Cambridge IELTS 13 Reading Test 1-AC

Part 1 Questions

Questions 1-7

Complete the table below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-7.

Section of website	Comments
Database of tourism services	• easy for tourism-related businesses to get on the list • allowed businesses to 1. BLANK 1 of 7 information regularly • provided a country-wide evaluation of businesses, including their impact on the 2. BLANK 2 of 7
Special features on local topics	• e.g. an interview with a former sports 3. BLANK 3 of 7, and an interactive tour of various locations used in 4. BLANK 4 of 7
Information on driving routes	• varied depending on the 5. BLANK 5 of 7
Travel Planner	• included a map showing selected places, details of public transport and local 6. BLANK 6 of 7
‘Your Words’	• travelers could send a link to their 7. BLANK 7 of 7

Section of website	Comments
Database of tourism services	• easy for tourism-related businesses to get on the list • allowed businesses to 1. Fill in the blank 1 of 7 information regularly • provided a country-wide evaluation of businesses, including their impact on the 2. Fill in the blank 2 of 7
Special features on local topics	• e.g. an interview with a former sports 3. Fill in the blank 3 of 7 , and an interactive tour of various locations used in 4. Fill in the blank 4 of 7
Information on driving routes	• varied depending on the 5. Fill in the blank 5 of 7
Travel Planner	• included a map showing selected places, details of public transport and local 6. Fill in the blank 6 of 7
‘Your Words’	• travelers could send a link to their 7. Fill in the blank 7 of 7

Questions 8-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1? Choose

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 website www.newzealand.com aimed to provide ready-made itineraries and packages for travel companies and individual tourists.

TRUE

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FALSE

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9 It was found that most visitors started searching on the website by geographical location.

TRUE

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FALSE

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10 According to research, 26% of visitor satisfaction is related to their accommodation.

TRUE

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FALSE

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11 Visitors to New Zealand like to become involved in the local culture.

TRUE

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FALSE

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12 Visitors like staying in small hotels in New Zealand rather than in larger ones.

TRUE

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FALSE

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13 Many visitors feel it is unlikely that they will return to New Zealand after their visit.

TRUE

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FALSE

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Part 2 Questions

Questions 14-19

Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A-F

Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.

List of Headings

i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom

ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom

iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom

iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom

v. A potential danger arising from boredom

vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom

vii. Age groups most affected by boredom

viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom

14. Paragraph A

i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom

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ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom

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iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom

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iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom

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v. A potential danger arising from boredom

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vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom

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vii. Age groups most affected by boredom

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viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom

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15. Paragraph B

i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom

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ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom

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iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom

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iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom

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v. A potential danger arising from boredom

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vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom

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vii. Age groups most affected by boredom

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viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom

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16. Paragraph C

i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom

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ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom

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iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom

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iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom

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v. A potential danger arising from boredom

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vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom

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vii. Age groups most affected by boredom

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viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom

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17 Paragraph D

i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom

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ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom

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iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom

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iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom

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v. A potential danger arising from boredom

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vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom

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vii. Age groups most affected by boredom

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viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom

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18. Paragraph E

i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom

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ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom

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iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom

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iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom

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v. A potential danger arising from boredom

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vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom

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vii. Age groups most affected by boredom

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viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom

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19. Paragraph F

i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom

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ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom

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iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom

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iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom

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v. A potential danger arising from boredom

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vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom

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vii. Age groups most affected by boredom

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viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom

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Questions 20-23

Look at the following people (Questions 20-23) and the list of ideas below.

Match each person with the correct idea, A-E.

Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 20-23.

List of Ideas

A The way we live today may encourage boredom.

B One sort of boredom is worse than all the others.

C Levels of boredom may fall in the future.

D Trying to cope with boredom can increase its negative effects.

E Boredom may encourage us to avoid an unpleasant experience.

20 Peter Toohey Fill in the blank 1 of 4 21 Thomas Goetz Fill in the blank 2 of 4

22 John Eastwood Fill in the blank 3 of 4

23 Francoise Wemelsfelder Fill in the blank 4 of 4

Questions 24-26

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 24-26.

Responses to boredom

For John Eastwood, the central feature of boredom is that people cannot 24Fill in the blank 1 of 3 , due to a failure in what he calls the ‘attention system’, and as a result they become frustrated and irritable. His team suggests that those for whom 25Fill in the blank 2 of 3 is an important aim in life may have problems in coping with boredom, whereas those who have the characteristic of 26Fill in the blank 3 of 3 can generally cope with it.

Part 3 Questions

Questions 27-31

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

27 What is the writer suggesting about computer-produced works in the first paragraph?

A. People’s acceptance of them can vary considerably.

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B. A great deal of progress has already been attained in this field.

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C. They have had more success in some artistic genres than in others.

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D. the advances are not as significant as the public believes them to be.

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28 According to Geraint Wiggins, why are many people worried by computer art?

A. It is aesthetically inferior to human art.

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B. It may ultimately supersede human art.

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C. It undermines a fundamental human quality.

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D. It will lead to a deterioration in human ability.

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29 What is a key difference between Aaron and the Painting Fool?

A. its programmer’s background

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B. public response to its work

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C. the source of its subject matter

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D. the technical standard of its output

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30 What point does Simon Colton make in the fourth paragraph?

A. Software-produced art is often dismissed as childish and simplistic.

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B. The same concepts of creativity should not be applied to all forms of art.

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C. It is unreasonable to expect a machine to be as imaginative as a human being.

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D. People tend to judge computer art and human art according to different criteria.

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31 The writer refers to the paintings of a chair as an example of computer art which

A. achieves a particularly striking effect.

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B. exhibits a certain level of genuine artistic skill.

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C. closely resembles that of a well-known artist.

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D. highlights the technical limitations of the software.

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Questions 32-37

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G below.

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 32-37.

List of Ideas

A generating work that was virtually indistinguishable from that of humans.

B knowing whether it was the work of humans or software.

C producing work entirely dependent on the imagination of its creator.

D comparing the artistic achievements of humans and computers.

E revealing the technical details of his program.

F persuading the public to appreciate computer art.

G discovering that it was the product of a computer program

32 Simon Colton says it is important to consider the long-term view then Fill in the blank 1 of 6

33 David Cope’s EMI software surprised people by Fill in the blank 2 of 6

34 Geraint Wiggins criticized Cope for not Fill in the blank 3 of 6

35 Douglas Hofstadter claimed that EMI was Fill in the blank 4 of 6

36 Audiences who had listened to EMI’s music became angry after Fill in the blank 5 of 6

37 The participants in David Moffat’s study had to assess music without Fill in the blank 6 of 6

Questions 38-40
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3? Choose

YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

38 Moffat’s research may help explain people’s reactions to EMI.

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39 The non-experts in Moffat’s study all responded in a predictable way.

YES

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NO

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40 Justin Kruger’s findings cast doubt on Paul Bloom’s theory about people’s prejudice towards computer art.

YES

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NO

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