You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below: Let’s Go Bats A. Bats have a problem: how to find their way around in the dark they hunt at flight, and cannot use light to help them find prey and avoid obstacles. You might say that this is a problem …
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Tidal Power Undersea turbines which produce electricity from the tides are set to become an important source of renewable energy for Britain. It is still too early to predict the extent of the impact they may have. but all …
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on the Reading Passage below: IMPLEMENTING THE CYCLE OF SUCCESS:A CASE STUDY Within Australia, Australian Hotels Inc (AHI) operates nine hotels and employs over 2000 permanent full-time staff, 300 permanent part-time employees and 100 casual staff. One of its latest ventures, …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passag below. Creating Artificial Reefs In the coastal waters of the US, a nation’s leftovers have been discarded. Derelict ships, concrete blocks, scrapped cars, army tanks, tyres filled with concrete and redundant planes litter the sea floor. However, this is not …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-15 which are based on Reading Passage below: A spark, a flint: How fire leapt to life The control of fire was the first and perhaps greatest of humanity’s steps towards a life-enhancing technology. To early man, the fire was a divine gift randomly delivered in the form of …
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You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28 – 40. HARD DISK DRIVE TECHNOLOGY A few years ago, a query about the health of a person’s hard disk drive would have been met with a blank stare. Nowadays, almost everyone is aware of this remarkable electronic storage medium that is part of every …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 29-40 which are based on Reading Passage below. ARCHITECTURE – Reaching for the Sky Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. A building reflects the scientific and technological achievements of the age as well as the ideas and aspirations of the designer and client. The appearance of …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 14 which are based on Reading Passage 171 below. DIABETES Here are some facts that you probably didn’t know about diabetes. It is the world’s fastest growing disease. It is Australia’s 6th leading cause of death. Over 1 million Australians have it though 50% of …
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27, which are based on Passage 332 below. Monkeys and Forests AS AN EAST WIND blasts through a gap in the Cordillera de Tilaran, a rugged mountain range that splits northern Costa Rica in half, a female mantled howler monkey moves through the swaying trees of the forest canopy. A. Ken …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40, which are based on Reading Passage 91 on the following pages. Variations on a theme:the sonnet form in English poetry A The form of lyric poetry known as ‘the sonnet’, or ‘little song’, was introduced into the English poetic corpus by Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder …
