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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 109
GENERAL READING TEST 109 – PASSAGE – 1
GENERAL READING TEST – 109
READING PASSAGE – 1
Read the information below and answer questions 1-7.
Calling All Graduate Students in Investigative Journalism!
WHO: Gray Mount University graduate students wishing to be part of a major long-form journalism investigation into the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) may sign up for the JOUR 595 Specialized Reporting course. The JOUR 595 course can be substituted for the JOUR 502 publication project course.
WHEN: The class will take place during the Spring 2019 semester. The class will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evenings.
WHAT: In this course, Gray Mount graduate students will conduct a probe into the actions of the NCAA on a variety of fronts. Under the discretion of Professor Bill Findhurst, Gray Mount students will document wide disparities in legal outcomes in an assortment of sanctions handed up by the NCAA over the past decade.
This course will seek to expand upon Gray Mount’s previous results: The study of the “Pay for Play” issue found numerous instances where disparity seems to be the rule rather than the exception. Our review of a wide assortment of NCAA violations by coaches has uncovered 74 instances of cheating offences, and has traced numerous cases where cheating athletes move from university to university without punishment by the NCAA. The probe will also examine the wide disparity in a comparison of sanctions against coaches at high profile schools versus smaller programs.
In addition to documenting the conferences and schools with the most violations, we have scrutinized the NCAA policies in the wildly popular “social network” craze and a variety of other rules, which has brought us to the question of whether the punishment in many cases fits the crime, especially since no substantial changes in NCAA rules have been implemented since 1985.
The project will be completed in Spring 2019 through diligent reporting, finding real people who have been affected by the issues above, and writing seamless long-form narrative about all of these issues.
The outcome will be a professionally polished series of reports that will be published and possibly framed into a documentary-length film.
CONTACT: Students must have completed 18 credit hours of coursework in the School of Communication. Anyone with questions can contact Professor Bill Findhurst at Bfindhurst@graymount.edu or 814-393-3226.
Read the information and answer the questions 8-14 below.
URGENT! Recall on Parkhurst Cat Food
Parkhurst Inc. would like to notify the public regarding a recent recall on the Parkhurst Cat Food: Kitten Mix product. The recall is due to the possibility of bacteria that may have been leaked into the factory’s food processor. Please note that this recall does not affect all Parkhurst products, but only the Cat Food: Kitten Mix product.
The affected bags include the serial numbers K70 to K879. Customers will be able to find these serial numbers on the bottom of each bag. In the case that you are not sure where to find the serial number, or if it is illegible, feel free to contact Customer Service at 807-377-2472.
If your cat has ingested the affected Kitten Mix product and is showing signs of sickness, please seek immediate care from a qualified veterinarian. To date, symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, and sluggish behavior.
If you are currently in possession of any of these affected bags, you can return them to the store from which they were purchased. All customers who return the product will be entitled to a gift certificate for any Parkhurst product.
The Kitten Mix product will be back on shelves in approximately two weeks. Until then, we are happy to announce that our Small Cat product can be used as a suitable alternative.
Questions 1-7
Complete the summary using the list of words, A-J, below.
A. inquiry
B. video
C. universities
D. guidelines
E. inconsistencies
F. outcomes
G. transfer
H. violations
I. programs
J. publication
Qualified graduate students are welcomed to take part in an investigative journalism course, during which students will conduct an in-depth (1)………… of the National Collegiate Athletic AssocIation’s (NCAA) actions. With the guidance of Professor Bill Findhurst, students will uncover broad (2)………… in legal results of various NCAA issues. Specifically, they will examine (3)………. from the past decade. Past studies into this matter have shown that the (4)………… of cheaters to different institutions is a common practice. Additionally, students will compare sanctions from well-known (5)………… and their smaller, lesser-known counterparts. The unchanged NCAA (6)………….. will also be studied. The final product will result in a polished (7)…………. and potential film.
Questions 8-14
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in 8-14 on your answer sheet.
8. What may be found in the Parkhurst Cat Food: Kitten Mix product?
9. Which factory appliance may have been affected?
10. On which part of the bag can you find the serial number?
11. Who can you contact if you have questions about the serial number?
12. Who should you bring your cat to in the case of illness?
13. What can customers receive when they return the contaminated food?
14. How long can customers expect to wait for the new Kitten Mix product?
ANSWERS ARE BELOW
ANSWERS
1. A
2. E
3. H
4. G
5. C
6. D
7. J
8. BACTERIA
9. FOOD PROCESSOR
10. BOTTOM
11. CUSTOMER SERVICE
12. VETERINARIAN
13. GIFT CERTIFICATE
14. TWO WEEKS