Questions 1-13 Read the descriptions below and answer Questions 1-6. Free wireless connection in great outdoor locations nd work doesn't have to Keep you locations now offer free, il friends With summer fading, the more time spent outdoors the bette fom enjoying the day! From entice downtown stores to tiny cafes, many ‘witeless internet connection, Here's guide to hot spots here where you can connect up, et ‘or get some work done while enjoying a coffee, a drink or meal outdoors. A\ sues Make a park bench your office, and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature in the middle of the city. P a picnic and soak up the sun. As an extra attraction, lunchtime concerts run between noon and 2 pm every Tuesday and Thursday. B Dragon's Tail Shake off jet lag while munching on homemade chicken fingers and sipping one of the 14 special drinks Only four blocks from the airport, the pati, restaurant and lounge ae all wired. C ‘Soutthiport Landing Pull your boat right upto this neighbourhood favoutite on the river. Great seafood, reasonably priced Only 5 minutes from downtown, this isthe place for a long lunch, With wireless access on the 100-seat patio you'll get a spot even on the sunniest days. rack D. ‘One World Cafeaind Language Centre: Get online at the gazebo while deciding which ethnic dish to ty. Wood oven pizzas are a speciality ‘Take and English or Spanish lessons for dessert while sipping on fir trade coffee. E HarvestMoon: Farm fresh organic salads and homemade soup areas delightul a the street side tables, Like the Internet, this café never closes, freeing you up to set your own business hours, Dont forget the organic pastries and fair trade espresso for dessert Check out the poet and specal events nights ES on Tack SGENEAAU'HRAIING: READING TEST 4Questions 1-3 Look at the descriptions on the previous page. Which location best fits these requirements? Choose the appropriate letter A~E. Answer [1] Tis late at night. You are hungry and you still need to put together and send off some emails before going home. [2] You are looking for a place to have a bite to eat, get some work done and maybe meet people from different cultures. [3] You want to have lunch while you finish up a report before flying out of town to attend a conference. Questions 4-6 Choose the correct letter A-E. Which TWO descriptions mention: [4]. entertainment [5] © natural environment . [6]. cential locationoe Read the passage and answer Questions 7-14. Using LP Gas Safely Around the tlome guile Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) also known as botled gas ~ is widely used in | the home for cooking, foom and water heating, It may aso be used ona range of leisure appiances, such as camping equipment, barbecues or caravans, M ! LP Gas is propane gas, stored in cyinders under pressure asa liquid, and then used 35 a gas when connected to domestic and portable appliances. tis not the same as ‘Automotive LP Gas (known as Aulogas) which is used in special converted car. i ‘Autogas is a mixture of propane and butane, and therefore must not be usad in t ‘domestic or portable outdoor appliances, ' LP Gass clean buring, heavier than ar and nontoxic. Inits natural state LP Gass ‘adouriess. So that gas leaks can be detected, a chemical is added which gives it a very distinctive smel, Domestic and portable outdoor LP Gas appkances are designed only for use wth propane gas. UP Gasis not the same as natural gas — gas which is fiped to your house by a gas company. LP Gas ‘must never be used in natural ges applances or vice versa, Operating an appliance on the wrong type of {988 can be hazardous, LP gas conlans much more energy than natural gas and as such presents fre rk if connected tothe wrong appiance, 'dentiication plates on LP Gas (ropane) appiznces have red writing on sive, Nalural gas appances have black writing on siver. Always check the 1D plate to make sure the appliance uses LP Gas if You Smell Gas Indoors You should-neveruse leak: (Open doors and windows. Don't operate power or ight switches, don't tum elechigal appliances (0N or off, and don't use your telephone, as they might spark and orzate a fret particular, don't use a fan to provide ventiaton. fbumers haven't accidentally been left on, leave the premises and tum the gas supply off at the cyfnder If sate to do so, Sth of he power atthe fuse box so that eactcal appances can't operate and generate a spark. Calla licensed gas fiter from a neighbour's telephone or use a céll phone outside — it may be unsafe to use your house phone: Don't go back into the house until the gas is tured off at the cyl and the smal of gas is cleared. 5: READINGTEST 4ow Questions 7-10 ' The passage on the previous page mentions 3 different kinds of gas. Match one of the following gas types (A-C) to each of the descriptions below. A LP gas y B Autogas C Natural gas [7] Not for household use [8] Used for outdoor appliances [9] D plate shows a silver background with black text [10] Made up of a combination of gases Questions 11-414 Complete the table using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FROM THE PASSAGE. Check that the stove has not been tured om anid Left. | [11] newen-nnn | For ventilation, open doors and windows but dont use. | [12] onnonnnwmin Leave the premises.and:switch off the electricity atea. © | [13Jerenveinnmwinnntne If assistance is required, call from... Ha TELYS on Track -GENERALTRAIHING:: READING TEST 4,Questions 15-27 Read the passage below and answer Questions 15-21. RIDGEWAY COLLEGE STUDENT RESIDENCE ORIENTATION PROGRAM WHO: This orientations for all new students (transfer, mature, international, exchange, etc] who will be living in residence this coming semester WHEN: Move in Tuesday of Orientation Week, between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm. We strongly suggest that you plan to move in early inthe day so thal you can get settled and be ready to meet your Orientation Leader at 5:00pm, Programs begin Tuesday evening and run day and night until Sunday. WHERE: When you arrive on campus, follow the directional signs to the visitors parking area. Proceed to the residence check in area (large white tent). The area is visible from the parking lot and the bus stop — you won't miss us! WHAT: We have designed a program packed with many exciting events and orientation sessions to help you get acquainted with your fellow students, the campus and college area. * Receive assistance with move in. + Attend the 2-day campus orientation * Gat to know your new neighbours and the local community * Take trips into downtown and to special areas of interest. WHAT IS YOUR TEAM? When youu come to Residence Orientation, you will meet your Team — a group of 15 to 20 new students sharing a floor in residence, with an Orientation Leader, Your OL is a returning student who will take your team to all residence orientation activities and will also keep in touch with you and your team members throughout your first semester. WHY? Studies show that people who attend orientation have higher grades and a lower drop out rate. Ridgeway College has 12,000 students; at orientation you start building your community and making connections. * You will finish orientation with at least 20 new friends! * You will save yourself hours of time by getting aym membership, ID card and Transitpass, books, ‘and more before the first week of class line ups starts. * You will mingle with your 2000 new neighbours in the residences HOW MUCH? The fee is $110: The Residence Orientation fee includes Residence and Campus Orientation events and kits, an extra week in Residence to get settled in before classes start, two special dinners, a T-shirt, and a fabulous Residence Welcome Pack. NOW WHAT? Register for Residence Orientation on the form below. You do not need to register separately for Campus Orientation. **For. students who are placed in a building with a required meal plan {ie.no ktchéns!, your meal plan starts on the first day of otientation Ina additional chargel. I you are tving in one of the new Residence Towers, you will be on 2 meal plan. I you are in another building, you willbe responsible for providing your awn meals, either by cooking them yourself or by buying food from a‘cateteria {ELS on rack “GERALTRAMING_ READING TEST 4See FEST TFET EEEEEEE Questions 15~17 Choose ONE phrase fiom the list below (A-H) to complete each of the following sentences. [15] |The orientation program is intended to... [16] Studies have shown that students who attond the orientation program... {177 As part of the orientation program... List of phrases ‘A —_...enjoying the first semester of college-with less stress. B. _...provide a free week for new students to settle in to residence. C _...ate less likely to do well in their courses. \D_ _...new students get support from the leaders during the first semester. uz elping new students to get to know each other. F_ _{.cthe-leaders help new students with cdi ‘procédures as a team. G _...ease the transition to college life for riew students. H__...tend to be more successful in their studies. Questions 18-21 Do the following statements agree with the information in the passage? Write: “ONES ifthe answer to'the question is ‘yes’ No. if the answer to the question is ‘io! NOTGIVEN’ ifthe information is not given in the passage [18] I won't be able to arrive until Thursday. Is:it too late to sign up-for the Orientation Program at that tinié?: 1: [19] I want to sign up for the Residence Orientation Prograin, Do I have'to register separately for the Campus Orientation? [20] My residence doesnt have a méal plan. Are any meals provided during Orientation Week? [21] I will be living in the new Residence Tower. Do. these roois have ‘kitchens? JELTS on rock. "GENERAL TeAIMiNG’ READING TESTARIDGEWAY COLLEGE RESIDENCE STUDENT TELEPHONE SERVICE Voice Mail: How to Use the “Mailbox” Service Welcome to voice mail! This guide includes instructions for setting up your voce mailbox and far using is many convenient features, {you're ust geting started read the features below, then fllow te step-by-step procedure to register online, Once tires compete cles can eave mesages oro an yur rommates am you can ay meses et for you Features of the “Mailbox” Service FORWAROING Your unanswered calls ar forwarded to your mailbox ater four (rings. Callers who da your ‘number while you ae using your phone ae forwarded to your mailbox immediately. you have Call Waiting, messages are forwarded aftr fur rings if you chaose to ignore the ntification tones, GREETINGS Your mailbox allows two types of greetings: + You can record a personal greeting upto 4S seconds in length which callers hear when forwarded to your mailbox. + You can override this personal greeting [without erasing it by using a temporary “extended absence greeting” ‘and later you can return to your original greeting MESSAGE STORAGE Your mailbox has these message storage capabilites: + You may have upto 15 messages in your mailbox atone time. «Each message canbe upto two (2 minutes in length. + Unless you dette them, messages are stored fr 24 days from the day they were received (OTHER FEATURES Your mailbox also has these other capabilities: «Distribution Lists — You can create § distribution ists with up ts 25 voice mat users, This can be used to send messages to.an entire yroup of users atone time, ‘+ Guest Mailboxes — You create upto three guest mailboxes that allow you to leave messages in a Special location of your own mailbo. Your messages can then be retrieved by someone who is nota voice mail subscriber on ee ee - scontaidandnlQuestions 22-27 Read the Student Telephone Services information and complete the summary below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS FROM THE PASSAGE for each space. Before you can receive phone messages you must follow the steps to [22] After four rings, calls will be [23] to your mailbox. The [24]... ‘message which you record can be up to 45 seconds tong. Messages are kept for 24 days or until you. (25) 7 You can make up a number of [26] to notify groups of voice mail users about club meetings or parties, There is also a special location in your mailbox where you can leave a message to be [27]... by a friend from oistside the residence. IELTS on Track GEWERAL RAINING? READING TEST SSCSSIESSIIISVVysvyyeyvgessgs» Be vit. iach “GOIGRAC TRAINING READING TEST. Questions 28-40 Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. th appearance, they are unmistakably dragons, but in other ways these delicate creatures of the sea bear litle tesemblance to their fierce. mythical namesake. They are only 45 cm long, fragile, harmless and vulnerable. Belonging to the same family os sechorses, seadragons come in two different species: ‘weedy’ (resembiing blades of brown seaweed) and the more showy and more endangered ‘leafy’ (looking like aquatic ‘leaves’. They are found only in coastal southern: ‘Australian waters ond because they resemble swaying seaweed, can be difficult to find in their natural habitat. Though well camouflaged. their biiliant colours are visible in sun-dappled waters. Both ‘species inhabit rocky reefs, seaweed beds and sea gross meadows.colonised by seaweed. They are most often seen in shallow coastal waters. Camouflage is their only protection. Otherwise sea-cragons are poorly equipped for fleeing from pursuers, The outer skin is composed of solid bony plates, which limit mobil. The only way they can propel themselves along is through rapialy oscillating their ventral and dorsal fins. Like sec horses they possess an internal cir bladder, used for verical motion. With ttle effort, ney can rise oF i ete fo another depth simply by chariging the ait volume iwithin the bladder. Because they blend eosiy with the background, sea dragons are agile enough to hunt down tiny shrimps. theirmain quarry, ‘Perhaps the most extradrdinary thing about sea-dragons s that itis actually the male of the species which caries the young. During mating, the femiale lays 100 - 260 eggs onto the underside of the male's tal, where they are attached and ferlsed. After a period of aboutfour to sx weeks from conception, the male ‘gives birth’ lo miniature juvenile versions of itself. ‘As soon as a baby sea dragon leaves the safety of ils falhor’s tal It fs independent and receives no further help from its parents. There is increasing concer about the future of these vulnerable and fragile creatures. Both seadragons and their close relatives, seahorses, are threatened globally by habitat destruction. The inshore areas of seagrass {hey inhabil ore threatened by pollution and excessive ferfliser run off. cach year, an eslimated 20 milion seahorses (bu! nat seadragons) are taken for traditional Asian medicines. The international trade in seahorses involves more than 30 countries and is growing. Fortunately. seadragons currently are not used for the medicine trade: however they have been targeted by the aquarlum fish lrade, Unscrupulous ‘collectors’ have ‘denuded the more accessible seagrass areas of this amazing creature. Keeping live seadragons is extremely difficult and collectors often target moles with eggs, hatching out and selling the young. Removing breeding animals trom the wild populations may have an impact on local populations of seadragons. To date, no successful closed cycle. captive breeding program has occurred. There has not yet been a generation of coptive seadragons which has bred, Economically and environmentally it makes sense to limit collection and export of this species until more is known about them. Because seadragons require lve food and an exact water temperature, most die quickly in captivity Itisilegal to take or export them without a permit. Concerned by the ropialy decreasing numbers of the leafy sea-dragon. the Depariment of Fisheries declared ita totally protected species in 1991. SSeCHHEHHHEBEDBES Itis for these reasons that Dragon Search has been initiated. This community-based monitoring program involves neatly 20 organisations around Austraiia. The project encourages members of the community fo provide information on seadragon sightings. Recreational divers and snorkellers are invited to record sightings of ‘seadragons in their dive logs and'to transfer relevant information to Dragon Search sighting sheets. Likewise, anyone who visits the beach and spots either live seadragons in the water or their remains washed up on shore may also participaie. The information submitted is entered into a confidential database ond is used to encourage the protection of thiese wonderful creatures and to promote the establishment of marine reserves: lt is hoped that increased aworeriess ond involvement of local communities will help prévent poaching of seadragons and encourage the protection of both species ond their habital. IELTS on Track “GENERAL TRAINING. READING TEST 4