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TEST 
Choose the correct answer to fill into the blank 
1. I ________ you that I had no intention of offending you 
 A. convince B. persuade C. guarantee D. assure 
2. The ___________ of his first novel appeared in The Times yesterday 
 A. survey B. inspection C. appraisal D. review 
3. Union leaders feel it is time Cabinet Ministers put their _______ on the table regarding their long-term plans 
 A. cards B. hands C. feet D. papers 
4. The easiest way to get this nut off the bolt would be to use a _______________ 
 A. spanner B. winch C. screwdriver D. jack 
5 The low, unbroken __________ of the machine next door gradually bored its way into his brain 
 A. din B. thud C. blare D. hum 
6. In _____________, I must acknowledge that we were guilty of errors of judgement 
 A. hindsight B. review C. experience D. retrospect 
7. If we do not take steps to protect the world’s wild life, many species of birds and animals are likely to 
___________ completely 
 A. die out B. die down C. die away D. die from 
8. I am not surprised Magraret’s ill. With all the voluntary work she’s _______, she’s really been doing too much 
 A. taken off B. taken in C. taken on D. take to 
9. Veronica broke the school roles so many times that the headmistress finally had no alternative but to _____her 
 A. expel B. deport C. eject D. export 
10. It’s a long time since London was ________ in one of its infamous pea-souper fogs 
 A. enveloped B. enclosed C. encircled D. invaded 
11. As it was Christmas, the _________ at church was much larger than usual 
 A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping 
12. The __________ last thing I want now is to catch a cold 
 A. most B. extremely C. utterly D. very 
13. I must run, I am rather ___________ for time at the moment 
 A. squeezed B. squashed C. cramped D. pressed 
14. If the rain doesn’t __________ soon, we shall have to look for a taxi 
 A. set about B. let up C. slow down D. go off 
15. The TV’s very dull tonight, let’s try another ___________ 
 A. band B. wavelength C. channel D. post 
16. He denied __________ in the hotel at 7 p.m 
 A. himself B. to be C. it’s him D. being 
17. After a thorough search, the police ___________ most of the missing jewels 
 A. retreated B. refreshed C. recorded D. recovered 
18. If you hear the fire _______, leave the building quickly 
 A. alarm B. publicity C. caution D. notice 
19. We need __________ information before we can decide 
 A. far B. farther C. further D. furthest 
20. Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to _______ to the hotel manager 
 A. argue B. regret C. complain D. sympathise 
21. The ship’s captain and members of the _________ welcomed us on board 
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 A. cast B. staff C. team D. crew 
22. The police have not yet found a possible ________ for the attack on the man 
 A. example B. understanding C. principle D. motive 
23. The floor was so rotten that it almost ___________ under his weight 
 A. gave up B. gave away C. gave back D. gave way 
24. Peter is very ___________ for all the help you have given him 
 A. thankful B. pleasant C. acceptable D. generous 
25. At _________ time there is always plenty of work to do on a farm 
 A. production B. profit C. grain D. harvest 
You are going to read a magazine article. For questions 13-19, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think 
fits best according to the text. 
P.D. James 
Barbara Michaels meets the acclaimed crime writer, whose innocent exterior hides a complex and brilliant 
imagination. 
Best-selling crime writer P.D. James - the initials stand for Phyllis Dorothy - exudes an air of quiet authority. It is 
easy to envisage her, had she not become a creator of detective stories with more twists and turns than a spiral 
staircase, as a headmistress of a girls' school. But it is soon apparent from what she says thatthe authoritative mien 
is, in fact, a cloak for shyness. She reluctantly admits that Adam Dalgliesh, the detective in her novels, “is, I 
suppose, modelled on myself - or rather, the way I would have turned out if I had been a man”. Dalgliesh prefers to 
unravel the complexities of crimes solo, as does his creator. 'I need time on my own, particularly when I am writing. 
I can write more or less anywhere as long as I have total privacy.' 
She is too modest to concur with the view that she is Britain's best-known crime writer, even though her books – 12 
major detective novels – are read avidly by millions all over the world. She herself is a great fan of the works of 
close friend Ruth Rendell. 'I particularly enjoy her psychological works, written under the name of Barbara Vine.' 
