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"Challenge" can have both positive and negative connotations.

- How would you define "challenge?"

- A teenager was hit by a car and was seriously injured. The person driving the car had a medical condition which caused him to lose control and he died at the scene. As a friend of the teenager, the challenge for you is, do you forgive the driver of the car?

Question 2

Read the following text, which is an open letter on the subject of happiness by the famous entrepreneur, Richard Branson.

Analyse the text, focusing on form, structure and language.  [25]

 

Dear Stranger,

You don't know me but I hear you are going through a tough time, and I would like to help you. I want to be open and honest with you, and let you know that happiness isn't something just afforded to a special few. It can be yours, if you take the time to let it grow.

 

It's OK to be stressed, scared and sad, I certainly have been throughout my 66 years. I've confronted my biggest fears time and time again. I've cheated death on many adventures, seen loved ones pass away, failed in business, minced my words in front of tough audiences, and had my heart broken.

 

I know I'm fortunate to live an extraordinary life, and that most people would assume

10 my business success, and the wealth that comes with it, have brought me happiness. But they haven't; in fact it's the reverse. I am successful, wealthy and connected because