Book 14 IELTS General Reading Test 2

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Questions 1-7

Look at the five online reviews of the Wellington Hotel, A-E, above. Which review mentions the following?
Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.

1 liking the view from the bedroom window
2 finding the receptionists welcoming
3 being pleased with the bedroom
4 becoming confused when booking a room
5 being impressed by the wide choice of food
6 staying in the hotel regularly
7 finding it inconvenient that the hotel was crowded

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Questions 8-14

Do the following statements 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

8 Walking football became well-known when a club featured in a TV programme about the sport.

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9 The majority of walking netball players are men.

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10 Most clubs arrange social activities for their members

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11 Players are tested regularly to measure changes in their fitness.

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12 People who have never played football are encouraged to play walking football.

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13 People can take part in the Active Lifestyles Team’s sessions whenever they wish

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14 The Active Lifestyles Team intends to start clubs in the future.

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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.
  • If employees are unsure what their company wishes them to wear for work, they should request 15
  • Some companies offer their employees a 16 when they buy items to wear for work.
  • Employees who fail to wear protective clothing when required could be subject to 17 procedures.
  • Employees ought not to be in 18 because of protective clothing or equipment.
  • It is the company’s responsibility to ensure that there is a suitable place for the 19  of protective equipment.
  • Employees who work with certain types of 20  may have to remove jewellery to avoid potential injuries.

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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.

Achieving a better work-life balance
How to begin

  • Make a complete 21  of things that are not helpful and reduce involvement in them
  • Refuse some requests as this can be a useful 22  in gaining a better work-life balance
    Things that cars help
  • Regular exercise
    o can increase 23  significantly
  • Sleep
    o insufficient sleep can make people ill
    o avoid focusing on 24 in the lead-up to bedtime
    Issues that require attention
  • Those who see other people’s 25  as more important than their own will suffer
  • If the working day is too long, get 26 to shorten it occasionally
  • People should learn to recognise their own 27
 
 

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Questions 28-35

The text above has seven sections, A-G.
Which section mentions the following?
Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes on your answer sheet. NB You may use any letter more than once.

28 why it was easy to recruit workers to build the bridge 

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29 a change in the design of the bridge

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30 opposition to building the bridge

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31 why a bridge was desirable

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32 problems with raising funding for the bridge

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33 permission being given to build the bridge

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34 which records the bridge broke

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35 the idea that building a bridge might be impossible

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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.
  • Building the bridge required a 36  issued by the Secretary of War.
  • One objection to building the bridge was that another 37 would destroy it.
  • Construction was delayed when the framework was damaged by a ship and again by a 38
  • The last part of the bridge to be constructed was the 39
  • The bridge was first used by 40  in May 1937.
 
 

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