Books beside her bed are most likely to be by women writers such as Iris Murdoch, Anita Brookner and Penelope 
Lively, although not to the total exclusion of male authors like Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh, whom she 
considers to have been the greatest novelists of their generation. 
Success came to P.D. James late in life. Now in her seventies, she was 42 when her first crime novel, Cover Her 
Face, was published. Born in Oxford, the eldest of three children, Phyllis grew up mainly in Cambridge, where her 
family moved when she was 11 years old. 'I met my husband there - he was a student at the university, and I have 
always loved the place. That is why I chose it as the setting for An Unsuitable Job For A Woman.' 
Reluctantly, she reveals that from a promising start, life has been hard, even tragic at times. Her Irish doctor 
husband, Connor Bantry White, returned from the Second World War, during which he served with the Royal Army 
Medical Corps, a very sick man. 'I had to work long hours to support him and our two young daughters, Clare and 
Jane. The ideas were teeming in my head, but I could do practically nothing about it- I simply hadn't the time. My 
husband's parents, however, were marvellous, and took my daughters under their wing, giving them a sense of 
security throughout those difficult years.' 
While working full-time in administration for the National Health Service, she made good use of her enviable 
organisational skills. At one point, five psychiatric outpatients' clinics came under her jurisdiction. Then followed 
11 years at the Home Office, first in the Police Department, doing administration for forensic science research, and 
then in the Criminal Law section, in the juvenile crime division. It was while working in forensic science that she 
became 'quite accustomed' to the sight of corpses. But it was not fascination with death itself that inspired her. 'It 
was, rather, the shape and construction involved in the writing of a crime novel that appealed. I have always enjoyed 
reading detective stories, and I always knew that I wanted to be a writer.' 
'I didn't want to use the traumatic events of my own life in a work of fiction. The writing of a detective story 
appealed as a wonderful apprenticeship for someone setting out to be a serious novelist, and it was suitably removed 
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from my own experience. As I went on, I became increasingly aware that one could stay within the constraints and 
indeed within the so-called formula of the classic detective story and still write a good, serious and revealing novel 
about human beings. 'Writing detective stories', she says, 'is a way of bringing order out of disorder. The solution of 
a crime confirms the sanctity of life-even if that life is unlovable. Nobody really likes violence.' 
1. What does the writer suggest about P.O. James's outward manner? 
A. It is an attempt to discourage curiosity. 
B. It points to a lack of self-confidence. 
C. It conceals the true nature of her personality. 
D. It comes as a surprise to her readers. 
2. When questioned about Adam Dalgliesh, P.O. James 
A. concedes that the detective resembles her. 
B. admits that his behaviour is unusual. 
C. accepts that he does not enjoy company. 
D. recognises a weakness in the detective's character. 
3. What is revealed about P.O. James's tastes in reading? 
A. She prefers books with lots of action. 
B. She is less keen on male than female writers. 
C. She believes that men write better books than women. 
D. She thinks that women writers are not given enough credit. 
4. According to P.O. James, her early writing career suffered from lack of 
A. support. 
B. commitment. 
C. confidence. 
D. opportunity. 
5. What characterised P.O. James's work in the National Health Service? 
A. It was well-suited to her talents. 
B. It was not a satisfying experience. 
C. It was useful for her Mure writing. 
D. It was not sufficiently demanding. 
6. P.O. James was drawn to writing crime novels because 
A. they were her favourite sort of reading. 
B. they would be useful to her in her career. 
C. she liked the technical challenge they offered. 
D. she had experienced the effects of crime at first hand. 
7. What realisation did P .D. James come to while working on her detective stories? 
A. It was not necessary to pay attention to established patterns. 
B. The conventions did not adversely affect the quality of her writing. 
C. It was inevitable that she would become emotionally involved. 
D. The subject matter was more limiting than she had expected. 
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an 
example at the beginning (0). 
