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IELTS Reading Practice Test 25 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Traditional Farming System in Africa A) By tradition land in Luapula is not owned by individuals, but as in many other parts of Africa is allocated by the headman or head woman of a village to people of either sex, according to need. Since land is generally prepared by hand, one ulupwa […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 24 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Museum Blockbuster A) Since the 1980s, the term “blockbuster” has become the fashionable word for the special spectacular museum, art gallery or science centre exhibitions. These exhibitions have the ability to attract large crowds and often large corporate sponsors. Here is one of some existing definitions of a blockbuster: Put by Elsen […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 23 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Origin of Species & Continent Formation A) THE FACT THAT there was once a Pangean supercontinent, a Panthalassa Ocean, and a Tethys Ocean, has profound implications for the evolution of multicellular life on Earth. These considerations were unknown to the scientists of the 19th century – making their scientific deductions even more […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 22 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Corporate social Responsibility a new concept of “market” Maybe Ben & Jerry’s and The Body Shop set themselves up for a fall by appearing to have a monopoly on making an honest buck. But their struggles are a lesson on how little we know about the minefield of “ethical” marketing. The Body Shop, […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 21 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 SOSUS: Listening to the Ocean A) The oceans of Earth cover more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, yet, until quite recently, we knew less about their depths than we did about the surface of the Moon. Distant as it is, the Moon has been far more accessible to study because […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 20 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 What are you laughing at? A) We like to think that laughing is the height of human sophistication. Our big brains let us see the humour in a strategically positioned pun, an unexpected plot twist or a clever piece of wordplay. But while joking and wit are uniquely human inventions, laughter certainly […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 19 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 California’s age of Megafires A) There’s a reason fire squads now battling more than a dozen blazes in southern California are having such difficulty containing the flames, despite better preparedness than ever and decades of experience fighting fires fanned by the notorious Santa Ana winds. The wildfires themselves, experts say, generally are […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 18 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 LONGAEVA: Ancient Bristlecone Pine A) To understand more about the earth’s history, humans have often looked to the natural environment for insight into the past. The bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva), of the White Mountains in California, has served this purpose greater than any other species of tree on the planet. Conditions here […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 17 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 LEISURE TIME IN AMERICA A) As most Americans will tell you if you can stop them long enough to ask, working people in the United States are as busy as ever. Sure, technology and competition are boosting the economy; but nearly everyone thinks they have increased the demands on people at home […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 16 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Bamboo, A Wonder Plant The wonder plant with an uncertain future: more than a billion people rely on bamboo for either their shelter or income, while many endangered species depend on it for their survival. Despite its apparent abundance, a new report says that species of bamboo may be under serious threat. […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 15 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Dirty river but clean water Floods can occur in rivers when the flow rate exceeds the capacity of the river channel, particularly at bends or meanders in the waterway. Floods often cause damage to homes and businesses if they are in the natural flood plains of rivers. While riverine flood damage can […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 14 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Learning By Examples A) Learning theory is rooted in the work of Ivan Pavlov, the famous scientist who discovered and documented the principles governing how animals (humans included) learn in the 1900s. two basic kinds of learning or conditioning occur, one of which is famously known as the classical condition. Classical conditioning […]
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