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(2) In a ‘Siow ‘ur fives, clearing some mental (4 ‘Not constantly divided between ten diferent things is the trend of the ‘moment, but its not easy to (5) ‘Te Slow Reading Club sims to meet that change by encouraging people to apply the same 85. Spence is concerned that his ideas are being developed in unexpected ways, seem too challenging to be widely accepted. ‘appear to attract the wrong sot of organisations. are often applied in a way that neglects some details, voa> ‘96 What does the final paragraph highlight about Spence? ‘A. the commitment he shows to his research 'B_ the unpredictable nature of his character © the talent he has for entertaining people D_ the busy dally schedule he follows Part Sr hn ord our extracts rom artes in which university professors give ther views on roy on Geae® subject. For questions S740; seen {tom the extracts AD. The professors "may be chosen more than once, Merk your answers onthe separate answer sheet Choosing a degree Subject: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) or the Arts? irs. Tha nee SES Sa indy tosses tying to parade Stusents to opt for ses the wages of thoes already employed hor the ner nage of STEM graduates secing soe The biggest problem such th coca, PO guticaona pont bem ease Te Many were no fact that a recent sory ° Taney tudes wert thet mats andthe scence were est or those who wanted to go into a Inatheratcar siete profesion Ocoee ane poly at a nlc be coos ol sr eos ha tacts to win the top pealtons nengre feu te feancia revars, para seo Polticians are promoting STEM os trey eae van and national detec, Hower sr anager ae asked whet Kind of kas ores Tung. a may tc Sai es robiem-solving and writen sd cat in taae ne Mears wre tan Lesa ws ate lao a subject in which thay nave IN lr lease on he base of aires oes ora exagpeaton 1 ay hat seeking employment no hat you enjoy, Stn ‘he jobs mart. 38 Reading and Use of English which professor igher earnings? same opinion as B on which degrees can lead to hig has the same o 1 different opinion from the others on whether having studied for an arts ether has ha fection mec 3 the current a ‘sD on who or what is responsible for th fas the same opinion ‘emphasis on STEM subjects? test 2 weve en woken by howler monkeys Tae sa 's reputedly the loudest yoice on the pana ° lw Planet ye le Later on that morning e rapped into barnes and helmet and slighty regreting my ina breakfast, 1 find myself standing’ on mmemse Dauform overlooking the forested gorge ey ‘able ates down through the tres toons inna, Brinton the other side. This seems the har ens 1 vice my fears were it nov ‘of me. The last thing I see m ‘oid he gi i down from platform to platform 1 can rele enough to appreciate the gunge ofthe enn and the chorus of brdiong. rhe $0 a troop of howler money inthe "Be. By the time we swing of has definitely conquered mt They contol our climate! our guide Dal Monge had told us on day one, HE hed shen 4s on our map how Costa Ries, form a barier down the spine of peaks line up ta the country, The 40 Costa Rican Paragraphs have graphs A-G the one which fis each gan holiday fet most ofthe rainfall and are carpeted in lash {topical uinforex. The western Pcie ops ea ‘herrain shadow. so their fore ane mon at tthe shies had cleared, ging we view of Tara, the next rons Sr the sul a the Lng os night was reat below Dentarg say fn 1 ben dong that for thee eae =~ * 5 Se tae seme natura ap We ined ¢ ‘ath a the ents to oem tinned ee lel that crushed fresh cane wa say rae Rl {files jes widened asthe tne ache THE and site meh soep Pictre lst two days, we descended! from Rincin 11a Via to our hotel in Playa Pana ha ut Perf: the Tash rd the hogs Pool the lvish breakfast and the wary coca Mee Feyund. How beter wo wind down before the fre home? There only one problem, and tage 5.089 final morning: thunderous whe up call courtesy ofthe planets note ern Pull my plow over any ce ° ‘ ‘hour nex sop was on neithe these, however the iy hghads hat de them. Pee sacs Ona god dy yoo on eet costs from here. We had no such Tuc, Khe oiling mist slowed gps into the Fooded crate: ty sar tno bad thing. Sofa, weve int cor of daylight to get through ceded every mi no to be the most action- pce yet € at cvning inspired by what wel wen we fprorded ingredients and insertions, and thes ped dele and sesoned to produce ou bet sho find dont need a guide 1 But you. don Hie wale, thf. you dnt ven ne fo go looking fort. So exuber pat ofthe wor that wild eres fr fn unavoidable backdrop to whaever Che might ger upc. reales itinerary, and our me at this Reading and Use of English proved unfounded hr en thr the cee planes a the sustine tothe xe of Te Hr, my dager ped to sor ood tad fo bad 2 they rated town the ete, then tempted toeruh did coffee beans in one mil E F Adie ts wold fet even ore daunting this a It we hadnt done ago, on the slopes of Aren . g, hurting. at_ unnatural found it cerning, «una rs. high above the ‘canopy see ano. Then, ite more confident, tat etre 1 can gry i my wc wee d,—penltiat sp on aur tec Con Ban stn'in the court the one ner eve ices Sulphurous smoke ren eed 41 2 Test 2 Which section mentions @ cumulative reaction? lack of complain of complaints among a particular group? ®faled attempt to democratise a process? ' common method fo setting a debt? 4 shift in educational policy? ® scientific process used to verity an opinion? 