Beat IELTS Reading Practice Test 8-AC

Questions 1-7
Reading Passage 1 has seven paragraphs, A–G.

Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B–H from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i–x, in boxes 1–7.

List of Headings

i Stability of remittances in difficult times

ii Effect of cutback in transaction fees

iii Targeted investments and contributions

iv Remittances for business investment

v How to lower transmission fees

vi Motivations behind remittances

vii Losses incurred during transmission

viii Remittances worth more than official aid

ix How recipients utilise remittances

x Frequency and size of remittances

xi Poor returns on migrant savings

Example: Paragraph G xi

1 Paragraph A Fill in the blank 1 of 7

2 Paragraph B Fill in the blank 2 of 7

3 Paragraph C Fill in the blank 3 of 7

4 Paragraph D Fill in the blank 4 of 7

5 Paragraph E Fill in the blank 5 of 7

6 Paragraph F Fill in the blank 6 of 7

7 Paragraph H Fill in the blank 7 of 7

Questions 8–13
Complete the summary below.

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

Write your answers in boxes 8–13.

Countries are unwilling to enforce lower transaction fees as they are worried about 8Fill in the blank 1 of 6 , and villagers lose out when post offices have a special relationship with one particular money transfer agency.

Each remittance might be small but the total cost of remittance fees is huge. Governments should 9Fill in the blank 2 of 6 on small amounts and end the current post office system or make it more competitive. Another idea would be for a large non-profit association, capable of handling complicated 10Fill in the blank 3 of 6 to take charge of migrant remittances.

Migrants who send money home are able to save money, too, but it receives little or no interest from 11Fill in the blank 4 of 6 If a country or organisation sold bonds that earned a reasonable rate of interest for the investor, that money could fund the development of homeland 12Fill in the blank 5 of 6 . The bonds could be sold at the remittance centre, which could also take donations from 13Fill in the blank 6 of 6 to fund charitable projects in their home country.

Questions 14-19
Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A–F.

Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A–F from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i–ix, in boxes 14–19.

List of Headings

i A finely balanced measuring machine

ii Head injuries are a window into the brain

iii Measuring changes in body weight

iv Measuring fatigue through finger movements

v Reasons for the development of the ergograph

vi Effects of fatigue on young factory workers

vii Reasons behind early physiological research

viii Estimating the difficulty of reading tasks

ix Mosso’s theory supported by experimental results

14 Paragraph A Fill in the blank 1 of 6

15 Paragraph B Fill in the blank 2 of 6

16 Paragraph C Fill in the blank 3 of 6

17 Paragraph D Fill in the blank 4 of 6

18 Paragraph E Fill in the blank 5 of 6

19 Paragraph F Fill in the blank 6 of 6

Question 20

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

The text suggests that Mosso undertook his original research because he wanted to

A. support previous researchers’ results.

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B. make a more accurate measuring device.

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C. rebuild an existing machine.

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D. study the movement of frog muscles.

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Questions 21–25
Label the diagram below.

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

Write your answers in boxes 21–25.

The Ergograph

21. Fill in the blank 1 of 5

22. Fill in the blank 2 of 5

23. Fill in the blank 3 of 5

24. Fill in the blank 4 of 5

25. Fill in the blank 5 of 5

Question 26
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

What is the writer’s overall purpose in writing this article?

A. to describe Mosso’s early research into human physiology

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B. to argue that Angelo Mosso was an original designer

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C. to discuss differences between Mosso and other early researchers

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D. to link Mosso’s experiments to modern brain imaging technology

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Questions 27-29
Choose THREE letters A – G.

Which THREE of the following are given as reasons for the arguments that someone else wrote Shakespeare’s works?

A. Shakespeare did not come from Stratford.

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B. We have little information about Shakespeare’s life.

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C. We know that Shakespeare did not go overseas.

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D. Shakespeare went to prison for owing money.

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E. Shakespeare spoke only the English language.

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F. Shakespeare’s life appears to have been limited.

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G. The plays suggest that the writer was familiar with a high-class lifestyle.

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Questions 30–35
Complete the table below.

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

Write your answers in boxes 30–35.

Evidence for Different Authors

Shakespeare

He was an actor.

He had 30Fill in the blank 1 of 6 for printing and putting on the plays.

31Fill in the blank 2 of 6 consulted Shakespeare before approving performance of the plays.

Marlowe

The plays use his writing style.

He was in trouble because some people said he was an 32Fill in the blank 3 of 6

He may have faked his own death in a 33Fill in the blank 4 of 6 He needed to write in secrecy.

De Vere

He was an excellent student.

He supported other writers, musicians and actors.

He may have been a 34Fill in the blank 5 of 6

As a member of the upper class he could not write for 35Fill in the blank 6 of 6

Question 36
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

The sonnets are useful for researchers because they are

A. shorter and easier than the plays.

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B. all written to the same person.

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C. more personal than the plays.

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D. addressed to a lower-class person.

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Questions 37–40
Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A–G, below.

Write the correct letter, A–G, in boxes 37–40.

A W.H. had some influence with important people.

B the poems are addressed to the writer’s child.

C the content of the poems strongly suggests this.

D W.H. was able to provide financial support.

E W.H. had been to Cambridge University.

F W.H. had a lot of high-class enemies.

G the poet may have changed the order of his initials

37 W.H. was probably a young man because Fill in the blank 1 of 4

38 W.H. could have been Marlowe’s friend because Fill in the blank 2 of 4

39 W.H.’s name could have been Henry Wriothesley because Fill in the blank 3 of 4

40 W.H. could have been De Vere’s friend because Fill in the blank 4 of 4

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