Secretaries 
What's in a name? In the case of the secretary, or Personal Assistant (PA), it can be something rather surprising. The 
dictionary calls a secretary 'anyone who (0) _______ correspondence, keeps records and does clerical work for 
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others'. But while this particular job (1) _______ looks a bit (2) _______, the word's original meaning is a hundred 
times more exotic and perhaps more (3) _______ The word itself has been with us since the 14th century and comes 
from the mediaeval Latin word secretarius meaning 'something hidden'. Secretaries started out as those members of 
staff with knowledge hidden from others, the silent ones mysteriously (4) _______ the secret machinery of 
organisations. 
Some years ago 'something hidden' probably meant (5) _______ out of sight, tucked away with all the other 
secretaries and typists. A good secretary was an unremarkable one, efficiently (6) _______ orders, and then 
returning mouse-like to his or her station behind the typewriter, but, with the (7) _______ of new office technology, 
the job (8) _______ upgraded itself and the role has changed to one closer to the original meaning. The skills 
required are more demanding and more technical. Companies are (9) _______ that secretarial staff should already be 
(10) _______ trained in, and accustomed to working with, a (11) _______ of word processing packages. 
Professionals in the (12) _______ business point out that nowadays secretarial staff may even need some 
management skills to take on administration, personnel work and research. 
0 A deals B handles C runs D conctrols 
1 A explanation B detail C definition D characteristic 
2 A elderly B unfashionable C outdated D aged 
3 A characteristic B related C likely D appropriate 
4 A operating B pushing C functioning D effecting 
5 A kept B covered C packed D held 
6 A satisfying B obeying C completing D minding 
7 A advent B approach C entrance D opening 
8 A truly B validly C correctly D effectively 
9 A insisting B ordering C claiming D pressing 
10 A considerably B highly C vastly D supremely 
11 A group B collection C cluster D range 
12 A appointment B hiring C recruitment D engagement 
For questions 13-27, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each 
gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). 
Changing cities 
What will the city of (0) __the_____ future look like? This question has been asked (13) ____________ many 
times in recent history - and answered inconclusively (14) ________ equal number of times - that we (15)________ 
be sure of (16) ____________ thing only: no one can predict with (17) _________ degree of accuracy how cities 
will look 50 or 500 years from now. 
The reason is simple – cities are (18) ___________ a continual state of change. Over the (19) ____________ fifty 
years they have changed so rapidly that the oldest residents will remember a time (20) __________ their city seemed 
to belong not just to another era (21) ___________ to a different dimension. 
(22) ____________ is true both of planned and unplanned cities. Planned cities such as New York and Paris, 
(23)___________ are closely organised on a grid or diagram of streets and avenues, have effectively burst at the 
seams this century, while unplanned cities such as Tokyo and Los Angeles have grown just (24) ____________ 
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dramatically. Although their centres might remain much as they were many years (25) ____________, their 
suburbs have spread (26) ____________ the tentacles of an octopus. 
Some economists argue that expansion is a sign of a healthy economy (27) ____________ that it is expanding cities 
that attract international investment. 
For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a 
word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). 
Snow-kiting: an alternative form of skiing? 
Skiing is one of the most (0) ____straightforward___forms of exercise 
there is. It offers the participant, whether a novice or an old hand at the 
sport, a great deal of excitement and (28) _______________, plus lots of 
fresh air. But skiing does have its various (29) _______________When it 
comes to guaranteeing a profitable day's downhill skiing, there are two 
essential ingredients. You need hills, or (30) _______________ mountains, 
in order to get the most out of this (31) _______________; then you need a 
fairly generous covering of snow. (32) _______________, there are usually 
snow machines to supplement any natural (33) _______________in the 
supply of this second (34) _______________, and help may now be at 
hand too for those lacking in the first, through the sport of snow-kiting. 
Snow-kiting is a wintry offshoot of kite-surfing, an established watersport. 
By harnessing their skis to an inflated kite, snow-kiters can move at speed 
across even the very flattest of landscapes. All they need is a (35) 
_______________ wind, then they can enjoy all the exhilaration of a fast 
downhill ski run. In fact, partly because of (36) _______________ objects 
such as electricity pylons and trees, the best location for snow-kiting is not 
a ski resort at all - but a vast (37) _______________ plain. Skiing may 
never be the same again. 
