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General Description

Paper Format

The paper contains four parts.

Timing

1 hour 30 minutes.

Length of Texts

Approximately 3,000 words in total.

Number of Questions

40.

Task Types

Lexical cloze, gapped text, multiple choice.

A DETAILED GUIDE TO CPE

PA P E R 1 R E A D I N G

PART TASK TYPES AND FORMAT

TASK FOCUS

NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS

Four-option multiple-choice lexical cloze

Three texts each containing six gaps. Each gap corresponds
to a word and candidates must select the word from the
four options given which fits the gap.

Idioms, collocations, fixed
phrases, complementation,
phrasal verbs, semantic
precision

18

1

Four-option multiple choice

Four texts on one theme from a range of sources. Two four-
option multiple-choice questions on each text.

Detail, opinion, attitude, tone,
purpose, main idea,
implication, text organisation
features (exemplification,
comparison, reference)

8

2

Gapped text

One text from which paragraphs have been removed and
placed in jumbled order after the text. Candidates must
decide from where in the text the paragraphs have been
removed.

3

4

Cohesion, coherence, text
structure, global meaning

7

Four-option multiple choice

One text with seven four-option multiple-choice questions.

As Part 2

7

Sources

Books (fiction and non-fiction), non-specialist articles from
journals, magazines and newspapers, promotional and
informational materials (e.g. advertisements, guide books,
manuals).

Answer Format

For all parts of this paper, candidates indicate their answers
by shading the correct lozenges on an answer sheet.
Candidates should use a soft pencil (B or HB) and mark their
answers firmly. Candidates should use an eraser to rub out
any answer they wish to change.

Marks

Questions in Part 1 carry one mark. Questions in Parts 2, 3
and 4 carry two marks.

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Introduction

The Reading paper consists of four parts and a total of nine
texts. The range of texts and task types which appears on the
Reading paper is intended to encourage familiarity with texts
from a range of sources, written for different purposes and
presented in different formats. The sources for texts in the
Reading paper are mainly contemporary. The paper includes
material from fiction, non-fiction books and journalism. Such
sources as marketing materials and correspondence may be
used in Parts 1 and 2. The Reading paper aims to test
comprehension at word, phrase, sentence, paragraph and
whole text level.

Essential preparation for the Reading paper is exposure to,
and engagement with, a substantial and varied range of
written English. The most successful CPE candidates are
likely to be those for whom reading in English is a leisure
activity as well as an educational requirement. All candidates
should be encouraged to read extensively as well as
intensively. This enables them to become familiar with a
wide range of language and is also helpful when they are
working on the longer texts in Parts 3 and 4.

It is important that candidates familiarise themselves with the
instructions on the front page of the question paper, and for
each part of the test. Candidates should also be familiar with
the technique of indicating their answers on the separate
answer sheet so that they can do this quickly and accurately.
Some candidates prefer to transfer their answers at the end of
each task rather than wait until they have completed the
whole paper. Answers must be marked on the answer sheet
within the time allowed for the Reading paper (1

1

/

2

hours).

When preparing for the examination, it is helpful for
candidates to spend time going through a sample paper and
to consider how to divide up the time between the different
tasks. The Reading paper has a standard structure and format
so that candidates will know what to expect in each part of
the paper. Candidates should be encouraged to read the
instructions for each task carefully, as they provide a brief
context for the text and remind candidates of precisely how
the task should be carried out, and where the answers should
be recorded.

Part 1

Part 1 consists of three unrelated short texts, each with six
gaps. Candidates must choose one word or phrase from a set
of four to fill the gaps. This involves choosing the answer that
correctly fits the meaning within a phrase or sentence, and
candidates may also have to take into account the broader
context of the previous or following sentences or the whole
text. This part of the paper tests idioms, collocations, fixed
phrases, complementation, phrasal verbs and semantic
precision.

In preparation, candidates should be encouraged to learn
whole phrases (rather than just individual words) together
with their appropriate usage. Vocabulary practice which
studies the difference in meaning and usage between words
with similar meanings will also help candidates prepare for
this part of the paper.

Part 2

Part 2 consists of four short texts with two multiple-choice
questions on each which test comprehension of text content.
Questions may test understanding of the whole short text or
of text organisation and some questions will focus on the
detail in sections of the text. The texts share a broad theme
and the linking theme is stated in the instructions. Being
aware of the thematic link between the texts should help
candidates in moving from one text to the next. Preparation
for this part of the Reading paper could usefully include
topic-based activities.

The texts come from a variety of sources and candidates
should familiarise themselves with a wide range of sources,
registers, topics and lexical fields. Candidates should focus
on texts in preparation for multiple-choice questions as
suggested for Part 4 below.

Part 3

Part 3, the gapped-text task, tests understanding of how texts
are structured and the ability to predict text development.
The task consists of a text from which paragraphs have been
removed and placed in jumbled order after the text, along
with one extra paragraph which does not fit any of the gaps.
Candidates must select the paragraphs which fit the gaps in
the text; only one answer is correct in each case. Candidates
should be trained to read the gapped text first in order to gain
an overall idea of the structure and the meaning of the text,
and to notice carefully the information and ideas before and
after each gap as well as throughout the whole of the gapped
text.

Candidates should beware of approaching the gapped-text
task as an exercise requiring them merely to identify extracts
from the text and sections in the text which contain the same
words. The task is designed to test understanding of the
development of ideas, opinions and events rather than the
superficial recognition of individual words.

The way in which a text has been gapped may require the
reader to consider large sections or even the organisation of
the whole of a text, in order to reconstitute a particular part
of the text. Candidates should be trained to consider the
development of the text as a whole, and not to focus on each
gap separately. Sometimes candidates will need to choose
carefully between two extracts as possible answers and will
need to make decisions about which is the most logical
extract to fill the particular gap. Practice is needed in
recognition of a wide range of linguistic devices which mark
the logical and cohesive development of a text, e.g. words

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and phrases indicating sequence of events, cause and effect,
premise and conclusion. Exercises which involve analysing
the global organisation of a text and understanding how this
affects meaning would also be helpful.

Part 4

Part 4 consists of one longer text with seven multiple-choice
questions which test detailed understanding of a text,
including opinions and attitudes expressed in it. Candidates
need to read the text closely in order to distinguish between,
for example, apparently similar viewpoints, outcomes or
reasons. The questions are presented in the same order as the
information in the text and the final question may depend on
interpretation of the text as a whole, e.g. the writer’s purpose,
attitude or opinion. Candidates should read each question
very carefully, as well as the four possible answers. The
questions can be answered correctly only by close reference
to the text. Candidates should be encouraged to read the text
before reading the multiple-choice questions.

