PAPER 2: READING

The Reading Paper consists of FIVE parts.

Part 1: Questions 1-6; Part 4: Questions 21-29;

Part 2: Questions 7-14; Part 5: Questions 30-35.

Part 3: Questions 15-20;

Each question carries ONE mark.

Total time allowed: 1 hour

You may write on the question paper if you wish, but you must transfer your
answers to the Answer Sheet within the time limit. No extra time is allowed to
do so

Part 1

Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. You must use a word which is
somewhere in the rest of the text.

The Price Football

My name is Ashle Ashley Parkers. Nine months ago, I started playing football for
my school. The team coach told us to go and see as many football matches as
possible to help us play better. I decided to (1)____________ and see one of the
big, famous (2)_________________ clubs play a match. My mum and dad wanted
to come with me, and they agreed to pay for the tickets. When Mum asked me how
much football (3)________________. were, I couldn't answer, so I went online to
find out. What a nasty surprise! The cheapest tickets for the next match were $65 -
$95 for the three of us. There weren't any discounts for children or students. And a
ticket for the whole football year cost $999 per person. I told Mum the match ticket
price, and she said it was too much. Then Dad said, "Why don't we go and watch
our town club on Saturday? It's a small (4)_______________ but they're playing
well at the moment and I don't think it'll cost $65 each to see them!" On their
website, I found some tickets for the match. They (5)________________ $23 for
adults with a seat, or $20 standing up, but under-16s only pay $9 with or without a
seat. What a difference! We went to the (6)_______________ and enjoyed it we
joined the club and now we go to every game. so much that

Part 2
Read the texts and the statements A-J. Decide which text matches with the
situation described in the statements. Each statement can be used ONCE only.
There are TWO extra statements which you do not need to use.

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Part 3

Read the text and choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list
of headings below. There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not
use all of them. You cannot use any heading more than once. Mark your
answers on the answer sheet.

A) A trick - will it fail?

B) An unexpected narrow escape

C) Two approaches to public use of office

D) The best way to find shelter from the rain.

E) An Englishman's home is his castle home is

F) A sudden obstacle

G) Possible short-cut?

H) One problem made worse by another.

15.I was caught out the other day in a Manchester downpour (a much rarer event
than is generally supposed, as the Met Office figures will readily confirm).
Troubles never coming singly, the street down which I was hurrying to my
appointment turned out to be blocked by some vast sewer reconstruction scheme. It
looked as though I had no alternative but to retrace my steps and make a long
detour. And I was getting wetter by the minute.

16.But suddenly salvation seemed at hand in the shape of a large office building
that loomed up on my right hand side. Glancing through what was clearly a rear
entrance, I could see across a wide lobby and the front entrance to the street on the
far side - the very street I was trying to get to. There was something to be said for
these new "prestige" office developments after all.

17. But not much. Completely blocking my path as I stepped through the swing
doors into the lobby was a wide desk and behind it a middle- aged woman with a
steely expression. "Can I help you, sir?" she said in a voice which suggested that
that was the very last thing on her mind and that she knew very well what I was up
to because I was the fiftieth person to use her lobby as a rat run that morning.
18. Now I may have been completely wrong in crediting her with such prescience
but what followed suggests otherwise. "I have an appointment with Mr Henderson",
I lied. "I think he's on the first floor." I waved my hand in the direction of the
staircase and started off towards it. "Just a minute. I don't think we have a Mr
Henderson." Without removing her eyes from my face for a second she picked up a
house phone. "I'll ask Personnel," she said.

19.I was saved by the bell - the one on the phone on an adjoining desk. Putting
down her own, she leaned over to answer it. Her eagle eye was off me and I was
off towards the stairs and then to the door beyond and out into the street and the
Manchester rain

20.Let me be the first to say that that was a pretty silly way for a grown- up man to
behave and it reflects no credit on me at all. But neither does it reflect any credit on
those who administer ordinary commercial office buildings as though they housed
both MI5 and 6 with the crown jewels lodged temporarily in the basement. In
America such places are generally regarded as being in the public domain, with
newspaper stands and snack bars. It may be hard on the flooring but most owners
consider this easily outweighed by the good that accrues to the corporate image.
wspaper ever

Part 4

Read the following text for questions 21-29.