STRAIGHT 
PLEASE 
ADVANTAGE 
PREFER 
PURSUE 
FORTUNE 
DEFICIENT 
REQUIRE 
 REASON 
HAZARD 
INTERRUPT 
For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Here is an 
example (0). 
The committee decided to split the money equally between the two charities. 
 I can't believe that John and Maggie have decided to split up after 20 years of marriage. 
To serve a watermelon you need to split it down the centre with a sharp knife. 
38. Throughout the match, Philip ______________ the ball much harder than his opponent did. 
- Consumers were badly ______________ by price Increases during the last economic crisis. 
- It suddenly ______________ him that today was a public holiday and all the shops would be shut. 
39. The lake is rather ______________ this winter- we need more rain. 
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- The critics seem to have a pretty ______________ opinion of his acting skills. 
- The manager's personal assistant came in to the meeting and spoke to him in a ______________ voice. 
40. In the Mure we will be obtaining an increasing amount of ______________ from wind and water. 
- He did everything in his ______________ to find us somewhere to live. 
- Leaders are often unwilling to give up ______________, even when they are very old. 
41. The book about wildlife in the Antarctic ______________ me very deeply and I've been involved in 
conservation issues ever since I read it. 
- The politician's speech ______________ on several topics, but he mainly talked about inner city development. 
- When Sally ______________ the painting in the art gallery, all the alarms went off. 
42. I wanted to study IT but there wasn't a ______________ on any of the courses. 
- The young Kenyan runner stumbled during the race and had to make do with second ______________. 
- I wish Nina would tidy up; she leaves her clothes all over the ______________ 
For questions 43-50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the 
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. 
Here is an example (0). 
0. Fernanda refused to wear her sister's old dress. NOT 
Fernanda said that she would not wear her sister's old dress. 
43. He's likely to lose his job if he keeps disagreeing with his boss. DANGER 
If he keeps disagreeing with his boss, he's___________________________________from his job. 
44. Although the children weren't listening, the teacher didn't get angry. ATTENTION 
Although the children weren't___________________________________saying, the teacher didn't get angry. 
45. Given that he has no experience, will Glyn be able to do this job? AFFECT 
Will Glyn's ___________________________________ ability to do this job? 
48 'Remember to write or phone,' Marta said as she waved goodbye to her friend. TOUCH 
'Don't ___________________________________ ,' Marta said as she waved goodbye to herfriend. 
47. No changes will be made to this project. AHEAD 
This project will ___________________________________ to plan. 
48. He no longer thinks he can find a job before the end of the year. HOPE 
He has given ___________________________________ a job before the end of the year. 
49. It's difficult to know what my reaction would have been in that situation. HOW 
I'm not ___________________________________ in that situation. 
50. I don't expect the company to make a profit this year, given the economic climate. SURPRISED 
Given the economic climate, ___________________________________ the company make a profit this year. 
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TEST 
Choose the correct answer to fill into the blank 
1. I ________ you that I had no intention of offending you 
 A. convince B. persuade C. guarantee D. assure 
2. The ___________ of his first novel appeared in The Times yesterday 
 A. survey B. inspection C. appraisal D. review 
3. Union leaders feel it is time Cabinet Ministers put their _______ on the table regarding their long-term plans 
 A. cards B. hands C. feet D. papers 
4. The easiest way to get this nut off the bolt would be to use a _______________ 
 A. spanner B. winch C. screwdriver D. jack 
5 The low, unbroken __________ of the machine next door gradually bored its way into his brain 
 A. din B. thud C. blare D. hum 
6. In _____________, I must acknowledge that we were guilty of errors of judgement 
 A. hindsight B. review C. experience D. retrospect 
7. If we do not take steps to protect the world’s wild life, many species of birds and animals are likely to 
___________ completely 
 A. die out B. die down C. die away D. die from 
8. I am not surprised Magraret’s ill. With all the voluntary work she’s _______, she’s really been doing too much 
 A. taken off B. taken in C. taken on D. take to 
9. Veronica broke the school roles so many times that the headmistress finally had no alternative but to _____her 
