Question

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for a novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to represent the very best in contemporary fiction. The prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, which was the name of the company that sponsored it, though it was better-known as simply the “Booker Prize”. In 2002, the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name, keeping “Booker”.

Publishers can submit books for consideration for the prize, but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted they think should be included. Firstly, the Advisory Committee formed by sponsors give advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and select the people who will judge the books. The judging panel (group) changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once.

Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender and professions within the industry, so that a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well-known person from wider society. However, when the panel of judges has been finalized, they are left to make their own decisions without any further involvement or interference from the prize sponsor.

The Man Booker judges include critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almost certainly see the sales increase considerably, in addition to the £50,000 that comes with the prize.

Worth £60,000 to the winner, the Man Booker International Prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is generally available in translation in the English language. The winner is chosen solely at the mercy of the judging panel; there are no opinions from publishers.

The Man Booker International Prize reflects and reinforces the annual Man Booker Prize for Fiction in that literary excellence will be its sole focus. The Man Booker International Prize is significantly different from the annual Man Booker Prize for Fiction in that it highlights one writer’s overall contribution to fiction on the world stage. In seeking out literary excellence the judges consider a writer’s body of work rather than a single novel.

63. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. books can be submitted by writers

B. the judging panel doesn’t include women

C. the judging panel advises on changes to the rules

D. the sponsors are involved in choosing the judges

64. The consistent quality of the prize is guaranteed by _______.

A. the prize money

B. the gender of the judges

C. the make-up of the panel of judges

D. by the increase in sales of the winner

65. The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is quite different from the Man Booker International Prize in that _______.

  A. it focuses on a single novel

  B. it highlights an author’s overall work

  C. it offers much less money to the winner

  D. it is named after the company that sponsored it

66. This passage suggests that both prizes mentioned in it _______.

  A. are not awarded to women writers

  B. benefit the English literature greatly

  C. are awarded only to the English writers

  D. aim to promote book sales in the market

Answer 1

D C AB