Category: IELTS Reading Practice Test
Passage Norman M. Weinberger reviews the latest work of Oliver Sacks on music. A. Music and the brain are both endlessly fascinating subjects, and as a neuroscientist specializing in …
Passage A. Thomas Young (1773-1829) contributed 63 articles to the Encyclopedia Britannica, including 46 biographical entries (mostly on scientists and classicists) and substantial essays on “Bridge,” “Chromatics,” “Egypt,” “Languages” …
Passage A. Since cosmetics and perfumes are still in wide use today, it is interesting to compare the attitudes, customs and beliefs related to them in ancient times to …
Passage Can native pollinators fill the gap? A. Recently, ominous headlines have described a mysterious ailment, colony collapse disorder, which is wiping out the honeybees that pollinate many crops. …
Passage A. Ingenuity, as I define it here, consists not only of ideas for new technologies like computers or drought-resistant crops but, more fundamentally, of ideas for better institutions …
Passage A Ever since the unguentari plied their trade in ancient Rome, perfumers have had to keep abreast of changing fashions. These days they have several thousand ingredients to …
Passage A With quarter of the world’s plants set to vanish within the next 50 years, Dough Alexander reports on the scientists working against the clock the preserve the …
Passage A The forest canopy—the term given to the aggregated crowns of trees in a forest—is thought to host up to 40 per cent of all species, of which …
Passage At the intersection of land and sea, mangrove forests support a wealth of life, from starfish to people, and may be more important to the health of the …
Passage A The world’s favourite fruit could disappear forever in 10 years’ time. The banana is among the world’s oldest crops. Agricultural scientists believe that the first edible banana …
