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IELTS General Training Reading

Practice Test 2/2023 PDF With
Answers

"IELTS General Reading

Test 2"

Page 15 of
out the sights 18
— waterfalls, gorges, and so on — and are
Switzerland’s
always ready to longest
pull over postbus
for a journey, and one of the
photo opportunity.
trip undertaken by a single postbus. The route goes
Italian);
highest,all four seasons
crosses – from burning
four mountain passes –sunshine to
an eight-hour
interest, One of cantons;
through several the passes, twothe Go!hard,
languages is o"en and
(German
connectsand
showers theheavyGerman-speaking
snowfalls; and canton of Uriplaces
countless with of
postbuses
described as ‘speak’ all four state
‘the People’s Road’, languages:
probably German,
because it
automated
Italian-speaking intercom Ticino. announcements
Like Switzerland areitself,
given in the
passing
French, Italian and Romansh – and by law, their
language of whichever canton the bus is currently
Irrespective of their previous driving experience,
through.
they have, to drive postbuses under the supervision of
safe driving
drivers undergoin the lotsvalleys can they
of training. be the #rst year,
During
a more experienced driver. Only a"er two years of
Some routes ready
pronounced are not forataall busy, with
mountain the bus o"en
bus.
most people living in small mountain villages, the
the villagers
carrying just to two town and back,
or three it takesat
passengers village
a time.children
But for
from
postbustheisvillage
of thefarms utmost down to the valley,
importance. It notcollects
only carries
dumping
to and from anywhere
school, in the mountains),
delivers and brings
mail, transports milk
to shopsfrom
rubbish and carries
the village their shopping
(Swiss laws up
do the
not hill to
allow
transportation, for the dwellers of mountain
building materials to households. It takes elderly villagers
their homes. More a friend than just a means of
Page
Questions
Choose the 16 correct
of 18
28-32
28. When
le!er, A, B,comparing
C or D. the Swiss
A the size of the
transportation
B how competitive system to a tree, the writer
postbus
C system. the
how important
emphasises
the
D postbus
the threat system
to the
postbus system is.
is.
29. Whatsystem.
postbus is said about bus
A Villages have the chance to
services
B New routesin theare second
o"en introduced to
request
C Bus more buses
timetables tend every
to four
paragraph?
re$ect
D an increase
The number of busesin population.
that call at a village
years.
change every four years.
30. According
depends on how to many
the fourthpeopleparagraph,
live there, what
A how many coach
were three-tone
B how long the bus horns #rst used to indicate?
horses
C how manyrequired food
would
D how staysoonatthe thebus
passengers wanted
Page
31. What 17 point
A Many choose ofdoesto18
the writer
give passengers
make
B Mostabout the postbus
are proud of driving drivers?
buses to
information about the
C They are required tosurroundings.
inform
places
D Theywithout other forms
are not allowed of transport.
to stop for
passengers about the sights seen from
32. What is said
passengers to takeabout the
photographs.
the
A bus.are given in the
They
buses’
B automated
The language they are given in
language
C They areofalways
the bus’s givenstarting
in all the
announcements?
depends
D The on where
language they thearebus is atinthe
given
point.
four languages of Switzerland.
time.
Questionson the bus’s destination.
depends
Do the following statements agree with
33-40
TRUE t If the statement
the information in the given agrees with
passage?
FALSE r i If the statement
the information
NOT GIVEN If there is no
contradicts the information
33. Some postbuses
information on this a"er the First

Page 18longest
ofof18
34. The number
35. On the
driverless buses
postbus route in
has increased
36. The steadily
weather on thesince 2015.
longest postbus route is
Switzerland,
37. There is apassengers
widely usedhave to change
nickname for part
likely to include extreme weather conditions.
38. Bus drivers’ training can be shortened if
buses.
of the longest route used
39. In some villages most by postbuses.
they have driven buses
40. Buses carry only before joining Postbus.
passengers are school
rubbish that can be
children.
recycled.

Page 17 / 18

Reading Answer Key

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1. D
2. B
3. C
4. F
5. D
6. G
7. E
8. B
9. TRUE
10. FALSE
11. FALSE
12. NOT GIVEN
13. TRUE
14. TRUE
15. STADIUM
16. TEAM
17. HYGIENE
18. STORAGE
19. GUARANTEED
20. STATUS
21. DEBTS
22. PROFITS
23. TRADING
24. INTERNET
25. INVOICES
26. AGENT
27. PENALTY
28. C
29. D
30. A
31. A
32. B
33. TRUE
34. NOT GIVEN
35. FALSE
36. TRUE
37. TRUE
38. FALSE
39. NOT GIVEN
40. NOT GIVEN

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