 A. expel B. deport C. eject D. export 
10. It’s a long time since London was ________ in one of its infamous pea-souper fogs 
 A. enveloped B. enclosed C. encircled D. invaded 
11. As it was Christmas, the _________ at church was much larger than usual 
 A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping 
12. The __________ last thing I want now is to catch a cold 
 A. most B. extremely C. utterly D. very 
13. I must run, I am rather ___________ for time at the moment 
 A. squeezed B. squashed C. cramped D. pressed 
14. If the rain doesn’t __________ soon, we shall have to look for a taxi 
 A. set about B. let up C. slow down D. go off 
15. The TV’s very dull tonight, let’s try another ___________ 
 A. band B. wavelength C. channel D. post 
16. He denied __________ in the hotel at 7 p.m 
 A. himself B. to be C. it’s him D. being 
17. After a thorough search, the police ___________ most of the missing jewels 
 A. retreated B. refreshed C. recorded D. recovered 
18. If you hear the fire _______, leave the building quickly 
 A. alarm B. publicity C. caution D. notice 
19. We need __________ information before we can decide 
 A. far B. farther C. further D. furthest 
20. Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to _______ to the hotel manager 
 A. argue B. regret C. complain D. sympathise 
21. The ship’s captain and members of the _________ welcomed us on board 
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 A. cast B. staff C. team D. crew 
22. The police have not yet found a possible ________ for the attack on the man 
 A. example B. understanding C. principle D. motive 
23. The floor was so rotten that it almost ___________ under his weight 
 A. gave up B. gave away C. gave back D. gave way 
24. Peter is very ___________ for all the help you have given him 
 A. thankful B. pleasant C. acceptable D. generous 
25. At _________ time there is always plenty of work to do on a farm 
 A. production B. profit C. grain D. harvest 
You are going to read a magazine article. For questions 1-7, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits 
best according to the text. 
P.D. James 
Barbara Michaels meets the acclaimed crime writer, whose innocent exterior hides a complex and brilliant 
imagination. 
Best-selling crime writer P.D. James - the initials stand for Phyllis Dorothy - exudes an air of quiet authority. It is 
easy to envisage her, had she not become a creator of detective stories with more twists and turns than a spiral 
staircase, as a headmistress of a girls' school. But it is soon apparent from what she says thatthe authoritative mien 
is, in fact, a cloak for shyness. She reluctantly admits that Adam Dalgliesh, the detective in her novels, “is, I 
suppose, modelled on myself - or rather, the way I would have turned out if I had been a man”. Dalgliesh prefers to 
unravel the complexities of crimes solo, as does his creator. 'I need time on my own, particularly when I am writing. 
I can write more or less anywhere as long as I have total privacy.' 
She is too modest to concur with the view that she is Britain's best-known crime writer, even though her books – 12 
major detective novels – are read avidly by millions all over the world. She herself is a great fan of the works of 
close friend Ruth Rendell. 'I particularly enjoy her psychological works, written under the name of Barbara Vine.' 
Books beside her bed are most likely to be by women writers such as Iris Murdoch, Anita Brookner and Penelope 
Lively, although not to the total exclusion of male authors like Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh, whom she 
considers to have been the greatest novelists of their generation. 
Success came to P.D. James late in life. Now in her seventies, she was 42 when her first crime novel, Cover Her 
Face, was published. Born in Oxford, the eldest of three children, Phyllis grew up mainly in Cambridge, where her 
family moved when she was 11 years old. 'I met my husband there - he was a student at the university, and I have 
always loved the place. That is why I chose it as the setting for An Unsuitable Job For A Woman.' 
Reluctantly, she reveals that from a promising start, life has been hard, even tragic at times. Her Irish doctor 
husband, Connor Bantry White, returned from the Second World War, during which he served with the Royal Army 
Medical Corps, a very sick man. 'I had to work long hours to support him and our two young daughters, Clare and 
Jane. The ideas were teeming in my head, but I could do practically nothing about it- I simply hadn't the time. My 
husband's parents, however, were marvellous, and took my daughters under their wing, giving them a sense of 
security throughout those difficult years.' 
