D Look at these comments that a student has made about the questions in Exercise B. Which questions does the student answer correctly?


1. ‘The text says that Ainan is a prodigy and later that he is special, so the answer is true.’ 2. ‘His parents are searching for a university, so again the answer is true.’ 3. ‘He is only six and he is going to university, so nobody in Singapore is cleverer than him. The answer is true again.’


4. ‘He has passed his O level, but he is studying now for his A level, so this one is false.’ 5. ‘The text only says what his mother and father think. It doesn’t say what everyone thinks. The answer is not given.’


6. ‘This is easy. He could walk when he was six months, so the answer is true.’ 7. ‘The text only mentions one programme, Mr Bean, so the answer is false.’ 8. ‘No, this one is false. The text says he learnt by surfing the Internet, so his father didn’t teach him.’


E Check the real answers on page 170. Did you make any of the same mistakes?


Reading 2: recognizing distractors Exam tip: The questions will sometimes try to trick you. For example, the question will include words from the text that make you think an answer is true when it is not.


A Look at this question from Reading 1B again. Why could you make a mistake if you read too quickly?


4. He has already passed Chemistry A level. __


Reading 3: practise finding the right information A Look only at the four names in the text on page 52. What is each person famous for?


B The text is about successful business people who don’t have a degree. Read it and answer the questions.


For questions 1–4, match the headings below with the names. There is ONE more heading than you need. Write the letter into the space.


a. Not what others wanted b. No education at all c. Regrets about leaving university d. A quick route to success e. A difficult early life


1. Richard Branson ___ 2. Coco Chanel ___ 3. Henry Ford ___ 4. Bill Gates ___


Who Needs a Degree to Succeed


in Business? Do you ever feel that you’re an underachiever or that your peers have left you behind because you didn’t get the best school grades or a university degree? Do you feel that not having that golden certificate stands in the way of you achieving your dreams? Are you a firm believer that education is the ultimate measure of success?


If the answer to any of these questions is yes, think again. You might be surprised, and possibly relieved, to learn that many of the world’s most successful high-fliers were school dropouts. Here are just a few of the names you might recognize.


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