Book 11 Academic Reading Test 1

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Questions 1-7

Complete the sentences below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet.

Indoor farming

  • Some food plants, including 1  are already grown indoors.
  • Vertical farms would be located in 2 , meaning that there would be less need to take them long distances to customers.
  • Vertical farms could use methane from plants and animals to produce 3
  • The consumption of 4  would be cut because agricultural vehicles would be unnecessary.
  • The fact that vertical farms would need 5 light is a disadvantage.
  • One form of vertical farming involves planting in 6 which are not fixed.
  • The most probable development is that food will be grown on 7  in towns and cities.

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Questions 8-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?

In boxes on your answer sheet, write

TRUE               if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE              if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN    if there is no information on this

8 Methods for predicting the Earth’s population have recently changed.

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9 Human beings are responsible for some of the destruction to food-producing land.

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10 The crops produced in vertical farms will depend on the season.

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11 Some damage to food crops is caused by climate change.

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12 Fertilisers will be needed for certain crops in vertical farms.

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13 Vertical farming will make plants less likely to be affected by infectious diseases.

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Questions 14-19

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?

In boxes on your answer sheet, write

TRUE                if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE               if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN     if there is no information on this

14 The Falkirk Wheel has linked the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal for the first time in their history.
 

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15 There was some opposition to the design of the Falkirk Wheel at first.

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16 The Falkirk Wheel was initially put together at the location where its components were manufactured.

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17 The Falkirk Wheel is the only boat lift in the world which has steel sections bolted together by hand.

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18 The weight of the gondolas varies according to the size of boat being carried.

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19 The construction of the Falkirk Wheel site took into account the presence of a nearby ancient monument.

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Questions 20-26

Label the diagram below.

Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet.

How a boat is lifted on the Falkirk Wheel

Cambridge IELTS 11 Academic Reading Test 1 - 20 - 26

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Questions 27-29

The Reading Passage has eight paragraphs A-H

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes on your answer sheet.

27 mention of a geo-engineering project based on an earlier natural phenomenon
28 an example of a successful use of geo-engineering
29 a common definition of geo-engineering

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Questions 30-36

Complete the table below.

Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet.

GEO-ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Procedure Aim
put a large number of tiny spacecraft into orbit far above Earth to create a 30  that would reduce the amount of light reaching Earth
place 31 in the sea to encourage 32  to form
release aerosol sprays into the stratosphere to create 33  that would reduce the amount of light reaching Earth
fix strong 34  to Greenland ice sheets to prevent icebergs moving into the sea
plant trees in Russian Arctic that would lose their leaves in winter to allow the 35  to reflect radiation
change the direction of 36 to bring more cold water into ice-forming areas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Questions 37-40

Look at the following statements and the list of scientists below.

Match each statement with the correct scientist, A-D.

Write the correct letter, A-D, in boxes on your answer sheet.

List of Scientists

A    Roger Angel

B    Phil Rasch

C    Dan Lunt

D    Martin Sommerkorn

37 The effects of geo-engineering may not be long-lasting.
38 Geo-engineering is a topic worth exploring.
39 It may be necessary to limit the effectiveness of geo-engineering projects.
40 Research into non-fossil-based fuels cannot be replaced by geo-engineering.

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