c. takes a course place away form another student.
d. all of the above.
7. A student may receive credit in a TAFE Associate Diploma in Computer Technology, if he or she
a. enjoys using computers.   b. enjoys studying mathematics.
c. studies Mathematics for the HSC.  d. studies Building and Civil Engineering at the
      same time.
8. There are currently over 30 HSC subjects in which credit
a. may be transferred to TAFE courses.
b. may be transferred to university students.
c. may be given to Mathematics students.
d. all of the above.
9. Studying at TAFE may give student the opportunity to
a. buy a credit transfer.    b. gain credit towards a university course.
c. choose from nearly 700 courses.  d. none of the above.
10. According to the reading passage, students can find out about credit transfers from
a. newspaper articles and magazines.  b. the Students’ Council at university.
c. counselors at educational institutions.   d. the NSW Board of Studies.
Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion – a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, neither anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could learn: they cold not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Society’s economic underpinnings would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them.
In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotion structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an object’s physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us – hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use

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