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Questions 1 - 3

The following excerpt is from a short story entitled "The Wind Blows", written in the early part of the 20th century. Matilda is going to her piano lesson.

"Matilda, Matilda. Come back im-me-diately! What on earth have you got on your head? It looks like a tea cosy. And why have you got that mane of hair on your forehead?"

"I can't come back, Mother. I'll be late for my lesson."

"Come back immediately!"

She won't. She won't. She hates mother. She runs down the road.

In waves, in clouds, in big round whirls the dust comes stinging, with little bits of straw and chaff and manure. There is a loud roaring sound from the trees in the gardens, and standing at the bottom of the road outside Mr Bullen's gate she can hear the sea sob: "Ah!- Ah- Ah-h!" But Mr Bullen's drawing room is as quiet as a cave. The windows are closed, the blinds half-pulled, and she is not late. The-girl-before-her has just started playing MacDowell's "To an Iceberg". Mr Bullen looks over at her and half smiles.

"Sit down," he says. "Sit over there on the sofa corner, little lady."

Question 1

At the beginning of the passage, Matilda's mood is

Choose one answer.

A. Morose, like the sea

B. Cold, like an iceberg

C. Niggling, like the dust

D. Impetuous, like the wind

Question 2

Mr Bullen's attitude towards Matilda suggests that he

Choose one answer.

A. Is more respectful than her mother

B. Is unpredictable, like the wind

C. Wants to intimidate her

D. Finds her puzzling

Question 3

For Matilda, music lessons are a form of

Choose one answer.

A. Ordeal

B. Refuge

C. Hard work

D. Repentance

Questions 4 and 5

Doctor: Good morning, Mr Faraday. How are you?

Mr Faraday: Horrible! How do you expect me to be?

Doctor: Well, the surgeon said the surgery went very well. I was hoping you'd feel much better.

Mr Faraday: That surgeon is an idiot! I can't believe you sent me to him.

Doctor: You know, Mr Faraday, he's a top surgeon with a very good reputation. It was lucky we got him at all.

Question 4

About which of the following do the doctor and Mr Faraday disagree?

Choose one answer.

A. Whether the surgeon has a good reputation

B. Whether Mr Faraday needed surgery

C. Whether Mr Faraday should have been sent to the surgeon

D. Whether the surgery was successful

Question 5

In the interaction, the doctor

Choose one answer.

A. Understands why Mr Faraday is angry

B. Effectively deals with Mr Faraday’s complaint

C. Does not understand why Mr Faraday is angry

D. Fails to address Mr Faraday’s anger

Questions 6 - 8

The following extract is taken from an interview with a man who is deaf.

I find that a lot of people are reluctant to talk to people about their deafness. There's this assumption on both sides that the other is too uncomfortable to talk about it so both sides just avoid it altogether. I've noticed that they'd gently ask if they could 'ask me something' as if asking me about my deafness would be an insult. I'm not someone who would make a big deal out of it; rather it's the opposite. Because deafness is a silent disability, you can't tell if one is deaf or not and I tend to keep it that way. It's just a part of who I am, not the defining fact. I'm perfectly happy if the person I'm talking to doesn't realise that I'm deaf.

Question 6

The man views his deafness as

Choose one answer.

A. Something that limits his interactions with others

B. A personal characteristic or trait

C. A disability that makes him different to other people

D. Something that defines him

Question 7

By describing deafness as 'a silent disability', the speaker means

Choose one answer.

A. Deafness is found among the silent

B. Deafness cannot be overtly seen

C. Deaf people are often silent

D. Deafness does not cause people to be loud

Question 8

The speaker

Choose one answer.

A. Tries to keep his deafness a secret

B. Does not care whether a person knows he is deaf or not

C. Makes an effort to let people know he is deaf

D. Finds he cannot hide his deafness

Questions 9 - 11

The sun shone brightly there on that crisp December morning. Nevertheless I could not help feeling that the day would not go well. Again and again, I was aware of the completely isolated nature of the spot here and anxiously I waited for the others to arrive. I knew I was being silly, but generally my intuitions were correct. I had found recently that things happened as I knew they would. It made me very suspicious and often I would look around warily. Sometimes, however, I was wrong and I hoped desperately that I was being overly-sensitive this time. I tried to relax and think about something else. Perhaps the beauty of the day would make me forget. I was here on holiday and I had to make sure I enjoyed my stay properly.

Question 9

It is possible to tell that the main character

Choose one answer.

A. Always trusts his intuitions

B. Is usually trusting of himself

C. Rarely trusts himself

D. Believes his intuitions are wrong

Question 10

What is the main character's overall attitude towards the day?

Choose one answer.

A. He is hopeful that the day will go well

B. He has a feeling something will go wrong

C. He is trying to focus on the positives of the day

D. He believes the day will be non-eventful

Question 11

What is the main character's main concern?

Choose one answer.

A. He is in an isolated location

B. His premonition may be correct

C. He is alone

D. He is in an unfamiliar place

Question 12

Mr Thomson is a thirty year old man who lives with his parents. Despite being of above average intelligence, he works in a low-paid clerical job. He has had many treatments for depression and an 'inability to sort his life out'. Whatever advice he is given, he inevitably returns to the next session to explain why any change has been impossible. At the end of his most recent failed therapy session, he says with a sigh, 'Don't worry doctor, I've defeated five therapists before you.'

Mr Thomson's comment suggests that he

Choose one answer.

A. Is proud of his ability to "defeat' therapists

B. Feels sorry for the doctor

C. Does not want the doctor to feel responsible for the failure of treatment

D. Feels guilty about his inability to change