PART 4 TEST 4 PAPER 1 (READING) PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST 2

 

PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST 2 TEST 4 PAPER 1 READING AND WRITING READING

 

PART 4 • Read the text and questions below. • For each question, mark the letter next to the correct answer – A, B, C or D – on your answer sheet.   Some people have complained about this year’s collection. New Writing 3, although I cannot understand why. Surely 500 pages of original writing of this quality, for £6.99, is pretty amazing? Fiction-both parts of novels and complete short stories – makes up most of the book. There are some enjoyable pieces by famous writers, such as Candia McWilliam and Rose Tremain. It’s strange fact that the less well-known people seem to have written mainly about food. Take my advice about Jane Harris’s Those Nails – this piece should definitely not be read just after meals. It contains some very unpleasant scenes which could turn your stomach!   21 What is the writer trying to do in the text? A give her opinions about a new book B give some information about new writers C give some advice to writers D give her opinion to newspaper journalists 22 Why would somebody read the text? A to find out more details about something B to learn what next year’s collection will contain C to find out about Alan Rusbridger’s new novel D to decide whether to complain about something

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