Preparation for the multiple-choice task should include
practice in reading a text quickly for a first overall
impression, followed by close reading of the text in order to
prevent any misunderstandings which may lead candidates to
choose a wrong answer. Candidates should also practise
selecting and interpreting specific information from a text.
Activities which focus on recognising and evaluating attitude
and opinion and which enhance candidates’ abilities to infer
underlying meaning will also be helpful.

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R E A D I N G S A M P L E PA P E R ( 1 )

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE

Examinations in English as a Foreign Language

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH

PAPER 1

Reading

SAMPLE PAPER 1

1 hour 30 minutes

Additional materials:

Answer sheet
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

TIME

1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided
unless this has already been done for you.

There are forty questions in this paper.

Answer all questions.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Use a soft pencil.

You may write on the question paper, but you must transfer your answers to the separate answer
sheet within the time limit.

At the end of the examination, you should hand in both the question paper and the answer sheet.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Questions 1-18 carry one mark.
Questions 19-40 carry two marks.

This question paper consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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ev

er

ance

.

B

hav

e

been

tr

y

ing

to

change

car

ee

r.

C

ar

e t

oo

abso

rbed

in

t

heir

w

o

rk

.

D

w

o

u

ld

lik

e t

o

chan

g

e

t

heir

pe

rs

onalit

ies.

20

W

h

ic

h

o

f th

e

s

e

w

o

rd

s i

s

u

se

d

d

is

m

issi

v

e

ly

?

A

st

re

s

s

(line

4)

B

pr

inciples

(line

8)

C

pat

ches

(line

11)

D

jour

ney

(line

15)

line

8

line

11

line

15

5

Ho

w

i

m

portant

is

des

ign?

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toast

ers

a

re

no

t

e

x

act

ly

t

h

e

sam

e

unde

r

the

s

k

in

but

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re

a

s

near

a

s

m

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kes

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d

if

fe

rence

. T

hey

a

re

box

es

w

h

ich

neat

ly

g

rill

th

e

br

ead,

w

af

fl

es

o

r

w

hat

ev

er

bet

w

een

lit

tl

e

electr

ic

fi

res

and

e

jec

t

them

ju

s

t

be

fo

re

they

s

ta

rt

to

bur

n

:

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easy

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w

e

ll-

pr

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g

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w

het

her

i

t

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pur

ely

m

e

chanical

o

r

m

icr

o

c

hip-

con

tr

olled.

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h

e

last

funda

m

ent

al

innov

at

ion

in

toas

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r

desi

g

n

w

as

in

1927,

w

hen

the

Sunbeam

c

om

p

a

ny

o

f

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m

er

ica

m

a

rk

e

ted

the

fi

rs

t

pop

-up

m

odel.

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ince

then,

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re

h

a

s

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lit

tl

e

to

d

o

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ise

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lt

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ner

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ider

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double

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s

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‘cool

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ns

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t

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lik

e

but

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g

e

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a

w

a

y

f

rom

the

f

a

c

t

th

a

t

y

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t

w

o

cont

ro

ls

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n

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e

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and

a

t

im

e

r.

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g

rades

m

e

rely

dr

ess

up

a

ti

m

e

less

concept

and

a

re

any

w

a

y

alm

o

st

a

ll

adopt

ed

im

m

ediat

ely

by

o

ther

m

anu

fa

c

tur

e

rs.

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w

hat

y

ou

buy

i

s

st

y

ling

,

w

hich

can

be

a

d

ir

ty

w

or

d

am

on

g

‘pur

e’

desig

ners,

s

ince

it

is

really

j

ust

pac

k

a

g

in

g

,

lit

tl

e

di

ff

erent

fr

o

m

th

e

box

the

to

a

s

te

r

co

m

e

s

in.

‘Real’

desig

n

,

it

is

said

,

is

m

o

re

fundam

en

ta

l.

T

his

is

a

rg

uable

:

one

o

f

th

e

g

rea

te

s

t

desi

g

ne

rs

o

f

th

e

20

th

c

en

tu

ry

,

th

e

Fr

ench

-bor

n

,

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m

e

rica-

based

Ray

m

ond

Loewy

,

w

a

s

pr

incipall

y

a

st

y

list

,

and

w

ho

c

an

ar

g

u

e

w

it

h

t

he

p

ow

er

o

f

h

is

fa

m

ous

c

re

a

tion,

t

he

Coca

Cola

bo

tt

le,

w

hich

is

fu

nc

ti

onally

fa

r

less

e

ff

icient

than

a

s

tanda

rd

b

ee

r

o

r

w

ine

bot

tl

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21

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h

a

t

does t

he

w

rit

er

say

about

dev

elopm

ent

s

in

th

e

desi

g

n

o

f

toaster

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hey

hav

e

spoilt

t

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o

rig

inal

desi

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.

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hey

a

re

m

ade

to f

ool

th

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public.

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copied f

ro

m

o

ther

t

y

pes

o

f

p

roduc

t.

D

T

hey

hav

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only

been

superf

icial.

22

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w

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uses

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Coca

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as

a

n

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m

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the

adv

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real’

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g

n

.

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the f

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ct

th

a

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m

ay

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depend

on good

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g

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.

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hat

‘pur

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g

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rs

app

ro

v

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o

f.

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the

unp

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public r

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work

in

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Ronald

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ill

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ad

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at

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ato

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it

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re

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on

ly

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hance

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care

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risk

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im

ag

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f

tim

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on

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them

t

o

w

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abo

ut

cons

tra

in

ts

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f

leg

isl

at

ion

and

p

rac

ti

cal

is

su

es.

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e

ca

ll

th

is

th

e

“b

lue

sk

y

period,

w

hen

th

er

e

re

ally

i

s

no lim

it

set

on t

h

ei

r d

esig

n i

n

nov

atio

n.’

23

W

h

a

t

does t

he

w

rit

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p

ly

about

tr

a

inee

car

desi

g

ner

s

?

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T

hey

w

ill

g

o

on t

o

desi

g

n

m

o

re

con

ser

v

at

iv

e

car

s.

B

T

heir

desi

g

ns f

o

rm

t

he basis

o

f t

hose

o

f

p

roduc

ti

on

ca

rs

.

C

T

hey

o

ft

en cr

it

icise t

he

de

sig

n

s

o

f

e

x

ist

ing

cars.

D

T

h

eir

desi

g

ns

a

re

r

estr

ict

e

d

by

w

hat

is

possible.

