Cambridge IELTS General Training 12 Reading Test 4 Answers with Explanation / Music clubs ,Biological research insititute,Negotiating a better.,How to run successful project,Mass appeal of the mantra

Music clubs

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	C	"marketing experience," "build sales," "increase audience"	Section C, lines 6-7	"Because the orchestra only partly finances its performances through ticket sales, members with marketing experience are particularly welcome, in order to build sales."
2	A	"every member takes part," "two concerts"	Section A, lines 4-5	"Two concerts are performed every year, and every member takes part."
3	D	"newsletter," "details of concerts"	Section D, lines 5-6	"As a member, you will receive a monthly newsletter describing our work, and containing details of concerts, operas and other performances, both locally and nationally."
4	A	"intermediate standard," "instrument"	Section A, line 6	"Members must have reached at least an intermediate standard on their instrument."
5	B	"not so well-known music," "introduce"	Section B, lines 4-5	"During the evening we have a buffet meal and listen to recordings of both well-known and not so well-known music."
6	A	"children," "develop skills," "workshops"	Section A, lines 1-2, 7	"Whitehay Youth Music is intended for anyone aged between 6 and 14 who is keen to perform in public." & "workshops in which members learn how to improve their playing."
7	C	"large and appreciative audiences"	Section C, line 3	"Two or three times a year, it performs a wide range of music to large and appreciative audiences from the area."
8	D	"support," "professional musicians," "financial need"	Section D, lines 2-3	"The money raised is used to support professional musicians if, for example, illness prevents them from earning a living."

Biological research insititute

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
9	Security	"inform Reception," "Security," "identify the area where you should park"	Paragraph 2	"If you are driving a vehicle, please inform Reception. They will contact Security, who will identify the area where you should park your car."
10	Safety	"own safety," "instructions," "noticeboards"	Paragraph 3	"For your own safety, please follow the instructions displayed on noticeboards around the campus."
11	Machinery	"do not enter," "do not touch," "authorised"	Paragraph 3	"Do not enter any restricted areas or touch any machinery or other equipment unless authorised."
12	Photography	"permission," "management," "not permitted"	Paragraph 5	"Unless your host has previously obtained permission from the Institute management, photography, whether still or video, is not permitted in any part of the campus."
13	Nursery	"no nursery facilities," "visiting children"	Paragraph 6	"No nursery facilities are available for visiting children."
14	Accident	"call 3333," "request assistance," "first-aid personnel"	Paragraph 7	"In the event of an accident, call 3333 and request the assistance of site first-aid personnel."

Negotiating a better salary package for your new job

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location (Paragraph & Line No.)	Explanation
15	Asset	"valuable asset"	Paragraph 2, Line 2	"If you’re offered a job, it’s because the organisation sees you as a valuable asset and you should try to set your level of remuneration accordingly."
16	Culture	"sensitive to the culture"	Paragraph 3, Line 1	"There are no general rules about how and when to conduct your negotiation but being sensitive to the culture of the organisation is essential."
17	Internet	"adverts on the internet"	Paragraph 3, Line 5	"You can look at the range of packages offered for comparable jobs in adverts on the internet, or ask for advice from people you know professionally or personally."
18	Union	"member of a union"	Paragraph 3, Line 8	"Finally, if you’re a member of a union, they will have information on acceptable salary ranges for your profession."
19	Review	"early pay review"	Paragraph 4, Line 1	"If the salary offered is less than you’d hoped for, you could negotiate an early pay review instead, say after the first six months."
20	Compromise	"agree to a compromise"	Paragraph 5, Line 6	"When negotiating, be persuasive and consistent in your arguments but be prepared to agree to a compromise if you really want the job."

How to run a successful project

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location (Paragraph & Line No.)	Explanation
21	Budget	"on time and within budget"	Paragraph 1, Line 1	"A project manager’s main task is to bring a particular project to completion, both on time and within budget."
22	Scope creep	"problems of ‘scope creep’"	Paragraph 2, Line 4	"This is critical to avoid problems of ‘scope creep’, which is when the company paying for the project asks for ‘just one more little thing’ repeatedly, until the project becomes unmanageable."
23	Skills	"skills align with their roles"	Paragraph 3, Line 2	"Gather your human resources, and make sure that their skills align with their roles."
24	(Clear) communication	"Clear communication is critical"	Paragraph 3, Line 6	"Clear communication is critical."
25	(Interim) milestones	"You will need interim milestones"	Paragraph 4, Line 2	"You will need interim milestones, especially for a long-term project, so that you can determine if you are staying on track or straying from the project’s goals."
26	(Contingency) plans	"put contingency plans in place"	Paragraph 5, Line 2	"Hopefully you have defined the more likely risks up front during the project preparation, so you should now put contingency plans in place for certain occurrences."
27	Report	"write a report"	Paragraph 6, Line 1	"Once a project has been completed, it’s important to write a report, even if it is only for internal purposes."

Mass appeal of the mantra rays

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location (Paragraph & Line No.)	Explanation
28	D	"photographing and cataloguing"	Paragraph D, Line 3	"Based at the nearby Four Seasons resort, he has identified more than 2,000 individual manta rays, photographing and cataloguing them according to their distinctive skin patterns."
29	B	"I feel ashamed to have given it a fright."	Paragraph B, Line 8	"I am just a few inches away when it senses me. To my surprise, the whole fish twitches in alarm and shoots off, perhaps fearing that I will touch it. I feel ashamed to have given it a fright."
30	C	"I have come to Hanifaru ... to see manta rays."	Paragraph C, Line 1	"I have come to Hanifaru, a small lagoon next to an uninhabited island in the Maldives, especially to see manta rays."
31	False	"photographing and cataloguing them"	Paragraph D, Line 3	"He has identified more than 2,000 individual manta rays, photographing and cataloguing them according to their distinctive skin patterns."
32	NOT GIVEN	No clear statement	-	No information is given about how much notice hotel guests need to view manta rays feeding.
33	False	"They seem not to mind the human competition"	Paragraph D, Line 8	"They seem not to mind the human competition in this quite small space."
34	True	"monitoring closely"	Paragraph E, Line 4	"It is something that Guy has been monitoring closely."
35	NOT GIVEN	No clear statement	-	The passage mentions Mohamed Nasheed’s efforts, but does not confirm if he persuaded other countries to take action.
36	False	"no regulations in force"	Paragraph E, Line 7	"We still don’t have any regulations in force to limit the number of people in the water at any one time."
37	Plankton	"hunt for plankton"	Paragraph C, Line 4	"Enter a shallow cul-de-sac in the reef to hunt for plankton, their main source of nutrition."
38	Parasites	"removing parasites"	Paragraph G, Line 3	"Wait while small fish pick at their skin, removing parasites."
39	Wings	"accelerate rapidly with a twitch of their wings"	Paragraph G, Line 4	"They can accelerate rapidly with a twitch of their wings."
40	Brain	"biggest brain of any fish"	Paragraph G, Line 6	"The manta rays have the biggest brain of any fish."