Cambridge IELTS General Training 17 Reading Test 1 Answers with Explanation / Arriving in Singapore, Singapore Airport ,Singapore Guide,Writing a CV, The value of organised,A significant development

Arriving in Singapore by plane

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	C	"report damaged baggage"	Lost and Found Counter	"You can proceed to the Lost and Found Counter for advice if you cannot find your baggage or would like to report damaged baggage."
2	G	"transit hotels"	Reception Desk	"For these go to the reception desk on level three."
3	D	"items to declare"	Red Channel	"Please use the Red Channel if you have items to declare or are in doubt."
4	F	"baggage claim belt"	Level Two	"You can refer to the flight information television screens on Level Two for the allocation of your baggage claim belt."
5	A	"assist with carrying luggage"	Information Desk	"Should you require their assistance with carrying luggage, please ask at the Information Desk."

Singapore Airport

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
6	False	"levied on the sale"	Goods and Services Tax (GST) relief	"A 3% GST is levied on the sale of all goods imported into Singapore."
7	True	"Tax free shopping"	Tax free shopping	"As a tourist or visitor you can apply for a refund at customs of the 3% GST on goods purchased during your stay in Singapore provided you shop at stores with the 'Tax free shopping' logo."
8	False	"minimum amount of S$100"	Tax free shopping	"Spend a minimum amount of S$100 at any one shop and at least S$300 in total."
9	Not Given	"reclaim your tax within a certain amount of time"	Not specified	No information provided about a time limit for reclaiming tax.
10	True	"handling fee will be deducted"	Tax free shopping	"Please note that a handling fee will be deducted from the GST amount for the refund service."

Singapore Guide: A walk around the Orchard Road District

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
11	Eye-catching landmark	"eye-catching landmark"	Singapore Marriott Hotel	"This eye catching landmark has a distinctive Chinese styled green roof and red pillars."
12	Cemetery	"faced a cemetery"	Land bought by Tang	"The plot faced a cemetery which is consolidated a bad omen in Chinese culture."
13	(unique) (Chinese) architecture	"retained its unique Chinese architecture"	Tang's original building	"Even when the original building was torn down in 1982... it retained its unique Chinese architecture."
14	(self-booking) computer terminals	"computer terminals for self booking"	Singapore Airlines Service Centre	"Also available are a number of computer terminals for self booking."

Writing a personal CV that will attract employers

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
15	Personality	"real personality"	CV writing	"Why is it then that a great many CVs... give away very little about the individual behind the CV?"
16	Dull	"dull, and likely to be swiftly passed over"	CV writing	"The problem with the above thinking is painfully clear. Your CV will be dull, and likely to be swiftly passed over by an employer."
17	Qualities	"qualities that drive your success"	CV writing	"This isn’t about making unsupportable statements: it’s about choosing words that describe the qualities that drive your success."
18	Viewpoints	"from different people’s viewpoints"	Self-reflection	"It involves the ability to see yourself from different people’s viewpoints."
19	Colleague	"colleague that you trust"	Self-reflection	"Asking a colleague that you trust is also a good way to find out how others see your strengths."
20	Cliché	"classic recruitment clichés"	CV writing	"Try not to use classic recruitment clichés. Everyone says they have great ‘communication’ or ‘organisational’ skills."

The value of being organised at work

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
21	Stationery	"Cut down documents and stationery"	Organising workspace	"Cut down documents and stationery to the bare essentials."
22	Photos	"one or two carefully selected photos"	Organising workspace	"One or two carefully selected photos to make your desk feel like home are fine, but avoid too many."
23	Locations	"Create locations where you will keep all your work materials"	Organising workspace	"Create locations where you will keep all your work materials to make retrieval easy."
24	Labels	"clear labels such as ‘In’, ‘Out’, ‘For Action’, ‘Current Projects’"	Organising workspace	"Eliminate desktop chaos by using trays, magazine files, or whatever you fancy and add clear labels..."
25	Requirement	"tax or legal requirement for retaining it"	Organising workspace	"Ask: do I know of a tax or legal requirement for retaining it?"
26	Focus	"sharpen your focus"	Effective planning	"Implementing regular planning strategies will sharpen your focus..."
27	Tasks	"prioritise key tasks"	Effective planning	"Near the close of each work day, implement a 10- to 15-minute routine to wrap up loose ends and prioritise key tasks."

A significant development in mining safety

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
28	iv	"firedamp" "exploded"	Section A, Paragraph 3	"But as coal mines became deeper, miners encountered a new and terrible problem — firedamp. This was a natural gas, principally consisting of methane, that exploded..."
29	vi	"phosphorescence" "flammable"	Section B, Paragraph 4	"One early method tried to utilise the fact that skins removed from decaying fish contain the element phosphorus, which emits light in the form of phosphorescence."
30	iii	"mining" "ventilation"	Section B, Paragraph 2	"Many mines had only one shaft leading from the surface down to the working area below. Ventilation could be improved to some extent by dividing this into a downcast..."
31	i	"recognised" "debate"	Section D, Paragraph 5	"After much discussion and argument, he was eventually recognised as deserving equal credit for the discovery, but the time needed for this recognition..."
32	viii	"Clanny" "unrecognised"	Section E, Paragraph 6	"To this day Dr Clanny remains a forgotten hero."
33	Explosion	"firedamp" "ignition"	Section B, Paragraph 3	"Miners encountered a new and terrible problem — firedamp. This was a natural gas, principally consisting of methane, that exploded on contact with a naked flame."
34	Shaft	"downcast" "upcast"	Section B, Paragraph 2	"Ventilation could be improved to some extent by dividing this into a downcast (bringing in fresh air) and an upcast (returning foul air and firedamp to the surface)."
35	Sparks	"flint" "iron"	Section B, Paragraph 4	"An alternative was a device invented in about 1750, consisting of a flint which struck against a piece of iron when a handle was turned, creating a shower of sparks..."
36	Manpower	"extra manpower" "maintenance"	Section B, Paragraph 4	"These were believed to be too cool to ignite firedamp. This device had major drawbacks — extra manpower had to be used to operate it continuously..."
37	A	"safety" "mines"	Section C, Paragraph 1	"The general response, however, was to keep going and reluctantly accept the inevitable deaths from ignition of firedamp as a regrettable, but not especially remarkable..."
38	B	"explosion" "Felling Colliery"	Section C, Paragraph 3	"After 92 men and boys were killed in 1812 by an explosion at Felling Colliery in northern England, several professional people took action..."
39	D	"mesh screen" "flame"	Section D, Paragraph 2	"Davy presented a paper describing the lamp in November 1815, and it was trialled in January 1816... air could enter the lamp through the holes, but they were too small..."
40	D	"Stephenson" "Davy"	Section D, Paragraph 3	"A few weeks prior to Davy’s presentation, an engineer called George Stephenson had independently designed and demonstrated a lamp based on the same scientific principles."