You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27- 40, which are based on the Reading Passage below: Beyond the blue horizon Ancient voyagers who settled the far-flung islands of the Pacific Ocean An important archaeological discovery on the island of Efate in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu has revealed traces of an ancient seafaring people, the …
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A Conditions in the working environment of Western countries changed significantly over the 20th century. Though not without some associated problems, these changes may be viewed generally as positive: child labour all but ceased, wages rose, the number of working hours in a week decreased, pension policies became standard, fringe benefits multiplied and concerns over health …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27- 40, which are based on Reading Passage below. Keep taking the tablets The history of aspirin is a product of a rollercoaster ride through time, of accidental discoveries, intuitive reasoning and intense corporate rivalry. In the opening pages of Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug …
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You spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Do literate women make better mothers? Children in developing countries are healthier and more likely to survive past the age of five when their mothers can read and write. Experts in public health accepted this idea decades ago, but until …
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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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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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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27 which are based on Reading Passage below. VOTES FOR WOMEN The suffragette movement, which campaigned for votes for women in the early twentieth century, is most commonly associated with the Pankhurst family and militant acts of varying degrees of violence. The Museum of London has drawn on its …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Questions 27-32The Reading Passage has six paragraphs, A-F.Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.Write the correct number, i-vii, in boxes 21-32 on your answer sheet. List of Headings i. Differences between languages highlight their impressivenessii. The way in which a few …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below: Why Pagodas don’t fall down? In a land swept by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, how has Japan’s tallest and seemingly flimsiest old buildings – 500 or so wooden pagodas – remained standing for centuries? Records show that only two have collapsed …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 161 below. Micro-Enterprise Credit for Street Youth “I am from a large, poor family and for many years we have done without breakfast. Ever since I joined the Street Kids International program I have been able to buy my family …
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