Read the following magazine article sbout e-mail and answer questions 24-28 on page 11. On your answer she Indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of feach question. Give only one answer ta each question. Indicate your answers on the separate answer sheet WHEN E-MAIL BECOMES E-NOUGH measure of e-mail was an American frend who was high up in a big corporation Some years ago, when this method of communication frst seeped into business life from academia, his company in New York and its satelite across the globe were among the first to get it In the world’s great seats of learning, ‘email had for some years allowed researchers to share vital new jokes, And i there was cutting-edge wit to be had, there was no way my friend's corporation would be without it. T he first person I came across who'd got the ne evening in New York, he was late fora crink wield arranged. Sorry, he said, tive been away and had to deal with 998 e mails in my queue ‘Wow; | said ‘tm really surprised you made it before midnight! t doesn‘ really take that long, he explained, “if you simply delete them all Tue to foi, he had developed a strategy before most of us had even heard of e-mail. Fany information he was sent was sufiently vita, his lack of response would ensure the sender rang him up. Ifthe sender wasnt important enough to have his private number, the communication couldnt be sufficiently important. My friend i ew even more senior in the same company, so the strategy must work although these days, | don't tend to send him many e-mails Almost every week now, there seers to be another report suggesting that we are all being ddrven crazy by the torment of e-mail, But if this is the case, it's only because we haven’: developed the same discrimination in dealing with exnail as ve do with post. Have you ever mistaken an TEST 1, PAPER t important letter fora piece of unsolicited advertising and thrown it out? OF course you haven't This is because of the obliging stupidity ‘f 99 per cent of advertisers, who just can help rmaking their malshots look like the junk mail that they are. Junk email looks equally unnecessary to read. Why anyone would feel the slightest compulsion to open the sort of thing entitled ‘[email protected] | cannot begin to Understand. Even viruses, those sneaky messages. that contain a bug which can comupt your whole ‘computer system, come helpfully labelled with packaging that shrieks ‘danger, do not open’, Handling e-mail is an art. Firstly, you junk anything with an exclamation merk ora string of capital letters, or from any address you don't recognise or feel confident about: Secondly, while I can't quite support my American friend's radical policy, e-mails dont all have to be answered Because e-mailing is so easy, there's a tendency for correspondence to carry on forever, but itis permissible to end a strand of discussion by simply not discussing it any longer ~ orto accept a point of information sent by a colleague without acknowledging it Thirdly, a reply e-mail doesn't have to be the same length as the original. We all ave e-mail butddies who send long, chatty e malls, which ate nice to receive, but who then expect an equally long reply. Tough. The charm of email can lie in the simple, suspended sentence, with total disregard forthe formalities ofthe letter sent by post. You are perfectly within the bounds of politeness in responding to a marathon © mail ‘with a terse one-liner, lke: ‘How distressing. 'm sure it wll lear upsTip Strip +The questions follow the order ofthe text + Read th text for gist Don't worry ifyou con't understané every wore. Read the questions without ooking at options A,B, CandD. ‘You may be abe to nswer some of the questions from your prelninory reading. Underline key words in the question sem, then fnd the parts of the tet that late to ech question. Uncertine the ‘aresponding words the Decide which option best matches the text Highline pars othe text that conf the Ii you're stil not sure, ty to arte tthe rght ansnerby a process of climination, 24 According to the writer, why did the company he mentions decide to adopt the emal system? ‘A. so that employees could contact academics more easily B_ to avoid missing out on any amusing novelty © because it had been tried and tested in universives D_ to.cope with the vast armount of correspondence they receed 25 The ‘strategy’ referred to in line 20 is @ way of ‘A. ensuring that important matters are dealt with, B prioritising which messages to respond to. limiting e-mail correspondence to urgent matters. D encouraging a more efficient use of e-mal 26 According to the writer, what is causing the ‘torment of e-mail (ine 32) described in reports? A. the persistence of advertisers B_ problems caused by computer viruses