A they do not want outsiders to be able to understand them.
В they want to show their superiority over other groups.
С
they want to impress other members of their group.
D they do not want to use the same language as other groups.
37
According to the writer, some academics are capable of
A making sense to people outside their group.
В writing very clearly for learned journals.
С
changing the way they communicate within their own group.
D explaining other people’s work to the general public.
38
When discussing the writing of academics about their research, the writer
emphasises
A his own lack of knowledge of the academic world.
В his desire to understand what they describe.
С
his sympathy for some of the academics.
D his dislike for the style used in their writing.
39
The writer says that the kind of language used by academics in journals
A is becoming more widely understood by non-academics.
В is attracting a lot of criticism from other academics.
С
will only change if they are forced to change it.
D appeals only to highly intelligent people.
40
The w riter’s opinion of the Internet is that
A it is making people more aware of the poor use of language.
В it is encouraging standards of language use to fall.
С
it is enabling people to compare good and poor use of language.
D it is making it harder for good writing to get published.
Questions 36 -40 Choose the correct letter, А, В, С or D.
Day 7 Reading Passage 1 (IS CONSTANT USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA
