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Passage 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27–40, which are based on the reading passage below.

The Trouble with 7-38-55

Questions 27–30

Complete the summary using the list of words and phrases, A–H, below.

Mehrabian’s experiments

In 1967 Mehrabian carried out two studies that examined how listeners judged the of a speaker. In the first, participants heard single words said in different . In the second, they heard one word while looking at of faces. The famous formula was produced by the results of the two experiments.

Aphotographs
Blanguages
Cfeelings
Dcombining
Etones
Frepeating
Ggestures
Hintelligence

Questions 31–35

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer? Choose YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer, NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer, NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.

31The number of people who took part in the studies was too small.

32Using participants with similar backgrounds made the results more reliable.

33Mehrabian should have used male speakers in his recordings.

34Listening to single words is similar to normal conversation.

35Non-verbal signals have little effect on how messages are understood.

Questions 36–40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

36What do critics say about the 7-38-55 percentages?

37According to Mehrabian, his findings apply when

38Why does the writer mention a doctor describing a treatment?

39One reason the formula is popular is that

40What is the writer’s overall purpose?