IELTS Reading Practice Test – Exercise 478

PART 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Working at Milo’s Restaurants

Benefits

• 1  provided for all staff
• 2  during weekdays at all Milo’s Restaurants
• 3  provided after midnight

Person specification

• must be prepared to work well in a team
• must care about maintaining a high standard of 4 
• must have a qualification in 5 

Question 6-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

LOCATION	JOB TITLE	RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED	PAY AND CONDITIONS
6  Street	Breakfast supervisor	Checking portions, etc. are correct Making sure 7  is clean	Starting Salary 8 £  per hour Start work at 5.30 am
City Road	Junior chef	Supporting senior chefs Maintaining stock and organising   9	Annual salary £ 23,000 No work on a 10  once a month

Table for IELTS Cambridge Book 18 Listening Test 2

PART 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11 and 12

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

What are the TWO main reasons why this site has been chosen for the housing development?

1. It has suitable geographical features.
2. There is easy access to local facilities.
3. It has good connections with the airport.
4. The land is of little agricultural value.
5. It will be convenient for workers.

Questions 13 and 14

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO aspects of the planned housing development have people given positive feedback about?

1. the facilities for cyclists
2. the impact on the environment
3. the encouragement of good relations between residents
4. the low cost of all the accommodation
5. the rural location

Questions 15-20

Label the map below.

Write the correct letter, A-l, next to Questions 15-20.

15. ABCDEFGHI School
16. ABCDEFGHI Sports centre
17. ABCDEFGHI Clinic
18. ABCDEFGHI Community centre
19. ABCDEFGHI Supermarket
20. ABCDEFGHI Playground

PART 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. Why do the students think the Laki eruption of 1783 is so important?

1. It was the most severe eruption in modern times.
2. It led to the formal study of volcanoes.
3. It had a profound effect on society.

22. What surprised Adam about observations made at the time?

1. the number of places producing them
2. the contradictions in them
3. the lack of scientific data to support them

23. According to Michelle, what did the contemporary sources say about the Laki haze?

1. People thought it was similar to ordinary fog.
2. It was associated with health issues.
3. It completely blocked out the sun for weeks.

24. Adam corrects Michelle when she claims that Benjamin Franklin

1. came to the wrong conclusion about the cause of the haze.
2. was the first to identify the reason for the haze.
3. supported the opinions of other observers about the haze.

Questions 25 and 26

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO issues following the Laki eruption surprised the students?

1. how widespread the effects were
2. how long-lasting the effects were
3. the number of deaths it caused
4. the speed at which the volcanic ash cloud spread
5. how people ignored the warning signs

Questions 27-30

What comment do the students make about the impact of the Laki eruption on the following countries?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 27-30.

Comments

1. This country suffered the most severe loss of life.
2. The impact on agriculture was predictable.
3. There was a significant increase in deaths of young people.
4. Animals suffered from a sickness.
5. This country saw the highest rise in food prices in the world.
6. It caused a particularly harsh winter.

Countries

27. ABCDEF Iceland
28. ABCDEF Egypt
29. ABCDEF UK
30. ABCDEF USA

PART 4 Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Pockets

Reason for choice of subject

• They are 31  but can be overlooked by consumers and designers.

Pockets in men’s clothes

• Men started to wear 32  in the 18th century.
• A 33  sewed pockets into the lining of the garments.
• The wearer could use the pockets for small items.
• Bigger pockets might be made for men who belonged to a certain type of 34  .

Pockets in women’s clothes

• Women’s pockets were less 35  than men’s.
• Women were very concerned about pickpockets.
• Pockets were produced in pairs using 36  to link them together.
• Pockets hung from the women’s 37  under skirts and petticoats.
• Items such as 38  could be reached through a gap in the material.
• Pockets, of various sizes, stayed inside clothing for many decades.
• When dresses changed shape, hidden pockets had a negative effect on the 39  of women.
• Bags called ‘pouches’ became popular, before women carried a 40  .