Reading practice test # 1.12 passage 3

Questions 27–32

Reading Passage 3 has six sections, A-F.
Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.

List of Headings

i Courses that require a high level of commitment

ii A course title with two meanings

iii The equal importance of two key issues

iv Applying a theory in an unexpected context

v The financial benefits of studying

vi A surprising course little

vii Different names for different outcomes

viii The possibility of attracting the wrong kind of student

27 Section A

28 Section B

29 Section C

30 Section D

31 Section E

32 Section F

Questions 33–36

Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 33-36

The ‘Arson for Profit’ course

This is a university course intended for students who are undergraduates and who are studying 33………………………. The expectation is that they will become 34…………………………. specializing in arson. The course will help them to detect cases of arson and find 35………………………. of criminal intent, leading to successful 36………………………… in the courts.

Q 33.

Q 34.

Q 35.

Q 36.

Questions 37–40

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer

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

37 It is difficult to attract students onto courses that do not focus on a career.

38 The ‘Arson for Profit’ course would be useful for people intending to set fire to buildings.

39 Fire science courses are too academic to help people to be good at the job of firefighting.

40 The writer’s fire science students provided a detailed definition of the purpose of their studies.

The ‘Arson for Profit’ course

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