Strip The questions follow the orderof the text. Read the text for gist. Don't worry ifyou don’t understand every word. Read the questions without looking at options A, B, Cand D. You may be able to answer some of the questions fiom your preliminary reading. Underline key words in the question stom, then find the parts of the text that relate to each question, Underline the «corresponding words there. Decide which option best matches the text. Highlight parts ofthe ‘ext that confirm the answer, Ifyou still not sure, trytoairive atthe answer by a process of elimination. 24 According to the writer, why did the company he mentions decide to adopt the e-mail system? ‘A. so that employees could contact academics more easily 8 10 avoid missing out on any amusing novelty €_ because it had been tried and tested in universities D_ tocope with the vast amount of correspondence they received 25 The ‘strategy’ referred to in line 20 is a way of A. ensuring that important matters are dealt with: B prioritising which messages to respond to. € limiting e-mail correspondence to urgent matters. D_ encouraging a more efficient use of e-mail 26 According to the writer, what is causing the ‘torment of e-mail’ (line 32) described in reports? ‘A. the persistence of advertisers B__ problems caused by computer viruses © the attitude of those receiving e-mails D_ lessons learnt from dealing with junk mail 27 In the sixth paragraph, which of the following pieces of advice is aiven? A. Forget about e-mails which you do not intend to acknowledge. B_ Use e-mail as 2 way of avoiding unnecessary conversations. Be prepared to break off overlong e-mail communications. D_ Read your e-mails even if you're not going to answer them. 28 According to the wiriter, what advantage does e-mail correspandence have over the traditional letier? A. itis more convenient to send, B It causes fewer misunderstandines. It can be written in a less conversational style. D_ It does not have the same time-consuming conventions. ‘Question 24: After reading the whole text, do you feel its serious or light-hearted? This will help you to answer the first question. Find two words in the text that suggest the first e-mails were ‘often ‘amusing’. ‘Question 25; Find the paragraph which describes the ‘strategy’. The writers riend didn’t read or respond to his e-mails, but did he manage to deal with urgent matters? Question 26: Find the sentence in the last paragraph where e-mails and letters sent by post are compared. Which option contains a word which has a similar meaning to ‘formalities’ TEST 1, PAPER 1