Book 12 General Reading Test 1 Leave a Comment / By Nouman / 09.07.2025 1. Questions 1-8 Look at the seven advertisements for festivals in the UK, A-G, on above pagefor which festival are the following statements true? Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes on your answer sheet.NB you may use any letter more than once. 1 Visitor can help to make one particular event a success at this festival. 2 People can listen to local musicians here. 3 At this festival, people can listen to music in lots of different places 4 It is not necessary to pay for one of the events here. 5 It is possible to stay overnight at this festival. 6 Children will enjoy this festival. 7 Visitors can get advice here. 8 People can watch craftspeople at work here. 2. Questions 9-14 Do the following statement agree with the information given in the textIn boxes on your answer sheet write TRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 9 When climbing at the big Rock Centre, it is compulsory to be attached by a rope. True False Not Given None 3. 10 People who just want to watch the climbing can enter the Centre without paying. True False Not Given None 4. 11 People can arrange to have a climbing session in their own garden if they wish. True False Not Given None 5. 12 A certain item of clothing is forbidden for participants. True False Not Given None 6. 13 The mobile Climbing wall can only be used in dry, calm weather. True False Not Given None 7. 14 It is inadvisable for children who are afraid of heights to use the mobile climbing Wall. True False Not Given None 8. Questions 15-20 Complete the sentences below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer. Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet. Some 15 will help you to discover the most effective places to advertise. A 16 of your customers will show you how they feel about your company. A 17 of forms of advertising will make it more likely that potential customers will find out about you. lf you can, provide customers with useful 18 about your business. Measuring the effects of your advertising can give you 19 that will improve your business. Success in finding new customers largely depends on your 20 9. Questions 21-27 Complete the notes belowChoose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer. Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet. Working Time Regulations for Mobile Workers These apply to people working on lorries, buses, etc.They don‘t apply to 21 workers.Maximum working hours: 60 hours a week, provided the 22 is no more than 48 hours.Night work can be more than 10 hours with the 23 of the workers.Work includes driving, loading and unloading, and carrying out various 24 of the vehicle. Periods of availability include:going on a 25 or other form of transport with a vehiclea period at the workstation when the driver has some 26 might count as a period of availability Periods of availability exclude:time spent stopping and starting the vehicle when 27 causes delays being in a queue, e.g. in order to load or unload. 10. Questions 28-30 Complete the summary below.Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet. Automata and the ancient Greeks The ancient Greeks had a number of 28 concerning automate. According to one, the god Hephaestus created two assistants made of gold. The Greeks probably also created real automata; it seems most likely that the mechanism which controlled them consisted of 29 which were worked by human operators. Some automate were designed to be 30 with an educational purpose. 11. Questions 31-35 Look at the following descriptions and the list of people below.Match each statement with the correct person, A-GWrite the correct letter, A-G, in boxes on your answer sheet List of PeopleA CtesibiusB Arab engineersC da VinciD MaillardetE VaucansonF MerlinG Jaquet-Droz 31 created an automaton that represented a bird in water interacting with its surroundings 32 created an automaton that performed on a musical instrument 33 produced documents about how to create automata 34 created automata which required a human being to operate the mechanism 35 used air and water power 12. Questions 36-40 Complete the sentences below.Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet. The Mechanical Theatre shows court life inside a 36 In the Mechanical Theatre, building workers, butchers and a barber represent various 37 of the time. 38 provides the power that operates the Mechanical Theatre. New 39 that developed in the nineteenth century reduced the cost of the production of automate. During the nineteenth century, most automata were intended for use by 40 Time's up
