A Revolution in Knowledge Sharing – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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Research using twins – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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Fun for the Masses – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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An Introduction to Film Sound – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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Britain needs strong TV industry – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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Why don’t babies talk like adults? – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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Flying Tortoises – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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The People of Corn – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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Votes for Women – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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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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