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Advertisement for a Video
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1 The advertised video is
aimed at people who
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are capable of perseverence |
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have been trying to change career |
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are too absorbed in their work |
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would like to change their personalities |
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2 Which of the words in bold is used
dismissively?
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stress |
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principles |
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patches |
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journey |
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How important is design?
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3 What does the writer say about developments
in the design of toasters?
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They have spoilt the original design. |
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They are made to fool the public. |
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They are copied from other types of product. |
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They have only been superficial. |
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4 The writer uses the Coca-Cola bottle
as an example of |
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the advantages of using 'real' design. |
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the fact that success amy not depend on good design. |
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the kind of thing that 'pure' designers approve of. |
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the unpredictability of public response to style. |
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Dream Cars
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5 What does the writer imply about trainee
car designers?
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They will go on to design more conservative
cars. |
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Their designs form the basis of those of production cars.
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They often criticise the designs of existing cars. |
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The designs are restricted by what is possible. |
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6 What does Ronald Hill say about car design?
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There are too many regulations about it. |
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Impractical designs play an important part in it. |
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Cost has too much influence on design. |
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Too much of it is dull and predictable. |
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Catalogue Shopping in the USA
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7 The writer says that when he bought
a light from a catalogue
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he had not thought about it carefully enough.
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it taught him a lesson about misleading adverts. |
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it was something he had always wanted to do. |
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he was not surprised by the outcome. |
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8 The writer thinks that the companies
who produce such gift catalogues |
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are cynical towards their customers |
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should not be allowed to operate |
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are unique to the United States |
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never sell useful goods |