Roger Federer is the man who, on paper at (1), is the undisputed greatest of all tennis players.

He has (2) virtually

every record in existence and amassed an incredible seventeen Grand Slam titles, a full three more than his nearest
(3), Pete Sampras. Now 30, he has had a pretty barren spell by his lofty standards of date, but did (4) to break a
two-year major-title drought at Wimbledon, in 2012, beating Andy Murray in the final. On the strength of his
record, he could be (5) as the greatest player by some margin, but, title tally (6), there are other things
to consider here, such as the fact that his rise to prominence coincided with a time of transition in the
sport when existing powers – Sampras, Agassi etc. - were on the (7) and ready to pass on the baton to a
new generation. Federer was a very willing recipient of course, but, truth (8), he beat a lot of second-rate
players and players past their (9) in the process of amassing over half his total haul of slams in those early
years. But, with the (10) of Nadal, that would all change.

Question 2 (10 points)

Time is the fundamental basis of human experience, but it is also the most mysterious. One of the reasons why we have
problems coming to (1) with time is that it is totally intangible. It is not like physical size or like heat and cold, all of
which we can apprehend through our (2). In the (3) of time, we have to rely on changes on the outside world, or on
clocks or watches, to (4) us of the duration. But even with the assistance of (5) artificial devices, it is obvious that our
experience of time is not always constant because there are occasions when time appears to (6) up, and (7) when
time seems to slow down or even stop. These sensations of the (8) of time have a lot to do with the activities we
perform, and (9) boring and enjoyable we find them. They are also intimately (10) with the kind of society we live in
and the subtle ways that it prepares us to think about time and how to use it.

Question 3 (10 points)

I’d better put my cards on the (1) right from the start and admit that about the only qualification I have for calling (2)
a conversationalist is a lifetime being paid to say other people’s lines. Not that I’m ungrateful, quite the (3). Because I
can honestly say that, over the years, one or two tricks of the (4) have rubbed (5) on me. By far, the most important
thing I’ve realized is that there is a world of (6) between talking and conversation. Talking is (7) the mirage that faces
a parched man as he staggers through the desert (8) water. Conversation is the oasis that eventually (9) his thirst. As
(10) as he tastes the water, he knows what’s different between the real thing and the image.