Book 12 Academic Reading Test 2

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Questions 1-3

The Reading Passage has nine paragraphs, A-I.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

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

1 a reference to characteristics that only apply to food production
2 a reference to challenges faced only by farmers in certain parts of the world
3 a reference to difficulties in bringing about co-operation between farmers

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Questions 4-9

Look at the following statements and the list of people below.
Match each statement with the correct person, A-G.

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

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

List of People

A     Kanayo F. Nwanze
B     Sophia Murphy
C     Shenggen Fan
D     Rokeya Kabir
E     Pat Mooney
F     Giel Ton
G     Sonali Bisht

4 Financial assistance from the government does not always go to the farmers who most need it.
5 Farmers can benefit from collaborating as a group.
6 Financial assistance from the government can improve the standard of living of farmers.
7 Farmers may be helped if there is financial input by the same individuals who buy from them.
8 Governments can help to reduce variation in prices.
9 Improvements to infrastructure can have a major impact on risk for farmers.

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Questions 10-11

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Write the correct letters in boxes on your answer sheet.

10 11 Which TWO problems are mentioned which affect farmers with small farms in developing countries?
 

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Questions 12-13

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Write the correct letters in boxes on your answer sheet.

12 13 Which TWO actions are recommended for improving conditions for farmers?

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Questions 14-20

The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes on your answer sheet.

List of headings

1.           Different accounts of the same journey

2.          Bingham gains support

3.         A common belief

4.         The aim of the trip

5.        A dramatic description

6.         A new route

7.        Bingham publishes his theory

8.       Bingham’s lack of enthusiasm

14 Paragraph A
15 Paragraph B
16 Paragraph C
17 Paragraph D
18 Paragraph E
19 Paragraph F
20 Paragraph G

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Questions 21-24

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

21 Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca city.

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22 Bingham chose a particular route down the Urubamba valley because it was the most common route used by travellers.

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23 Bingham understood the significance of Machu Picchu as soon as he saw it.

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24 Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in order to find evidence to support his theory.

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Questions 25-26

Complete the sentences below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet.

  • The track that took Bingham down the Urubamba valley had been created for the transportation of 25
  •  Bingham found out about the ruins of Machu Picchu from a 26  it the Urubamba valley.

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Questions 27-31

Complete the table below.

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

Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet.

Test Findings
Observing the 27  of Russian-English bilingual people when asked to select certain objects Bilingual people engage both languages simultaneously: a mechanism known as 28
A test called the 29 , focusing on naming colours Bilingual people are more able to handle tasks involving a skill called 30
A test involving switching between tasks When changing strategies, bilingual people have superior 31

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Questions 32-36

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in the Reading Passage?

In boxes on your answer sheet, write

YES                  if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO                   if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN    if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

32 Attitudes towards bilingualism have changed in recent years.

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33 Bilingual people are better than monolingual people at guessing correctly what words are before they are finished.

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34 Bilingual people consistently name images faster than monolingual people.

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35 Bilingual people’s brains process single sounds more efficiently than monolingual people in all situations.

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36 Fewer bilingual people than monolingual people suffer from brain disease in old age.

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Questions 37-40

The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

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

37 an example of how bilingual and monolingual people’s brains respond differently to a certain type of non-verbal auditory input
38 a demonstration of how a bilingual upbringing has benefits even before we learn to speak
39 a description of the process by which people identify words that they hear
40 reference to some negative consequences of being bilingual

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