the attitude of those receiving e-mails D_essons learnt from dealing with junk mail 27° In the sixth paragraph, which of the following pieces of advice is given? ‘A Forget about e-mails which you do not intend to acknowledge B Use e-mail as a way of avoiding unnecessary conversations. Be prepared to break off overlong e-mail communications D_ Reed your e-mails even if you're not going to answer them 28 According to the writer, what advantage does e-mail correspondence have ‘over the traditional letter? A. tis more convenient to send, B It causes fewer misunderstandings. It can be written in a less conversational style. D. It does not have the same time-consuming conventions, ‘Question 24: After reading the whole tod, do you feel Is serious or ight-nearted? This will help You to answer the first question Find two words in the text that suggest the fist e-mails were often ‘amusing’, ‘Question 25: Find the paragraph which describos tha “strategy, The writers fiend didn't read or respond to his e mals, bt did he manage to deal with urgent matters? Question 28: Find the sentence in the lat paragraph where ¢ malls and leters sent by post are ‘compared. Which option contains e word which has a similar meaning to formalities? TEST 1, PAPER 1 ==Tip Strip + Read the texts all through for general ‘For questions 47-61, read the two texts below, Use the words in the box to the right Understanding before of the text, to form one word that fits in the same numbered space in the text. Write youltrytodothetask. the new word in the correct box on your answer sheet. The exercise begins with an Decide whichtwe of example (0). ‘word is needed for cach gap (0. noun, | a adiestve, etc). Example: | 0 | production pee Look atthe whole sentence, noi just the line including the gap. INFORMATION LEAFLET Check tat you have es ‘= when you've finished, THE SUN Question 47: Will the new make two adjectives from happened before. In 17th century Engiand, for example. een ‘freeze Which isthe Far TRE CEO (51) BRIGHT Istesediomatensoun | snperatre ced 2 Lite lee Age'ahat tne CES TEs Oy modify the comparative Ifthe experts are right, there could be many changes (Quetuk seen cone iin the Sun's (51) ....... this century and the: EO | criss oe ce a NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THE RITUAL OF GIVING ‘The giving of gifts has been practised in every (4) (54) cv ever studied. It is « (65) human ritual that hasa | | 55, gase place in every culture and religion, Gifts are givon to mark occasions throughout life, such as 6) ......, marriage | | '56) 5ORN and (67) na Sociologists viewr gifts as a maricer of the | | (57) RETIRE social relationship betwoon giver and recipiont, When | | (5g) EXPECT friends swap gifts, for example, there is an unwritten | | (59) equa) (88) now. that tho gifts will be of roughly the samo value, showing that the friends have ($9) of status. in | | (60) GENEROUS hierarchical relationships it is a different story. an | | (61) RESPECT ‘employee and boss were exchanging presents, the boss would be expected to give a larger present. In return for this (60)... the employee would be expected to both ‘work herd and be (61) TEST 1, PAPER 3Tip Strip * Before you listen, read the rubric. Who wil you hear? What wll they be talking about? Before you listen, read the options A-H in bothtasks. Underine the key word in each option, * The firstime you listen, answer Task One, the second time answer Task Two. ‘Question 26; The spesker says that he's a musician, but this isn't what he “studies on the course, Question 28: Which subject involves, landscapes, perspectives, easels and brushwork? ‘Question 32: The speaker says that the ‘group psychology was fascinating to watch as it ‘unfolded’. Which option reflects this comment? ‘Question 33: When the speaker says: ‘but that suited me’ What Is he talking about? ‘You will hear fve short extracts in which various people ar where they studied as a group. You will hear the recording twice, While you listen, you must complete both tasks. TASK ONE For questions 26-30, match the extracts as you hear them with what was studied on. each course, listed AH. Aa foreign language B cookery © creative writing E music painting G pottery H_ photography TASK TWO For questions 31-35, match the extracts as you hear them. person makes about their course, listed AH. A. | appreciated the ilexibllity of the staff. B_ | would have liked a change of scene occesionally C _Lenjoyed observing the other people D_ | would have liked more quidance from the tutor, E | was pleased to work on my awn, F | was glad to be kept fuly occupied G | liked the great variety of people | met Hl would have liked more time to practise TEST 1, PAPER 4 f talking about holidays with the comment each 3 32 33 34 35