24

W

h

a

t

does

Ronald

Hill

say

about

car

desi

g

n

?

A

T

h

e

re

a

re t

oo m

any

r

e

g

ulat

ions

about

it

.

B

Im

p

ract

ical

d

e

s

ig

ns

p

lay

an

im

po

rt

an

t

p

a

rt

in

it.

C

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h

as

t

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o

m

u

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in

fluence

on

de

sig

n

.

D

T

o

o

m

u

ch

o

f

it

is

dull

and

p

redict

able.

7

C

a

ta

lo

gue Sh

opp

in

g in th

e

U

SA

M

y

favourite

pa

rts

of

the

New

York

Times

on

Sunda

y

ar

e

the

p

er

iphe

ra

l

bits

the

parts

that

are

so

dull

and

obscure

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y

ex

ert

a

kind

of

h

y

pnotic

fa

scination.

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all

I

like

the

adve

rtisin

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supplements,

like

the

g

ift

catalo

g

ue

fr

om

the

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w

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of

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of

p

roducts

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thing

s-

y

o

u

-ne

ver-

knew-

y

ou-n

eeded

v

ariet

y

an

umbre

lla

with

a

tra

nsistor

radio

in

the

handle.

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hat

a

g

reat countr

y

!

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in

a

d

eran

ged

mome

nt

I

bou

g

h

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some

thin

g

m

y

self

fr

om

one

of

thes

e

catalo

g

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g

de

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in

m

y

mind

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end

in

he

ar

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as

a

little

re

ad

in

g

lig

ht

tha

t

y

o

u

clipped

onto

y

our

book

so

as

not

to

disturb

an

y

one

sleeping

in

the

same

room.

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this

resp

ect

it

was

outstanding

bec

ause

it

bar

el

y

worked.

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li

g

ht

it

cast

was

absurdl

y

feeble

(in

the

catalo

g

ue

it

looked

like

the

sort

of

thing

y

ou

could

sig

nal

ships

with

if

y

ou

g

o

t

lost

at

sea)

and

le

ft

all

but

the

first

two

lines

of

a

p

ag

e

in

darkness.

I

hav

e

se

en

more

luminous

insects.

After

about

fo

ur

minutes

its

little

b

ea

m

flutte

re

d

an

d

failed

alto

g

ether,

and

it

has

never

be

en

used

ag

ain.

And

the

thing

is

that

I

knew

all

along

that

this

was

how

it

was

g

o

ing

to

end,

that

it

would

all

be

a

bitter

disappointment.

On

second

thoug

hts,

if

I

ev

er

ra

n

one

of

those

companies

I

would

just

send

people

an

empty

box

with

a

note

in

it

say

in

g

‘W

e

have

de

cided

not

to

send

y

ou

th

e

item

y

o

u

’ve

ordered

b

ec

ause,

as

y

ou

w

ell

know,

it

would

never

work

properl

y

and

y

ou

would

onl

y

be

disappointed.

So

let

this

be

a

lesson

to

y

ou

for

the future.’

25

T

h

e

w

rit

er

say

s t

hat

w

hen

he

bou

g

h

t

a

lig

h

t f

rom

a

cat

alo

g

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he

had

no

t

thou

g

h

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about

it

car

e

fully

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h

.

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it tau

g

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m

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26

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m

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.

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eight

in

th

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ev

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y

ou

w

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u

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not

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y

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his

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and

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.

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w

ho

saw

him

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a

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has

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ly

an

hour

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w

or

k

a

day

and

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poc

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h

it

s

a

ssor

tm

e

n

t

o

f

edibles,

a

s

tool

st

uc

k

in

the

c

ro

o

k

o

f

his

ar

m

,

a

l

a

m

p

in

ano

ther

hand

and

a

couple

o

f

p

o

rt

able

le

g

s

f

o

r

m

oun

ti

ng

his

tr

ay

.

He

lit

the

la

m

p

,

a

lant

e

rn

w

h

ich

consum

ed

s

ix

p

ies’

w

or

th

o

f

ker

osene

e

v

e

ry

day

,

and k

ept

it

near

a

t

hand,

s

ince

he

had

to

g

uar

d

a

lot

o

f

loose

cas

h

and

a

v

ar

iet

y

o

f

m

iscellaneous

ar

ti

cles.

28

He

alw

a

y

s

a

rr

iv

ed

in

tim

e

to

cat

ch

t

he

cine

m

a

cr

ow

d

com

ing

ou

t

a

ft

e

r

the

ev

ening

show

.

A

pr

et

ende

r

to

t

he

th

rone

,

a

y

oung

scr

a

g

g

y

f

ellow

,

sat

on

h

is

spo

t

u

n

til

he

a

rr

iv

e

d

and

did

bu

siness,

but

h

e

did

not

let

tha

t

bo

ther

h

im

unduly

.

In

f

a

c

t,

he

fe

lt

g

ener

ou

s

enou

g

h

t

o

say

,

‘Let

the

poor

rat

do

his

business

w

hen

I

am

n

o

t

ther

e

.’

T

h

is

sent

im

en

t

w

a

s

am

ply

re

spec

ted

,

and

the

pr

et

ende

r

m

o

v

ed

o

ff

a

m

inut

e

be

fo

re

t

he

a

rr

iv

al

of

t

h

e

pr

in

c

e

a

m

o

ng

c

at

e

rer

s.

29

T

hou

g

h

so

m

uch

p

robin

g

w

as

g

o

in

g

on

,

he

k

new

ex

act

ly

w

ho

w

as

ta

k

ing

w

hat

.

He

k

new

b

y

an

ex

tr

aor

dinar

y

sense

w

h

ich

o

f

the

jukta

d

ri

v

e

rs

w

a

s

pick

ing

up

chappa

ti

s

a

t

a

g

iv

en

m

o

m

ent

he

could

ev

en

m

e

n

tion

the

licence

nu

m

ber.

He

k

new

t

ha

t

the

s

tained

hand

ner

v

ously

com

ing

up

w

as

that

o

f

a

y

oung

s

ter

w

ho

polished

the

shoe

s

o

f

passe

rs

-b

y

.

And

he

k

new

e

x

act

ly

a

t

w

hat

hour

he

w

ould

see

the

w

rest

ler

’s

a

rm

s

ear

chin

g

fo

r

the

pe

rf

ec

t

du

c

k

’s

e

gg.

