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The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on the reading passage below. The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world How Dutch engineer Luud Schimmelpennink helped to devise urban bike-sharing schemes. A –   The original idea for an urban bike-sharing scheme dates back to a summer’s day in Amsterdam in 1965.  …

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The Rocket From East To West – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Academic Reading Passage – The Rocket From East To West You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14, which are based on the following reading passage: Questions 1-4The Reading passage has six paragraphs, A-F.Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs B-E from the list of headings below.Write the appropriate numbers (i-ix) in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet. List of Headingsi  …

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The Triune Brain – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14–26, which are based on Reading Passage 97 below. The Triune1 Brain The first of our three brains to evolve is what scientists call the reptilian cortex. This brain sustains the elementary activities of animal survival such as respiration, adequate rest and a beating heart. We are not …

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Travel Books – IELTS Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27- 40, which are based on Reading Passage 234 below. Travel Books There are many reasons why individuals have travelled beyond their own soci­eties. Some travellers may have simply desired to satisfy curiosity about the larger world. Until recent times, however, travellers did start their journey for reasons …

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Tourism – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-41 which are based on Reading Passage 35 below. TOURISM A Tourism, holidaymaking and travel are these days more significant social phenomena than most commentators have considered. On the face of it, there could not be a more trivial subject for a book. And indeed since social scientists …

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Coastal Archaeology of Britain– IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading Passage below. Coastal Archaeology of Britain A. The recognition of the wealth and diversity of England’s coastal archaeology has been one of the most important developments of recent years. Some elements of this enormous resource have long been known. The so-called ‘submerged …

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Zoo Conservation Programmes – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 16-28 which are based on Reading Passage below. Zoo Conservation Programmes One of London Zoo’s recent advertisements caused me some irritation, so patently did it distort reality. Headlined “Without zoos, you might as well tell these animals to get stuffed”, it was bordered with illustrations of several endangered species …

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