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 …
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 …
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 …
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1- 13, which are based on Passage 31 below. Going Bananas The world’s favourite fruit could disappear forever in 10 years’ time The banana is among the world’s oldest crops. Agricultural scientists believe that the first edible banana was discovered around ten thousand years ago. It has been …
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 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 …
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). …
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. Spider silk 2 A strong, light bio-material made by genes from spiders could transform construction and industry A. Scientists have succeeded in copying the silk-producing genes of the Golden Orb Weaver spider and are using them to create a synthetic material which …
Locked Doors Open Access The word, ‘security’, has both positive and negative connotations. Most of us would say that we crave security for all its positive virtues, both physical and psychological – its evocation of the safety of home, of undying love, or of freedom from need. More negatively, the word nowadays conjures up images …
The Creativity Myth A. It is a myth that creative people are born with their talents: gifts from God or nature. Creative genius is, in fact, latent within many of us, without our realising. But how far do we need to travel to find the path to creativity? For many people, a long way. In …
