Basic IELTS Reading Unit 4 Reading Practice (1) Reading Passage One Peer eens CO ear aia ene ata MEO CAC EE rece RCS EMRE CSRs cued Use your previous knowledge of the subject to think about the following questions Dose Sao ect e ie een tae Ey A. Have you ever read a notice about fire procedures in a hotel? Peet tere ated C. What do you do if the hotel where you stay in is on fire? 3. Look at the different types of questions afier the passage to get a general idea about the .¢ of questions and about the kinds of information you need to look for in the passage. Read the following Emergency Fire Procedures. CROWNE PLAZA Los Angeles Airport Emergency Fire Procedures * Ifyou detect a fire, call emergency, 1999, and the Fire Department, 9+911. Engage the fire alarm, alert other guests, and exit the building. ‘¢ Ifa fire is detected inside the room, exit the room immediately, close the door, and activate the nearest emergency alarm. Notify in-house personnel by dialling 1999 and the Fire Department at 911. © Ifyou are alerted to fire in the building, make sure it is safe to leave your room, Check for heavy smoke. Once you have determined it is safe, take your room key and proceed to the exit nearest to you. * If it is not safe to leave your room, fill your bathtub and other containers with water. Block all openings, such as vents and under the door, with wet towels. This will prevent fumes from entering your room. Calll the hotel staff, informing them of your location. * If smoke already exists in your room, hold a wet towel over your mouth and stay low. * Do not break any windows unless absolutely necessary. This will only worsen the situation. a wu nhantriviat camUnit 4 - Reading Practice * Do not try to exit by use of the elevators. It is important to remember that in any emergency situations your ability to STAY CALM during the evacuation process is the key to success. Decide which of the following choices is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence and write down the corresponding letter. 1. If you detect a fire, call emergency, 1999, and the Fire Department, 9+911. A. see B. hear C. both of the above 2. Ifa fire is detected inside the room, exit the room immediately, close the door, and activate the nearest emergency alarm. A. run fast to B. shake with all might C. bring into use 3. Once you have determined it is safe, take your room key and proceed to the exit nearest to you. A. check carefully B. move forward to C. look for 4. Block all openings, such as vents and under the door, with wet towels. A. holes that smoke can come through B. places that can hold back water C. places that can block the smoke Refer to Emergency Fire Procedures and choose one answer from the choices given or com- plete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the passage. 5. Which one of the following steps may NOT be correct when the hotel you stay in is on fire? A. Activate the emergency alarm. B. Run to the nearest elevator. C. Block the space between the floor and the door. D. Take the room key. E, Fill the sink with water. 6. When you decide it is safe to leave your room, run quickly to the nearest 7. When you don't feel it is safe to leave the room, call the hotel staff to tell them aboutBasic IELTS Reading 8. If you detect heavy smoke in your room, cover your mouth with 9. Unless necessary it is not suggested to 10. The key to success in all emergency situations is activate /‘ektiveit/ « evacuation /iveekjueifan/n. alarm /2'la:m/n. fumes /fjuzmz/ n, alert /a'ls:t/ location /lau'keifan/ n, bathtub /'ba:®tab/n notify /nautifai/ » container /ken'teina/ n personnel /,p3:sa'nel/n. detect /di'tekt/ » procedure /pra'sisds0/n determine /di'ta:min/ v proceed /pra'si:d/ v | dial /'daial/ staff /sta:f/n, elevator /'eliveita/ n. towel /taual/n. emergency /i'ms:dgansi/ n. vent /vent/n engage /in'geids/ v Reading Passage Two 1. Skim through the passage on the next page to find out roughly what it is about and h Fae Ree een Use your previous knowledge of the subject to think about the following question: Renn one atom et Um Coeur} A. Why are lots of wild animals being killed B, What kinds of animals are being killed? OMe ee Rec REMIT esd D. What should people do about the illegal killir EMCO ere orm eR Memon of questions and about the kinds of information you need to look for in the passa; Rec OR een RCT OUR ERIE na PMI eC ee area eee ng Par cee 7 44 www.nhantrivietcomUnit 4 ~ Reading Practice Decide which of the following choices is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence and write down the corresponding letter. 1. Declaring a species endangered and protecting it by laws is not always enough. A. in danger B. out of danger . causing danger 2. These groups also proved that certain populations of elephants were dwindling. A. becoming more _B. becoming smaller C. becoming weakerBasic IELTS Reading 3. However, concern for a certain species tends to fade after a while. A. strengthen B. disappear C. change 4, Everyone was shocked at the sight of pups being clubbed to death in their icy habitat. A. shot B. kicked C. beaten Read the passage Out of the Wild, into Our Homes and answer the following questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the passage. 