IELTS Reading Sample

Fishbourne Roman Palace is in the village of Fishbourne in West Sussex, England. This large palace was built in the 1st century AD, around thirty years after the Roman conquest of Britain ,on the site of Roman army grain stores which had been established after

How and why we yarn still presents problems for researchers in an area which has only recently been opened up to study When Robert R Provine began studying yawning in the 1960s, it was difficult for him to convince research students of the merits of

In 300 BC, the famous philosopher Aristotle wrote about a strange phenomenon that he had observed: “Many people, when they want to cool water quickly, begin by putting it in the sun.” Other philosophers over the ages noted the same result, but were unable to

INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindus tradition, the Vedas. Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music at length. Indian classical music has its origins as a meditation tool for

Geoff Watts, New Scientist (May 26th, 2001) 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, and each session with your patients should last at least

Xem thêm: Reading Practice: Willpower Reading Practice: Why good ideas fail Reading Practice: Communication in science Questions 1-4 Choose the correct letter A, B, c or D 1. The researchers at the symposium regarded the story of the King of Uruk as ridiculous because A 

How marketing and advertising appeal to the associative nature of the brain While there had been a long tradition of giving rings as a commitment to marry, the custom of giving diamond engagement rings was in large part manufactured by one of the most effective

A A little over a century ago, men of the ilk of Scott, Shackleton and Mawson battled against Antarctica’s blizzards, cold and deprivation. In the name of Empire and in an age of heroic deeds they created an image of Antarctica that was to last

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 155 below.   Ant Intelligence When we think of intelligent members of the animal kingdom, the creatures that spring immediately to mind are apes and monkeys. But in fact the

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26. which are based on Reading Passage 156 on the following pages. Questions 14-19 Reading Passage 156 has seven sections, A-G.Choose the correct headings for sections A-F from the list of headings below.Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 14-19 on your answer

A John Franklin (1786-1847) was the most famous vanisher of the Victorian era. He joined the Navy as a midshipman at the age of 14 and fought in the battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar. When peace with the French broke out, he turned his attention

For hundreds of years, historians have relied on written or printed documents to provide the bulk of their source materials, and they have largely communicated with students and the wider public by writing books and journal articles. Today, however, the printed word is being superseded