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cus

to

m

w

as

dr

aw

n

fr

o

m

t

he

popula

tion

sw

ar

m

ing

the

pav

em

ent:

th

e

boot

polish

boy

s,

fo

r

inst

an

ce,

w

ho

w

ander

ed

to

and

fr

o

w

it

h

b

ru

sh

and

polish

in

a

ba

g,

endlessly

solicit

ing

‘Polish,

sir,

polish!

Ra

m

a

h

a

d

a

s

o

ft

s

pot

f

or

t

he

m

.

30

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r

en

t

his

hear

t

to

see

t

hei

r

hun

g

ry

,

hollow

ey

es.

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pained

him

to

see

th

e

r

a

g

s

t

hey

w

or

e.

And

i

t

m

a

de

him

v

e

ry

unhappy

t

o

see

t

h

e

tr

e

m

endous

eag

e

rness

w

it

h

w

hich

they

cam

e

to

h

im

.

But

w

hat

could

he

do?

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could

no

t

run

a

char

it

y

show

,

that

w

as

im

possible.

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m

easu

red

ou

t

their

hal

f-

g

lass

o

f

c

o

ff

ee

co

rr

e

ct

to

t

h

e

f

ract

ion

o

f

an

inch,

b

u

t

they

could

clin

g

t

o

t

he

g

lass

a

s

long

as

they

lik

ed

.

31

He

liv

ed

in

the

second

l

ane

behind

the

m

a

rk

e

t.

His

w

if

e

opened

the

doo

r,

t

h

row

ing

int

o

t

he

n

ig

h

t

air

t

h

e

scen

t

o

f

b

u

rnt

o

il

w

h

ich

per

pet

ually

hung

about

t

heir

ho

m

e

.

She

snat

ched

f

ro

m

his

ha

nd

all

the

encu

m

b

rance

s

and

count

ed

the

cash

im

m

ediat

ely

.

32

Af

te

r

dinner,

he

t

uc

ked

a

bet

el

lea

f

and

t

obac

co

in

h

is

chee

k

and

slept.

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had

d

reams

o

f

tr

a

ff

ic

const

ables

bully

ing

him

to

m

ov

e

on

and

heal

th

inspect

or

s

say

ing

he

w

as

spr

eadin

g

a

ll

k

inds

o

f

disease

and

depopulat

ing

th

e

cit

y

.

Bu

t

fo

rt

unat

ely

in

act

ual

lif

e

no

one

b

o

ther

ed

h

im

v

e

ry

ser

iously

.

T

he

healt

h

o

ff

icer

no

dou

bt

cam

e

and

said,

You

m

us

t

pu

t

all

th

is

unde

r

a

g

lass

lid,

ot

her

w

ise

I

shall

des

tr

oy

it

so

m

e

day

T

a

k

e

care!’

33

Ram

a

no

doubt

v

iolat

ed

all

the

w

e

ll-

accept

ed

canons

o

f

c

leanliness

and

sanit

a

ti

on

,

bu

t

s

till

his

cust

o

m

er

s

not

only

sur

v

iv

ed

h

is

fa

re

b

u

t

s

e

e

m

e

d

act

ually

t

o

fl

our

ish

on

it

,

hav

ing

consu

m

e

d

it

f

or

y

ear

s

w

it

hout

show

ing

sig

n

s

o

f

bein

g

any

the

wo

rs

e

f

o

r

it

.

9

A

Ram

a

pr

e

par

ed

a

lim

it

ed

quant

it

y

o

f

snac

k

s

f

or

sale,

but

e

v

en

then

he

had

t

o

car

ry

bac

k

re

m

nants.

He

consu

m

e

d

som

e

o

f

it

h

imsel

f,

and

the

re

s

t

h

e

w

a

rm

ed

up

and

b

ro

u

g

h

t

o

u

t

for

sale

ag

ain t

he

nex

t

day

.

B

All

the

coppers

that

m

en

and

w

om

en

o

f

th

is

part

o

f

th

e

univ

e

rs

e

ear

ned

t

h

ro

u

g

h

their

m

iscellaneous

jo

bs

ult

im

a

te

ly

cam

e

to

h

im

a

t

the

end

o

f

th

e

day

.

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pu

t

all

th

is

m

oney

i

nt

o

a

lit

tl

e

clot

h

ba

g

d

a

n

g

ling

fr

o

m

h

is

nec

k

unde

r

his

shirt

,

and

ca

rr

ied

it

hom

e

,

soon

a

ft

e

r

the

nigh

t

show

had

st

ar

ted

a

t t

he t

hea

tr

e

.

C

No

one

could

w

a

lk

p

a

s

t

his

display

wit

hout

t

hr

ow

ing

a

look

at

it.

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heap

o

f

bondas

,

w

h

ich

seem

ed

p

u

ff

ed

and

bi

g

but

m

elt

ed

in

one’s

m

out

h

;

dosais

,

w

h

it

e,

round,

and

lim

p

,

loo

k

in

g

lik

e

lay

e

rs

o

f

m

u

slin;

chappa

ti

s

s

o

thin

tha

t

y

ou

could

lif

t

fi

fty

o

f

th

e

m

o

n

a

l

it

tl

e

fi

n

g

e

r;

d

u

c

k

’s

egg

s

,

h

a

rd-

boiled,

rese

m

bling

a

heap

o

f

iv

or

y

balls;

and

pe

rpet

ually

boiling

co

ff

e

e

on

a

s

tov

e.

He

had

a

separ

a

te

alu

m

inium

pot

i

n

w

h

ich

he

k

e

p

t

chu

tney

,

w

h

ich

w

ent

gr

a

ti

s

w

it

h

a

lmo

s

t e

v

e

ry

i

te

m.

D

His

cust

o

m

er

s

lik

ed

h

im.

They

said

in

adm

ir

at

ion

,

‘I

s

t

he

re

a

not

he

r

place

w

her

e

y

ou

can

g

e

t

six

pies

and

fo

ur

chappat

is

fo

r

one

anna?’

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hey

s

a

t

a

round

his

tr

ay

,

ta

k

ing

w

hat

t

hey

w

ant

ed.

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doz

en

hands

hov

er

ed

about

i

t

ev

er

y

m

inut

e

,

b

e

cause

his

cust

o

m

er

s

w

e

re

ent

it

led

to

p

ic

k

up

,

ex

am

ine,

and

acce

pt

their

st

u

ff

a

ft

e

r

pr

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scr

u

tiny

.

E

T

hey

g

loat

ed

ov

er

it

.

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e

rupees

inv

e

st

ed

in

the

m

o

rn

in

g

has

p

roduced

anot

her

fi

v

e

…’

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hey

ru

m

inat

e

d

on

the

ex

q

u

isit

e

m

y

st

e

ry

o

f

this

mult

iplicat

ion.

