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BEST General IELTS Reading Test 143
General IELTS Reading Test 143
General IELTS Reading Test 143
READING PASSAGE – 1
In this Issue
COVER STORY … 42
BUSINESS: Inside a Rogue Empire
The collapsed B.C.C.I. contained a “black network” that carried out missions ranging from arms sales to bribery to kidnapping … 14
NATION: Browns vs. Blacks
The two biggest minority groups clash over employment opportunities … 26
WORLD: What Russia Got
The London summit offers sacks of advice but no money
INTERVIEW Robert Dallek defends a much maligned President … 6
MEDICINE Should you worry about your dentist having AIDS? … 50
The FDA just says no to a touted Alzheimer’s drug … 52
EDUCATION Some of the best education happens below adult eye level … 54
TECHNOLOGY How to become a home-movie mogul … 56
TELEVISION From Britain, a caustic look at Hollywood … 57
PRESS When reporters recycle the news … 59
IDEAS Was Carol Iannone the latest victim of “P.C.”? … 59
RELIGION Marianne Williamson is Hollywood’s New Age attraction … 60
LIVING For summer fun, people are getting stuck on Velcro balls …61
Sports sandals are the hip soles for hip souls … 61
DESIGN Mickey Mouse’s firm becomes the big cheese in architecture … 66
ESSAY What if we hold a primary and nobody comes? … 70
LETTERS … 8
MILESTONES … 52
GRAPEVINE … 13
VIEW POINTS … 63
COVER Photograph for TIME by Anis Hamdani
BEST General IELTS Reading Test 143
Questions 1 – 7
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS and/or a NUMBER for each answer.
1. Which page would you go to if you were interested in making your own films?
2. Which section has information about summer trends?
3. Which page would you go to if you were interested in building design?
4. On which page would you find a story of corruption?
5. Which page would you go to read about people’s opinions?
6. What is the main topic of the article on page 57?
7. What is the main problem between the ‘Browns’ and the ‘Blacks’?
Read the text and answer Questions 8 – 14.
On the Radio Tonight
18:00-18:30
Jenny Stephens – Jefferson 37 Episode 3
3/4. Dr Abbotts claims clones are emotionless, while Jefferson and Lucy probe Carter
5’s fate.
18:30-19:00
Short Stories by Robert Heinlein Ordeal in Space
A tale by Robert A Heinlein that delves into the psyche of a traumatised spaceman.
19:00-19:30
Beyond Our Ken
Kenneth Horne’s freedom of Gigglesway – and ‘Hornerama’ probes love and marriage.
19:30-20:00
Brothers in Law Tell ‘Em the Tale
2/12. Lawyer Roger’s got an appointment with his boss, but worries in case the news is bad.
20:00-21:15
Shifting the Leaves
Back in Cornwall’s Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
21:15-21:30
Crossing the Glacier
Two emotionally frozen women get to know and help each other
21:30-22:00
Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris Episode 5
5/6. In London, Robert gets into trouble and the solicitor’s clerk receives an unlikely visitor.
22:00-22:15
Idiots of Ants: Totally Gizmo Invisibility
Invisibility: Fast-paced spoof of a futuristic gadget show first heard in 2020.
22:15-22:30
Hamish and Dougal: You’ll Have Had Your Tea Series 1, Murder Mystery
2/4. The elderly Scotsmen probe Mrs Naughtie’s odd disappearance amidst some unsavoury rumours.
22:30-23:00
Bleak Expectations Series 1, A Young Love Mercilessly Dismembered
5/6. Pip falls in love – but great drama awaits. Stars Richard Johnson.
23:00-23:30
Lee and Herring’s Fist of Fun Episode 2
2/6. The cult series hits Plymouth University, Exmouth. With Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
23:30-00:00
Four Sad Faces Episode 2
2/2. Quirky sketches from Jack Bernhardt, Tobi Wilson, Tom Crowley and Rachel Lerman.
BEST General IELTS Reading Test 143
Questions 8 – 14
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this
8. Robert Heinlein’s radio programme includes the achievements of a spaceman.
9. ‘Beyond our Ken’ is basically about how we relate to other people.
10. At 19:30, Roger’s boss may have bad news for him.
11. ‘Crossing the Glacier’ is about two women helping each other survive a cold journey.
12. The programme at 21:30 is the last episode.
13. You can listen to the voice of Richard Johnson at 22:30.
14. At 23:30, you can listen to the first episodes of ‘Four Sad Faces.
ANSWERS ARE BELOW
BEST General IELTS Reading Test 143
BEST General IELTS Reading Test 143
ANSWERS
1. 56
2. LIVING
3. 66
4. 14
5. 63
6. HOLLYWOOD
7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
8. NOT GIVEN
9. FALSE
10. TRUE
11. FALSE
12. FALSE
13. TRUE
14. FALSE