BEST IELTS General Reading Test 565

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IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 565 – PASSAGE – 1

IELTS GENERAL READING TEST – 565

READING PASSAGE – 1

Buckingham Palace is the London residence of Her Majesty The Queen, as well as the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today. Today the State Rooms are used extensively by The Queen and Members of the Royal Family to receive and entertain their guests on State, ceremonial and official occasions. During August and September when The Queen makes her annual visit to Scotland, the Palace’s nineteen State Rooms are open to visitors.

You can find out more about the history of Buckingham Palace and how it is used today on the British Monarchy website. The State Rooms form the heart of the working palace and are lavishly furnished with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection-paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto; sculpture by Canova; exquisite examples of Sevres porcelain; and some of the finest English and French furniture.

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Open 28 July 25 September 2007, 9:45-18:00 (last admission 15:45)

Admission is by timed ticket with entry every 15 minutes throughout the day. Tickets are valid only on the date and at the entrance time specified on the ticket. Regrettably, late-comers cannot be admitted. A visit lasts between 2 and 2M hours.

Admission prices to the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace (including audio guide)

Adult: £15.00

Over 60/ Student (with valid ID): £13.50

Under 17: £8.50

Under 5: Free

Family: £38.50 (2 adults and 3 under 17s)

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Questions 1-6

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage?

In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet write

TRUE if the information in the text supports the statement

FALSE if the information in the text does not support the statement

NOT GIVEN if there is no information about the statement in the text

1. Buckingham Palace is the only Royal Palace in London open to tourists.

2. Buckingham Palace’s State Rooms are open when the Queen goes to visit Scotland.

3. The State Rooms contain many works of art.

4. People are admitted until 2 hours before closing.

5. If you are late for your tour, you will not get your ticket money back.

6. Children between the ages of 5 and 17 get tickets for half price.

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Questions 7-13

Read the descriptions of 7 films and match each description with the type of film being described. An example has been done for you. Each type of film can only be used once and one type of film will remain unused.

Types of film:

Action

Drama

Animation

Mystery

Comedy

Romance

Documentary

Science Fiction

Wildlife

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Example: This is a film about teenagers with special powers. They can communicate with each other using telepathy. Together with their talking computer, they do battle with people and creatures from earth and space. (Science Fiction)

7. A modern adaptation of the classic story set in the nineteenth century about the fiery and passionate relationship between a young working-class woman and her mysterious upper-class employer.

8. This film was made by having no less than a dozen cameras follow the great footballer throughout a single match. The man himself then recorded a voice-over onto the footage, with comments from friends and other players added later.

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9. A group of top investigators is given the job of reopening an old case to see if they, using modern technology, can solve it and capture a murderer who escaped capture ten years ago.

10. The stars of this critically-acclaimed series return in this feature length film version. Many things have changed, but not the hilarity with which the characters deal with the unlikely series of events thrown at them.

11. The mix of humour and dealing with serious issues makes this film both entertaining and thought-provoking to watch. The computer-generated almost human” characters and the graphics are incredible.

12. Politics is a serious business. Mistakes are pounced upon by opponents and successes are often credited to others. See how the fictional-but entirely plausible-characters from the White House deal with a series of apparently unconnected incidents in this thought-provoking film.

13. This film follows the migration route of one of the world’s most incredible beasts. This film took over two years to make and conditions for the film-makers were often dangerous. The result is a film that will shock, surprise and delight.

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