Book 14 IELTS General Reading Test 4 |

Questions 1-8

Look at the seven reviews of travel wallets, A-G.
For which travel wallet 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 This wallet will suit people who prefer natural materials.

2 Users of this wallet do not need to worry about taking it out in the rain.

3 Parts of the inside of this wallet have categories printed on them in one colour.

4 This wallet would suit someone who needs to keep several passports together.

5 Something is provided for writing.

6 This will suit people who want to be able to find their document wallet easily in their luggage.

7 Something to keep this wallet in is provided.

8 This wallet has been specially made to prevent people detecting the numbers on any bank cards, etc. inside it.

Questions 9-14

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

9 The system for claiming compensation varies from one company to another.

True False NG

10 Under Delay Repay, a train company will only provide compensation if it caused the delay.

True False NG

11 Under Delay Repay, underground and other train companies give exactly the same amounts of money in compensation.

True False NG

12 An increasing number of train companies are willing to pay compensation for problems they are not responsible for.

True False NG

13 It is doubtful whether companies using the older scheme will provide compensation if a delay is caused by a strike.

True False NG

14 Passengers may receive compensation in the form of a train voucher if they forget to request cash.

True False NG

Questions 15-19

Complete the notes below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet,

Vacancy for food preparation assistant
Location of restaurant: in a 15

Requirements:

relevant experience
ability to multitask
must enjoy working in a 16

Responsibilities include:

maintaining high standards of 17
checking the freshness of raw food
ensuring no food is used after its expiry date
learning the procedure for the 18
doing a considerable amount of the baking

Conditions:

working hours are not 19
payment is made for holidays

Questions 20-27

Complete the sentences below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet.

A partnership is different from a limited company in not having its own 20 as a legal body.
The partners are personally responsible for paying all the partnership’s 21
The partnership’s 22 are divided between the partners.
Registering the partnership’s name prevents others from using that name when 23
The best way to find out if a name is already in use is to use the 24
The names of the partners and the partnership must appear on 25 and other documents.
You must have a nominated partner, or someone to act as your 26 for all contact with HIVIRC.
You will have to pay a 27 if you miss the deadline for registering the partnership.

10.

Questions 28-32

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in boxes on your answer sheet.

28 When comparing the Swiss transportation system to a tree, the writer emphasises

A. the size of the postbus system.

B. how competitive the postbus system is.

C. how important the postbus system is.

D. the threat to the postbus system.

11.

29 What is said about bus services in the second paragraph?

A. Villages have the chance to request more buses every four years.

B. New routes are often introduced to reflect an increase in population.

C. Bus timetables tend to change every four years.

D. The number of buses that call at a village depends on how many people live there,

12.

30 According to the fourth paragraph, what were three-tone horns first used to indicate?

A. how many coach horses required food

B. how long the bus would stay at the station

C. how many passengers wanted a meal

D. how soon the bus would arrive at the station

13.

31 What point does the writer make about the postbus drivers?

A. Many choose to give passengers information about the surroundings.

B. Most are proud of driving buses to places without other forms of transport.

C. They are required to inform passengers about the sights seen from the bus.

D. They are not allowed to stop for passengers to take photographs.

14.

32 What is said about the buses’ automated announcements?

A. They are given in the language of the bus’s starting point.

B. The language they are given in depends on where the bus is at the time.

C. They are always given in all the four languages of Switzerland.

D. The language they are given in depends on the bus’s destination.

15.

Questions 33-40

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

33 Some postbuses after the First World War were originally army vehicles.

True False NG

16.

34 The number of driverless buses has increased steadily since 2015.

True False NG

17.

35 On the longest postbus route in Switzerland, passengers have to change buses.

True False NG

18.

36 The weather on the longest postbus route is likely to include extreme weather conditions.

True False NG

19.

37 There is a widely used nickname for part of the longest route used by postbuses.

True False NG

20.

38 Bus drivers’ training can be shortened if they have driven buses before joining Postbus.

True

False

21.

39 In some villages most passengers are school children.

True

False

22.

40 Buses carry only rubbish that can be recycled.

True

False

Questions 1-8

Questions 9-14

Questions 15-19

Questions 20-27

Questions 28-32

Questions 33-40

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