tailieunhanh - Ielts reading tests part 9

The test contains three reading passages, which may include pictures, graphs, tables or diagrams. The reading passages are of different length, ranging from approximately 500 to 1,000 words. The total for the three passages is between 1,500 and 2,500 words. Each reading passage has several different types of questions, which may be printed either before or after the passage, Often the texts and the questions become more difficult as you read from Passage 1 to 3. | BELTS Reading Tests Questions 21-27 Do the statements below agree with the information in Reading Passage 2 In Boxes 21-27 write Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage Not Given if there is no information about the statement in the passage Eampte Until the late 1950s the Whig interpretation of English history was the one that was widely accepted. Answer Yes. 21. According to Namier political divisions in the mid I8 f century were not related to party labels. 22. According to Namier something happened between 1714 and 1760 to affect party ideology. 23. George I was not liked by everyone. 24. The Independent Whigs were all landowners with large estates. 25. Neither the Independent Whigs nor the Tories trusted the mercantile classes. 26. Namier s views are supported by Colley. 27. Harris s analysis of the press of the 1740s is used by Namier to support his own views. 79 ft inm MrC-nTer Æ Iiidifh Ash IELTS Keadmg Tests Reading Passage 3 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40 which are based on Reading Passage 3 below. A. The medical profession is currently under siege as never before with a spate of high profile malpractice cases. This attack is taking place at a time when the National Health Service is undergoing a culture change brought about by a shift in the public s attitudes to authority in general and more specifically by the demystification of medicine. The perception that doctors are a race apart is finally beginning to wane. B. These forces have fortunately already led to a number of radical developments in the last five or six years in the way doctors are being trained with greater emphasis now being laid on a more patient-oriented approach. Whilst in the past communicating effectively with patients was left basically to chance this is no longer the case. As part of their final assessment doctors now have to take a practical examination where their .