desk near the north entrance; unclaimed items are given to charity after fourteen days. Dogs on leads are allowed in the outer aisles but not under the seating canopy, where food is prepared. Assistance dogs are the exception and may go anywhere. If you have an allergy, speak to a stallholder before ordering; a full ingredients folder is held at the desk. The market cannot guarantee any dish is free from traces of nuts. ———————————— TEXT C — Harbour Lights Makers Fair: Weekend Timetable and Stallholder Notes Set-up for stallholders begins at seven each morning; vehicles must be off the quay by half past eight, when the public gates open. Latecomers will be asked to unload by hand, as the barrier stays down once trading starts. Saturday programme: gates open at nine. Carol singers perform by the lighthouse at eleven and again at three. A children's lantern-making table runs from ten until one in the blue tent, materials are provided, and no booking is needed. The prize draw for the hamper is called at four; keep your entry slip. Sunday programme: gates open at ten, an hour later than Saturday. The brass band plays at midday. Face painting is available all afternoon for a small donation to the harbour lifeboat. The fair closes at half past four, and all stalls must be cleared by six. Toilets, including an accessible cubicle, are behind the ticket kiosk. There is no car park on the quay itself; the nearest is the multi-storey on Anchor Street, five minutes walk away, free after midday on Sundays. Please leave the blue bays for permit holders only.