Cambridge IELTS 12 – Reading

PART1

Questions: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13

Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information given in the text, choose FALSE if the statement contradicts the information given in the text, or choose NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

The cork oak has the thickest bark of any living tree 1.

cellular structure as natural cork 2.

Individual cork oak trees must be left for 25 years between the first and second harvest 3.

Cork bark should be stripped in dry atmospheric conditions 4.

The only way to remove the bark from cork oak trees is by hand 5.

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the passage in each gap.

Comparison of aluminium screw caps and cork bottle stoppers

Advantages of aluminium screw caps

.do not affect the 1. of the bottle contents

are 7. to produce

are 8. to use

Advantages of cork bottle stoppers

suit the 9. of quality products

made from a 10. material

easily 11.

cork forests aid 12.

cork forests stop 13. happening

PART2

Questions: 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 25 – 26

Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the passage in each gap.

The writer mentions collecting 14. as an example of collecting in order to make money.

Collectors may get a feeling of 15. from buying and selling items.

Collectors’ clubs provide opportunities to share 16.

Collectors’ clubs offer 17. with people who have similar interests.

Collecting sometimes involves a life-long 18. for a special item.

Searching for something particular may prevent people from feeling their life is completely 19.

Stamp collecting may be 20. because it provides facts about different countries.

tends to be mostly a male hobby 21. .

Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information given in the text, choose FALSE if the statement contradicts the information given in the text, or choose NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

The number of people buying dolls has grown over the centuries 22.

Sixteenth century European dolls were normally made of wax and porcelain 23.

Arranging a stamp collection by the size of the stamps is less common than other methods 24.

Someone who collects unusual objects may want others to think he or she is also unusual 25.

Collecting gives a feeling that other hobbies are unlikely to inspire 26.

PART3

Questions: 27 – 28 – 29 -30 – 31 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 35 – 36 – 37 – 38 – 39 – 40

Choose the correct answer, of heading for paragraphs A–F from the list of headings below.

(Question: 27 – 28 – 29 – 30 – 31 – 32)

List of Headings

i. Courses that require a high level of commitment

ii. A course title with two meanings

iii. The equal importance of two key issues

iv. Applying a theory in an unexpected context

v. The financial benefits of studying

vi. A surprising course title

vii. Different names for different outcomes

viii. The possibility of attracting the wrong kind of student

Section A 27.

Section B 28.

Section C 29.

Section D 30.

Section E 31.

Section F 32.

Complete the summary. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text in each gap.

The ‘Arson for Profit’ course

This is a university course intended for students who are undergraduates and who are studying 28.

The expectation is that they will become 34. specialising in arson.

The course will help them to detect cases of arson and find 35. of criminal intent

Leading to successful 36. in the courts.

Choose YES if the statement agrees with the writer’s claims, choose NO if the statement contradicts the writer’s claims, or choose NOT GIVEN if there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.

It is difficult to attract students onto courses that do not focus on a career 37.

The ‘Arson for Profit’ course would be useful for people intending to set fire to buildings 38.

Fire science courses are too academic to help people to be good at the job of firefighting 39.

The writer’s fire science students provided a detailed definition of the purpose of their studies 40.