Category: IELTS Reading Practice Test
Passage A. Most modern navigation, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), relies primarily on positions determined electronically by receivers collecting information from satellites. Yet if the satellite service’s …
Passage The story of tea begins in China. According to legend, in 2737 BC, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sitting beneath a tree while his servant boiled drinking …
Passage When Charles Darwin applied to be the “energetic young man” that Robert Fitzroy, the Beagle’s captain, sought as his gentleman companion, he was almost let down by a …
Passage Humankind’s nearest relative is even doser than we thought: chimpanzees display remarkable behaviours that can only be described as social customs passed on from generation to generation. A. …
Passage The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, named their story collection Children’s and Household Tales and published the first of its seven editions in Germany in 1812. The table …
Passage A. Gesture is any action that sends a visual signal to an onlooker. To become a gesture, an act has to be seen by someone else and has …
Passage A. Long known as the “Queen of Gems”, pearls possess a history and allure far beyond what today’s wearer may recognize. Throughout much of recorded history, a natural …
Passage A. Agricultural tourism is a worldwide trend which offers city dwellers a chance to escape urban concrete and re discover their rural roots. In addition, visiting farmers, agronomists …
Passage People say that business is all about relationships, but the truth is that business is really all about language communication. Languages make either a direct or indirect contribution …
Passage A bovid is any member of almost 140 species of ungulates belonging to the family Bovidae. The bovids are the largest family of hoofed mammals and are native …
