Cambridge IELTS General Training 7 Reading Test B Answers with Explanation /Call anywhere ..,Westwinds Farm Campsite ,The law on minimum pay, Dealing with your office emails,THE IRON BRIDGE

Cambridge IELTS General Training 7 Reading Test B Answers with Explanation

Call anywhere in the state for one low short-distance rate!

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	C (the HIGHFLIER plan)	monthly access fee, highest, call rates, lowest	Table (HIGHFLIER section)	"If you compare the call rates in the HIGHFLIER plan with other plans, you will see that these call rates are the lowest."
2	D (ALL three of the plans)	calls, charged, short-distance, long-distance, rates	Paragraph 1, Lines 2-3	"Calls in each plan are charged at only two rates – short-distance and long-distance."
3	A (the LEISURETIME plan)	NOT primarily intended, need a mobile phone, for work	LEISURETIME section, beginning	"Your mobile phone is mainly for personal use. You use your phone to keep family and friends in touch. You don’t want to strain your budget."
4	B (the EXECUTIVE plan)	cost-effective choice, spend, just over $100 a month, calls	Table (EXECUTIVE section)	"The blue circles indicate that the EXECUTIVE plan is the best choice to save money (cost-effective) as the range is just over $100 ($95-$180)."
5	C (the HIGHFLIER plan)	costs, 21 cents, 30-second, long-distance call, 2 pm	Table	"Take a look at the table again and follow all the blue circles."
6	D (ALL three of the plans)	connection fee, $30	Table, last line	"This means the connection fee for all three plans is the same which is $30."
7	A (the LEISURETIME plan)	have to pay, minimum amount, calls, each month	LEISURETIME section, last line	"However, a monthly minimum call charge applies."

Westwinds Farm Campsite  

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
8	FALSE	campsite, open, all year round	First paragraph, line 1	"Open April-September." This means the campsite is NOT open all year round.
9	TRUE	should book ahead, busier times	Second paragraph, line 2	"(Booking is advised for holidays in July and August to guarantee a place.)" Here, Booking is advised = should book ahead, holidays = busier times.
10	NOT GIVEN	minimum stay, campsite, two nights	Not mentioned	No information about the minimum stay at the campsite.
11	NOT GIVEN	entrance, locked, after 10 p.m.	Third bullet point	"Let sleeping campers have some peace. Don’t make any noise after 10 o’clock at night or before 7.30 in the morning." No mention of the entrance being locked after 10 p.m.
12	FALSE	no dogs, allowed	Fourth bullet point	"Dogs must be kept on a lead. Owners of dogs that disturb other campers by barking through the night will be asked to leave." This means dogs are allowed but must be controlled.
13	TRUE	not allowed, to cook food, open fires	Sixth bullet point	"The lighting of fires is strictly prohibited." Here, lighting of fires = cooking on open fires, strictly prohibited = not allowed.
14	TRUE	owners, may not allow, camp there	Last line	"The management reserves the right to refuse admittance." Here, the management = the owners, reserves the right to refuse admittance = may not allow you to camp.

The law on minimum pay

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
15	family business	law, minimum pay, doesn’t cover you, if, working, volunteer	First section, ‘Who is entitled to minimum pay?’, lines 2-3	"Amongst those to whom it does not apply are those engaged in unpaid work and family members employed by the family business." Here, does not apply = the law on minimum pay doesn’t cover, engaged in unpaid work = volunteer.
16	training	may be paid, under £5 an hour, receiving, start of a job	Second section, ‘What is the minimum wage that I am entitled to?’, lines 3-4	"The development rate for 18-21 year olds and for workers getting training in the first 6 months of a job is £4.60 per hour." Here, getting = receiving, £4.60 per hour = under £5 an hour.
17	accommodation	different rules, provided with, with their jobs	Second section, ‘What is the minimum wage that I am entitled to?’, lines 5-6	"There are special provisions for some workers, for example, those whose job includes accommodation." Here, special provisions = different rules, job includes = with their jobs.
18	(the) payroll	earn extra money, working longer hours, in tips, counts as part of, wage, when, receive it via	Second section, ‘What is the minimum wage that I am entitled to?’, lines 6-8	"Pay means gross pay and includes any items paid through the payroll such as overtime, bonus payments, commission and tips and gratuities." Here, overtime = working longer hours, paid through = receive it via.
19	employer(s)	paid below, the National Minimum Wage, should speak, if they can	Third section, ‘I believe I’m being paid below the National Minimum Wage Rate. How can I complain?’, paragraph 1, bullet point 1	"If you feel able, you should talk directly with your employer. This is a clear legal right, and employers can be fined for not paying the NMW." Here, being paid less than this = paid below the NMW.
20	pay records	According …. law, can ask to look at, your boss’s	Third section, ‘I believe I’m being paid below the National Minimum Wage Rate. How can I complain?’, paragraph 2	"You have the legal right to inspect your employer’s pay records if you believe, on reasonable grounds, that you are being paid less than the NMW." Here, legal right = according to the law, to inspect = to look at, employer’s = boss’s.
21	3/three months	period of, to complain, if, boss does not co-operate, within, specified period of time	Third section, ‘I believe I’m being paid below the National Minimum Wage Rate. How can I complain?’, paragraph 2, last lines	"If your employer fails to produce the records, you may take the matter to an employment tribunal. You must make your complaint within three months of the ending of the 14-day notice period." Here, employer fails to produce the records = boss does not co-operate, must make your complaint = have a period .. . .. to complain.

