تحلیل ریدینگ آیلتس جنرال کمبریج 14 - تست 2: بررسی سوالات، نکات کلیدی و استراتژی‌های پاسخ‌دهی

مقدمه: بخش ریدینگ آیلتس جنرال، توانایی شما در درک متون کاربردی و روزمره را می‌سنجد. برای موفقیت در این بخش، باید با انواع مختلف متن و سوالات آشنا باشید و بتوانید اطلاعات مورد نیاز را به سرعت پیدا کنید. در این راهنما، تحلیل تست ۲ ریدینگ جنرال از کتاب آیلتس کمبریج ۱۴ (Cambridge IELTS 14) را به صورت جامع انجام می‌دهیم. هدف ما آموزش استراتژی‌های موثر برای مدیریت زمان و پاسخ‌دهی دقیق به سوالات متنوع این بخش، از جمله سوالات مربوط به تبلیغات، اطلاعیه‌ها و متون بلندتر است. با مطالعه این تحلیل، با ساختار آزمون بیشتر آشنا شده و با اعتماد به نفس بالاتری تمرین خواهید کرد. 

پالت ناوبری سوالات (Question Navigation)

SECTION 1: Wellington Hotel Reviews & Walking Sports

Wellington Hotel Reviews (Questions 1-7)

📝 Question 1: liking the view from the bedroom window

🔹 Correct Answer: C
📍 Location in Passage: Review C. "...it was a pleasure to sit in it with a cup of tea, and look out at the swimmers and surfers in the sea."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "look out at the swimmers and surfers in the sea" is a clear paraphrase for "liking the view from the bedroom window." The preceding text, "it was a pleasure to sit in it," confirms the enjoyment of the experience.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Review A mentions a view, but a disappointing one ("overlooked the car park"), which is the opposite of "liking the view." Review D mentions a lovely view from the lounge, not the bedroom.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Pay close attention to qualifiers (e.g., "disappointment") and location (e.g., "bedroom" vs. "lounge").

📝 Question 2: finding the receptionists welcoming

🔹 Correct Answer: A
📍 Location in Passage: Review A. "When we arrive and check in, we’re always treated like old friends by the staff..."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: Being "treated like old friends by the staff" is a strong confirmation of the staff, including the receptionists (who handle check-in), being welcoming and friendly.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Review E says the staff were "efficient," and Review D says the restaurant staff were "friendly and efficient," but only A describes the initial interaction/staff (checking in) as welcoming in a personal way.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Look for words that describe the quality of the interaction (e.g., "treated like old friends") and not just general efficiency.

📝 Question 3: being pleased with the bedroom

🔹 Correct Answer: B
📍 Location in Passage: Review B. "Our room was very comfortable and quite spacious."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The description "very comfortable and quite spacious" clearly expresses a positive feeling or being pleased with the bedroom.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Review A mentions a disappointment with the room's view, not the room itself. Review D says "there’s nothing special about the rooms," which contradicts being pleased.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Direct positive adjectives (comfortable, spacious) are the evidence needed for a question about satisfaction.

📝 Question 4: becoming confused when booking a room

🔹 Correct Answer: E
📍 Location in Passage: Review E. "The only difficulty we had was making our reservation online – it wasn’t clear whether payment for our deposit went through or not, and I had to call the hotel to find out."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "it wasn’t clear whether payment... went through or not" indicates confusion or uncertainty during the booking process, specifically regarding the online payment.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Review C mentions a problem upon arrival ("couldn’t see it on the computer system"), not during the booking process itself.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Distinguish between problems during the reservation/booking stage (before arrival) and issues that occur upon arrival.

📝 Question 5: being impressed by the wide choice of food

🔹 Correct Answer: D
📍 Location in Passage: Review D. "Breakfast was a highlight – there was so much on offer we could hardly decide what to eat."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The hyperbolic phrase "so much on offer we could hardly decide what to eat" is a strong expression of being impressed by the wide choice (variety) of food.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Review B recommends the breakfast, but doesn't mention the choice or variety, only that it was good.
⭐ Key Learning Point: The evidence must support the specific reason for the impression ("wide choice"), not just general quality.