BE WEB WISE

Protect your computer, by all means, but don't forget to protect your- self, advises
web safety expert, Amanda Knox. We're always being urged to stay safe online.
But in an era where the internet is part of our everyday lives - for work, fun, study,
shopping, even managing finances - it's not always easy to spot the dangers. Web
safety expert, Amanda - Knox, explores some of the issues lurking in cyberspace.

Her first piece of advice is to install software and a firewall to protect your
computer from viruses, hackers and criminals who want to steal your data or
financial information. "Think of these as your first line of defense," says Amanda.
So much for protecting yourself against intruders, but what about other problems?
Say you've accidentally deleted an important file or you've been at the mercy of a
natural disaster. Katy Marsh runs an online photography business from home and
when a fire destroyed part of her house it could easily have spelled ruin for her
business too. "Luckily I keep a regular back-up of my data so it wasn't a
catastrophe." Amanda advises that while back-ups are good to have we must
ensure we protect our computers to start with.
Whilst most of us are aware of the need to protect our computers, it seems we're
more lax when it comes to looking out for ourselves, at least according to a recent
web awareness survey. Web safety specialists say better personal awareness is
needed and this is due in part to the rise of 'Social Networking' sites like 'Facebook'
or 'Twitter', which allow us to connect with people around the world with similar
interests and profession- al backgrounds. Chris Simpson, a computer programmer,
learnt the hard way. "I joined a free online networking group in the hope of making
some professional contacts to help me find a new job. After a month, one of my
online contacts invited me to take out a subscription to a club that promised access
to a network of job recruiters. It turned out to be a waste of money. I ended up a
laughing stock with my mates - they couldn't believe that some- one in my job
could get taken in so easily." No wonder then that Amanda warns, "It's easy to get
complacent and let our guard down when we meet someone with the same interests
online."

This brings us to other potential pitfalls. Are the people you meet online who they
really claim to be? Can you be sure the person you're chatting with is in fact a 22-
year-old Maths undergraduate from London and not someone merely
masquerading as a student to win your trust? Khaled, a postgrad from Manchester
University, quickly realised that it was unwise of him to post his phone number
and email address in the public forum of an online academic discussion group. He
was soon bombarded with unwanted emails and nuisance phone calls. Yet, it's
astonishing how many highly educated people do this without considering the
consequences that anyone in the world could use the information to make
(unwanted) contact.

When networking and joining online communities it's better to be cau- tious about
the amount of personal information you share. For example, it isn't always
necessary to use your real name as a username when registering for a service. You
could instead use a pseudonym, or a name that doesn't give away your real identity
to other users. And is it really important to tell the world details about your school,
college or any local clubs you're a member of? Sometimes it pays to be a little
vague and simply say something like 'I'm studying at college in Madrid at the
moment and I'm a member of a local tennis club'.

For questions 21-24, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

21. In the second paragraph the phrase "first line of defense" suggests something

A) is the only option

B) offers protection

C) is an instruction
D) shows weakness

22. The effect of the fire was

A) worse for Katy's business than her home.

B) to ruin Katy's businesses

C) not as serious for Katy's business as it could have been.

D) to make Katy start to back up her data.

23. According to the web awareness survey, our attitude to our personal safety is
rather

A) relaxed

B) concerned

C) positive

D) uncertain

24. Regarding Khaled's experience the writer is surprised that

A) people telephone complete strangers.

B) people don't think of the results of their actions online.

C) university students take part in online discussions.

D) people sent emails to Khaled without asking permission.

For questions 25-29, decide if the following statements agree with the
information given in the text. Mark your answers on the answer sheet.

25. The spread of the internet may affect adversely the safety of people in many
different ways.

A) True

B) False

C) No Information
 26. The main aim of hackers is to sell your financial information to third parties.

