Reading part

​You will have 5 minutes to read the reading, then you will solve the five questions by choosing the correct answer according to the reading.

​David Russell

Book editor

I am a book editor and part of my job is to find new writers. I look at samples

of texts and choose the ones that will make money for the company. After

that, I work with the author to edit the book. I also help my company by

speaking in public at conferences and by writing short articles for magazines.

Usually, I arrive at the office during the week around 9:00 a.m. and stay until

6:00 p.m., sometimes later. In a normal day, I will receive more than 100 e-mails,

and get between 15 and 25 phone calls. I will answer correspondence from writers. I rarely

read at the office, especially full documents. I read these at home, a few hours on weeknights,

quite a bit more on the weekend.

The best part of the job is seeing how an author’s idea develops into a document and finally into

a real book. I also like calling new writers and making an offer on their books. That’s cool.

I used to read two or three comic books a week, but I don’t read for fun anymore - when you edit

books all the time, it’s difficult to turn that side of yourself off and just enjoy it. I still read an

average of one book a week, but it’s not the same.

I spend too much time indoors. My friends have invited me to go swimming or cycling this

weekend, but I’ve decided to try cooking instead.