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hen

it

w

a

s

put

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k

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r

fu

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st

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n

t

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g

ains

car

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lly

separ

at

ed

and

put

a

w

a

y

in

a

lit

tl

e

w

ooden

box

.

F

But

he

w

a

s

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k

indly

m

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in

p

ri

v

a

te

.

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the

cus

to

m

e

rs

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v

iv

e

the

food,

I

can’t

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st

and

.

I

suppose

people

b

uild

up

a

sor

t

o

f

imm

unit

y

t

o

such

poisons,

w

it

h

all

that

dust

b

low

ing

on

it

and

the

g

u

tt

er

behind…’

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g

o

t

up

w

hen

the

coc

k

in

the

nex

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ow

ed.

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o

m

et

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es

it

had

a

habit

o

f

w

ak

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up

at

th

re

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in

t

he

m

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rnin

g

and

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a

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k.

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h

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has

the

c

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k

lost

it

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norm

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l

sleep?’

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a

m

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re

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o’clock

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the

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.

H

W

h

e

n

h

e

saw

som

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m

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g

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fe

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e

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.

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g

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g

e

it.

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f

y

ou

pay

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m

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10

Part

4

You

ar

e

g

o

in

g

to

r

ead

t

he

i

ntr

oduct

ion

fr

o

m

a

boo

k

on

sport

s

.

F

o

r

q

u

est

ions

34

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,

c

hoo

se

the

answ

er

(A

, B

, C

o

r

D

)

w

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y

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.

SPORTS

WRITING

Offices

and

bars

are

o

ften

full

of

casual

obscenit

y

,

but

most

British

newspapers

are

….

well,

not

necessa

ril

y

car

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about

lan

g

u

ag

e,

but

ca

re

ful

about

bad

words

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y

w

a

y

.

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phr

ase

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amil

y

n

ewspape

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ineluctable

pa

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of

our

lives.

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ewspape

rs

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not

in

the

business

of

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iving

g

ra

tuitous

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ce.

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a

limitation

of

newspaper

writin

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and

on

e

eve

ry

body

in

th

e

business,

whether

writin

g

or

re

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,

understands

and

acc

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e

ar

e

man

y

other

n

eces

sa

ry

limitations,

and

most

of

these

conc

ern

time

and

space.

Newspap

ers hav

e dominated sportswritin

g

in B

ritain fo

r

y

ears, and

hav

e

p

rodu

ced

their

own

totem

fig

ur

es

and

do

y

ens.

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ut

ten

y

ears

ag

o,

a

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w

pla

y

er

enter

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the

g

ame.

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was

the

phenom

enon

of

men’s ma

g

az

ines; monthl

y

ma

g

az

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for men th

at had actual

words

in

them

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for

actuall

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readin

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.

GQ

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the

pione

er

and,

in

m

y

totall

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unbiased

opinion

as

the

lon

g

-te

rm

author

of

the

m

ag

az

ine’s

sports

column, it leads the wa

y

still, leaving

the

rest pantin

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distantl

y

in its wak

e.

Sport is, of

course,

a

blindin

g

ly

obvious

subject

for

a

men

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m

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it

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blinding

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f

the

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GQ

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able

to

off

er

w

as

a

n

ew

w

a

y

o

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writing

about

sport,

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lan

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a

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ecessit

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m

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to

of

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a

whole

ne

w

ran

ge

of

fr

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to

its

sportswriters.

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rather

alarming

freedoms.

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re

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of

voc

abular

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w

as

simpl

y

the

most

obvious

one

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inevitabl

y

,

it

app

ealed

to

the

schoolbo

y

within

us.

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ut

spa

ce

and

time

wer

e

the

others,

and

these

possibilities

meant

that

the

cr

aft

of

sportswriting

had to be

reinvented.

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n

ewspap

ers,

a

magazine

can

offer

a

decent

len

g

th

of

time

to

res

ear

ch

and

to

write.

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h

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are,

y

ou

would

think,

lux

uries

especiall

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to

those

of

us

who

ar

e

oft

en

requir

ed

to

re

ad

an

800-wor

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match

report

ov

er

the

telephon

e

the

instant

the

final

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g

o

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e.

Such

a

discipline

is

nerv

e-rac

kin

g

,

but

as

long

as

y

ou

can

g

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it

done

at

all

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ou

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don

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job.

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a

masterpi

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unde

r

such

circumstanc

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s

the

ferocious

re

strictions

make

the

job

ea

sier.

But

a

lon

g

ma

g

az

ine

deadline

g

ives

y

ou the discon

certin

g

and

ag

or

aphobic

fre

edom to rese

ar

ch, to write, to

think

.

To write a pie

ce fo

r a newsp

ape

r, at about a qu

arter o

f

the

massive

GQ

len

g

th,

y

ou

requir

e

a

sin

g

le

thoug

ht.

The

best

method

is

to

find

a

reall

y

g

ood

idea,

and

then

to

pursue

it

re

morselessl

y

to

the

end,

where

ide

all

y

y

ou

m

ake

a

ni

ce

joke

and

bale

out

sty

lishl

y

.

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f

it

is

an

interview

piec

e,

y

ou

look

for

a

few

g

ood

quotes,

and

if

y

ou

g

et

them,

that’s

y

our

pie

ce

w

ritte

n

for

y

ou.

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or

a

lon

ger

pie

ce,

y

ou

must

seek

the

non-obvious.

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is

a

g

ood

qualit

y

in

the

best

of

ne

wspape

r

writin

g

,

but

an

absolute

ess

ential

for

an

y

writer

who

hopes

to

complete

the

ter

rif

y

in

g

amount

of

words

that

GQ

r

equire

s.

I

f

y

ou

write

for

GQ

,

yo

u

are cond

emned to tr

y

and join the best. Th

ere is no othe

r wa

y

.

GQ

is

not

restricted

b

y

the

sam

e

conventions

of

read

er

ex

pectation

as

a

newsp

aper.

You

need

not

worr

y

about of

fendin

g

people

o

r

alienatin

g

them;

the

whole

ethos

of

the

magaz

ine

is

that

re

ade

rs

ar

e

there

to

be

challen

g

ed.

T

h

er

e

will

be

re

aders

who

would

find

some

of

its

pieces

of

fensive

o

r

eve

n

impossible

in

a

newspaper,

or

even

in

a

diff

er

ent

mag

azine.

B

ut

the

sam

e

readers

will

read

the

piece

in

GQ

and

f

ind

it e

n

thra

lling

.