📝 Question 6: staying in the hotel regularly

🔹 Correct Answer: A
📍 Location in Passage: Review A. "My husband and I first stayed at the Wellington a few years ago, and we’ve returned every year since then."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The statement "we’ve returned every year since then" explicitly indicates that the reviewers are staying in the hotel regularly (annually).
⚠️ Potential Traps: Review D says "We’d be happy to stay at the Wellington again," which is only a desire, not a history of regular stays.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Look for phrases indicating frequency or repetition over time.

📝 Question 7: finding it inconvenient that the hotel was crowded

🔹 Correct Answer: B
📍 Location in Passage: Review B. "...we had to wait for a table as the hotel was so full. That was a bit annoying, and there was also nowhere to sit in the lounge."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "the hotel was so full" means it was crowded. Having to "wait for a table" and being unable to find a seat in the lounge is a clear inconvenience, described as "annoying" by the reviewer.
⚠️ Potential Traps: None. Review B is the only one mentioning the issue of crowding and its negative consequences.
⭐ Key Learning Point: The correct answer must connect the cause (crowded/full) with the effect (inconvenience/annoying/nowhere to sit).

Walking Sports (Questions 8-14)

📝 Question 8: Walking football became well-known when a club featured in a TV programme about the sport.

🔹 Correct Answer: FALSE
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 2. "...it was a 2014 TV commercial for a bank, showing it providing financial support to someone who wanted to set up a website for the game, that brought it to people’s attention."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question states it became well-known because a club featured in a TV programme. The text explicitly states it became known because of a TV commercial for a bank (a type of advertisement), which contradicts the question's detail.
⚠️ Potential Traps: The trap is matching the keywords "TV" and "well-known/brought it to people's attention" while missing the critical difference between a "club in a TV programme" and a "TV commercial for a bank."
⭐ Key Learning Point: Check all details of the statement. If the text provides a different piece of information for the same event, the statement is FALSE.

📝 Question 9: The majority of walking netball players are men.

🔹 Correct Answer: FALSE
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 2. "...at the moment the netball teams consist only of women. However, men are beginning to show an interest in playing."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question claims the majority are men. The text states the teams consist only of women. The text directly contradicts the statement.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Not noticing the contrast. The text does mention men's interest in the future, but the current situation is 100% women, making the statement FALSE.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Focus on specific quantities and current status ("only of women" vs. "majority are men").

📝 Question 10: Most clubs arrange social activities for their members.

🔹 Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 3. "...and to give them a chance to meet other people." Paragraph 4. "...enjoy a friendly game..."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text mentions the games' aim is to give people a chance to "meet other people" and to enjoy a "friendly game," which suggests a social benefit. However, the text never mentions whether "most clubs arrange social activities" (e.g., parties, outings) for their members. The specific organisational detail is missing.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Assuming that because the game is friendly and helps people meet, the clubs must organise official social activities. This is a logical leap.
⭐ Key Learning Point: NOT GIVEN means the text is silent on the specific detail (organised social activities) even if it mentions the topic (social benefits).

📝 Question 11: Players are tested regularly to measure changes in their fitness.

🔹 Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 3. "The two games are designed to help people to be active or get fit... The benefits include lower heart rate and blood pressure, greater mobility, less fat and more muscle."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text describes the benefits of the sport (lower heart rate, greater mobility, etc.) but does not mention any process of regularly testing the players to measure these changes. The text focuses on the potential benefits, not the measurement process.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Seeing the words related to fitness ("benefits," "lower heart rate") and wrongly assuming a testing procedure is in place.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Do not confuse a discussion of benefits with the mention of a process/procedure (regular testing) designed to track those benefits.

📝 Question 12: People who have never played football are encouraged to play walking football.

🔹 Correct Answer: TRUE
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 4. "...though people who have never played the standard game before are also very welcome."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "never played the standard game before are also very welcome" is a direct confirmation that people who have not played football (the "standard game") are encouraged (are "very welcome") to play.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Focusing only on the previous sentence, which mentions players taking up a sport they used to play. The word "though" introduces the crucial, confirming detail.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Ensure you read the entire sentence and understand the function of linking words like "though" or "however," as they often introduce contrasting or inclusive points.

