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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 102
GENERAL READING TEST 101 – PASSAGE – 1
GENERAL READING TEST – 102
READING PASSAGE – 1
Read the passage below and answer Questions 1-7.
Life Skills Seminars
A. Money Matters
This seminar helps people with the important skills of managing money and making good household spending decisions. Learn to manage a budget, predict expenses, and save for retirement. The course is open to adults at all income levels and any career stage. Anyone can learn how to improve their money habits!
B. Nutritious and Delicious Home Cooking
This course is not for people of just any ability level. It is tailored for beginner cooks in particular. If you eat out far too often, eat too much instant food, or struggle to prepare good meals for your children, this is the course for you. Join your instructor and classmates to learn easy recipes for good healthy dishes you can enjoy at home.
C. Repairing Your Own Vehicle
This course is meant to help motorists become more self-sufficient. Routine car maintenance and repair needn’t be done by a professional; anyone can learn how to change their oil, replace a tire, flush coolant, and so on. You will learn to make certain basic car repairs on your own, slashing car repair costs from your household budget!
D. Parents Talk About Kids
In this workshop, parents share their challenges and their victories in child-rearing. You will receive advice from other parents who can tell you what works with their kids, and you can discuss your own successful approaches to parenting. Additional guidance is provided by the group facilitator, who is a licensed child psychologist.
E. Computer Skills for Home and Office
Whether you need a refresher on common computer programs or you want to boost the computer skills you already have, this course can help. Review the basic functions of word processing, slideshows, spreadsheets, email, and more. Then learn some even more sophisticated tips and tricks to really get the most out of the computer programs you use.
F. High School Homework Helpers
It is recommended that parents and their high school aged children attend this class together. This course teaches high school students how to take on common types of homework assignments, managing their time and getting the right kinds of homework help from parents and other adults. Parents themselves can use this course to review the basics of high school homework content, and get a better idea of the best way to support their teens
Questions 1 – 7
The text has 6 descriptions of courses people can take to improve their life skills.
Look at the 6 descriptions, A-F.
Which description mentions the following information?
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 1-7.
1. This course helps people save money on repair costs.
2. The students can be parents or kids.
3. People of any level can learn both beginner and advanced technological skills at home.
4. The course is only for less experienced students.
5. Learning skills in this class will help you become more independent.
6. Parents can learn a lot from each other.
7. It’s very important to learn how to plan for the future.
Read the passage below and answer Questions 8 – 14.
The South Fork Diner
WEEKDAY SPECIALS
Monday
Early Bird Breakfast Special: South Fork Eggs Benedict
This special is an American classic with a Caribbean twist. The base is two halves of an English muffin, with your choice of meat (jerk chicken or jerk beef) beneath your poached eggs. We cover it all in hollandaise sauce and fresh chopped Cuban oregano.
Drink: orange juice
Side dish: choice of hash browns or oatmeal
Price: $5.99 (chicken), $6.50 (beef)
Tuesday
Lunch Break Special: Build-Your-Own Grilled Cheese
You decide what goes into your grilled cheese sandwich. Select from four cheeses (cheddar, Swiss, provolone, pepperjack) and up to four lunch meats (turkey breast, ham, roast beef, pastrami).
Drink: your choice of juice or milk
Side dish: coleslaw
Price: $7.99
Wednesday
Lunch Break Special: Chicken Dumpling Soup
Cubes of chicken breast brought to a boil in a savory onion and celery stock along with dumplings made from whole wheat and cream.
Drink: choice of any drink from the menu (soda and coffee costs an extra $0.50)
Side dish: choice of peach slices or buttered toast
Price: $6.99
Thursday
Lunch Break Special: Vegan Delight Sandwich
No animal products in this dish! This sandwich features a grilled portabella mushroom topped with thin-sliced fresh avocado and raw alfalfa sprouts. The sandwich is seasoned with brown mustard and roasted garlic. Served between two slices of rye bread.
Drink: your choice of juice
Side dish: anything on the side-dish menu may be added for $0.99
Price: $6.50
Friday
Start-of-the-Weekend Dinner Special: Texas Mushroom and Swiss Burger
This burger comes from the Southwest State of Texas. A ⅓ pound all-beef hamburger patty served on a sesame seed bun and smothered in ketchup, mustard, melted swiss cheese, sauteed button mushrooms, lettuce and tomato.
Drink: beverage not included in the price
Side dish: french fries
Price: $7.99
Questions 8 – 14
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS from the text for each answer.
8. The Early Bird Breakfast Special can be topped with two different types of……………….. .
9. The maximum cost of the morning special is ……………….. .
10. The Tuesday menu only includes one item for the ……………….. .
11. The meat in the soup has been cut into ……………….. .
12. On Thursday, the South Fork Cafe serves a dish for people who don’t want to eat ……………….. .
13. The main ingredient in Vegan Delight Sandwich is a cooked ……………….. .
14. The menu suggests that the burger recipe was created in ……………….. .
ANSWERS ARE BELOW
ANSWERS
1. C
2. F
3. E
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. MEAT
9. $6.50 / 6.50 / SIX FIFTY
10. SIDE DISH
11. CUBES
12. ANIMAL PRODUCTS
13. PORTABELLA MUSHROOM / PORTABELLA / MUSHROOM
14 .TEXAS / THE SOUTHWEST