That

is

because

th

e

ma

g

az

ine

is

alwa

y

s

sli

g

htl

y

unc

omfortable

to

b

e

with.

I

t

is

not

like

a

cos

y

member

of

the

fa

mil

y

,

nor

even

like

a

friend.

I

t

is

the

strong

,

se

lf-opinionated

p

erson

that

y

ou

ca

n

neve

r

quite

make

up

y

our

mind

whethe

r

y

ou

like

or

not.

Y

ou

admir

e

him,

but

y

ou

ar

e

slightl

y

une

as

y

with

him.

The

people

ar

ound

him

mig

ht

not

altogether

approve

o

f

ev

er

y

thing

h

e

sa

y

s;

some

mi

g

h

t

not

car

e

for

him

at

all.

B

ut

the

y

feel

compelled

to

listen.

The

sel

f-con

fidence

is

too

comp

elling

.

And

just

when

y

ou

think

he is beg

innin

g

to become rather a bo

re, h

e surprises

y

ou with his

g

enuine intelligence. He mak

es

a

bro

ad

joke, and then suddenl

y

he is dem

anding

y

ou

follow him in the turning

of

an intellectual somers

ault.

11

34

W

h

a

t

d

oes t

he

w

ri

te

r

say

a

bout

new

s

paper

s

in t

he f

ir

s

t

p

a

ra

g

raph?

A

T

hey

t

end

not

to

i

nclude

a

rt

icles r

eader

s

w

ill

fi

nd

v

e

ry

challeng

ing.

B

Ar

ti

cles

in t

hem

do

no

t

re

fl

ec

t

th

e

w

a

y

m

any

people

really

speak

.

C

T

hey

a

re

m

o

re concer

ned

w

it

h

pr

o

fi

t t

han

w

it

h

q

ualit

y

o

f

w

ri

ti

ng.

D

T

hey

f

ail t

o

r

ealise

w

hat

k

ind

o

f

w

ri

ti

ng

w

ould

appeal

to

r

eade

rs

.

35

W

h

a

t

does t

he

w

rit

er

im

p

ly

i

n

th

e

second

par

a

g

raph?

A

GQ

m

a

g

az

ine

cont

ains

art

icles t

hat

a

re

w

ell

w

o

rt

h

readin

g

.

B

Som

e

o

f t

he m

o

re

r

e

cent

m

en’s

m

a

g

a

z

ines

ar

e

unlik

ely

t

o

sur

v

iv

e

.

C

T

h

e

st

anda

rd

o

f

sport

s

w

rit

ing

in

new

spaper

s

has

i

m

p

ro

v

ed

in r

ecent

ti

m

e

s.

D

He

is

in

a

po

sit

ion

to

g

iv

e

an

ob

je

ct

iv

e

v

ie

w

o

f

sport

s

w

rit

ing

in m

a

g

az

ines.

36

W

h

y

w

e

re

sp

o

rtsw

ri

te

rs

f

o

r

GQ

g

iv

en

n

ew

f

re

edoms?

A

T

h

e

r

e

s

tr

ic

tions

o

f

new

spaper

w

ri

ti

ng

do

no

t

apply

t

o

w

ri

ti

ng

f

or

GQ

.

B

T

h

e

m

a

g

a

z

ine’s

init

ial

plans f

o

r

it

s

sport

s

a

rt

icles

pr

ov

ed

un

realist

ic.

C

Not

ions

about

w

hat

m

ade

g

ood

sport

s

j

ou

rnalism

w

e

re

chan

g

in

g

.

D

T

h

e

w

rit

er

s t

hat

it

w

ant

ed t

o

e

m

p

loy

dem

anded

g

re

a

ter

f

reedo

m

.

37

W

h

a

t does

the w

riter

say

about the

a

m

ount o

f ti

me allow

ed f

o

r p

roducin

g

a

rti

c

les?

A

T

h

e

best

a

rt

icles

ar

e

o

ft

e

n

pr

oduced

under g

re

a

t

p

re

ssu

re

o

f t

im

e

.

B

Hav

ing

a

long

ti

m

e

t

o

p

roduce

an

a

rt

icle

encou

ra

g

e

s

laz

iness.

C

W

ri

te

rs

a

re

s

e

ldom

s

at

is

fi

ed

b

y

ar

ti

cles

p

roduced

i

n

a

hu

rr

y

.

D

Hav

ing

v

e

ry

lit

tl

e

ti

m

e

t

o

p

roduce

an

a

rt

icle

can

b

e an

adv

a

nt

a

g

e.

38

W

h

y

can’

t

w

ri

te

rs

f

o

r

GQ

use

t

h

e

sa

m

e

m

ethods

as

w

ri

te

rs

f

o

r

n

ew

spaper

s?

A

Ar

ticles

in

GQ

a

re

no

t

a

llow

ed

to

consis

t m

ainly

of

i

nt

e

rv

ie

w

s.

B

T

hey

w

ant to

be con

sidered be

tte

r

than

w

riters

for

new

spapers.

C

W

ri

te

rs f

o

r

new

spaper

s

do

not

hav

e

so m

u

ch

space t

o

f

ill.

D

T

hey

hav

e

been t

o

ld

to

a

v

o

id

the

co

nv

ent

ions

o

f

new

spaper

w

ri

ti

ng

.

39

W

h

a

t

d

oes t

he

w

ri

te

r

say

i

n

th

e

penult

im

a

te

par

a

g

raph

abou

t

c

e

rt

a

in

p

ieces

in

GQ

?

A

T

hey

w

ill

cr

eat

e

enor

m

ous

contr

o

v

e

rs

y

.

B

T

hey

unint

ent

ionally

upset

som

e

r

eade

rs

.

C

T

hey

a

re

a

r

esponse

t

o

dem

and

f

ro

m

r

eader

s

.

D

T

hey

m

a

tch

r

eade

rs

ex

pect

at

ions

.

40

T

h

e

w

rit

er

lik

en

s

GQ

m

a

gaz

ine

to

a

per

son

w

h

o

A

say

s

th

ing

s

y

ou

w

ish

y

ou

had

said

y

our

self

.

B

fr

e

q

uen

tl

y

chang

es

h

is

point

o

f

v

iew

.

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fo

rce

s

y

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to

p

a

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a

tt

e

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ti

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h

im

.

D

w

ant

s

to

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e

consider

ed

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rt

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE

Examinations in English as a Foreign Language

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH

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Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided
unless this has already been done for you.

There are forty questions in this paper.