A) True

B) False

C)No Information
27. For Katy, it was impossible to restore any materials related to her business after
the fire. le

A) True

B) False

C) No Information

A) True

28. Simpson was lucky to find a new job with the help of his online contact.

A)True

B) False

C) no information

29. The author advises avoiding sharing accurate personal information on the
internet to be safe.

A) True

B) False

C) No Information

Part 5

Read the following text for questions 30-35.

Sometimes there is a common cause for apparently different illnesses. Take for
instance various kinds of tumors, which are groupings of cells continuously
separating. And lately, a spectacular medical theory has developed. It speculates
how illnesses of the central nervous system- such as Lou Gehrig's disease, AIDS
and rubella - use a similar process of reproduction.
The theory replaces the idea of continuous re-creation with the idea that the body
does not remove its own waste properly. Normally, the cause of these diseases is
mishandled plutons. What keeps the system busy, is the process of collecting the
waste of healthy cells. Carrier cells pick up the waste as they travel through the
blood stream and deposit it in waste depots. Healthy cells create plenty of junk that
keep the system busy. The process includes compressing the waste by the means of
folding. This can be a lengthy process and with so many steps, that an error is
likely to occur. In such a case, the waste must be removed before it causes damage
to any serious degree. In a recent issue of the Pacific Rim Journal of Medicine, Al
Chervik of Tokyo Medical School, who helped discover the proteasome 20 years
ago, explained the process of the biological waste-disposal system when the brain
is infected by a particularly nasty, communicable protein called a pluton. Plutons
cause Kluziod-Johan disease (or "wasting disease" in deer) by reorganizing the
structure of normal proteins in their own image. Dr Chervik proposes that small
groups of plutons penetrate the waste-processing proteasome and cease the cellular
garbage disposal. Waste material would remain in the brain and the accumulating
toxins would kill the nerve cells. rain and

Experimentations on how plutons disrupt nerve cells have revealed the

transformation of the brain into a semi-hard substance. The astonishingly young
Janice Laub of Ripon College, was successfully able to demonstrate this process
by using a Petri dish of mouse nerve cells and an incandescent reading lamp. Her
results clearly showed how the cells had been trans- formed to a waste acid.

The whole process began with Laub administering a deadly substance to the nerve
cells with disease-causing plutons. This caused the cells to de- grade quickly and
create a loose inner core. The plutons passed though the cells skin, then gathered in
bunches and liquidated the center. She then ad- ministered an antidote that isolated
the accumulated plutons, but left the cell's essential components. The hypothesis
was proven as the cell regained its faculties and was able to begin removing waste.

Living pelicans were used in a separate experiment, and similar results were
proven. When the pelicans were infected with plutons, toxins collected in their
brains. The toxin was connected to amino acids slated for disposal. However, once
the plutons had entered the brain, the garbage managed to remain.

Laub's results support the hypothesis that brain cells are motivated by plutons to
make long latent viruses come back. She further speculated that these viruses
might even carry plutons to other nerve cells, spreading the infection and causing
even greater damage to other parts of the brain. If that idea proves correct, plutons
would provide many answers to tumor creation.

For questions 30-33, fill in the missing in information spaces. the numbered

Write no more than ONE WORD and/or A NUMBER for each question.
The waste which is generated in the (30)_____________ cells is later collected by
another cell responsible for delivering it in depots. It is not surprising to observe an
(31)_____________due to the complex and long-lasting process of waste removal.
The findings of Ripon's research demonstrate that plutons played an essential role
in converting the cells into an (32)______________ Apart from the mouse,
(33)______________were also applied in an observation to provide evidence on
the direct impact of plutons on the collection of toxins in the brain.

For questions 34-35, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

34. The basis of the new theory is...

A) the waste handling mechanisms of the cells.

B) the continuous reproduction of cells.

C) called plutons.

D) the importance of keeping the body busy.

35. An error is likely to occur, because...

A) the process takes a long time.

B) the process is difficult.

C) it is bound to happen.

D) plutons cause damage before they are handled

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