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Questions 14-17​

Complete each of the following statements (Questions 14-17) with words taken from Reading Passage 2.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet.

  1. Language problems may come to the attention of the public when they have ......................, such as fatal accidents or social problems.

  2. Evidence of the extent of the language barrier has been gained from ...................... of materials used by scientists such as books and periodicals.

  3. An example of British linguistic insularity is the use of English for materials such as .......................

  4. An example of a part of the world where people may have difficulty in negotiating English is .......................

Questions 18-20​

Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 18-20 on your answer sheet.

  1. According to the passage, 'They don't talk the same language' (paragraph 1), can refer to problems in ...

    A. understanding metaphor.
    B. learning foreign languages.
    C. understanding dialect or style.
    D. dealing with technological change.

  2. The case of the poisonous mushrooms (paragraph 2) suggests that American doctors ...

    A. should pay more attention to radio reports.
    B. only read medical articles if they are in English.
    C. are sometimes unwilling to try foreign treatments.
    D. do not always communicate effectively with their patients.

  3. According to the writer, the linguistic insularity of British businesses ...

    A. later spread to other countries.
    B. had a negative effect on their business.
    C. is not as bad now as it used to be in the past.
    D. made non-English-speaking companies turn to other markets.

Questions 21-24​

LIST the four main ways in which British companies have tried to solve the problem of the language barrier since the 1960s.

WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 21-24 on your answer sheet.

  1. ............................
  2. ............................
  3. ............................
  4. ............................

Questions 25 and 26​

Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet.

  1. According to the writer, English-speaking people need to be aware that ...

    A. some foreigners have never met an English-speaking person.
    B. many foreigners have no desire to learn English.
    C. foreign languages may pose a greater problem in the future.
    D. English-speaking foreigners may have difficulty understanding English.

  2. A suitable title for this passage would be ...

    A. Overcoming the language barrier
    B. How to survive an English-speaking world
    C. Global understanding - the key to personal progress
    D. The need for a common language

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Reading Passage 2, Questions 14-26​

  1. major consequences
  2. surveys
  3. sales literature
  4. Eastern Europe // Far East // Russia // Arab world // Latin America // French-speaking Africa
  5. C
  6. B
  7. C
  8. (industrial) training (schemes)
  9. translation services
  10. (part-time) language courses
  11. (technical) glossaries
  12. D
  13. A