PAPER 1 READING (1 hour) Part 4 ‘You are going to read an article about a London tour guide. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answar sheet, The best kind of know-it-all There Is an art to being a good tour guide and Martin Priestly knows what itis. It's chvious that the best way to sxploro a city is with a frend who is courteous, humorous, intelligent and ~ this is essential ~ extremely ‘wollinformed, Failing that, and If is London you. are visiting, then the next best thing may well be Martin Priestly, former university lecturer, now 2 guide, who seems to bring together most of the ecessary virtues and who will probably become 2 friend as well Last spring, | took @ trip around London with him, along with a party of Indian journalists. Accusiomed to guides who are occesionally ‘sxcallent but who often tum out to be arrogant, repedtve and sometimes bossy, I was so struck by Priestly’ performance that | cought him out Again to see, fl could, just how the trick was done. This time the tour was for a party of foreign students, eged anything between 29 and 69, who were here to Improve their English, which was already more than passable. As the ‘tourists gathered, Martin welcomed the:n with a Kind of dazzled pleasure, a: if he had boon walting for ‘tiem with excitement and a touch of analety, now thankfully relieved. Ihave to eay, all this seemed absolutely genuine Then we got on the coach and wo were off. Martin sat in front, not in the lowdevel guide's seat, But up with Uhe group, constantly tuming round fo make eye contact, to see if they understood him, Soon we're In a place called Bloomsbury, famous among writers In the early 20th century Bloomsbury is famous for brains,” says Martin, getting into hie stride. Ie a very clover place. It's not very fashionable but it's very clever.’ Soon aiter, we poss the British Muscum and Bediord Squer®,‘a great architectural showpiece’, advises ‘Martin. The comment prompted quesilons which led ta'a conversation about bualding, the part played by wealthy people and how big chunks of London stil belouged to them ~ an issue which ‘was to re-omerge later. This was how he liked to Work: themes, introduced as If spontaneously, wwere laid down for subsequent discussion, Suddenly the coach stopped and it was over, two tnd a half hours of non-stop performances, with information, cbservation and humour. Martin says encouragingly, Ide hope you enjoy London.” We go to. nearby café to talk. Why, | asked, had hhe become a guide? ‘Well, lused to organise alot fof courses at tha university I worced for. was quite siress(ul. But [had shown students around London and [enjayed thet. Ir seemed an obvious ‘move to make, Idd the London Tourist Board's Blue Badge course - two eveaings a week for ‘two years. That was tough, especially the exam {in what is known as "coaching". You're taught to ceile but everybody had difteulty with that in ‘the exam, when you have other things te worry fabout, You have to do it backwards in the coack, desperately casting your eyes about to see what IS ‘coming next, aad you're facing the tutors and the other talness “and you have te know 30 much to guide well, Gifferant’ places, all kinds of architecture, agriculture, What if somebody asks a question ‘about a crop beside the road? But some of it Sticks, You know ... eventually.” He also tells me hhe keeps himself up to dete with radio, TV and newspapers. “There are several hundred other guides cut there, all looking for a share of the work | think, as we talk, that I am starting to understand why good guides are eo rare, I's a great deal harder han it Tooks, and It demands, or every stretch of road, an even longer stretch of study and forethought. fine 56 fina 68‘What do we learn about Martin in the first paragraph? A. Hehas two educational roles. B_ Hels colleague of the writer. G His job is an extension ot his hoboy. D_ His job sults his personality. ‘The writer decided to meet Martin again to find out how he managed to ‘A. win custom from other tour guides. B entertain large and varied tour groups. © avoid the failings of many other tour guides. D_ encourage people to go back to him for another tour. ‘The writer notes that on ma A. grested everyone warmly. B seemed as nervous as everyone else. © praised everyone for their prompt arrival. D checked that everyone could understand him, 19 the tour group, Martin Martin's approach to guiding is to A. begin with the oldest buildings. B encourage tourist participation, move around the coach as he talks. D_ find out how much vistors know tirst. What cloes ‘I? in line 50 refer to? A. showing students around London, B performing in tront of a group becoming a guide D arranging courses : Martin saye that the ‘coaching? exami diffcutt because ‘tet is so much to think about. You have to smile in different ways. it has so many sections. you have to cover diferent routes. vom> Inline 66-67, what docs ‘some oft stioke! mean? ‘A. Some tacts are up to date. B Some information is remembered. © Some questions are answered. D_ Some lessons are revised. Inthe last paragraph, the writer says he is impressed by the distances Martin covers on his tours. ‘the quantity of work available for tour quides. ‘the amount of preparation involved in Martin's job. the variety of approaches taken to guiding, vom>