Wowzers, the thread surely filled up while I was sleeping.
To the person who was asking, I'm freelance but if you google me you should see some of the companies I've worked for.

As for the JLPT1, well, I've looked into it a couple of years ago and it seems to be a pretty much bogus test. Sometimes all 4 answers are correct and you can only find the "true answer" by knowing what kind of answer is expected when the test is using that particuliar phrasing. Which means "if you don't buy the training book, tough luck pal". So JLPT is not *really* about knowing how to speak japanese at all...

(plus it's really easy anyway)