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IELTS Academics Reading Practice Test – 7

A CHRONICLE OF TIMEKEEPING A According to archaeological evidence, at least 5,000 years ago, and long before the advent of the Roman Empire, the Babylonians began to measure time, introducing calendars to co-ordinate communal activities, to plan the shipment of goods and, in particular, to regulate planting and harvesting. They based their calendars on three natural …

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IELTS Academics Reading Practice Test – 4

Land of the Rising Sun A Japan has a significantly better record in terms of average mathematical attainment than England and Wales. Large sample international comparisons of pupils’ attainments since the 1960s have established that not only did Japanese pupils at age 13 have better scores of average attainment, but there was also a larger proportion …

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IELTS Academics Reading Practice Test – 3

William Henry Perkin William Henry Perkin was born on March 12, 1838, in London, England. As a boy, Perkin’s curiosity prompted early interests in the arts, sciences, photography, and engineering. But it was a chance stumbling upon a run-down, yet functional, laboratory in his late grandfather’s home that solidified the young man’s enthusiasm for chemistry. …

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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 211

Questions 31 – 36 Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C. 31. During the first week of term, students are invited to A  be shown round the library by the librarianB  listen to descriptions of library resourcesC  do an intensive course in the computer centre 32. The speaker warns the students that A  internet materials can be unreliableB  downloaded information must be acknowledgedC  computer access …

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IELTS Listening Practice Test – Exercise 206

You will hear a university tutor talking to two students about problems they are having with a business studies project. Questions 21 – 22 Choose the correct letter A, B or C. 21 What is the problem that the students are having with the project? A  The readings are too difficult B  The readings are not interesting C  The project is taking …

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