5. According to the passage, what do people use to make things that people think can im- prove their lives? 6. What do people kill elephants and cut their faces off for? 7. What animal is mentioned after elephants as a victim of humans? 8. Whom do some animal protection movements want to protect dolphins from? Refer to the reading passage Out of the Wild, into Our Homes and look at the following statements. Write 9. Many of the animals on Earth die because humans have to survive, 10. It is normally enough when an animal species is declared endangered and protected by laws. 11. People who kill animals illegally often get away without being caught. 12. Wildlife protection groups proved that the number of some elephant species is decreasing. 13, Poachers are severely punished if they kill the endangered species such as elephants. 14. In the late 1980s, people killed more seal pups than they did in the late 1970s. 15. The whale population is finally increasing because of stricter laws. 16. In the 2010s, people may not be so concerned about elephants as before. 46 www.nhantriviet.comashtray /‘zeftrei/ n. brutality /bru:'teeliti/ n. club /klab/ dolphin /dolfin/ n dwindle /dwindl/ ». endanger /in'deindga/v fade /feid/ v. greed /gri:d/ n. habitat /hebitzet/ halt /ho:lt/ n, icy /‘aisi/ adj illegally /i'lisgoli/ adv. ivory /‘aivari/ n. omamental /3:na‘mentl/ adj Unit 4 Reading Practice profitable /'profitabl/ adj publicity /pab'lisiti/ pup /pap/n. saw /so:/ v. shelter /‘felta/ n. slaughter /'slo:to/n. species /'spirfi:z/n. supposedly /sa'pauzidli/ adv. survive /so'vaiv/ v. tuna /‘tju:na/ n. tusk /task/ n. urgently /'s:dgantli/ adv. poacher /pautfo/ n. ia| i } i iBasic IELTS Reading Unit Reading Practice (2) Reading Passage One the passage on the next page to find out roughly what it is about and how it is organised, Pay attention to the words in boldface 2. Use your previous knowledge of the subject to think about the following questions before Re Ry a ee net eee Omnia ea nao Py nO cnr Oo er OED Ca aC aos Rao 3. Look at the different types of questions after the Sere eas range of questions and about the kinds of information you need to look for in the passage. PROC ett Tomi a sc TT Rome Me TOE eat Penn ney Pao aa where to do laundry? PR eoy acre a eee 48 www.nhantriviet.comUnit S—Reading Practice Read the Hotel Directory of Services and answer the questions that follow.Basic IELTS Reading Match the following words with the definitions. 1. laundry A. necessary 2. lounge B. a public room for waiting 3. essential C. to recover or regain 4. prevailing D. something that is worth a lot of money 5. valuable E. most common or general 6. retrieve F. aplace where clothes are washed and ironed Refer to the Hotel Directory of Services and write down the telephone numbers you can dial for the following services in the hotel. 7. If you want to call Room 408, Floor 4 8. If you are interested in concerts 9. If you detect a fire in the corridor 10. If you need an extra pillow 11. If you wish to have a tour of the 11" and 12" floors Read the Hotel Directory of Services and look at the following statements. Write YES Tae Con ee eee RT CCRC NO TR ne Gen eae RU Rta NOT GIVEN Pee Onn oe ne ee tec 12. You can go to the Lobby Level when you want to read newspapers. 13, Overnight laundry service is provided every day in the hotel. 14, You have to pay if the call you make rings more than half a minute, 15. The hotel is responsible for losses only if you inform the Front Desk that you have valu- ables in your room. 16. There is a parking lot outside the hotel with space for more than 30 cars. 17, If your friend comes at 10:35 p.m. on Saturday, you will still be able to take him to Pascaline’s for a meal. 18, When you hear a busy tone after you dial a local number, you may try dialling again by adding 1 between 9 and the number. 50 www.nhantrivieticomUnit 5 Reading Practice 19. From outside the hotel you can leave a message on the voicemail by dialling 89. 20. It is suggested that you should notify the guards when leaving the hotel. i access /'sekses/ latch /leetf/ n adjacent /o'dzeisant/ o laundromat /‘lo:ndromet/ n, amenity /2'miniti/ laundry /'lo:ndri/n article /‘a:tikl/ n. lobby /‘Inbi/ n. assume /a'sjuzm/ Tounge /launds/ n automatically /,9:ta'meetikli/ adv park /pa:k/v } available /o'veilabl/ prevailing /pri'veilin/ adj } beverage /"bevarids/n retrieve /ri'trisv/ 4 coin-operated /’koin,opareitid/ adj. superb /sju:'ps:b/ adj [reGtipuinentary /Jaoriplniitors ay toiletries /'toilitriz/ n {destination /,desti'neifon/n unique /ju'nitk/ adj. | essential /i'senol/ adj Utilise /juctilaiz/ » i extension /ik’stenfan/n. valet /'veelit/ n feature /'fi:t{a/ v valuable /'yaeljuabl/ ». install /in'sta:I/ » viewpoint /'yju:point/ ». es Reading Passage Two Pence ee what it is about and how Tae Use your previous knowledge of the subject to think about the following questions before Ne