You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27 which are based on Reading Passage 128 below: Why some women cross the finish line ahead of men R E C R U I T M E N TThe course is tougher but women are staying the distance – reports Andrew Crisp. A. Women who apply for …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-9 which are based on IELTS Reading Passage below: The pressure to transform our institutions of learning continues. Virtually every enterprise and institution are grappling with the disruptions and opportunities caused by Web-enabled infrastructures and practices. New best practices, business models, innovations, and strategies are emerging, including …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Research using twins To biomedical researchers all over the world, twins offer a precious opportunity to untangle the influence of genes and the environment – of nature and nurture. Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27, which are based on Reading Passage below. Fun for the Masses Americans worry that the distribution of income is increasingly unequal. Examining leisure spending, changes that picture. A. Are you better off than you used to be? Even after six years of sustained economic growth, Americans worry about …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on the Reading Passage below. An Introduction to Film Sound Though we might think of film as an essentially visual experience, we really cannot afford to underestimate the importance of film sound. A meaningful sound track is often as complicated as the image on …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1- 14, which are based on Passage below. Britain needs strong TV industry Comedy writer Armando Iannucci has called for an industry-wide defence of the BBC and British programme-makers. “The Thick of It” creator made his remarks in the annual MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival. “It’s more …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 26-39, which are based on Reading Passage below. Why don’t babies talk like adults? Kids go from ‘goo-goo’ to talkative one step at a time A recent e-trade advertisement shows a baby speaking directly to the camera: ‘Look at this,’ he says, I’m a free man. I go …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Questions 1-7The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G.Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet. 1. Paragraph A2. Paragraph B3. Paragraph C4. Paragraph D5. Paragraph E6. Paragraph F7. Paragraph G List of Headings i. The …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14- 27, which are based on Passage below. Stress of Workplace A. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a “sickie” once a month. …
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Maize is Mexico’s lifeblood – the country’s history and identity are entwined with it. But this centuries-old relationship is now threatened by free trade. Laura Carlsen investigates the threat and profiles a growing activist movement. On a mountain top in southern Mexico, Indian families gather. They chant and sprinkle cornmeal in consecration, praying for the success of …
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