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Language Leader Intermediate Final Test B

1 Put the sentences in the correct places in the text below.
a) Last week the Booker Prize award ceremony took place and another writer received a prize
for his or her successful novel.
b) What else is important for a book before it is published?
c) The novel he last published, !ow to be a dancer in five days" sold #$$,$$$ copies.
d) Today publishers don"t decide on a book because they like it.
e) These five books have made over %&.' million.
f) The publisher will probably then decide whether the book can be a success.
The Truth about Book Writing
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((a((. This is a time when )ournalists use such phrases as *roundbreakin*", classic",
incomparable", movin*" and outstandin*" to describe books and the people who write them.
+veryone seems to for*et however, the armies of other hard,workin* people behind a book who
make it the success it becomes.
-ometimes even the writer doesn"t think of the idea behind a book. . publisher may think of an
idea and then su**est it to an author who will then usually send the publisher a plan or small
part of the book.
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Let"s be clear on this.
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(((((. 1n this world of consumerism, they decide to publish a book if
they think it can make a profit. 2nly last week a publisher told me that in the last five years he
had decided not to publish five books he loved. 3urin* the same time, he had also published
twelve books which he thou*ht were rubbish. Why? Because he knew people would buy them.
4$5 of the time he is ri*ht.
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1f the publisher buys into the idea, they will a*ree to publish the book and then the author will
write the whole book. This is not the end of the story, thou*h. 2nce the writer has finished the
book, the publisher, readers" and editors will read it and ask for chan*es to be made. 6ot
everyone knows this but most of the time the book that is published is not only the work of the
writer. 1t is also the work of the publishers, readers and editors. 7et, it is only the author that
people hear about.
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(((((. The cover and desi*n of the book need to be carefully considered. -ome books are
bou*ht by people simply because they love the cover or the pictures inside. 1t may be a terrible
book, but unless they read a few pa*es, they won"t realise this. .lso the blurb" has to be written.
This is the description of the book that you find on the back cover. This is usually written by
someone in the marketin* department of a publishin* company. 6ot the author. .*ain, a blurb"
can be the reason why someone buys a book. -ometimes thou*h, the blurb and the book are two
completely different thin*s. 3o you believe every advert you see on T8? 6o? Then don"t
believe a blurb.
.s you can see it is not only the author who makes a book but it is only the author who receives
prizes. Last week, 1 was invited to the 6ational Publishin* 3inner in 6ottin*ham. !ere, 1 had
the chance to meet the people who are really responsible for the success of a book. -ue
Parmenter, publisher at .corn Books has published five books in three years.
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people mi*ht say that this is a bi**er success than winnin* the Booker Prize.
-o, ne9t time you buy a book and en)oy it, don"t only think of the author. Think of all the
underrated nameless people who made it possible for you to en)oy that pa*e turner.
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2 Answer the questions about the text aboe.
! Who do )ournalists talk about at the Booker Prize?
People who write books_____
1 .t first, what does a publisher want from a writer?
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
2 Why do people publish books?
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
" Which T!:++ people ask for chan*es to be made?
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
# What TW2 reasons are *iven for people choosin* a book before readin* it?
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
$ Where do you find a blurb"?
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
% Which TW2 pieces of advice does the writer of the article *ive?
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
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the fine, 1 am *oin* to prison. !ow
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brother in his flat in
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(((((((((( 6etherlands, when 1 received a call. The man on the phone
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(((((((((( me he lived downstairs and he
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(((((((((( closed the door of his flat and left the
key inside. !e asked me
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(((((((((( 1 could help him *et back into his house. >y brother"s
balcony is )ust above his so 1 saw that if 1 climbed down from my brother"s balcony 1
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(((((((((( were built fifty years a*o,
are very stron* and 1 have
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(((((((((( of e9perience of climbin* so it was very easy. 1 was
inside the flat in five minutes. 1 told the man he was lucky
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(((((((((( 1 was such a *ood
climber. !e )ust lau*hed.
The ne9t mornin* 1
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(((((((((( arrested for helpin* a bur*lary. The man
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(((((((((( have
been a thief. 1 thou*ht 1
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(((((((((( helpin* someone into their flat, not stealin* everythin*
from a policeman"s flat. >y brother was ri*ht. 1
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(((((((((( to be more careful.
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# )ake sentences using these words and the correct for( of the erb.
! 1 be able have the meetin* at = p.m.
I will be able to have the meeting at 7 p.m .
