A n s w e r k e y test 1, Paper 1, Reading

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D: When she said ‘I know it’ she was agreeing with him that, 
because they were both photographers, they were only 
interested in things they could see, their area of interest was 
limited to ‘surface’ (only what is visible). 
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B: She didn’t want people in Ireland to think she was ‘just another 
daft’ (foolish, silly) ‘American looking for her roots’ (she didn’t 
want people to think she was the same as so many other 
Americans, who wanted to learn about their ancestors and feel a 
connection with Ireland in the past). 
Part 4: On the trail of Kit Man
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B: ‘discomfort, bad food and danger were seen as part of the 
authentic outdoor experience’.
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D: ‘this involves not only acquiring new clobber, but new jargon’.
22 
C: ‘The whole idea of going into the wild is to get away from the 
things that tie you in knots at home.’
23 
A: ‘Worried about getting lost? Relax with a handheld GPS unit, 
featuring 3D and aerial display, plus built-in compass and 
barometric altimeter.’
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E: ‘Many in the adventure business say gadgets have encouraged 
thousands who would otherwise not have ventured into the 
great outdoors.’
25 
B: ‘Kit Man and his kind stand accused by the old-schoolers of 
being interested only in reaching the summits of gadgetry.’
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A: ‘bleeping’.
D: ‘ringing’, ‘beeping’, ‘clicking’, ‘whirring’.
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C: ‘All this technology, I mean, it might look fantastic on paper, but 
when there’s a real problem, it’s almost certainly going to let
you down.’
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E: ‘there’s research from Germany’s Institute for Biological 
Cybernetics, which suggests that, left to their own devices, 
humans are doomed to wander round in circles.’ People ‘cannot 
trust our own senses’ to find their way and avoid getting lost.