Ra Scream eer anon Oe cee act td PRO ee hon ener Se Om Retro tree naire le ete CO Ce a ener cree ana ¢ of questions and about the kinds of information you need to look for in the passa} Re etc em oR NG CT NM Rene oe ed PM e rind Pa area C. the 1980s? www.nhantriviet.com 51Basic IELTS Reading What Is Happening to Our Planet? Sometimes humans kill animals indirectly. Few places on the planet are untouched by humans. ‘The ever-increasing human population needs more space. Industries use more and more of the Earth’s natural resources. The result: in less than one hundred years, as many as two hundred known species of birds and mammals have vanished. How? Many natural habitats are disappearing. The Earth's rainforests are being destroyed, along with their inhabitants. Toxic wastes, air pollution, and radiation take terrible tolls on wildlife. Changes in the planet's ozone layer and in its climate threaten all animals, including humans In 1977, President Jimmy Carter asked for an official study of the environment. What, he asked, would our planet be like in the year 2000 if present trends continue? This study was done by several U.S. government departments at the direction of Dr. Gerald Barney. Published in 1980, the Global 2000 Report to the President provided startling warnings and predictions about the fate of the Earth if we do not make changes in the way we treat it. The report predicted, among other things, that “between half a million and 2 million species = 15 to 20 percent ofall species on earth — could be extinguished by the year 2000.” It warned of more hardship for the Earth's human inhabitants as well — more starvation, for example. This report strongly urged the government to take immediate action. It gave recommenda- tions for change. But by the time the study was completed, Ronald Reagan had been elected president and his administration ignored the report The 1980s were not a good decade for the environment. It is likely that a global report now would be even bleaker than the one published after the 1970s. Many environmentalists wonder if we can stop the destruction of our planet before it is too late. When, they ask, will humans realise that they are not meant to be masters of the Earth, only one of its guests? Decide which of the following choices is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence and write down the corresponding letter. 1. The result: in less than one hundred years, as many as two hundred known species of birds and mammals have vanished. A. changed B. disappeared C. decreased 2. The Earth’s rainforests are being destroyed, along with their inhabitants. A. animals which live in a particular place B. animals which are being destroyed C. animals which move to other places 52 www.nhantriviet.comUnit 5 Reading Practice 3. Published in 1980, the Global 2000 Report to the President provided startling warnings and predictions about the fate of the Earth if we do not make changes in the way we treat it. A. shocking B. serious C. terrible 4. This report strongly urged the government to take immediate action. A. forced B. supported C. encouraged 5. It is likely that a global report now would be even bleaker than the one published after the 1970s. A. more discouraging B. more shocking __C. more encouraging Refer to the passage What Is Happening to Our Planet? and choose from the passage NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS to complete the following sentences. 6. Humans kill animals indirectly because industries need more and more of the on the Earth. 7. The changes in the Earth’s as well as its climate are harmful to all animals. 8. The official study of the environment in 1977 was directed by 9. One of the difficulties which humans were warned of by the report is Read the passage headed What Is Happening to Our Planet? and look at the following statements. Write oy tu Tae FALSE Ta NOT GIVEN RN nnn a Saunt 10. The increase of human population and the needs of industries result in the death of lots of birds and mammals. 11. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter believed that the present trends would continue. 12. According to the report, more than 2 million species on earth would disappear by 2000. 13, Ronald Reagan was elected president after the study was completed. 14, Ronald Reagan’s administration didn’t think that the report was necessary. 15, It is possible that it will be too late when we stop the destruction of the Earth. 16. The environmentalists don’t think that humans are masters of the Earth.Basic IELTS Reading vanish /'veenif/ = ‘administration /ad,mini'streifan/n official /a'fifol/ ad) : bleak /blisk/ adj ozone layer /'9uzaun ‘leia/ n. i decade /'dekeid/ n. predict /pri'dikt/ 1 | destruction /di’strakfon/ n. resource /ri's:s/ n | environmentalist /in,vaiaran'mentalist/ n. startling /'sta:tlin/ adj. extinguish /ik'stingwiff starvation /sta:veifon/n. i global /‘gloubal/ adj toll /taul/ n. i hardship /‘ha:dfip/ n. toxic /‘toksik/ ad. i ignore /igno%/ trend /trend/n inhabitant /in’hacbitant/ n urge /3:d3/ | 54 www.nhantrivietcom