Test 4 PartS You are going to read a magazine article about graphic novels. For questions 31-36, answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your ans, ‘Separate answer sheet. choose te ES On Graphic novels: a fresh angle on literature Has the graphic novel ~a fictional story presented in comic-strip format — finally become intellectually respectable? ‘Graphic novels have just landed with an almighty kersplat. Ten days ago, two such works were shorts! for the Shakespeare Book Awards forthe first time in the history of the prize, in two diferent catgons ‘This was no publicity stunt: neither panel knew what the other had done. This is, surely, the momen when the graphic book finally made its entrance into the respectable club room of high literature Hare on, though: can you compare a graphic novel with the literary kind? Wouldn't that be like comparing» Painting with a music video? Or isit time we started seeing them as comparable mediums forsiontelir? IFs0, what next? Robert Macfarlane, the chairman of another major literary award, says he has no objection in princi» € Braphic novel being submitted for the prize. Infact, he has taught one, Art Spiegelman's Maus, aiongsie the works of Russian writer Tolstoy and Don Quixote (by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cenvartes) tt apusersity of Cambridge, where he works in the English Faculty, The idea of outlawing the graphic no doesn't make any sense to me/ he says, ‘I don't segregate it from the novel. The novel's slvays et ng up other languages, media and forms’ Graphic fiction, he says, is another version of the non!s chs flimation with the visual’. Ths is, he declares, ‘a golden age for the graphic novel ‘And he's right. We are seeing a boom in graphic novels, 1722, they have gone on to devour every literary genre going, But so far, graphic novels have pale! stood aside and let conventional books win the’ big pare tees they want the vote. Fighting for be Sraphie novelists cause, astonishingly are some hefty prize-winning writes. tre tele evel #2 Poet A. S. Byatt is passionately in favour of graphic novels competing with regular ones. Byatt we 's a huge fan of Spiegelmars Maus, thinks that French Iranian eene ‘Marjane Satrapi’s graphic Trobe a amie cand shoulders above most novels being produced, Its move interesting 2937" Dewi, sable to be serious because it can cany itself along on this unsesiovs farm It allowed be bewity about thing that are terrible. 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We're becoming," et literate, There's some reason for these graphic novelo eg ens vere readin8 from how we used 0 200 years ager, SPhIE Novels Creeping nto the canon, We'e 74Reading and Use of English What does the writer say about the nominati i Basen ination of two graphic novels for the Shakespeare "A _Itrevealed the closed-mindedness of the literary establishment. Bestia @ result of contusion'among members ofthe panel _ G Itgenerated debate about the true purpose of the prize. D [twas not deliberately calculated to attract people's attention. | s2) What does Robert Macfarlane suggest about graphic novels? A Their long-term success has now been assured. Their banning from literature courses has backfired. ‘They are a logical step in the development of fiction. They tend to be less innovative than traditional novels. nthe third paragraph, the writer suggests that, in the past, writers of graphic novels ‘systematically discriminated against. d to accept their inferior social standing. preciated the Importance of literary awards. point that graphic novels discusses Alison Bechdel's book to make the @ just as much narrative depth as traditional novels. Ie to incorporate a surprising range of different voices. ssent the workings of memory in sophisticated ways. writers to deal with different aspects of a story at once. quoted in the last paragraph to make the point that st in graphic novels reflects a more general trend. ers lack the skills to fully appreciate graphic novels. It to persuade people to take graphic novels seriously. are far outnumbered by quality traditional novels. ions of graphic novelists. origins of graphic novels. ‘working practices of graphic novelists. merits of graphic novels.Test 4 Key Reading and Use of English (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1 1D 2c 3c 4A ao 6D 7B 8A Part 2 9 speaking 10 that/something 11 nor/neither 12 mind —_13 long 14 but 15 think 16 given / with Part 3 17 specifically 21 initiative(s) 22 pervasive 18 enumerated 19 reference _ 20 unimaginable 23 critically 24 shortcomings Part 4 25 are Tom’s chances | of 26 explanation has ever been given | for his decision 27 little prospect | of (him / his) being able 28 only time | will tell 29 make no | mention of 30 to the best | of his knowledge Part S$ 31D BZ so ene a aL)| 35 A 36 D Part 6 37eF 38G 39A 40H 41B 42D 43 E Part7 44E 45D 46A 47E 488 es 49C 50D 51B Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Briefing Document Question 1 Content Essay must refer to and evaluate the following points: «we get pleasure from reminiscing with others about past events * it is better to focus on the i Present rath i + our memories contribute tour sense of dene at Math the Pas * our memories are unreliable and inconsisten * writer’s own ideas on topic, . 152