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Ittakesquiteasecurepersontobringthesepeopletogetherandallowarelationshiptodevelopindependentlyofhimself.Fromthenon-networker'

spointofviewsuchadevelopmentmaybeintolerable,especiallyifitishappeningoutsidetheircontrol.Theunfortunatethinghereisthattheinitiatorofthecontact,ifhedidbutknowit,wouldbetheonetobenefitmost.Andwhy?

Becauseallthingsbeingequal,peoplemovewithincirclesandthatpersonhasthepotentialofbeingsuckedintoevergrowingspheresofnewcontacts.Itissaidthat,ifyouknoweightpeople,youareintouchwitheveryoneintheworld.Itdoesnottakemuchcommonsensetorealizethepotentialforanykindofventureasoneisabletodrawontheexperienceofmoreandmorepeople.

Unfortunately,makingnewcontacts,businessorotherwise,whileitbringssuccess,doescauseproblems.Itenlargestheindividual'

sworld.Thisisintruthnotaltogetherabadthing,butitputsmorepressureonthenetworkerthroughhishavingtomaintainaneverlargercircleofpeople.Themostconvenientwayoutis,perhaps,toculloldcontacts,butthiswouldbeanathematoournetworkerasitwoulddefeatthewholepurposeofnetworking.Anotherproblemisthereactionoffriendsandassociates.Spreadingoneselfthinlygivesonelesstimeforotherswhowereperhapsclosertooneinthepast.Intheworkplace,thiscancausetensionwithjealouscolleagues,andevenwithsuperiorswhomightbetemptedtoreininamoresuccessfulinferior.Jealousyandenvycanprovetobeverydetrimentalifoneisfacedwithaveryinsecuremanager,asthispersonmayseektostiflesomeone'

scareerorevenblockitcompletely.

Theanswerhereistoletone'

ssuperiorsshareintheglory;

tothrowthemafewcrumbsofcomfort.Itiscalledleadershipfromthebottom.Inthepresentbusinessclimate,companiesandenterprisesneedtoco-operatewitheachotherinordertoexpand.Asglobalizationgrowsapace,companiesneedtobeabletospannotjustcountriesbutcontinents.Whilstpeoplemayrailagainstthisdevelopmentitisforthemomentheretostay.Withoutco-operationandcontacts,specialistcompanieswillnotsurviveforlong.Computercomponents,forexample,needtobecompatiblewiththevariousmachinesonthemarketandtoachievethis,firmsneedtoworkinconjunctionwithothers.Nobusinessorinstitutioncanaffordtobeanislandintoday'

senvironment.Inthenotverydistantpast,itwaspossibleforcompaniestogoitalone,butitisnowmoredifficulttodoso.

Thesameappliesintheacademicworld,whereideashavebeenjealouslyguarded.Theopening-upofuniversitiesandcollegestotheoutsideworldinrecentyearshasbeenofenormousbenefittoindustryandeducationalinstitutions.Thestereotypicalacademicisonewhomovesinararefiedatmospherelivingalifeofsometimessplendidisolation,aprisoneroftheirowngenius.Thissortofpersondoesnotfiteasilyintothemouldofthemodernnetworker.Yeteventhisinsularworldischanging.Theivorytowersarebeingleftevermorefrequentlyaseducationalexpertsforgelinkswithotherbodies;

sometimestostunningeffectasinSiliconValleyinAmericaandaroundCambridgeinEngland,whichnowhasoneofthemostconcentratedclustersofhightechcompaniesinEurope.

Itisthenetworkers,thewheeler-dealers,themoversandshakers,callthemwhatyouwill,thatcarrytheworldalong.TheworldoftheNeanderthalswasshakenbetween35,000and40,000BC;

theyweresupersededbyHomoSapienswiththevery'

networking'

skillsthatseparateusfromotheranimals:

understanding,thoughtabstractionandculture,whichareinextricablylinkedtoplanningsurvivalandproductivityinhumans.Itissaidthemeekwillinherittheearth.Butwillthey?

Questions1-5

Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgivenin 

ReadingPassage1?

Inboxes11-13onyouranswersheet,write

YES

ifthestatementagreeswiththewriter'

sclaims

NO

ifthestatementcontradictsthewriter'

NOTGIVEN

ifthereisimpossibletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis

Example

Answer

Networkingisaconcept

Yes

1 

Networkingisnotamodernidea.

2 

Networkingiswornlikeabadgeexclusivelyinthebusinessworld.

