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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 461
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 461 – PASSAGE – 1
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST – 461
READING PASSAGE – 1
Fish & Ships
Online Aquarium Services
Home Delivery – Yes! Fish & Ships can deliver freshwater and tropical fish directly to you! If you order from us, make sure you are at home during business hours to accept delivery when it arrives.
The fish are shipped in specially-made sealed bags filled with enough water and oxygen for the journey. The bags are packed in reinforced styrofoam boxes to ensure their safety and are delivered by our staff or a live-animal courier service. In this packaging, the fish remain at the right temperature and are comfortable so they arrive to you in perfect condition. The fish need to be transferred into your aquarium the same day they arrive.
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Fish are delivered with a complete care guide to help you give them the best transition to their new tank, but you can call us if you need extra advice. We also enclose a small booklet on species care for each variety of fish in your order. The booklet has information on what to feed the fish, whether you can breed them, what type of environment they like living in, how big they will grow, and how long they usually live.
Shipping costs $25 per box of live fish, whether it is a whole tank or just one fish, and this is added to the cost of your purchase. There is free shipping for any purchase over $200.
Of course you can always visit Fish & Ships in our High Street store and make your own selection. Our highly experienced staff are always available to give you advice on how to stock your aquarium with fish that are compatible with you and your lifestyle. If you are getting an aquarium for the first time, we can set you up with the aquarium itself and all the equipment you need including filter, water heater and lights. We also have a complete range of bottom-of-the-tank materials such as plants, rocks, sand and decorative items. Additionally, the store supplies food and health products for your fish.
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Questions 1-7
Choose ONE WORD OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer.
Fish & Ships
• For home 1 ……….. of fish, note that it will not arrive outside business hours.
• The bags the fish are sent in contain 2 ……….. as well as water.
• Put the fish into your 3 ……….. on the day they are delivered.
• Fish & Ships supplies customers with a 4 ……….. on caring for fish.
• If you spend more than $5……….. you get delivery at no cost.
• You can choose your own fish if you visit the Fish & Ships 6 ………..
• Fish & Ships on the High Street sells the 7……….. required for an aquarium.
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Read the text below and answer Questions 8-14.
Steam Queen – Royal treatment for your carpets
Call us at the Steam Queen for all your carpet steam-cleaning needs. We have trained staff who come to your house and clean your carpets with modern, steam-cleaning equipment that removes dirt and stains from your carpets, and kills pests and parasites, without damaging delicate fibres.
Our extra-deep cleaning technique combines the heat of steam with the efficacy of an extra strong vacuum to remove sand, animal hair and congealed substances from your carpets – all with one machine.
Accept the Steam Queen challenge! If we can’t get a stain from your carpet which we have said we can get out, we will give your money back! We will tell you now though – if the stains are from paint or chemical substances, are burn marks, or are more than three years old, they probably cannot be removed.
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Additionally, we spray your carpets with a delightful scent of your choice, which will leave your home smelling fresh and clean.
A home with normal traffic probably needs a steam cleaning service once a year, and we give a 10 per cent discount to customers who return within a 14-month period.
You can get just one room done, or the entire house. Give us a call and we will get back to you with a quote. There are no hidden costs, and due to the Steam Queen challenge our consultants will give you an honest opinion about the state of your carpets. If we think they probably should be replaced instead of being cleaned, we will tell you.
We understand that it is stressful moving out of a rental property when there is the risk of losing your rental deposit if the carpets are dirty. Real-estate agents can also charge up to $500 for their own steam cleaning service. So, get us to come and clean the carpets on the day you move out, before the final inspection. We will supply you with a certificate of cleanliness if you need to prove to your landlord or real-estate agent that you have received the service.
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Questions 8-14
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
In boxes 8-14 on your answer sheet, write
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. The steam-cleaning service is for carpets in private homes.
9. The cleaners steam clean first, then vacuum clean.
10. Steam Queen guarantees to remove all stains from carpets.
11. Customers can select the perfume to be used for the carpet.
12. Steam Queen believes carpets should be steam cleaned every 14 months.
13. Steam Queen offers a carpet-replacement service.
14. Using Steam Queen can help protect your rental deposit.
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ANSWERS
1. DELIVERY
2. OXYGEN
3. AQUARIUM
4. BOOKLET
5. 200
6. STORE
7. EQUIPMENT
8. TRUE
9. FALSE
10. FALSE
11. TRUE
12. FALSE
13. NOT GIVEN
14. TRUE
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