Category: IELTS Reading Practice Test
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 in the Pacific …
Passage A lies 18 miles north of Crete, where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean. Currents there can make shipping treacherous ~ and one ship bound for ancient Rome …
Passage A We like to think that laughing is the height of human sophistication. Our big brains let us see the humour in a strategically positioned pun, an unexpected …
Passage A Want to devise a new form of alternative medicine? No problem. Here is the recipe. Be warm, sympathetic, reassuring and enthusiastic. Your treatment should involve physical contact, …
Passage A There was a time when any self-respecting television show, particularly one aimed at a young audience, had to have an e-mail address. But on Europe’s TV screens, …
Passage A The versificator, a machine described in George Orwell’s novel “1984”, automatically generated music for the hapless masses. The idea of removing humans from the creative process of …
Passage A 600 years ago, roller coaster pioneers never would have imagined the advancements that have been made to create the roller coasters of today. The tallest and fastest …
Passage A An international protest this week aims to demonstrate the truth about homeopathy-that there/s literally nothing in it, says Martin Robbins AT 10.23 am on 30 January, more …
Passage Hypnosis is “a special psychological state with certain physiological attributes, resembling sleep only superficially and marked by a functioning of the individual at a level of awareness other …
Passage A This is ludicrous! We can talk to people anywhere in the world or fly to meet them in a few hours. We can even send probes to …