How to Master the ielts

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Questions 348 to 352
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
Write:
TRUE
if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE
if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN
if there is no information on this.
348 
Only people could be hoisted with a windlass.
349 
Tall commercial buildings were not economic without an elevator.
350 
Otis’ pattern documents contained a diagram.
351 
The first passenger elevator was installed in a hotel.
352 
Electric elevators use similar principles to ancient water­wells.
Questions 353 to 356
Answer the questions below.
Choose 
ONE NUMBER ONLY
from the text for each answer.
353 
In what year did Otis demonstrate his safety brake?
354 
In what year did the Grosvenor Hotel open in London?
355 
In what year did Otis develop an electric elevator for skyscrapers?
356 
In what year was the Woolworths skyscraper no longer the world’s tallest building?
Questions 357 to 360
The text has nine paragraphs, 
A to I
.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
357 
a method that halts the platform when the rope is cut.
358 
two methods that take the strain out of lifting.
359 
a method that prevents injury if all other safety features fail.
360 
a method that applies pressure to a cable to pull it.

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GENERAL READING AND WRITING TEST A
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General Training Writing
Test A
Writing task 
1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.