BEST IELTS General Reading Test 25

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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 25

GENERAL READING TEST 25 – PASSAGE – 3

GENERAL READING TEST 25

READING PASSAGE – 3

Reading the text below and answer Question 28-40

Courage Conquer All

A
Yuvraj was inspired by Lance Armstrong. in fact, he had a surprise mail from the (now disqualified) world cycling championship wishing him speedy recovery. “I want you to know the entire team of Livestrong (Armstrong’s non-profit organization that provide support to cancer patients) is here for you. We say it all the time: knowledge is power, unity is strength, and attitude is everything.” Armstrong himself is a stage three cancer survivor. In 1996, he was 25 when he was diagnosed with a testicle cancer with single minded determination and then spread awareness through his hugely inspiring website.

B
Like Armstrong, Paul Hockey too is an inspiration to million. He is an Everester and a cancer conqueror. The firs one-armed adventurer to scale Mount Everest from the North side , hockey lost his right arm to cancer when he was just three weeks old. Much worse, he lost his mother, father, stepfather and aunt to cancer as well. “That is why I wanted to make a bid for the Everest to raise awareness and money for cancer research,” says hockey who named his Everest mission after his mother —The Dorothy Bridge Expedition. “My life has been full of advertise and challenges but nothing has ever beaten me. I don’t give up easily and don’t listen to negative people. That is why I reached the Everest.”

C
Paul hockey is not alone. Two more people come to mind who have challenged intense personal suffering to come up trumps in life. Paul Whittaker become the first disabled person to conquer the Everest in 1998, despite the fact that his right foot was amputated following a car accident,. He is now seeking to climb the highest peaks of all the seven continents. New Zealander Paul Joseph Inglis’s feat more death defying. In 1982 , while climbing mount cook he got stuck in an ice cave and it took 1 days to rescue him. However, his legs had to be amputated as they had been badly frostbitten. Undaunted, he went on to conquer mount Everest in 2006 with two prosthetic legs. His extraordinary expedition was made into an inspiring series by discovery channel titled ‘Beyond the Limit.’

D Five years later, an American woman almost equaled inglis’s historic achievement. However, Rohda Graham made news for conquering Everest not because she was a one leg amputee but because of age . In 2011, she was 61 years old when she scaled the peak on one leg. Upon her return when reporters asked her how she had achieved the amazing feat on one leg, she famously replied, “A leg doesn’t define who you are !”

E
Lisa ray the indo-Canadian model, actor and activist was diagnosed 2009with multiple myeloma which is a cancer of the white blood cells. But she was determined to fight back. She started a blog called ‘The Yellow Diaries ’ to share her cancer experiences. She built a huge support base and went on to raise funds for the establishment of the first research chair for multiple at the princess Margaret hospital in Toronto. In 2010, she become cancer free after a stem cell transplant. Today Lisa Ray ‘s light green eyes, generously endowed figure and that sensual smile hide the fact that she has bravely fought back cancer . through multiple myeloma is a chronic condition, and she has to undergo treatment and maintenance therapy on a periodic basis, she is a profile in courage, leading a healthy if shutting between India and Canada. In October 20112, she married Jason Dehni a banking consultant , philanthropist and co-founder of a children charity. Her powerful docu-drama IA Minute about a woman’s journey through cancer was applauded in the festival circuit for its sensitive handling of the issue. It featured celebrity survivor like Hollywood stars Kelly McGillis (Top Gun), Jacly Smith (Charlie’s Angels) and Olivia Newton John (Grease).

F
Over 20 years after she was struck with cancer, Olivia Newton john is a healthy 64years old and still tours the world for concerts through mostly for charities. She has set up the-state-of-the-art Olivia Newton John cancer and wellness center in Austin, USA that is a beacon of hope for thousands of patients. She is planning a center on similar lines in Melbourne, Australia. “we must remember we may never be able to change our disability . but we change our attitude towards it,” says she. All these gritty achiever never give up hope. Their constant reaching out , steadfast quest for greater knowledge and such a search for excellence has enabled has the minds of these people to soar into the heavens

G
Dutch football great Johan Cruyff, regarding as one of the world, s greatest ever players has been diagnosed with lungs cancer , his management team says, during his career as a Dutch international, the unorthodox Cruyff scored 33 goals before retiring in 1977. He won the prestigious Ballon d’Or awarded three times , a record shared with current UEFA chief Michel Platini And Former Dutch striker Marco van Basten. Often seen sporting a cigarette from the side of his mouth he reported was smoking at least 20 cigarettes a day . he later appeared in an advertisement for the Catalan health department. “Football has given me everything in life,” Cruyff says in the advert. “Tobacco almost took it all away.”

Question 28-34

Look at the following statements (Question 28-34) and list of people below.

Match each statement with correct person A-I

Write the correct letter A-I in boxes 28-34 on yours answer sheet.

28 He / she has only one arm.
29 He / she retired 23 years before the start of present century.
30 Several of his near relatives fell victims to cancer
31 A great champion tried to keep up his/her courage.
32 The discovery Channel telecast his/her achievement
33 He / she became cancer- free just in one year after the diagnosis.
34 He / she conquered the Everest at comparatively an old age.

PEOPLE

A Yuvraj
B Lance Armstrong
C Paul Hockey
D Paul Joseph Inglis
E Rhoda graham
F Lisa Ray
G Paulo Whittaker
H Olivia Newton John
I Johan Cruyff

Question 35-40

Write no more than two words or a number from the text to answer the following questions.

35 How many Hollywood stars were featured in the docu-drama?
36 Who was disqualified for some reasons?
37 When was the Everest conquered by the first disable person?
38 Wherein remained trapped a Kiwi for about two weeks?
39 Whose one leg was amputated?
40 Who lost life’s savings just for one wrong habits?