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xxxIELTS Foundation 2nd Ed. Reading p. 116

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who works in economics.

a)

An economist.

b)

An economy.

c)

To economize.

d)

Economical.

2.

This British economist lived from 1883-1946. Who is he?

a)

John Maynard Keynes

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Joseph Stiglitz

3.

Which is not a leisure pursuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

What definition fits the word MODEL in this phrase? 'The American model of a longer working week and fewer holidays'.

a)

something that a copy can be based on

b)

a person who wears clothes so that they can be photographed

c)

a particular type of machine, especially a car, that is slightly different from machinesof the same type

5.

Which picture best represents 'mobile technology'?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Which is not a labour-saving device?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time

a)

ford (v)

b)

afford (v)

c)

finance (v)

8.

in fact or really

a)

actually

b)

factually

9.

to take part in or become involved in an activity

a)

participate in (v)

b)

particular (adj.)

c)

party (v, n)

d)

part-time (adj.)

10.

a choice

a)

option (n)

b)

opinion (n)

c)

onion (n)

11.

Which does this NOT represent?

a)

Global trade

b)

A global economy

c)

Globalisation (n)

d)

A globe

12.

if you anticipate a problem, do you...?

a)

imagine or expect it will happen

b)

look back on it and reflect on it

13.

a person who comes from a country in the western part of the world, especiallyNorth America or western Europe

a)

American

b)

European

c)

Westerner

14.

used to introduce a piece of information that the speaker thinks is strange or interesting

a)

Interesting,

b)

Interest,

c)

Interested,

d)

Interestingly,

15.

If you spend RELATIVELY LESS on shopping, do you spend

a)

a lot less

b)

less in comparison to what you used to spend

c)

money on your relatives

16.

Which of the following are not MATERIAL GOODS?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Where is she?

a)

At a beauty spa

b)

At a shop

c)

At a gym

d)

At home

18.

a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving

a)

tend (v)

b)

bend (n, v)

c)

trend (n, v)

19.

A short holiday, say for 2-3 days

a)

A break

b)

A hol

c)

A vacation

20.

Which floor tile does NOT have a pattern?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

If the government provides a FUEL SUBSIDY, the price of petrol...?

a)

Goes up

b)

Goes down

c)

Stays the same

22.

If something is less affordable, you can buy it...

a)

More

b)

Less

23.

English gets (more and more) difficult, the longer you study it.

a)

increasingly

b)

increasing

c)

increase

24.

Mr Cat wants a holiday RATHER THAN any more time at the office

a)

Instead of...

b)

Either...or...

c)

Both...and...

d)

Between...and...

25.

When a line of data reflects the same upward trend as another line of data, it...

a)

Goes in the same direction

b)

Goes in the opposite direction

26.

Necessary and important as part of the whole

a)

integer (n)

b)

integral (adj.)

c)

integrity (n)

d)

integrate (v)

27.

Which of these Cambodian buildings is NOT architecturally striking?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

if a business is in retail, it...

a)

sells goods to the public

b)

provides services to the public

29.

the act of working together with other people or organizations

a)

collaboration (n)

b)

collaborate (v)

c)

collaborator (n)

30.

An 'installation' is a temporary work of art or a temporary art exhibition. Which picture best fits this definition?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

In which of the following would you find retail space?

a)
b)
c)
32.

If the price is 'in excess of' your ability to pay, do you buy?

a)

No

b)

Yes

33.

as far into the future as you can imagine or plan for

a)

the imagined future

b)

the foreseeable future

c)

the planned future

34.

What is a synonym for NOTWITHSTANDING?

a)

In spite of

b)

Because

c)

So

35.

Which is NOT a hierarchy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

In which picture does the person/people NOT have shelter?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Which is NOT an example of self-actualisation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

a feeling of pleasure because you are getting what you want from life

a)

personal fulfilment

b)

fully personal

c)

personally full

39.

which of the following means 'happening every year'?

a)

annual (adj.)

b)

yearly (adj.)

c)

monthly (adj.)

d)

daily (adj.)

40.

In which cartoons do we NOT see esteem (respect for or a good opinion of someone)?

a)
b)
c)
d)