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Code 10 - Page 1 of 13 READING PAPER 10 Time permitted: 60 minutes Number of questions: 40 _______________________________________________________________________ Directions: In this section you will read FOUR different passages. Each one is followed by 10 questions about it. For questions 1-40, you are to choose the best answer A, B, C or D, to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage. You have 60 minutes to answer all the questions, including the time to transfer your answers to the answer sheet. PASSAGE 1 - Questions 1-10 BODY LANGUAGE According to surveys, people consider speaking in public more stressful than any other task.Communications experts have studied public speakers and their audiences to learn what makes aspeech effective. They have discovered that while choosing the words of a speech carefully isimportant, the body language used during the speech is also vital to its success. Researchers estimatethat at least seventy-five percent of communication occurs through non-verbal body language.This means that the actions of a speaker's body during a speech will determine how the audienceresponds to the words spoken. Research indicates that the first things noticed by the audience are the speaker’s eyes and facialexpressions. People will think that a speaker who always looks at the floor and never smiles isunfriendly. An effective speaker will look directly at the people in the audience and will use facialexpressions that match the tone of the speech. An experienced speaker knows when to smile atthe audience and when to display a more serious expression. The speaker's posture is the second-most noticed aspect of body language. (A)Speakers may deliver their speech either standing or sitting. If a speaker sits, research shows it is important to sit up straight. (B) Similarly, when a speaker stands, it is important that he or she stand up