3 

Peoplefallintotwobasiccategories.

4 

Apersonwhosharesknowledgeandfriendsmakesabetternetworkerthanonewhodoesnot.

5 

Theclassicnetworkerisphysicallystrongandgenerallyingoodhealth.

Questions6-10

Using 

NOMORETHANTHREEWORDS 

fromthepassage,completethesentencesbelow.

6 

Makingnewacquaintances 

........................................ 

butalsohasitsdisadvantages.

7 

Atwork,problemscanbecausedifthemanageris 

.

8 

Amanagercansuppress,oreventotally 

thecareerofanemployee.

9 

Inbusinesstoday,workingtogetherisnecessaryinorderfor........................................ 

togrow.

10 

Businessesthatspecializewillnotlastforlongwithout 

Questions11-15

11 

Inwhichsphereoflifehaveideasbeenprotectedjealously?

12 

Whichtypeofindividualdoesnoteasilybecomeamodernnetworker?

13 

WhereisoneofthegreatestconcentrationsofhightechcompaniesinEurope?

14 

WhoreplacedtheNeanderthals?

15 

What,aswellasunderstandingandthoughtabstraction,setsusapartfromotheranimals?

ReadingPassage2

ASILENTFORCE

A

ThereisalegendthatStAugustineinthefourthcenturyADwasthefirstindividualtobeseenreadingsilentlyratherthanaloud,orsemi-aloud,ashadbeenthepracticehitherto.ReadinghascomealongwaysinceAugustine'

sday.Therewasatimewhenitwasamenialjobofscribesandpriests,notthemarkofcivilizationitbecameinEuropeduringtheRenaissancewhenitwasseenasoneoftheattributesofthecivilizedindividual.

B

Modernnationsarenowseriouslyaffectedbytheirlevelsofliteracy.WhiletheWesternworldhasseenanoticeabledeclineintheseareas,otherlessdevelopedcountrieshaveadvancedand,insomecases,overtakentheWest.India,forexample,nowhasalargepoolofeducatedworkers.SoEuropeancountriescannolongerrestontheirlaurelsastheyhavedoneforfartoolong;

otherwise,theyareindangeroffallingevenfurtherbehindeconomically.

C

Itisdifficultinthemodernworldtodoanythingotherthanabasicjobwithoutbeingabletoread.Readingasaskillisthekeytoaneducatedworkforce,whichinturnisthebedrockofeconomicadvancement,particularlyinthepresenttechnologicalage.StudieshaveshownthatbyincreasingtheliteracyandnumeracyskillsofprimaryschoolchildrenintheUK,thebenefittotheeconomygenerallyisinbillionsofpounds.Theskillofreadingisnownomorejustanintellectualorleisureactivity,butratherafully-fledgedeconomicforce.

D

Partoftheproblemwithreadingisthatitisaskillwhichisnotappreciatedinmostdevelopedsocieties.ThisisanattitudethathascondemnedlargeswathesofthepopulationinmostWesternnationstoilliteracy.ItmightsurprisepeopleincountriesoutsidetheWesttolearnthatintheUnitedKingdom,andindeedinsomeotherEuropeancountries,theliteracyratehasfallentobelowthatofso-calledlessdevelopedcountries.

E

Therearealsoforcesconspiringagainstreadinginourmodernsociety.ItisnotseenascoolamongayoungergenerationmoreathomewithcomputerscreensoraWalkman.Thesolitudeofreadingisnotveryappealing.Studentsatschool,collegeoruniversitywhoreadalotarecalledbookworms.Thetermindicatesthecontemptinwhichreadingandlearningareheldincertaincirclesorsubcultures.Itisacriticism,likeallsuchattacks,drivenbytheinsecurityofthosewhoarenotliterateoraresemi-literate.Criticismisalsoameans,likeallbullying,ofkeepingpeersinplacesothattheydonotstepoutofline.Peerpressureamongyoungpeopleissopowerfulthatitoftenkillsanyattemptstochangeattitudestohabitslikereading.

F

Butthenegativeconnotationsapart,ismodernWesternsocietystandingCanute-likeagainstanuncontrollablespiralofdecline?

Ithinknot.

G

Howshouldpeoplebeencouragedtoreadmore?

Itcaneasilybedonebyincreasingbasicreadingskillsatanearlyageandencouragingyoungpeopletoborrowbooksfromschools.Someschoolshaveclassroomlibrariesaswellassch