Dealing with your office emails

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
22	(obvious) spam	Delete	Section ‘Prioritising incoming messages’, lines 2-3	"If it is obvious spam, it can be deleted without reading." Here, obvious spam = Delete.
23	message time	sort email, according to, sender, subject	Section ‘Prioritising incoming messages’, bullet points	"Has the email been in your inbox for long? Check the message time." Here, message time = third bullet point after sender and subject.
24	prompt attention	Deal with emails, need	Section ‘Prioritising incoming messages’, last lines	"An initial scan like this can help you identify the emails that require your prompt attention." Here, identify the emails = deal with emails, require = need.
25	reply immediately	if email, easy to deal with, should	Section ‘Replying in stages’, second paragraph, lines 1-2	"Some emails are uncomplicated and only require a brief, one line answer, so it’s a good idea to reply to these immediately." Here, uncomplicated = easy to deal with.
26 & 27	brief acknowledgement, (definite) date	email, complex, first send, give, sender, for answering, email fully	Section ‘Replying in stages’	"Having prioritised your emails, you can answer them in stages, first with a brief acknowledgement and then a more detailed follow-up. This is particularly advisable when dealing with complicated matters where you don’t want to give a rushed answer. If you decide to do this, tell the recipient a definite date when you’ll be able to get back to him or her and try to keep to this wherever possible." Here, answer them in stages, first = first send, dealing with complicated matters = complex, don’t want to give a rushed answer = answering their email fully.

THE IRON BRIDGE

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
28	1638	when, furnace, bought by Darby, originally, constructed	Paragraph C, lines 1-3	"In 1638, Basil Brooke patented a steel-making process and built a furnace at Coalbrookdale." Here, built = constructed, became the property of Abraham Darby = bought by Darby.
29	1781	when, roads, leading to… bridge, completed	Paragraph E, lines 4-6	"Work on the approach roads continued for another two years, and the bridge was opened to traffic in 1781." Here, opened to traffic = work on roads leading to the bridge was completed.
30	1934	when, bridge, closed to traffic	Paragraph E, line 10	"Since 1934 the bridge has been open only to pedestrians." Here, open only to pedestrians = bridge closed to traffic.
31	2001	when, model of the bridge, built	Paragraph G, lines 6-7	"So in 2001, a half-scale model of the bridge was built." Here, half-scale model = model of the bridge.
32	TRUE	no written evidence, how, original bridge, constructed	Paragraph F, beginning	"Despite its pioneering technology, no eye-witness accounts are known which describe the iron bridge being erected." Here, no eye-witness accounts = no written evidence.
33	FALSE	painting, Elias Martin, only one, bridge, when, was new	Paragraph F, end	"This is the only one which actually shows it under construction." Here, it was not when the bridge was new, but under construction.
34	FALSE	painting, shows, bridge, constructed, from, two banks	Paragraph G, beginning	"The picture clearly shows sections of the bridge being raised from a barge in the river." This contradicts the assumption that the bridge was built from both banks.
35	NOT GIVEN	original bridge, model, took equally long, construct	No information in the passage	No data is provided on the time it took to construct both the original bridge and the model.
36	TRUE	Elias Martin, thought to have made, other paintings, bridge	Paragraph I, lines 1-3	"The Swedish water-colour sketch had apparently been torn from a book which would have contained similar sketches." Here, it suggests Elias Martin might have made other paintings.
37	D	why, bridge, required, River Severn	Paragraph D, lines 1-4	"Ferrying stores... involved considerable expense and delay." This is why the bridge was required.
38	E	method used, raise money, for, bridge	Paragraph E, lines 6-7	"Abraham Darby III funded the bridge by commissioning paintings and engravings." Here, funded = raised money.
39	C	why, Coalbrookdale, became attractive, iron makers	Paragraph C, last lines	"Coke derived from coal could provide a more economical alternative to charcoal as a fuel for iron-making."
40	H	how, sections, bridge, connected to, each other	Paragraph H, lines 2-5	"The bridge wasn’t welded or bolted together... it was fitted together using a complex system of joints." Here, fitted together = connected.