Category: IELTS Reading

Mystery in Easter Passage A. One of the world’s most famous yet least visited archaeological sites, Easter Island is a small, hilly, now treeless island of volcanic origin. Located …

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 …