📝 Question 13: People can take part in the Active Lifestyles Team’s sessions whenever they wish.

🔹 Correct Answer: FALSE
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 5. "Come alone or with a friend, and enjoy a friendly game on Monday or Saturday afternoons, or Tuesday or Thursday evenings."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question states "whenever they wish." The text specifies the sessions are only on four specific times/days (Monday/Saturday afternoons, Tuesday/Thursday evenings). This is a direct contradiction.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Thinking that the freedom of not having to come "regularly or at the same time each week" (last sentence of paragraph 5) means they can come any time they want. The text restricts the days while allowing flexible attendance.
⭐ Key Learning Point: FALSE is confirmed when the text provides a restriction (specific days/times) that contradicts the statement's absolute claim ("whenever they wish").

📝 Question 14: The Active Lifestyles Team intends to start clubs in the future.

🔹 Correct Answer: TRUE
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 5. "Our aim is to set up netball and football clubs as soon as there are enough regular players."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "Our aim is to set up... clubs" confirms the team intends to start clubs and that this will happen "in the future" (specifically, "as soon as there are enough regular players").
⚠️ Potential Traps: None, as this is a direct paraphrase. The key is understanding that "Our aim is to set up" means they "intend to start."
⭐ Key Learning Point: Identify the author's stated goal or intention (e.g., "aim," "goal," "purpose") as evidence for a question about what they intend to do.

SECTION 2: Work Regulations and Work-Life Balance

Dress and Safety Regulations (Questions 15-20)

📝 Question 15: If employees are unsure what their company wishes them to wear for work, they should request Clarification.

🔹 Correct Answer: Clarification
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 1. "...you should ask your employer for clarification."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: This is a direct gap-fill. The text explicitly states that if you have "conflicting ideas of what counts as ‘smart’," you should ask for clarification.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Attempting to use a nearby word like 'smart' or 'contract'. The text's context of uncertainty (conflicting ideas) makes clarification the only logical and text-supported answer.
⭐ Key Learning Point: For gap-fill questions, the answer is a word or short phrase that fits grammatically and is taken directly from the text, with no changes.

📝 Question 16: Some companies offer their employees a Discount when they buy items to wear for work.

🔹 Correct Answer: Discount
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 1. "Many employers that have a strict dress code choose to provide clothing or a discount on clothing."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question paraphrases "items to wear for work" as "clothing," and the text directly states that employers provide "a discount on clothing."
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using the word 'clothing' instead of 'discount'. The sentence structure ("offer... a discount") requires a noun that describes the specific offer.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Pay attention to the grammar of the sentence in the question to ensure the chosen word fits correctly (e.g., using a determiner like 'a' before the word 'discount').

📝 Question 17: Employees who fail to wear protective clothing when required could be subject to Disciplinary procedures.

🔹 Correct Answer: Disciplinary
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 2. "If you don’t, your employer is entitled to take disciplinary action, which can include excluding you from the workplace."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text states that a failure to put on protective clothing (if told to) can lead to the employer taking "disciplinary action." The question paraphrases "disciplinary action" as "disciplinary procedures."
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'action' instead of 'disciplinary'. The template requires a single word, and "disciplinary" functions as an adjective in the phrase "disciplinary procedures."
⭐ Key Learning Point: When only ONE WORD is permitted, choose the most descriptive or critical word from the phrase that maintains the meaning when inserted into the sentence.

📝 Question 18: Employees ought not to be in Pain because of protective clothing or equipment.

🔹 Correct Answer: Pain
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 4. "It shouldn’t cause you pain. If it does, you should negotiate alternative equipment or arrangements."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text directly states that protective gear "shouldn’t cause you pain." The question uses the synonym "ought not to be in Pain."
⚠️ Potential Traps: Choosing a word like 'equipment' or 'arrangements', which are mentioned in the subsequent sentence but do not fit the grammatical gap ("in Pain").
⭐ Key Learning Point: The simplest, most direct vocabulary matches are often the correct ones. Pain is a direct fit for the meaning.

