IELTS Reading

The Pursuit of Happiness

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40 which are based on Reading Passage 20 below. The Pursuit of Happiness “New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy – and why.” _____________________________ Compared with misery, happiness is a relatively unexplored terrain for social scientists. Between 1967 and 1994, 46,380 articles …

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Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical Rainforests

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–14 which are based on Reading Passage Sample 7 below: Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical Rainforests Adults and children are frequently confronted with statements about the alarming rate of loss of tropical rainforests. For example, one graphic illustration to which children might readily relate is the estimate that rainforests …

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The Dover Bronze-Age Boat

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below. The Dover Bronze-Age Boat A beautifully preserved boat, made around 3,000 years ago and discovered by chance in a muddy hole, has had a profound impact on archaeological research. It was 1992. In England, workmen were building a new road through …

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IELTS Academic Reading Passage: Visual Symbols and the Blind

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on Questions 27-40 which are based on Reading Passage 2 below. Visual Symbols and the Blind Part 1 From a number of recent studies, it has become clear that blind people can appreciate the use of outlines and perspectives to describe the arrangement of objects and other …

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The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilizations. This search is often known by the acronym SETI [search for …

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Population Viability Analysis

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-12 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below: Population Viability Analysis Part ATo make political decisions about the extent and type of forestry in a region it is important to understand the consequences of those decisions. One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis (PVA). …

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