IELTS Cambridge Book 12.1

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SECTION 1     Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Family Excursions

Cruise on a lake

  • Example
  • Travel on an old "steamship"
  • Can take photos of the 1.. that surround the lake
Farm visit
  • Children can help feed the sheep
  • Visit can include a 40-minute ride on a 2..
  • Visitors can walk in the farm's 3..  by the lake
  • 4.. is available at extra cost
Cycling trips
  • Cyclists explore the Back Road
  • A 5.... is provided
  • Only suitable for cyclists who have some 6..
  • Bikes can be hired from 7.... (near the Cruise Ship terminal)
  • Cyclists need:
    • a repair kit
    • food and drink
    • a 8.. (can be hired)
  • There are no 9.. or accommodation in the area
Cost
  • Total cost for whole family of cruise and farm visit: 10 $...

SECTION 2.     Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, Bor C.

Talk to new kitchen assistants

11.   According to the manager, what do most people like about the job of kitchen assistant?

12.  The manager is concerned about some of the new staff's jewellery.

13.  The manager says that the day is likely to be busy for kitchen staff because

14. Only kitchen staff who are 18 or older are allowed to use

Questions 15 and 16

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant stressful?

Questions 17-20

What is the responsibility of each of the following restaurant staff?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 17-20.

Restaurant staff

17.  Joy Parkins

18.  David Field

19.  Dexter Wils

20.  Mike Smith

SECTION 3.  Questions 21-23

Questions 21-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Paper on Public Libraries

21.  What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart's paper?

22.  They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that

23.  Stewart expects that in the future libraries will

Questions 24-30

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Study of local library: possible questions

  • whether it has a 24.. of its own
  • its policy regarding noise of various kinds
  • how it's affected by laws regarding all aspects of 25..
  • how the design needs to take the 26.. of customers into account
  • what 27 is required in case of accidents
  • why a famous person's 28... is located in the library
  • whether it has a ..29.. of local organisations
  • how it's different from a library in a 30

SECTION 4.                             Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Four business values

  • Many business values can result in 31..
  • Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential
  • 32.. that may result.
Collaboration
  • During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build
  • a 33..
  • Other teams experienced 34.. from trying to collaborate.
  • The speaker's team won because they reduced collaboration.
  • Sales of a 35. were poor because of collaboration.
Industriousness
  • Hard work may be a bad use of various company 36.
  • The word 'lazy' in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that
  • are 37..
Creativity
  • An advertising campaign for a 38. was memorable but failed
  • to boost sales.
  • Creativity should be used as a response to a particular 39..
Excellence
  • According to one study, on average, pioneers had a 40.... that was
  • far higher than that of followers.
  • Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.