Reading Practice (5) : Unit 8
Reading Practice (5) : Unit 8
Reading Practice (5) : Unit 8
University ofWestern Sydney Macarthur's courses are taught through its six faculties: Arts &
Social Sciences (at Campbelltown and Bankstown); Business (at Campbelltown); Education &
Languages (mainly at Bankstown); Health (at Campbelltown and Bankstown); Informatics, Science
& Technology (at Campbelltown); and Law (at Campbelltown).
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Basic IEL TS Reading
Decide which of the following choices is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the
sentence and write down the corresponding letter.
1. Campbelltown is a city within the southwestern suburbs of the Sydney metropolitan area,
and is 50 minutes by train from the Sydney Central Business District.
A. city centre and suburbs
B. city centre only
C. suburbs only
2. University of Western Sydney Macarthur's courses are taught through its six faculties.
A. the particular power to do something
B. branches of learning in a university
C. all the teachers and students of one university
3. Fees indicated are annual and include tuition for a standard full-time load, and the other
University charges (except for English course fees).
A. (happening) every year
B. (happening) every month
C. (happening) every semester
4. Admission into Bachelor's degrees usually requires satisfactory completion of.the final
year of secondary education, or equivalent qualifications.
A. higher B. lower C. equal
5. Mature age students who do not meet these requirements will still be considered on the
basis of other qualifications and/or work experience.
A. fully grown and developed
B. teenaged
C. retired
Exercise 2
Read the passage about University of Western Sydney Macarthur and answer the following
questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the passage.
6. Which one of the two campuses of the University of Western Sydney Macarthur is closer
to the Syqney Central Business District?
8. Which one of the two campuses is the Office oflnternational Programmes located on?
9. Please list one ofthe English exams that can be used to judge applicants' English proficiency.
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Refer to the passage University of Western Sydney Macarthur and look at the following
statements. Write
10. Bankstown is a small city quite close to the Sydney metropolitan area.
11. The enrolment ofUWS Macarthur in 2008 exceeded that of the previous year.
12. The Faculty of Education & Languages is mainly located at Bankstown.
13. Some of the courses listed for the international students are part-time courses.
14. Charges for the summer courses are not included in the fees indicated.
15. Only those who finished secondary education can be admitted into the University for
Bachelor's degree studies.
16. Applicants who have studied in schools with very good English courses do not have to
take TOEFL or IELTS.
17. The date from which the MBA 2009 programme will start has been finally confirmed.
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