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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 195
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 195 – PASSAGE – 2
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST – 195
READING PASSAGE – 2
The Treehouse
About the Treehouse
The Treehouse is built from Canadian cedar, Scandinavian redwood and English and Scots pine. It sits high in the treetops among a group of mature lime trees and looks as if it’s been there forever.
There are walkways in the sky and wobbly rope bridges, all accessible by wheelchair and buggy. At the heart of the Treehouse is one of the most beautiful and unique restaurants to be found anywhere in the world. There’s a roaring log fire in the center of the room, trees growing through the floor, and handcrafted furniture.
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About the Treehouse Restaurant
Always featuring local fish and seafood, meats from Northumberland’s farmlands and other regional specialities, the Treehouse Restaurant menu highlights local quality, taste and changes throughout the seasons. There’s a great wine list, a good range of beers and regular live music.
For a family dining experience that you’ll all enjoy, a great night out with friends or a romantic dinner for two, there’s nowhere quite like it. We always recommend booking ahead for lunch or dinner.
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About the Potting Shed
If you fancy a satisfying lunch, but don’t want a full restaurant meal, the Potting Shed is perfect for you. During the day you can grab a drink with some friends, a range of hot and cold delicious light lunch choices, and relax – and all as you take in the unique atmosphere. Choose from classics such as a bacon sandwich, chef’s soup of the day, or perhaps some irresistible sweet potato fries.
For a fantastic family lunch, why not eat outside on our Treehouse decking? Just order inside, eat outside – simple as that! Adults can relax to sunshine and birdsong, while kids can dash across rope bridges, run around and enjoy the enchanting walkways.
In the evening the Potting Shed really comes to life, and is open exclusively for our dinner guests to enjoy a pre-dinner drink before moving on to the Restaurant for their meal, or a leisurely nightcap to end the evening.
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Questions 15 – 20
Look at the following statements and the different sections of the Treehouse below.
Match each statement with the correct section, A-C.
Write the correct letter, A-C, in boxes 15-20 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
15. Highlights the lunch time menu
16. It’s much better to make a reservation before you go
17. Discusses certain environmentally aspects of the building 18 Their menu focuses on local food
19. Disabled people have easy access
20. This is a great place for children to play
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The Treehouse
A. About the Treehouse
B. About the Restaurant
C. About the Potting Shed
Read the text below and answer Questions 21– 27.
English Gardens
The English landscape garden is a style of landscape garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe as the principal gardening style of Europe. The English garden was seen as a way to present an idealized view of nature and was influenced by gardens from the East and West.
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The National Arboretum
Westonbirt really comes into its own when the trees show off their autumn colour. There are over 16,000 trees and 17 miles of paths at Westonbirt, which also looks its best in spring with displays of rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias.
Hidcote Manor
This is an Arts & Crafts masterpiece hidden down a series of twisting country lanes in the Cotswolds. It was designed and developed by current owner Maj. Lawrence Johnston, a wealthy, well educated and eccentric American who fought with the British Army in the Boer and First World Wars. Johnston sponsored and participated in plant hunting expeditions around the world to secure rare and exotic species for this extremely pretty garden.
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Stourhead
Found in Wiltshire, this is an outstanding example of an 18th century English landscaped garden – not so much rows of flower beds and herbaceous borders, as sweeping lawns, a picturesque lake and temples and a grotto. One of the temples was the location of a rain-soaked (and unsuccessful!) marriage proposal scene in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice.
Hampton Court Palace
Visitors can get lost in the gardens surrounding Henry VIII’s famous palace – literally. There is a maze dating back to about 1700, commissioned by William III. Originally planted using hornbeam trees and later replanted using yew trees, the Hampton Court maze covers a third of an acre, is trapezoid in shape and is the UK’s oldest surviving hedge maze.
Sissinghurst Castle Gardens
Visited by Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century, this is one of the most celebrated gardens in the world. Set in the ruins of an Elizabethan house, it offers spectacular views on all sides across the fields and meadows of the Kentish landscape. Close by is the aromatic garden built around a slender brick-built castle tower.
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Questions 21 – 27
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this
21. The English landscaped garden started in England in the 1800s.
22. Westonbirt is really worth seeing in at least two different seasons.
23. It might be difficult to find Hidcote Manor.
24. The owner of Hidcote manor is quite young.
25. The gardens in Stourhead were first established to film Pride and Prejudice.
26. Henry VIII used to spend a lot of time at Hampton Court Palace.
27. The Elizabethan house in Sissinghurst Castle Gardens has now been rebuilt.
ANSWERS ARE BELOW
ANSWERS
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. C
21. FALSE
22. TRUE
23. TRUE
24. FALSE
25. FALSE
26. NOT GIVEN
27. FALSE