📝 Question 19: It is the company's responsibility to ensure that there is a suitable place for the Storage of protective equipment.

🔹 Correct Answer: Storage
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 5. "The employer is also required to provide an appropriate storage space to keep the protective equipment in when it is not being used."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text discusses providing a "storage space" for the equipment when not in use. The question uses the abstract noun "Storage" to describe the overall action.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'space'. The question requires a noun that follows the word 'the' and describes the purpose: "for the Storage of protective equipment."
⭐ Key Learning Point: Understand the relationship between words in the source text (e.g., "storage space") and how they are used in the question (e.g., "for the Storage of").

📝 Question 20: Employees who work with certain types of Machinery may have to remove jewellery to avoid potential injuries.

🔹 Correct Answer: Machinery
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 7. "Likewise, your employer can judge that loose jewellery may constitute a snagging hazard if you operate machinery."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text cites working with "machinery" as a reason to remove jewellery (to prevent a "snagging hazard," which is an injury risk).
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'jewellery' or 'hazard'. The question asks for what they work with: "certain types of Machinery."
⭐ Key Learning Point: Identify the agent or source of risk that the question is asking about.

Work-Life Balance (Questions 21-27)

📝 Question 21: Make a complete List of things that are not helpful and reduce involvement in them.

🔹 Correct Answer: List
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 2. "Draw up a list with all the activities that don’t enhance your life or career. Then minimize the time you spend on them."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text directly instructs the reader to "Draw up a list." The question uses the noun "List" to complete the phrase "Make a complete List."
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using a word like 'activities'. The sentence structure requires the word for the document/inventory: a List.
⭐ Key Learning Point: The correct answer is the word that is grammatically and semantically precise for the required gap.

📝 Question 22: Refuse some requests as this can be a useful Tool in gaining a better work-life balance.

🔹 Correct Answer: Tool
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 3. "Learn to use ‘no’ judiciously and it will become a powerful tool in balancing work and family."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text refers to saying 'no' as a "powerful tool." The question uses this word directly, as "refuse some requests" is a clear paraphrase for "use 'no'."
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'no' or 'judiciously'. The sentence requires the noun for the resource being used: a Tool.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Look for words that represent a strategy or resource when the question discusses something being useful in a process.

📝 Question 23: Regular exercise can increase Energy significantly.

🔹 Correct Answer: Energy
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 4. "...exercise really boosts energy and improves your ability to concentrate."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text states that exercise "boosts energy." "Boosts" is a synonym for "increase significantly" in this context.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'concentrate'. While exercise also improves concentration, the question asks for what it "increases significantly."
⭐ Key Learning Point: Match the verb-noun pair (boosts energy $\rightarrow$ increase energy) from the text to the question's structure.

📝 Question 24: avoid focusing on Electronics in the lead-up to bedtime.

🔹 Correct Answer: Electronics
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 5. "Exposure to electronics can significantly negatively impact your sleep, so try to unplug an hour before you go to sleep."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text warns about "Exposure to electronics" before sleep. The instruction "try to unplug" is a strong hint to avoid using electronic devices. The question uses the noun Electronics directly.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'sleep' or 'deprivation'. The question asks what to avoid focusing on.
⭐ Key Learning Point: The text often uses a cause-and-effect structure. Identify the cause that needs to be avoided (electronics) to achieve the desired effect (better sleep).

📝 Question 25: Those who see other people's Needs as more important than their own will suffer.

🔹 Correct Answer: Needs
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 6. "...constantly putting off that downtime and putting everyone’s needs before yours will wear you down."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text discusses putting "everyone’s needs before yours." "Everyone's" is a paraphrase for "other people's," and "wear you down" is a phrase for suffering. The word "needs" completes the gap.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'downtime' or 'relaxation'. The focus of the sentence is the comparison of whose needs are prioritized.
⭐ Key Learning Point: The question tests the understanding of a comparison in the text (others' needs vs. yours) and requires the noun that is being compared.

📝 Question 26: If the working day is too long, get Permission to shorten it occasionally.

