You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14–26, which are based on the reading passage below. I contain multitudes Wendy Moore reviews Ed Yong’s book about microbes Microbes, most of them bacteria, have populated this planet since long before animal life developed and they will outlive us. Invisible to the naked eye, they are ubiquitous. …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on the Reading Passage below. GREYING POPULATION STAYS IN THE PINK Elderly people are growing healthier, happier and more independent, say American scientists. The results of a 14-year study to be announced later this month reveal that the diseases associated with old age are …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 15 – 28 which are based on Reading Passage below. RISING SEA Paragraph 1 – INCREASED TEMPERATURESThe average air temperature at the surface of the earth has risen this century, as has the temperature of ocean surface waters. Because water expands as it heats, a warmer ocean …
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14, which are based on Reading Passage below. Green virtues of green sand Revolution in glass recycling could help keep water clean A. For the past 100 years, special high-grade white sand dug from the ground at Leighton Buzzard in the UK has been used to filter tap water to remove …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Collecting Ant Specimens Collecting ants can be as simple as picking up stray ones and placing them in a glass jar, or as complicated as completing an exhaustive survey of all species present in an area and estimating their …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14–26, which are based on the reading passage below. Changes in reading habits What are the implications of the way we read today? Look around on your next plane trip. The iPad is the new pacifier for babies and toddlers. Younger school-aged children read stories on smartphones; older …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27. which are based on the Reading Passage below. THE NATURE AND AIMS OF ARCHAEOLOGY Archaeology is partly the discovery of treasures of the past, partly the work of the scientific analyst, partly the exercise of the creative imagination. It is toiling in the sun on an excavation …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–14, which are based on the reading passage below. Write answers to questions in boxes 1-14 on your answer sheet. Tickling and Laughter A. The fingers of an outstretched aim are nearing your body; you bend away folding your torso, bending your head to your shoulder in hopes that you don’t get …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on IELTS Reading Passage below: Wind Power in the US Prompted by the oil crises of the 1970s, a wind-power industry flourished briefly in the United States. But then world oil prices dropped, and funding for research into renewable energy was cut. By the mid-1980s, …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 285 below. Snow-makers Skiing is big business nowadays. But what can ski resort owners do if the snow doesn’t come? A. In the early to mid twentieth century, with the growing popularity of skiing, ski slopes became extremely profitable businesses. But ski …