While working full-time in administration for the National Health Service, she made good use of her enviable 
organisational skills. At one point, five psychiatric outpatients' clinics came under her jurisdiction. Then followed 
11 years at the Home Office, first in the Police Department, doing administration for forensic science research, and 
then in the Criminal Law section, in the juvenile crime division. It was while working in forensic science that she 
became 'quite accustomed' to the sight of corpses. But it was not fascination with death itself that inspired her. 'It 
was, rather, the shape and construction involved in the writing of a crime novel that appealed. I have always enjoyed 
reading detective stories, and I always knew that I wanted to be a writer.' 
'I didn't want to use the traumatic events of my own life in a work of fiction. The writing of a detective story 
appealed as a wonderful apprenticeship for someone setting out to be a serious novelist, and it was suitably removed 
from my own experience. As I went on, I became increasingly aware that one could stay within the constraints and 
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indeed within the so-called formula of the classic detective story and still write a good, serious and revealing novel 
about human beings. 'Writing detective stories', she says, 'is a way of bringing order out of disorder. The solution of 
a crime confirms the sanctity of life-even if that life is unlovable. Nobody really likes violence.' 
1. What does the writer suggest about P.O. James's outward manner? 
A. It is an attempt to discourage curiosity. 
B. It points to a lack of self-confidence. 
C. It conceals the true nature of her personality. 
D. It comes as a surprise to her readers. 
2. When questioned about Adam Dalgliesh, P.O. James 
A. concedes that the detective resembles her. 
B. admits that his behaviour is unusual. 
C. accepts that he does not enjoy company. 
D. recognises a weakness in the detective's character. 
3. What is revealed about P.O. James's tastes in reading? 
A. She prefers books with lots of action. 
B. She is less keen on male than female writers. 
C. She believes that men write better books than women. 
D. She thinks that women writers are not given enough credit. 
4. According to P.O. James, her early writing career suffered from lack of 
A. support. 
B. commitment. 
C. confidence. 
D. opportunity. 
5. What characterised P.O. James's work in the National Health Service? 
A. It was well-suited to her talents. 
B. It was not a satisfying experience. 
C. It was useful for her Mure writing. 
D. It was not sufficiently demanding. 
6. P.O. James was drawn to writing crime novels because 
A. they were her favourite sort of reading. 
B. they would be useful to her in her career. 
C. she liked the technical challenge they offered. 
D. she had experienced the effects of crime at first hand. 
7. What realisation did P .D. James come to while working on her detective stories? 
A. It was not necessary to pay attention to established patterns. 
B. The conventions did not adversely affect the quality of her writing. 
C. It was inevitable that she would become emotionally involved. 
D. The subject matter was more limiting than she had expected. 
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an 
example at the beginning (0). 
Secretaries 
What's in a name? In the case of the secretary, or Personal Assistant (PA), it can be something rather surprising. The 
dictionary calls a secretary 'anyone who (0) _______ correspondence, keeps records and does clerical work for 
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others'. But while this particular job (1) _______ looks a bit (2) _______, the word's original meaning is a hundred 
times more exotic and perhaps more (3) _______ The word itself has been with us since the 14th century and comes 
from the mediaeval Latin word secretarius meaning 'something hidden'. Secretaries started out as those members of 
staff with knowledge hidden from others, the silent ones mysteriously (4) _______ the secret machinery of 
organisations. 
Some years ago 'something hidden' probably meant (5) _______ out of sight, tucked away with all the other 
secretaries and typists. A good secretary was an unremarkable one, efficiently (6) _______ orders, and then 
returning mouse-like to his or her station behind the typewriter, but, with the (7) _______ of new office technology, 
the job (8) _______ upgraded itself and the role has changed to one closer to the original meaning. The skills 
required are more demanding and more technical. Companies are (9) _______ that secretarial staff should already be 
(10) _______ trained in, and accustomed to working with, a (11) _______ of word processing packages. 
Professionals in the (12) _______ business point out that nowadays secretarial staff may even need some 
management skills to take on administration, personnel work and research. 
0 A deals B handles C runs D conctrols 
1 A explanation B detail C definition D characteristic 
2 A elderly B unfashionable