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41 Locational changes have been made possible by easy access to IT networks, so much so that financial and office 
functions no longer require spatial proximity. 
Companies and offices do not require a great amount of space simply because of the availability of Internet 
connection. 
The spread of IT networks has resulted in a change in financial and office functions, as well as in locations. 
IT networks that are widespread in the modern world have helped reduce the running cost of businesses. 
Locational changes are made possible due to widespread Internet connection; financial and office functions no 
longer require physical adjacency. 
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Internet cookies are small information files that websites put onto personal computers. The main function of 
cookies is to give Internet users quick   42   to webpages. For example, because of cookies, customers on 
e-commerce sites can keep items in their shopping carts while they look at      43      products and then check out with 
ease whenever they are ready. Cookies also allow a website to remember personal information such as a    44   name, 
home address, email address, and phone number, so that these items do not have to be      45    . For online sellers, 
cookies provide an important advantage. They  al lo w the sell ers to  co llect  in fo rmatio n  abo ut vi sito rs to  a webs ite.     4 6   can 
then use the customer data for advertising and other marketing purposes. Although there are concerns about what 
sellers might do with private information, it is clear that cookies have their benefits. 
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43 charitable  additional  doubtful  extinct 
44 backpacker’s  consumer’s  manager’s  diplomat’s 
45 reentered  remitted  revenged  remunerated 
46 Lunatics  Guardians  Merchants  Perverts 
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The Warcraft video game franchise from Blizzard Entertainment is now 22 years old. The most successful game 
in this series has been World of Warcraft (WOW ), a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. According to 
Blizzard, over 100 million subscribers have played WOW. The extremely popular spinoff game DOTA (Defense of the 
Ancients) is also played at some of the biggest gaming competitions in the world.   
Over the years, WOW has been considered by many people to be more than just a ga me. It has also been seen as a 
training ground for real-life business leaders. Players in WOW join together in large teams, called guilds. A player who 
wishes to be a successful leader, or “master,” of a team must learn how to attract new players to the group, evaluate 
each player, and arrange for him or her to be taught by experienced players. In addition, the leader must settle any 
quarrels that develop between team members and oversee development of strategies that the team will use to defeat its 
opponents. The lessons the leader learns through the game can be applied in real life. 
A Warcraft film, in development since 2006, hits theaters this month. Its plot focuses on the arrival of Orcs 
looking to build a colony in the realm of humans and the conflict that arises between the two groups. Video-game fans 
will be pleased to know that the film’s director, Duncan Jones, is a player of the game, as are some of the actors. 
Anticipated by both gamers and movie fans, Warcraft may be the next big film franchise. 
47 What is this passage mainly about? 
Making big money through games.  Beating opponents in video games. 
WOW’s success story.    WOW’s excellent reviews. 
48 Which of the following statements is true about WOW? 
It offers useful training for leadership.  It is not practical for real-life business. 
It leads to quarrels among its players.  Its teams are quite localized. 
49 What will the guilds of WOW NOT do? 
To attract new players.    To settle any quarrels. 
To hold a contest.    To evaluate each player. 
50 Which of the following do the gamers look forward to? 
A new series of Warcraft online magazine.  A motion picture based on Warcraft.   
A workshop that extends the Warcraft game.  A Warcraft concert with amazing prizes.