🔹 Correct Answer: Permission
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 7. "If that means asking your boss for permission to leave a few minutes early once a week... do it."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question discusses shortening the working day ("leave a few minutes early") and the text says to ask the boss for "permission" to do this.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'boss'. The question asks what to get or acquire.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Match the action in the question (get) to the corresponding noun in the text (permission).

📝 Question 27: People should learn to recognise their own Limitations.

🔹 Correct Answer: Limitations
📍 Location in Passage: Paragraph 8. "Most of all, know your limitations and what works best for you..."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text uses the imperative "know your limitations." "Know" is a clear synonym for "recognise."
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'best' or 'small'. The focus is on self-awareness.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Recognising synonyms (e.g., "know" = "recognise") is a key strategy for all question types.

SECTION 3: San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge (Questions 28-35 - Matching Information)

📝 Question 28: why it was easy to recruit workers to build the bridge

🔹 Correct Answer: E
📍 Location in Passage: Section E. "The crew consisted of virtually anyone capable of withstanding the physical rigours of the job, as out-of-work cab drivers, farmers and clerks lined up for the chance to earn steady wages as ironworkers and cement mixers."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text explains that many people from different backgrounds were out-of-work and saw the project as a "chance to earn steady wages." This context (the Great Depression) directly explains why it was easy to recruit workers.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Section E is about construction but a student might focus only on the physical rigors instead of the economic reason for the high recruitment.
⭐ Key Learning Point: The answer is often contained in the contextual explanation (the "as" clause) and not just the main statement.

📝 Question 29: a change in the design of the bridge

🔹 Correct Answer: C
📍 Location in Passage: Section C. "Meanwhile, Strauss’s team scrapped their original plans in favour of a suspension span capable of moving more than two feet to each side: this would withstand strong wind far better than a rigid structure."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "scrapped their original plans in favour of a suspension span..." is a direct statement about a change in the design of the bridge.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Section A mentions Strauss's proposal being accepted, but C describes the actual design change of the structure itself.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Look for words that signify modification or replacement (e.g., "scrapped," "in favour of").

📝 Question 30: opposition to building the bridge

🔹 Correct Answer: B
📍 Location in Passage: Section B. "Despite the economic benefits promised by its supporters, the project met fierce resistance from a number of businesses – particularly ferry companies – and civic leaders. ...Eight years of legal actions followed as opponents tried to prevent it from being built."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrases "fierce resistance," "opponents tried to prevent it," and mention of the reasons for opposition (obstacle to shipping, spoil natural beauty, earthquake risk) all detail the opposition to building the bridge.
⚠️ Potential Traps: None. Section B is the central location for this topic.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Match synonyms for disagreement/protest (e.g., "fierce resistance," "opponents," "legal actions").

📝 Question 31: why a bridge was desirable

🔹 Correct Answer: A
📍 Location in Passage: Section A. "With population centres growing fast, there was severe traffic congestion at the ferry docks, and motor vehicle travel by ferry was fast exceeding capacity."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The problems of "severe traffic congestion" and ferry travel "exceeding capacity" are the stated reasons why a bridge was a necessary and desirable solution.
⚠️ Potential Traps: None. This is the main focus of Section A regarding the need for the bridge.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Identify the problem/need stated in the text that the proposed project is designed to solve.

📝 Question 32: problems with raising funding for the bridge

🔹 Correct Answer: D
📍 Location in Passage: Section D. "However, the District struggled to find a financial backer amid the difficulties of the Great Depression, a problem made worse by years of expensive legal proceedings."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "struggled to find a financial backer" and the mention of the Great Depression explicitly detail the problems with raising funding (financing) for the bridge.
⚠️ Potential Traps: A student might think Section A, which mentions the cost estimate, is about funding. However, D describes the difficulty in securing the money after the plan was approved.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Distinguish between cost estimation (Section A) and the difficulty of securing the money (Section D).

📝 Question 33: permission being given to build the bridge

🔹 Correct Answer: B
📍 Location in Passage: Section B. "The bridge could not be constructed without the agreement of the US War Department... and after hearing overwhelming arguments in favour of the project, the Secretary of War agreed."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text states that the project needed the War Department's "agreement" (permission), and the Secretary of War subsequently "agreed," which is the point where permission was given to build the bridge.
⚠️ Potential Traps: None. This is a direct statement in Section B.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Look for words that denote formal approval or agreement from a governing body.

