You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below. AUSTRALIA’S SPORTING SUCCESS A They play hard, they play often, and they play to win. Australian sports teams win more than their fair share of titles, demolishing rivals with seeming ease. How do they do it? A big part of …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 13, which are based on Passage 217 below. The Great Fire of London Paragraph AThe Great Fire of London swept through London in September 1666, devastating many buildings, including 13,200 houses and 87 parish churches. The Royal Exchange, the Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral, all built during the …
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Questions 1-12You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-12 which are based on the following reading passage: THE BEAM-OPERATED TRAFFIC SYSTEM The Need for ChangeThe number of people killed each year on the road is more than for all other types of avoidable deaths except for those whose lives are cut short …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 13, which are based on Passage 310 below. Anxiety Anxiety is a common experience that can be a useful motivator or even lifesaver in situations that are objectively dangerous. However, when the anxiety is out of proportion to the danger inherent in a given situation, is persistent and …
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 32 – 40. The Danger of ECSTASY Use of the illegal drug named Ecstasy (MDMA) has increased alarmingly in Britain over the last few years, and in 1992 the British Medical Journal claimed that at least seven deaths and many severe adverse reactions have …
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You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27 – 40. A.D.D. – Missing Out on Learning Study requires a student’s undivided attention. It is impossible to acquire a complex skill or absorb information about a subject in class unless one learns to concentrate without undue stress for long periods of time. Students with Attention …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 16-28, which are based on Passage 207 below. Irish Potato Famine AIn the ten years following the Irish potato famine of 1845, over 750,000 Irish people died, including many of those who attempted to immigrate to countries such as the United States and Canada. Prior to the potato blight, one …
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You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 16-26. BENEATH THE CANOPY 1. The world’s tropical rainforests comprise some 6% of the Earth’s land area and contain more than half of all known life forms, or a conservative estimate of about 30 million species of plants and animals. Some experts estimate there could be …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1 – 13 which are based on Reading Passage 180 below. Complementary and Alternative Medicine WHAT DO SCIENTISTS IN BRITAIN THINK ABOUT ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES? OR LA KENNEDY READS A SURPRISING SURVEY? Is complementary medicine hocus-pocus or does it warrant large-scale scientific investigation? Should science range beyond …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-15 which are based on Reading Passage 25 below. TRACKING HURRICANES North American meteorologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Hurricane Research Division have recently improved the success rate in their forecasting of where hurricanes are likely to hit land by an estimated 15 to 30%. This increase in …