Answer all questions.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Use a soft pencil.

You may write on the question paper, but you must transfer your answers to the separate answer
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At the end of the examination, you should hand in both the question paper and the answer sheet.

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This question paper consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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2

Part

1

For

q

ues

ti

ons

1-

1

8

,

read t

h

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t

h

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x

ts

below

and

decide

w

h

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e

r

(A

,

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,

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o

r

D

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s

t

fi

ts ea

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a

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ra

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m

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t

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w

a

y

t

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t

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a

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t

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ra

lia

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a

land

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(2

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con

tr

as

ts

.

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u

r

jour

ney

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ro

m

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rt

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o

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lands

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m

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ll

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lem

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a

ry

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teads

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tr

es

fr

o

m

their

near

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hbour

s

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(3

)

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e

v

ent

ually

beg

an

to

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g

e

,

v

a

st

fo

rest

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canopied

the

road

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rr

i

coun

tr

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.

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a

s

I

w

as

in

a count

ry

m

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ed

and m

iniat

ur

e

by

(4

)

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to

m

e

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str

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n

g

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alien

land.

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h

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ri

t

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belon

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p

tus

fa

m

ily

and

is

one

o

f

the

t

allest

har

dw

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in

the

w

or

ld.

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(5

)

….

n

a

m

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of

t

he

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ts’

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tr

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br

ea

th

ta

k

in

g

.

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m

et

al

w

alk

w

ay

(6

)

….

t

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the

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the

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ri

t

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k

e

s

y

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on

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sw

aying

j

our

ney

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f

discov

er

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.

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a

r

below

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dense

lush

v

a

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y

f

loor

w

hilst

a

ll

ar

ound

th

e

f

o

re

s

t r

eaches

out

to

t

h

e

blue,

m

is

ty

hor

iz

on,

s

ilent

and

m

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jes

ti

c!

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spr

ead

B

reach

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ex

pand

D

stre

tch

2A

br

ig

h

t

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u

tte

r

C

star

k

D

sheer

3A

g

round

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rr

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in

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dom

ain

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te

rri

to

ry

4A

distinction

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resembl

ance

C

com

par

ison

D

sim

ilar

it

y

5A

apt

ly

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correc

tl

y

C

pr

oper

ly

D

re

lev

ant

ly

6A

me

rg

e

d

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at

ta

ched

C

com

bined

D

added

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h

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drama

course

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st

a

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k

at

colleg

e

f

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r

the

sp

ri

n

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h

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f

u

ll-

ti

m

e

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and

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ra

m

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c

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rs

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m

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v

e

d

it

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fo

cus

fr

o

m

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tanislav

sk

y

to

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rech

t,

w

hich

m

eant

tha

t,

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her

eas

last

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e

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a

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e

absolut

ely

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v

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ry

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ing

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id

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said,

now

,

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hen

act

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t

hey

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er

e

as

k

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to

(7

)

….

i

n

m

ind

that

they

w

er

e

in

a

p

lay

,

and

t

ha

t

they

had

a

(8

)

….

t

o

t

h

e

audience

to

r

e

m

ind

th

e

m

o

f

this

fa

ct.

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her

e

w

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re

t

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q

ues

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ha

t

could

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us

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in

g

,

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r

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in

g

in

asides,

o

r

ev

en

g

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ing

(9)

….

in

fo

rm

a

ti

on

on

the

plot

s

tr

ai

g

h

t

ou

t

int

o

the

fr

on

t

ro

w

,

w

it

hout

any

(10)

….

a

t

m

yst

e

ry

o

r

disg

uise.

L

isa

f

e

lt

c

o

mpletely

(

11)

….

.

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her,

t

he

w

hole

(12)

….

o

f

ac

ti

n

g

w

as

the

licence

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a

v

e

y

ou

to

beco

m

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ano

ther

per

son

,

pr

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tect

ed

b

y

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and

so

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w

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7A

store

B

hold

C

re

ta

in

D

bear

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dut

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ro

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D

ta

s

k

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of

f

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aw

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in

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on

10

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t

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try

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ef

fo

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go

11

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th

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w

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dislodg

ed

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mi

x

e

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tu

mb

le

d

12

A

ma

tt

e

r

B

aspect

C

gi

s

t

D

point

3

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w

econo

mi

s

ts t

h

in

k

Econom

ist

s

ar

e

st

a

rt

in

g

t

o

a

bandon t

heir

assu

m

p

ti

on t

hat

h

u

m

ans

behav

e r

a

ti

onally

,

a

nd

inst

e

ad

a

re

fi

nally

(

13)

. t

o gr

ips

w

it

h

t

h

e

cr

az

y

,

m

ix

ed-

up

c

reat

u

res

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re

.

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e

econo

m

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hum

an?’

i

s

not

a

q

uest

ion

t

h

a

t

o

c

cur

s

t

o

m

any

p

ract

it

ioner

s

o

f t

ha

t

d

ismal

science,

but

it

is

one

t

h

a

t

(1

4

) …

. to

th

e

m

inds

o

f m

any

non-

econo

m

ist

s

ex

posed

to

c

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ent

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econom

ic

e

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p

lanat

ions.

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line

23)

5

P

unk

Punk

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style,

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d

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ti

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lyrics

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som

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25

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g

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f

k

now

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about

Bach’s

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26

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our k

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27

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.

28

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a

re

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29

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re

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a

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‘poet

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es

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e

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.

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30

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ly

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g

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ian

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act

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r

and

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in

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31

In

p

lace

o

f

the

f

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spec

ti

v

e

o

f

a

classical

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d’s-

ey

e

v

ie

w

’,

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ylay

ne

’s

cam

er

a

ancho

rs

us

in

a

g

round-

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e

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one

m

e

m

o

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rm

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f

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ting,

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r

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art

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k

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ta

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feat

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r

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w

et

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er

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f

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ro

w

n

and

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fo

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te

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s

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ft

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f

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y

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32

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in

g

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f

cou

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kes

ti

m

e

,

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he

shi

ft

ing

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o

f

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ff

e

c

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y

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t

alt

e

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te

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p

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ral

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ones.

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hey

a

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allude

to

the

under

ly

ing

contr

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f

pho

to

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raphic

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im

e

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w

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st

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f

a

second

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o

an

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ter

nal

m

o

m

ent.

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ti

tl

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25

July-

August

1980,

No.

6

0

Januar

y

-

Febr

uar

y

1987

h

ig

hlig

ht

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he

r

dispa

ri

ty

:

that

bet

w

een

th

e

br

ie

f

m

inu

te

s

w

e

spend

look

ing

a

t

these

im

a

g

es,

and

th

e

lengt

hy

re

sear

ch

tha

t

th

e

ar

ti

st

e

n

g

a

g

es

in

be

fo

re

aim

ing

h

is

c

a

m

er

a

.

33

Needless

to

s

ay

,

it

is

a

ti

m

e

-c

onsu

m

ing

w

a

y

of

ta

k

ing

pict

u

res.

A

s

a

re

sult

,

th

e

sel

f-

ta

u

g

h

t

M

y

lay

ne

has

pr

oduced

fe

w

e

r

than

150

phot

o

g

raphs

i

n

his

car

eer.

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chosen

subj

e

c

t

and

w

o

rk

in

g

m

e

thod

demand

a

nom

adic

lif

es

ty

le,

f

o

r

m

u

ch

lik

e

the

m

ig

ra

ting

bir

d

s

he

tr

ac

ks

and

obser

v

e

s,

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la

y

ne

m

a

int

a

ins

no

per

m

anen

t

add

re

ss

.

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the

r,

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tark

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ti

m

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it

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achm

en

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all

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to

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n

k

fr

o

m

a

puddle,

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ou f

eel

y

ou

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av

e

int

ruded

on

a

pr

iv

at

e

m

o

m

ent,

y

e

t

som

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t

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b

ir

d

st

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seem

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y

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re

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e

fy

in

g

o

u

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ant

hr

opo

m

or

phic

i

m

p

ulses.

B

For

,

in

spit

e

o

f

their

snapsho

t

ae

st

he

ti

c,

each

o

f

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yla

y

ne’s

pict

ur

es

is

t

he

r

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t

o

f

m

ont

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o

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planning.

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ft

e

r

select

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g

a

par

ti

cular

t

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pe

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and

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it

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behav

iour

and

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a

t,

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he

a

rt

is

t

spend

s

w

eek

s

g

e

tt

ing

to

k

now

h

is

indiv

idual

subj

ec

ts

.

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then

calculat

e

s

in

adv

ance

ev

er

y

com

ponent

o

f

th

e

pict

ur

e,

fr

o

m

lig

h

tin

g

to

c

o

m

posit

ion

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be

fo

re

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ling

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n

and

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ly

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it

ing

t

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chan

ce

a

rr

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a

l

o

f

h

is

a

v

ian

act

or

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tot

al

dedica

ti

on

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endeav

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air

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tual

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and

lif

e

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som

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te

n

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is

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ly

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act

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v

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the

end

r

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u

lt

.

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houg

h

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la

y

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say

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that

h

e

env

isions

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bir

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a

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an

‘ac

tor

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is

‘dir

ect

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er

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ra

m

e

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his

sub

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ts

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g

lam

o

rous

c

lose-

up

.

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h

e

use

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f

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lenses

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inst

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esent

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as

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lar

g

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landscape

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p

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.

11

34

As

a

child,

how

d

id

the

w

rit

er f

eel

abou

t

his

ho

m

e

t

ow

n?

A

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w

a

s

saddened

by

i

ts

decline.

B

He

w

a

s

enchant

ed

by

i

ts

atm

osphe

re.

C

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w

ished

it

had

m

o

re

t

o o

ff

e

r.

D

He

car

ed

lit

tl

e

abou

t

its

h

ist

o

ry

.

35

One o

f

the

stren

g

ths

o

f th

e w

riter’s

teache

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a

s tha

t he

tau

g

h

t his

pupils to

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v

ie

w

t

he

w

o

rl

d

w

it

h

p

recision.

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ex

pr

ess

their f

eelin

g

s

i

n

po

etr

y

.

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descr

ibe

ob

je

cts

in

d

e

tail.

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c

re

a

te

i

ma

gi

n

a

ry

w

o

rl

d

s

.

36

In

d

iscussin

g

t

h

e

t

echni

q

u

e

behind

The

Ballad

o

f

B

illy

Rose

,

th

e

w

rit

er

e

m

phasises

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the

s

tr

u

c

tur

e

he

chose f

o

r

the

poe

m

.

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th

e

d

ra

m

a

o

f th

e

s

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a

ti

o

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h

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c

re

a

te

d

.

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ca

re

w

it

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w

h

ich

he

chose

his

w

o

rd

s.

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e

m

ot

ional

im

p

a

c

t

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w

ant

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37

W

h

a

t

is

im

plied

abou

t

the

poe

m

Ga

rdening G

loves

?

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w

a

s

p

a

rti

cu

la

rl

y

d

iff

ic

u

lt

to

w

ri

te

.

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is

less

in

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re

s

ting t

h

an

his

o

ther

w

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v

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rs

tre

tch

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d

h

is

i

ma

gi

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ti

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n

.

D

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i

s

not

a

n

obv

ious

subj

ec

t

fo

r

a

poe

m

.

38

T

h

e

w

rit

er

’s

int

e

re

st

in

succe

s

s

ful

h

u

m

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rous

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m

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becaus

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th

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s

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go

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w

ri

ti

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p

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w

ant

ed

to

w

ri

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f

unny

poems

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ade

up

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or

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bad

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tr

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r

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D

they

used

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w

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of

t

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q

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t

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17

D

18

C

Part 2

19

B

20

D

21

C

22

A

23

D

24

A

25

A

26

B

Part 3

27

F

28

D

29

H

30

A

31

E

32

G

33

B

Part 4

34

B

35

A

36

C

37

D

38

A

39

D

40

D

Candidate

Answer Sheet CPE Paper 1 Reading

0

0

0

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Candidate Name

If not already printed, write name

in CAPIT

A

LS and complete the

Candidate No. grid (in pencil).

Candidate Signature

Examination T

itle

Centre

If the candidate is

ABSENT

or has

WITHDRA

WN

shade here

Candidate No.

Centre No.

Examination

Details

Instructions

Use a PENCIL

(B or HB). Mark ONE letter only for each question.

F

or example,

i

f you think B is the right answer

,

mark your answer sheet like this:

Rub out any answer you wish to change using an eraser

.

1

Part 1

2

Part 2

Part 4

DP479/346

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

Part 3

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

Supervisor:

CPE 1

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

E

E

F

F

G

G

H

H

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

E

E

F

F

G

G

H

H

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

E

E

F

F

G

G

H

H

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

0

A

B

C

D

Questions 1–18 carry one mark each.
Questions 19–40 carry two marks each.

Questions 1–18 carry one mark each.
Questions 19–40 carry two marks each.

R E A D I N G A N S W E R S H E E T


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