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Exam: PETO
Instructions
Course:READING
Youaregivensomepeopleontheleftwhowanttobuyabook,anddescriptionsof
thebooksavailableontheright.
Part2,Exam2
Decidewhichbookwouldbebestforeachreaderandchoosethecorrectletterby
clickingonthebutton.
Correctanswerswillshowingreen,Incorrectanswersinred.Forincorrectanswers,
clickontheSHOWCORRECTANSWERSbuttontogetanexplanation.
Thepassmarkforthisexamis70%andthetimeallowedis10minutes.
8:20min.
ReadersBooks
ALifeonTheRoadbyJamieButcher
1Sarahneedsabookforalongtrip
andlikesdetectivestories.Ifthemain
characterisawoman,evenbetter.
Thisbookchroniclesoneman'sjourney
fromtheUktoIranbybikewithhistwo
dogs.Itdescribesthepeoplehemetand
thehardshipshehadtoface.Sleeping
roughwithonlyhisdogsforcompany
gavehimplentyoftimetothink,andhis
thoughtsaresharedinthislovelybook.
Youranswer:
A
2Johnislookingforahumourousbook
aboutlifeinthedifferentcountriesin
Europe,becauseheisgoingthereinthe
summer.HeisanAmericanlawstudent.
Youranswer:
A
BDakoobyRickySharma
IfyouareinterestedinIndianlegends
andmysteries,thiscouldbethebookfor
you.Thewriterdesribesthelifeofathief
intheIndiaoftheBritishoccupation,and
doesagoodjob.Itmaybeabitlongfor
somereaders,butyougetyourmoney's
worth.
CMaanabyRupertHarman
Youcouldcallthisthebestbookever
writtenonSpainwithoutanyfearof
contradiction.Thewriterunderstandshis
subject,butmoreimportantlyiselegant
inwhathechoosestoexplainandhow
heexplainsit.Onceyoureadthebook,
it'shardlyworthgoingbecausehis
wordswillhavegivenyoueverythingyou
coulddiscoverinreality.
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DSlamDunkbyMorrisJames
DetectiveVickyMarshaltakesno
prisonersinthismasterpiece.Thereis
corruptionintheNBAandsheisafter
theringleaders,butherlifeisindanger
asthebadguyswon'tgiveuptheir
actionwithoutafight.Youwillneedtime
ifyoupickthisbookup,becauseyou
won'tbeabletoputitdown.
ETheLookbyJaneHill
Thewriterisaclinicalpsychologistand
hasusedallheranalyticalskillto
producethisenchantingcollectionof
shortstories,eachoneagem.Thework
isfreshandthedescriptionofhow
peopleformrelationswillsurpriseyou.
FLeatheronleatherbyDavidLancing
1Sarahneedsabookforalongtrip
andlikesdetectivestories.Ifthemain
characterisawoman,evenbetter.
Youranswer:
A
2Johnislookingforahumourousbook
aboutlifeinthedifferentcountriesin
Europe,becauseheisgoingthereinthe
summer.HeisanAmericanlawstudent.
Youranswer:
A
Englandwonthefootballworldcupin
1966andherewearegivenaviewof
whatitwouldhavebeenliketohave
beeninthechangingroomswiththat
winningteam.Alltheintrigueand
sportingtensionisbeautifullydescribed,
andthereaderistransportedtoanother
timeveryeffectively.
GLifeInTheOliveGrovebyMarkZola
Thisisabeautifullywrittenbookabout
lifeinsouthernEurope,writtenbyavery
funnyman.Itisfullofperceptive
observationsandyoucanalmosttaste
theoliveoilandfreshtomatoes.Anyone
travellingtothispartoftheworldwould
bewelladvisedtocarrythisgemwith
them.
HSayonarabyMavisFord
Japaninthefiftiesafterthewarwasa
verycomplicatedplace.Itisn'tsimpleat
thebestoftimes,butheretheJapanese
societyofthatperiodisexplained
throughtheeyesoftwolovers.Thisis
notanynormallovestorybecauseboth
charactersareblind.Agoodread,but
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1Sarahneedsabookforalongtrip
andlikesdetectivestories.Ifthemain
characterisawoman,evenbetter.
Youranswer:
A
2Johnislookingforahumourousbook
aboutlifeinthedifferentcountriesin
Europe,becauseheisgoingthereinthe
summer.HeisanAmericanlawstudent.
Youranswer:
A
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