2 balief held where the n the postives on baancod PR 8 gesture attributed to a thought process? Pinion expressed to put an end to trend? 8 false hypothesis devised with hindsight? 8 painting outweigh a Reading and Use of English How to identify a genuine Rembrandt Many of the Dutch painter's wark are stil disputed by art scholars ~ but why ‘are they so hard fo authenticate? nen, in 1950, the 11th Duke of Devershire Writ wih a masse £7 milion inetance tax Uitiom tbe Cotectr of Taxes inthe UK, e id tat many satay homeowners. Jo and gazed Up at is wal to $00 what at might be sls, The oie found that he had tree Rembrandt, and Suggested ne of them m part-payment ofthe tax ‘Fits n 1957 a fre, sone Rembranch, OW Man Tran Armchair, wert on dspay atthe National Caer in London, Barty a decade at, however the peture was downgraded to beng parted by fobower of Rembrandt. “imposing a8 the rood is" sad the art historan Hert Gerson, the (real structure ofthe picture is very weak even ontecctory wth divergences not to be found in Rembrandt porvats fom this great pros. Ever shoe, the picture has been larga ignored. Gt recent, Est van do Weteing, the wores feeding authorty on the ast, sad the picture ws, atl. by Rembrandh "tis avery important panng’, e say, a panteg about paing’ that Faris renvertion In Removandts tochnique tha 1650s, Van do Welesing beleves Garson made ‘avast mistake ‘Te fact that Old Man in an Armia shou ot be treated as a porrat commissioned by 1 paton is crud here. i's an obsovaton of ie, not intended a8 a tkaness to the patron, To help depict bis, Rembrandt alowed Mineo (eater feedom th the brush than usual. We ont noed to fous on the dress, sts painted fianly and replay, The reht hand is beauthaly ‘weighted wo can be eure the str i not holding Re head but abeertmindedy touching 98 ‘ne. does i pensive moments. This rent prion, Powover was gested wih indore. inet had happened? Put sip, Rembrandt Comsat - the ably 1 tl who pated what by ose iapection — had imploded. ‘The. Rembrandt Research Project had. been sabisd with an admirable objective: name, fo say what was and what was nota genuine Rembrandt. But two Key factors spelt doom for thes aperoach. Fey, bed to make atten by rang on a commatoe, thus allowing for indecisen and group-hink io reign. Secondly, Connlsseurenip teat became unfashionable and was seen 98a redundant, elt practice, no Tengor taught as a key lain rang at istorians spd curators. |As the Project members began to cast doubt on the authentcty of some of Rembrandt's pantngs, others jned in too, ining major fRuseum cusiors Rembrarc experts became ‘ipped wih uncertainty — opinion of picture X ‘as no longer ‘ight then surly pictures Y anc hich were parted in a Siar manner, mst foo. be ‘wrong’? Sometimes, reactions. were mage on te mses of grounds: some pining twere downgraded, not because they did't ook The Rembranats lal werk, but because X-rays suggested that undemeath the paintings thee ware sige of an unuoual tecrique. And. 30 went on, uth Ven de Wetering saw that the tnacness ad to lop. The Project hed fled Me {hid twas no good. The lst ‘oficia' number (f Rernandts 340 whichis beloved by some Sh to be foo fet. hs pod out hat Van Dyck, fot an especialy rap pate, crected wih [beat 760 work, and he did aged forty-two. Femoranct ved ul he was sys, What then contrues to ald back at historians land museum cufators? Rembrandt echo have ‘orinced themeetes that Rembrandt added his ‘Sgpature to wore painted entry by is many Studio assistants In order to make money 35 ‘quckly as posible. Bu thee is po cea evidence fbr thi: kts a theory that has bean crested Fembrandt was more soupuows then many Echoars belove. Ts known that Rembrandt was ‘aware of how senstve the mater of atbution tras for patton ~ at last wie Rembrandt was toked 10 adueato on work by other arts ‘ere wae evapectod that they had added hoe Sratures to work that was not their own, There isrot a siglo caze of one of Rembxandts studio tsifants gumbing sbout thelr master passing Of ther work a3 his own Final, might be asked ‘vo were all thee mysterious, supremely tented Yollowers of Rembrandt who have fo trace of any hdependent wore fet posse that they id hotel? a (ee

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