📝 Question 34: which records the bridge broke

🔹 Correct Answer: G
📍 Location in Passage: Section G. "...its main span was the longest in the world for a suspension bridge until 1981, while its towers made it the tallest bridge of any type until 1993."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrases "longest in the world" and "tallest bridge of any type" are references to the records the bridge broke and held for many years.
⚠️ Potential Traps: None. Section G is dedicated to the bridge's enduring legacy and achievements.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Records are often described using superlative adjectives (e.g., longest, tallest, most) that signify a new achievement.

📝 Question 35: the idea that building a bridge might be impossible

🔹 Correct Answer: A
📍 Location in Passage: Section A. "Most doubted whether a bridge could be built at all, or estimated that it would cost $100 million."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The phrase "Most doubted whether a bridge could be built at all" is a direct statement about the idea that building a bridge might be impossible (or not feasible).
⚠️ Potential Traps: Mixing up this initial doubt about feasibility (Section A) with the later opposition that argued the bridge wouldn't survive an earthquake (Section B).
⭐ Key Learning Point: Distinguish between a statement of impossibility/infeasibility and a statement of damage/destruction risk.

Golden Gate Bridge (Questions 36-40 - Sentence Completion)

📝 Question 36: Building the bridge required a Permit issued by the Secretary of War.

🔹 Correct Answer: Permit
📍 Location in Passage: Section B. "In 1924, San Francisco and Marin counties applied for a permit to build a bridge..."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question paraphrases the "agreement" required by the War Department as a "Permit." The text states they applied for a permit.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'agreement' or 'permission'. The text explicitly uses the noun "permit" for the document required.
⭐ Key Learning Point: For a gap-fill, always select the word that is directly in the text and fits grammatically, even if a synonym is also present.

📝 Question 37: One objection to building the bridge was that another Earthquake would destroy it.

🔹 Correct Answer: Earthquake
📍 Location in Passage: Section B. "...it wouldn’t survive the sort of earthquake that had devastated the city in 1906."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text states opponents argued the bridge "wouldn't survive" a local earthquake, which is the objection mentioned in the question.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'objection' or 'devastated'. The sentence requires the noun for the natural disaster: Earthquake.
⭐ Key Learning Point: Focus on the key noun describing the core concept being discussed (the threat of the Earthquake).

📝 Question 38: Construction was delayed when the framework was damaged by a ship and again by a Storm.

🔹 Correct Answer: Storm
📍 Location in Passage: Section E. "The framework was damaged when it was struck by a ship in August 1933 and again during a powerful storm later in the year, setting construction back five months."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text names the second cause of damage/delay as a "powerful storm."
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'powerful' or 'ship'. The question already mentions the ship, and the required word is the type of weather event.
⭐ Key Learning Point: When a list is given in the text, match the items to the missing word in the question's list structure.

📝 Question 39: The last part of the bridge to be constructed was the Roadway.

🔹 Correct Answer: Roadway
📍 Location in Passage: Section F. "The two towers were completed in June 1935... The roadway was completed in April 1937..."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text establishes the sequence of completion: towers (1935), cables (completed 6 months later, so early 1936), and then the roadway (April 1937). The roadway was the last major structure mentioned as being completed before the opening.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'towers' or 'cables'. A careful check of the dates/sequence is required to determine the last part.
⭐ Key Learning Point: For sequential questions, trace the chronology (dates or order of events) to find the final item.

📝 Question 40: The bridge was first used by Pedestrians in May 1937.

🔹 Correct Answer: Pedestrians
📍 Location in Passage: Section F. "...and the bridge officially opened to pedestrians the following month [May 1937]."
🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The text states the bridge "officially opened to pedestrians" in May 1937, which means they were the first group to use it.
⚠️ Potential Traps: Using 'President' (who announced the opening) or 'traffic' (which started the next day).
⭐ Key Learning Point: Pay attention to the specific group or item mentioned as the first to use the completed structure.