Book 12 General Reading Test 1

1. 

Questions 1-8

Look at the seven advertisements for festivals in the UK, A-G, on above page
for 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 text
In boxes on your answer sheet write

TRUE                                if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE                              if the statement contradicts the information
NOT 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.
 

3. 
10 People who just want to watch the climbing can enter the Centre without paying.

4. 
11 People can arrange to have a climbing session in their own garden if they wish.

5. 
12 A certain item of clothing is forbidden for participants.

6. 
13 The mobile Climbing wall can only be used in dry, calm weather.

7. 
14 It is inadvisable for children who are afraid of heights to use the mobile climbing Wall.

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.
  • 16 of your customers will show you how they feel about your company.
  • 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 below
Choose 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 vehicle
a 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-G
Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes on your answer sheet

List of People
A Ctesibius
B Arab engineers
C da Vinci
D Maillardet
E Vaucanson
F Merlin
G 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

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