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Read the following passage and mark the letter a, b, c, or d on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
TALKING TO…………ELTON JOHN
Q - Do you miss doing the ordinary things in life?
- I like plodding round the kitchen doing the things everybody else does. I love going to the supermarket to do the shopping. I come back with far more stuff than I need. When I am on holiday in St. Tropez, I love to get up at six in the morning to get the fresh bread. So people often see me wheeling my trolley round the supermarkets in town.
Q - Do you mind being recognized?
- I’ve tried going out in disguise, but in the end most people recognize me, Ninety- nine percent are very pleasant, very polite. But it’s frustrating if you get out of bed on the wrong side- and you do some days- and someone asks you for an autograph and they haven’t got a pen or a piece of paper. But I enjoy my popularity; I don’t see the point in being a recluse.
Q - You once said that you’re a bit of a loner.
- Yeah, I always have been. By that I don’t mean that I’m alone. It’s just that I like to be my own boss all the time. Don’t confuse that with being lonely because I’m not. I have lots of great friends around me. Being successful has given me the confidence to do things I wouldn’t have had the courage to do otherwise. But I still retain that shyness when I first meet people. I’m never going to get rid of that.
Q - You like your food, don’t you?
- I’m one of those people who only has to look at a doughnut and I immediately put on 2 pounds without even eating it. I’ve always had a problem with my weight .it doesn’t bother me too much, although I get depressed when I’m very overweight. I dieted once and I became so obsessed that I neatly made myself ill. But I’m happy with the way I am at the moment. If you exercise at least three or four times a week and play tennis, then it’s no problem, but you have to keep at it. ( …)
Q - Do you think you will still be touring and making records in another ten year’s time?
- I can’t keep touring and making records for the rest of my life- I’ve got to try something different now and then. One thing I am interested in doing is writing a musical.
Q - So do you think we see you on stage in your town musical one day?
- I doubt it. I’m not interested in going into a theatre and performing every night. You may find that strange but if you’re on tour, you’re changing cities. I played at the Hammersmith Odeon once for 14 nights and by the end of it I was going crazy. It was like going to the office. People who actually appear in plays and musical for two or three years have my greatest sympathy and admiration. I never consider what I do as work.
When Elton goes out, he……………
a. is recognized by 99% of the population b. accepts he will probably be recognized
c. gets annoyed if he is recognized d. wears a disguise
The phrase ‘ a recluse’ is closest in meaning to………………
a. a person who avoids other people b. a celebrity
c. an ordinary person d. a person who gets frustrated with his popularity
How has frame changed Elton John?
a. He has become very bossy b. He feels more confident
c. He doesn’t like to be on his own d. He has become shy
The phrase ‘a loner’ is closest in meaning to………………
a. a person who is unhappy without other people around b. a bossy person
c. a person who likes being alone d. an only child in the family
What does Elton John say about his weight?
a. He is obsessed with his weight b. He gets depressed when he diets
c. He wishes he were thin d. He has learnt to control his weight
The word it in the last paragraph refers to……………
a. his going crazy after the performance b. his playing at the theatre for 14 nights
c. his going to the office d. the Hammersmith Odeon
What does the last paragraph tell us about his attitude to