IELTS Reading Sample (General) #3
Test Tip
Questions 1-6
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.
1) It is unusual to get a .................... as a result of using computers.
2) Employers may be required to provide you with items such as a .................... to use while at work.
3) If your job involves tasks such as ...................., the advice from the HSE may not apply.
4) Financial assistance in the case of special requirements may be available from the .....................
5) The company is obliged to cover the cost of .................... if you need them while working.
6) Any concerns about the effect of using a VDU on your general well-being should be reported to.....................
Reading paper for this section
Questions 7-13
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet.
| Candidates go online to complete their ..................... |
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| Suitable candidates are then invited to come to a ..................... |
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| After having satisfactorily completed a ...................., successful candidates will then go to an Assessment Centre. |
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| Kiwi Air then asks for .................... and candidates are required to undergo a medical check. |
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| If there is no immediate need for flight attendants, successful candidates are put into a ..................... |
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| When the need arises, these candidates will then be given a ...................., after which they may be offered a job. |
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| On starting the job, a 5-week training programme is given which includes how to look after passengers and what to do in an ..................... |
Advice for Employees
General Reading 14 - Passage 1
Advice for Employees
Safe computer use
Most people suffer no ill-effects from using VDUs (Visual Display Units) as they don’t give out harmful levels of radiation and rarely cause any kind of skin complaint. If you do suffer ill-effects, it may be because of the way you’re using the computer and this can be avoided by well-designed workstations. When working at a VDU, make sure you keep a good posture and that your eyes are level with the screen.
Under health and safety regulations your employer should look at VDU workstations, and reduce any risks by supplying any equipment considered necessary (e.g. a wrist rest). They should also provide health and safety training. This also applies if you’re working at home as an employee and using a VDU for a long period of time. There is no legal limit to how long you should work at a VDU, but under health and safety regulations you have the right to breaks from work using a VDU. This doesn’t have to be a rest break, just a different type of work. Guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) suggests it’s better to take frequent short breaks but if your job means spending long periods at a VDU, for example as in the case of data input, then longer breaks from your workstation should be introduced.
If you’re disabled, your employer's duty to make reasonable adjustments for you may mean that they will provide you with special computer equipment. You can also get advice and maybe help with paying for equipment from the local job centre. Studies haven’t shown a link between VDU use and damage to eyesight, but if you feel that using a VDU screen is making your eyes tired, tell your employee safety representative. You have the right to a free eyesight test if you use a VDU a lot during work hours. If you’re prescribed glasses your company must pay for them, provided they’re required in your job.
If you have any health problems you think may be caused by your VDU, contact your line manager. He/she has a duty to consult you on health and safety issues that affect you, and should welcome early reporting of any issue.
IELTS Reading Sample (General) #2
Reading Tip: Timing
Questions 1-3
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.
| Industries that benefit from tourism |
| transport |
| 1) .................... |
| 2) .................... |
| 3) .................... |
Questions 4-7
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 4-7 on your answer sheet..
4) The state or territory in which the highest number of overnight trips was made was .....................
5) The state or territory in which the lowest number of overnight trips was made was .....................
6) People travelling from state to state spent more than those travelling .....................
7) The TWO cheapest states or territories to travel to were .................... and .....................
Questions 8-11
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 8-11 on your answer sheet.
| Major expenses for different trips |
| Purpose of trip | Major expense |
| business | accommodation |
| education | 8) .................... |
| family holiday | 9) .................... |
| visiting relatives | 10) .................... |
| day trips | 11) .................... |
Questions 12 and 13
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 12 and 13 on your answer sheet..
12) The category of people who spent the most on travel in Australia in 2002 were .....................
13) The category who spent the most on souvenirs were .....................
Domestic travel
Domestic travel
إذهب إلى الأسئلة Go to the questions
Have you ever travelled to another part of your country and stayed for a few days? Travel within one's own country is popular throughout the world. And, according to a survey carried out in Australia in 2002, travellers are tending to spend more and more money on their holidays.
اختبار القراءة - اكاديمي # 3 IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #3
In IELTS Reading texts, each paragraph usually has one main idea supported by details, examples or evidence. Identifying the main idea of each paragraph will help you understand the text better. In IELTS, this skill is tested in the heading-matching task.
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on IELTS Reading Passage 1.
Questions 1-7
Reading Passage 1 has seven sections, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.
Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.
1) Paragraph A
2) Paragraph B
3) Paragraph C
4) Paragraph D
5) Paragraph E
6) Paragraph F
7) Paragraph G
2) Paragraph B
3) Paragraph C
4) Paragraph D
5) Paragraph E
6) Paragraph F
7) Paragraph G
Questions 8-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1.
In boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet, write
In boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet, write
| TRUE | if the statement is true according to the passage |
| FALSE | if the statement is false according to the passage |
| NOT GIVEN | if the information is not given in the passage |
8) In the nineteenth century, water was brought into the desert to create productive farming land.
9) Women were often the strongest campaigners for environmental reform.
10) Reducing urban air and water pollution in the early twentieth century was extremely expensive.
11) The introduction of the car led to increased suburban development.
12) Suburban lifestyles in many western nations fail to take account of environmental protection.
13) Many governments in the developed world are trying to halt the spread of the suburbs.
9) Women were often the strongest campaigners for environmental reform.
10) Reducing urban air and water pollution in the early twentieth century was extremely expensive.
11) The introduction of the car led to increased suburban development.
12) Suburban lifestyles in many western nations fail to take account of environmental protection.
13) Many governments in the developed world are trying to halt the spread of the suburbs.
The US City and the Natural Environment - الولايات المتحدة والبيئة الطبيعية
The US City and the Natural Environment
إذهب إلى الأسئلة Go to the questions
A) While cities and their metropolitan areas have always interacted with and shaped the natural environment, it is only recently that historians have begun to consider this relationship. During our own time, the tension between natural and urbanized areas has increased, as the spread of metropolitan populations and urban land uses has reshaped and destroyed natural landscapes and environments.
التلوث الضوئي - Light Pollution
Light Pollution
Light Pollution is a threat to Wildlife, Safety and the Starry Sky
إذهب إلى الأسئلة Go to the questions
A After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find
اختبار القراءة - اكاديمي # 2 IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #2
Test Tip
Questions 1-3
The list below gives some characteristics of addiction.
Which THREE of the following are mentioned as characteristics of addiction to television?
| A harmful physical effects | |
| B loss of control over time | |
| C destruction of relationships | |
| D reduced intellectual performance | |
| E discomfort when attempting to give up | |
| F dishonesty about the extent of the addiction |
Questions 4-8
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet, write
| YES | if the statement agrees with the writer's claims |
| NO | if the statement contradicts the writer's claims |
| NOT GIVEN | if there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this |
4) One purpose of the research is to help people to manage their lives better.
5) Watching television has reduced the amount of time people spend sleeping.
6) People's brains show less activity while watching television than when reading.
7) There is a relationship between the length of time spent watching TV and economic status.
8) Pleasure increases in proportion to the length of time spent watching TV.
Questions 9-13
Classify the following feelings or mental states as generally occurring:
9) reduced anxiety and stress.
10) increased fatigue.
11) higher levels of concentration.
12) less mental activity.
13) worry about time wasted.
Questions 14-17
Complete the labels on the diagram.
Choose your answers from the box beside the diagram.
NB There are more words / phrase than spaces, so you will not use them all.
إدمان التلفزيون - Television Addiction
Television Addiction
A The term "TV addiction" is imprecise, but it captures the essence of a very real phenomenon. Psychologists formally define addiction as a disorder characterized by criteria that include spending a great deal of time using the thing; using it more often than one intends; thinking about reducing use or making repeated unsuccessful
اختبار القراءة - اكاديمي #1 IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #1
Questions 1-5
The first six paragraphs of Reading Passage 1 are lettered A-F.
Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.
NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.
Example) Paragraph A ix
1) Paragraph B
2) Paragraph C
3) Paragraph D
4) Paragraph E
5) Paragraph F
IELTS Tip
Questions 6-9
Complete each of the following statements with words taken from the passage.
Write ONE or TWO WORDS for each answer.
6) According to a recent study, well-lit streets do not .................... or make neighbourhoods safer to live in.
7) Inefficient lighting increases .................... because most electricity is produced from coal, gas or oil.
8) Efficient lights .................... from going into areas where it is not needed.
9) In dealing with light pollution .................... is at least as important as passing new laws.
Questions 10-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet, write
| YES | if the statement agrees with the writer's claims |
| NO | if the statement contradicts the writer's claims |
| NOT GIVEN | if there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this |
10) One group of scientists find their observations are made more difficult by bright lights.
11) It is expensive to reduce light pollution.
12) Many countries are now making light pollution illegal.
13) Old types of light often cause more pollution than more modern ones.
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