1 1 write the pro)ect all day yesterday.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
2 1 advise him take the plane but he prefer travel by train.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
" The local council not discuss the issue yet.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
# Anless the trend chan*e, we make a lot of money.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
$ -arah present the mornin* pro*rammes for the last three years.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
% !e say he do it the week before.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
* By the end of this week the e9periments must finish.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
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, 1f 1 be you, 1 tell him now.
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1! 1t must be 3avid that phone .n*ela last ni*ht.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
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re,openin* the 1nternet cafC. Peter su**ested that students need it. Peter, 1
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ri*ht but if we do
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university, that"s )ust not
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students should pay a membership fee to use the 1nternet cafC and this money could pay for any
dama*es. This idea is definitely worth
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(((((((((( up, let me su**est this to
the university, and we can meet up a*ain ne9t week.
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Last weekend, businessmen from .monko ;orp were lookin*
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Bruit Duice ;ompany. 1t looks like they are plannin* to take
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risky move. >i9>a9 has failed to make a
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((((((((( every year since it be*an producin* fruit
)uice. 1t is a surprise that they didn"t
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((((((((( bankrupt. 2ne reason for their failure is that
they couldn"t find a persuasive
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((((((((( that attracted customers. -econdly, they didn"t keep
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((((((((( with the trends in the fruit )uice industry. -o, what is .monko up to? They have no
e9perience
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((((((((( the fruit )uice industry. They will have to spend vast
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money on development and will certainly have to
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((((((((( new products on the market and
hope they catch
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((((((((( success do not look *ood. 1n ne9t
week"s article we hope to find
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((((((((( the truth about .monko"s plans.
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* 'orrect the underlined (istakes in these sentences.
! 1 don"t have seen him since your birthday. ((havent seen_(((((((((((
1 1t mustn"t be +milia. -he"s in BrazilE ((((((((((((((((((((((((
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2 1 promised 3avid *ivin* him the answers. ((((((((((((((((((((((((
" Books will return to the library on time by students. ((((((((((((((((((((((((
# 1 should be home by si9 but 1 was late. ((((((((((((((((((((((((
$ 6o of the students knew the answer, only me. ((((((((((((((((((((((((
% Beel you happier about your )ob now? ((((((((((((((((((((((((
* That"s the man who car 1 bou*ht. ((((((((((((((((((((((((
+ 1"m not as taller than you. 7ou are taller. ((((((((((((((((((((((((
, They wanted to know what e9perience did 1 have. ((((((((((((((((((((((((
1! The ;ornish dialect, that was spoken by my *randmother, is now nearly e9tinct.
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a) What idea he wanted to prove. (((((
b) When he won an 2scar. (((((
c) The books he published. (((((
d) What he will be remembered for. (((((
e) The sub)ect of the talk. (1(((
f) Where he studied. (((((
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, .isten to the talk again. Are these sentences true or false0
! The speaker will talk about !eyerdahl"s personality. (false(((((
1 !e was born in Polynesia. ((((((((((
2 !is first e9pedition lasted a year. ((((((((((
" !e believed the first Polynesians arrived from the west. ((((((((((
# !e travelled with si9 companions. ((((((((((
$ !e proved that sailors sailed oceans in ancient times. ((((((((((
% !e travelled to +aster 1sland in /4#0. ((((((((((
* !e crossed the .tlantic twice in /4?4 and /4=$. ((((((((((
+ !e wrote three books. ((((((((((
, !e was a member of the .merican .cademy of -cience. ((((((((((
1! !e died at home. ((((((((((
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! !e"s a very (moody_((person. 2ne day he"s happy. The ne9t day he"s sad.
a) moody b) assertive c) talkative d) ener*etic
1 The news is disappointin*. .fter a steady ((((( over the last few years, this year has seen a
decline.
a) decrease b) fall c) increase d) drop
2 Because of (((((, there are a lot of factories causin* pollution in our town.
a) industrialisation b) consumerism c) modernity d) efficiency
" The film was so (((((. 1 couldn"t stop lau*hin*.
a) breathtakin* b) movin* c) hilarious d) *rippin*.
# They couldn"t char*e him because there wasn"t enou*h (((((.
a) witness b) offender c) ransom d) evidence
$ .t the moment it doesn"t work. We need to make a few ((((( to the desi*n.
a) simulations b) prototypes c) modifications d) collisions
% 1n some countries, children start ((((( at the a*e of seven.
a) elementary school b) lifelon* learnin* c) secondary school d) home schoolin*
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11 Put these words in the correct colu(n in the table.
innovative retailer ele*ant misbehave underrated invent incomparable
production useable artistic stabilise
2oun 3erb Ad4ectie
invent
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