Cambridge IELTS General Training 7 Reading Test A Answers with Explanation / EASTERN ENERGY, Using your new microwave oven ,CHOOSING PREMISES..,CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE , A Very Special Dog

EASTERN ENERGY

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	FALSE	customers, should inform, change of address, arrival, new home	Moving home section, beginning	"Please give as much notice as possible if you are moving home, but at least 48 hours is required for us to make the necessary arrangements for your gas and electricity supply." This means customers should inform Eastern Energy before arrival, not on arrival.
2	TRUE	customers, expected to read, own, gas or electricity meters	Meter reading section	"Always read the meter from left to right, ignoring any red dials." This confirms that customers are expected to read their own meters.
3	NOT GIVEN	now cheaper, use gas, rather than electricity, form of heating	Not mentioned	There is no information about whether gas is cheaper than electricity.
4	TRUE	supplies energy, households, throughout the country	Moving home section, lines 5-7	"Tell the new occupant that Eastern Energy supplies the household, to ensure the service is not interrupted. Remember we can now supply electricity and gas at your new address, anywhere in the UK." This confirms that Eastern Energy supplies energy nationwide.
5	FALSE	Energy Efficiency Line, handles, queries, energy supply	Energy Efficiency Line section	"If you would like advice on the efficient use of energy, please call our Energy Efficiency Line on 0995 7626 513. Please do not use this number for any other enquiries." This means the line does not handle energy supply queries.
6	FALSE	all complaints, energy supply, by phone	Complaints section	"We hope you will never have a problem or cause to complain, but, if you do, please contact our complaints handling team at PO Box 220, Stanfield, ST55 6GF or telephone us on 01316 753270." This shows complaints can be made by mail or phone.
7	TRUE	customers, not charged, call, report a fault in supply	Supply Failure section	"If you experience any problems with your electricity supply, please call free on 0600 7838 836, 24 hours a day, seven days a week." This confirms that calls for reporting faults are free.

Using your new microwave oven  

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
8	v (Rapid cooking times)	microwave cooking times, shorter, recommended cooking times	Section A	"As microwave cooking times are much shorter than other cooking times, it is essential that recommended cooking times are not exceeded without first checking the food." This confirms rapid cooking times in a microwave.
9	vii (Small quantities of food)	heating, small amounts of food, burn, dry out, catch fire	Section B	"Take care when heating small amounts of food as these can easily burn, dry out or catch fire if cooked too long. Always set short cooking times and check the food frequently." This confirms small quantities of food.
10	ix (Foods low in moisture)	dry foods, bread items, chocolate, pastries, burn, catch fire	Section C	"Take care when heating ‘dry’ foods, e.g. bread items, chocolate and pastries. These can easily burn or catch fire if cooked too long." This confirms foods low in moisture.
11	ii (Foods with skins)	processed meats, non-porous casings, pierce, prevent bursting	Section D	"Some processed meats, such as sausages, have non-porous casings. These must be pierced by a fork before cooking, to prevent bursting. Whole fruit and vegetables should be similarly treated." This confirms foods with skins.
12	x (Liquids)	heating, soup, sauces, beverages, overheating, boiling point	Section E	"When heating soup, sauces and beverages in your microwave oven, heating beyond the boiling point can occur without evidence of bubbling. Care should be taken not to overheat." This confirms liquids.
13	i (Re-heating)	warming up, second time	Section F	"When warming up food for a second time, . .. ." This confirms re-heating.
14	iii (Keeping your oven clean)	safe operation, wiped out regularly, grease, food, unplugged	Section G	"It is important for the safe operation of the oven that it is wiped out regularly. Use warm, soapy water, squeeze the cloth out well and use it to remove any grease or food from the interior. The oven should be unplugged during this process." This confirms keeping your oven clean.

CHOOSING PREMISES FOR A NEW BUSINESS

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
15	image	expensive premises, want to create, impressive	Section: ‘What you need’	“Ironically some firms swing too far in the other direction, committing themselves to a heavy initial outlay because they believe in the importance of image – and that does not come cheap.” ‘Does not come cheap’ refers to expensive premises, confirming ‘image’ as the answer.
16	passing trade	depend on, need to be, on or near, principal shopping area	Section: ‘Location’	“High street premises are important for shops which rely on passing trade – but these are expensive.” ‘High street premises’ matches ‘principal shopping areas’, and ‘rely on’ confirms ‘passing trade’.
17	access	produce goods, must check, delivery vehicles	Section: ‘Location’	“Manufacturing and storage relies heavily on access. Think about how vans and lorries will deliver and collect goods from the premises.” ‘Vans and lorries’ = delivery vehicles, confirming ‘access’.
18	walls	choosing a building, find out, could be removed, to create more room	Section: ‘Growth’	“Can a building be physically altered internally by knocking down walls or by extending outwards or adding extra floors?” ‘Knocking down’ = removed, ‘building be physically altered’ = create more room, confirming ‘walls’.
19	contract	make sure, states, type of building alterations, might be permitted	Section: ‘Growth’	“It is important that the contract includes details of what will be allowed and how much extra will be charged on top of the costs of rebuilding or alteration.” ‘It is important’ = make sure, ‘details of what will be allowed’ = type of building alterations, confirming ‘contract’.
20	housing	business premises, located, close to, extensions, may not be allowed	Section: ‘Growth’	“The building may be in a conservation area or near housing, in which case it will be much more difficult to consider changes.” ‘Near’ = close to, ‘difficult to consider changes’ = extensions may not be allowed, confirming ‘housing’.

CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE  

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
21	their department	employees, collect, wages	Section: ‘Payday’	“Generally, employees pick up the pay checks in their department; if not, they may be picked up at the Business Office.” ‘Pick up’ = collect, ‘pay checks’ = wages, confirming ‘their department’.
22	(the) supervisor	who, authorise, overtime, employee wishes to do	Section: ‘Overtime’	“The supervisor must approve all overtime before overtime occurs.” ‘Approve’ = authorise, confirming ‘supervisor’.
23	exempt employees	not paid extra, working, more than 40 hours a week	Section: ‘Overtime’	“Exempt employees receive no additional compensation for overtime hours.” ‘Receive no additional compensation’ = not paid extra, confirming ‘exempt employees’.
24	Human Resources / HR	where, employees go, if, wish to have, parking charge taken off, salary	Section: ‘Parking’	“A monthly pre-tax payroll deduction can be made by visiting Human Resources.” ‘Pre-tax payroll deduction’ = parking charge taken off salary, confirming ‘Human Resources’ or ‘HR’.
25	(a) prorated system	method, use, calculate, part-time employees’, holidays	Section: ‘Holidays’	“Regular part-time employees will receive holiday benefits worked out using a prorated system.” ‘Worked out’ = calculate, confirming ‘(a) prorated system’.
26	Leave Request forms	documents, must, employees fill, select, Personal Holiday	Section: ‘Personal Holiday’	“Employees requesting Personal Holiday will be required to complete ‘Leave Request’ forms.” ‘Required to complete’ = must fill in, confirming ‘Leave Request forms’.
27	(a) grace period	name, special entitlement, employees with birthdays, second half of December	Section: ‘Birthday Holiday’	“What is known as a grace period through January 15th is given to those employees whose birthdays fall between December 16th and the end of the year.” ‘Fall between December 16th and the end of the year’ = second half of December, confirming ‘(a) grace period’.

A Very Special Dog

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
28	B (had pepper and coffee around them.)	drugs, suitcase	Paragraph 2, Lines 2-4	"... is a nondescript hardback suitcase. Inside the case, within styrofoam casing, packed in loose pepper and coffee, wrapped in freezer paper and heat-sealed in plastic, are 18 kilograms of hashish."
29	D (they lack certain genetic qualities.)	Most dogs, not good, finding drugs	Paragraph 3	"Ordinary dogs have a 0.1% chance of making it in drug detection. The new breeding programme, run by the Australian Customs..."
30	B (is not easily distracted.)	Florence, good drug detector, because	Paragraph 4, Lines 3-5	"It turns out that it’s not Florence’s nose that makes her a top drug dog, but her unswerving concentration, plus a few other essential traits."
31	C (why some people have difficulty paying attention.)	Dogs, like Florence, may help, scientists understand	Paragraph 4, Lines 5-8	"Florence could help neurobiologists to understand both what they call ‘attention processing’, the brain mechanisms that determine what a person pays attention to and for how long, and its flip side, problems such as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)."
32	C (changed the way it obtained dogs.)	1993, Australian Customs	Paragraph 5	"The Australian Customs has used dogs to find drugs since 1969. Traditionally, the animals came from pounds and private breeders. But, in 1993, fed up with the poor success rate of finding good dogs this way, ... and set up a breeding programme."
33-36	D, E, F, I	important qualities, detector dogs must have	Paragraphs 6-7	"Champness began by defining six essential traits that make a detector dog. First, every good detector dog must love praise because this is the only tool trainers have at their disposal, but the dog must still be able to work for long periods without it." (I and F) "The ideal detector is also fearless enough to deal with jam-packed airport crowds and the roaring engine rooms of cargo ships." (D) "And finally, with potentially tens of thousands of hiding places for drugs, the dog must persevere and maintain focus for hours at a time." (E)
37	FALSE	Methods, determining, child, ADHD, now, widely, accepted	Paragraph 4, Last Line	"As many as 3 to 5% of children are thought to suffer from the condition in the US, where the incidence is highest, although diagnosis is often controversial."
38	TRUE	after, five minutes, vigilance test, some subjects, will notice, tips	Paragraph 5, Last Lines	"Five minutes into the test, one in ten subjects will start to miss the majority of the blips, one in ten will still be able to spot nearly all of them and the rest will come somewhere in between."
39	NOT GIVEN	Vigilance tests help, improve concentration	-	The passage talks about the use of a vigilance test. However, there is no information regarding the improvement of concentration through the vigilance test.
40	FALSE	a few grams, drug, well concealed, best dogs, will miss	Paragraph 5, Lines 3-5	"During a routine mail screen that can take hours, the dogs stay so focused that not even a postcard lined with 0.5 grams of heroin and hidden in a bulging sack of letters escapes detection."