Which of the following is not mentioned as being a type of genre fiction?
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Solution
Correct Answer : 1
2 and 4 are incorrect because the speaker says: The division of literary works into genres ... makes life
easier for the person browsing in a bookshop. He or she can go directly to where their favorite kind of bnok
is shelved, be it science fiction, gothic, romance, and so on.3 is incorrect because the speaker says: ... for the most part, such writers: are writing fantasies.
5 is incorrect because the speaker says: However, some genre writers, particularly writers of detective and police fiction, ....
1 is correct because mainstream fiction is contrasted with genre fiction.
According to the text, which of the following statements is true about stress?
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Solution
Correct Answer : 4
1 is incorrect because the speaker says: Each year, about six million people in Britain consult their doctors because they feel stress or anxiety. and it is estimated that at least another six miUion suffer from stress-related illness but do not seek medical advice.
2 is incorrect because the speaker does not say this is easy and says: I suppose, too, that it's possible for someone to train themselves to be able to take higher levels of stress by repeatedly pulling themselves in a stressful situation - to build up a tolerance for stress.
3 is incorrect because the speaker says: But stress is a fact of life for all of us ....
4 is correct because the speaker says: Long working hours, fear of losing their jobs, the difficult journey lO and from work in crowded trains and buses, all contribute to increased levels of stress.
According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
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Solution
Correct Answer : 3
1 is incorrect because the speaker says: Research into the human genome has recently made it clear that both sides are partly right.
2 is incorrect because the speaker says: On the nature side, we have what we get from our genes ... such as temperarnenc.
4 is incorrect because the speaker does not claim that all non-physical traits are inherited.
3 is correct because the speaker says: ... some now claim that such traits as intelligence and personality are also encoded in our genes.