Category: IELTS Reading Practice Test
Origin of Species & Continent Formation Passage A. The fact that there was once a Pangean supercontinent, a Panthalassa Ocean, and a Tethys Ocean, has profound implications for the …
Memory Decoding Try this memory test: Study each face and compose a vivid image for the person’s first and last name. Rose Leo, for example, could be a rosebud …
Build a Medieval Castle Passage A. Michel Guyot, owner and restorer of Saint Fargeau castle in France, first had the idea of building a 13th-century style fortress following the …
Smell and Memory: SMELLS LIKE YESTERDAY Why does the scent of a fragrance or the mustiness of an old trunk trigger such powerful memories of childhood? New research has …
Sunset for the Oil Business The world is about to run out of oil. Or perhaps not. It depends whom you believe… Passage A. Members of the Department Analysis …
Global warming: Prevent poles from melting Passage A. Such is our dependence on fossil fuels, and such the volume of carbon dioxide we have already released into the atmosphere, …
Ambergris What is it and where does it come from? Passage A. Ambergris was used to perfume cosmetics in the days of ancient Mesopotamia and almost every civilization on …
Elephant communication Passage A. A postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, O’Connell Rodwell has come to Namibia’s premiere wildlife sanctuary to explore the mysterious and complex world of elephant communication. …
Numeracy: Can animals tell numbers? Passage A. Prime among basic numerical faculties is the ability to distinguish between a larger and a smaller number, says psychologist Elizabeth Brannon. Humans …
Have Teenagers Always Existed Passage A. Our ancestor. Homo erectus, may not have had culture or even language, but did they have teenagers? That question has been contested in the past …
