Beat IELTS Reading Practice Test 14.2-AC

Questions 1-8

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 1-8, choose

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1 Henderson rarely visited the area around Press estate when he was younger.

TRUE

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2 Henderson pursued a business career because it was what his family wanted.

TRUE

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3 Henderson and Notman were surprised by the results of their 1865 experiment.

TRUE

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4 There were many similarities between Henderson’s early landscapes and those of Notman.

TRUE

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5 The studio that Henderson opened in 1866 was close to his home.

TRUE

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6 Henderson gave up portraiture so that he could focus on taking photographs of scenery.

TRUE

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7 When Henderson began work for the Intercolonial Railway, the Montreal to Halifax line had been finished.

TRUE

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8 Henderson’s last work as a photographer was with the Canadian Pacific Railway.

TRUE

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Questions 9-13

Complete the notes below

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 9-13.

Alexander Henderson

Early life

• was born in Scotland in 1831 – father was a 9 Fill in the blank 1 of 5

• trained as an accountant, emigrated to Canada in 1855

Start of a photographic career

• opened up a photographic studio in 1866

• took photos of city life, but preferred landscape photography

• people bought Henderson’s photos because photography took up considerable time and the 10 Fill in the blank 2 of 5 was heavy

• the photographs Henderson sold were 11 Fill in the blank 3 of 5 or souvenirs

Travelling as a professional photographer

• travelled widely in Quebec and Ontario in 1870s and 1880s

• took many trips along eastern rivers in a 12 Fill in the blank 4 of 5

• worked for Canadian railways between 1875 and 1897

• worked for CPR in 1885 and photographed the 13 Fill in the blank 5 of 5 and the railway at Rogers Pass

Questions 14-18

Reading Passage 2 has nine section, A-I

Which section contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-I, in boxes 14-18.

14 why some people avoided hospitals in the 19th century Fill in the blank 1 of 5

15 a suggestion that the popularity of tall buildings is linked to prestige Fill in the blank 2 of 5

16 a comparison between the circulation of air in a 19th-century building and modern standards Fill in the blank 3 of 5

17 how Short tested the circulation of air in a 19th-century building Fill in the blank 4 of 5

18 an implication that advertising led to the large increase in the use of air conditioning Fill in the blank 5 of 5

Questions 19-26

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 19-26.

Ventilation in 19th-century hospital wards

Professor Alan Short examined the work of John Shaw Billings, who influenced the architectural 19 Fill in the blank 1 of 8 of hospitals to ensure they had good ventilation. He calculated that 20 Fill in the blank 2 of 8 in the air coming from patients suffering form 21 Fill in the blank 3 of 8 would not have harmed other patients. He also found that the air in 22 Fill in the blank 4 of 8 in hospitals could change as often as in a modern operating theatre. He suggests that energy use could be reduced by locating more patients in 23 Fill in the blank 5 of 8 areas.

A major reason for improving ventilation in 19th-century hospitals was the demand from the 24 Fill in the blank 6 of 8 for protection against bad air, known as 25 Fill in the blank 7 of 8 .These were blamed for the spread of disease for hundreds of years, including epidemics of 26 Fill in the blank 8 of 8 in London and Paris in the middle of the 19th century.

Questions 27-34

Reading Passage 3 has eight sections, A-H

Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-ix, in boxes 27-34.

List of Headings

i Complaints about the impact of a certain approach

ii Fundamental beliefs that are in fact incorrect

iii Early recommendations concerning business activities

iv Organisations that put a new approach into practice

v Companies that have suffered from changing their approach

vi What people are increasingly expected to do

vii How to achieve outcomes that are currently impossible

viii Neither approach guarantees continuous improvement

ix Evidence that a certain approach can have more disadvantages that advantages

27 Section A Fill in the blank 1 of 8 28 Section B Fill in the blank 2 of 8 29 Section C Fill in the blank 3 of 8

30 Section D Fill in the blank 4 of 8 31 Section E Fill in the blank 5 of 8 32 Section F Fill in the blank 6 of 8

33 Section G Fill in the blank 7 of 8 34 Section H Fill in the blank 8 of 8

Questions 35-37

Complete the sentences below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 35-37.

35 Numerous training sessions are aimed at people who feel they are notFill in the blank 1 of 3 enough.

36 Being organised appeals to people who regard themselves asFill in the blank 2 of 3

37 Many people feelFill in the blank 3 of 3 with aspects of their work.

Questions 38-40

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 38-40, choose

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

38 Both businesses and people aim at order without really considering its value.

TRUE

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39 Innovation is most successful if the people involved have distinct roles.

TRUE

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40 Google was inspired to adopt flexibility by the success of General Electric.

TRUE

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