BEST IELTS General Reading Test 73

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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 73

GENERAL READING TEST 73 – PASSAGE – 1

GENERAL READING TEST – 73

READING PASSAGE – 1

Creamy Carbonara Pasta and Sauce Mix

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Pasta in a classic Italian sauce

PASTA AND SAUCE MIX

Directions for Cooking on Stove:

In a medium saucepan, bring 1 ½ cup (125mls) milk, 1 1/4 cups (310 mls) water and 1 tablespoon margarine or butter to the boil. Add contents of packet, stir until boiling and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce will thicken on standing.

Microwave directions:

Place 1 ½ cup (125 mls) of milk, 1 ¼ cups (310 mls) hot water and 1 tablespoon margarine or butter in a microwave safe bowl or casserole. Add contents of packet, stir well and cook uncovered on HIGH for 10 minutes, stirring 2-3 times.

Questions 1-5

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS FROM THE PASSAGE.

[1] Which country does this recipe come from? ……………………..

[2] If you are cooking this meal on a stove, what do you put your ingredients……………………….

[3] If you are cooking this meal on a stove, how many ingredients do you boil first? ……………………..

[4] When you cook this meal in a microwave oven, how many ingredients do you mix in the bowl or casserole before cooking?…………………………

[5] If you are using a microwave oven, should you put a lid on the bowl before cooking? ……………………..

Read the recipe below and answer the questions 6-8

Recipe Suggestion

Chicken Carbonara

1 tablespoon margarine or butter [omit for microwave]

250 gms boneless chicken, cut in thin strips

1 ½ cups (125 mls) of milk

1 ¼ cups (310 mls) water [hot for microwave]

1 packet creamy carbonara pasta and sauce

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1 cup snow peas

Melt margarine and fry chicken until golden brown. Add milk and water and bring to the boil. Add pasta and sauce and mushrooms and simmer gently, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add snowpeas for the last minute.

Microwave directions:

Place chicken into a microwave safe bowl, cover and cook on HIGH for 2 minutes. Add milk, water, pasta, sauce and mushrooms and cook uncovered on HIGH for 10-12 minutes. Stir 2-3 times. Add snowpeas for the last minute.

SERVES 2-3

Questions 6-8

Answer the questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS.

[6] If you cook this recipe using a microwave oven, ……………………….. which ingredient(s) should you leave out?

[7] For how long should you cook the snow peas? …………………………………

[8] This recipe will make enough food for how many people?……………………..

Read the passage below and answer questions 9-13.

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