Category: IELTS Reading Practice Test

Finding Our Way Passage A. “Drive 200 yards, and then turn right,” says the car’s computer voice. You relax in the driver’s seat, follow the directions and reach your …

MENTAL GYMNASTICS Passage A. THE working day has just started at the head office of Barclays Bank in London. Seventeen staff are helping themselves to a buffet breakfast as …

The Secrets of Persuasion Questions A. Our mother may have told you the secret to getting what you ask for was to say please. The reality is rather more …

When the Tulip Bubble Burst Passage Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending on the species, tulip plants can grow as short as 4 inches (10 cm) …

Can We Hold Back the Flood? Passage A. LAST winter’s floods on the rivers of central Europe were among the worst since the Middle Ages, and as winter storms …

Communication in science Passage A. Science plays an increasingly significant role in people’s lives, making the faithful communication of scientific developments more important than ever. Yet such communication is …

Fossil files: The Paleobiology Database Passage A. Are we now living through the sixth extinction as our own activities destroy ecosystems and wipe out diversity? That’s the doomsday scenario …

Tea and Industrial Revolution Passage A. Alan Macfarlane thinks he could rewrite history. The professor of anthropological science at King’s College, Cambridge has, like other historians, spent decades trying to …

The Persuaders Passage A. We have long lived in an age where powerful images, catchy soundbites and too-good-to miss offers bombard from every quarter. All around US the persuaders are …

Griffith and American films Passage Movies are key cultural artifacts that offer a window into American cultural and social history. A mixture of art, business, and popular entertainment, the …