Practice plus 2 | Reading test 6

Questions 1-5

Complete the notes below.

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

Write your answers in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.

Uses of freeze-drying:

food preservation
easy 1 of food items
long-term storage of 2 and biological samples
preservation of precious 3

Freeze-drying

is based on process of 4 is more efficient than 5 5

Questions 6-9

A simplified freeze-drying machine

Questions 10-13

Complete the summary below.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet.

Freeze-drying prevents food from going bad by stopping the activity of microorganisms or Its advantages are that the food tastes and feels the same as the original because both the and structure are preserved. The process is carried out slowly in order to ensure that does not take place. The people of one ancient mountain civilisation were able to use this method of food preservation because the conditions needed were present at .

Questions 14-19

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?

In boxes 14-19 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

There is now more wildlife in UK cities than in the countryside. 14

Rural wildlife has been reduced by the use of pesticides on farms. 15

In the past, hedges on farms used to link up different habitats. 16

New urban environments are planned to provide ecological corridors for wildlife. 17

Public parks and gardens are being expanded to encourage wildlife. 18

Old industrial wastelands have damaged wildlife habitats in urban areas. 19

Questions 20-23

Answer the questions below, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 20-23 on your answer sheet.

Which type of wildlife benefits most from urban gardens? 20

What type of garden plants can benefit birds and insects? 21

What represents a threat to wildlife in urban gardens? 22

At the last count, how many species of bird were spotted in urban gardens? 23

Questions 24-26

Choose THREE letters A-G.

Write your answers in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet.

In which THREE ways can wildlife habitats benefit people living in urban areas?

A They can make the cities greener.

B They can improve the climate.

C They can promote human well-being.

D They can extend the flowering season.

E They can absorb excess water.

F They can attract wildlife.

G They can help clean the urban atmosphere

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

Write your answer in box 27 on your answer sheet.

27 The writer believes that sustainable development is dependent on

urban economic policy.

large restoration schemes.

active nature conservation.

government projects.

Questions 28-33

Reading Passage 3 has eleven paragraphs A-K.

Choose the correct heading for Paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number (i-viii) in boxes 28-33 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

i.	Avoiding tiredness in athletes
ii.	Puzzling evidence raises a question
iii.	Traditional explanations
iv.	Interpreting the findings
v.	Developing muscle fibres
vi.	A new hypothesis
vii.	Description of a new test
viii.	Surprising results in an endurance test

Paragraph A 28

Paragraph B 29

Paragraph C 30

Paragraph D 31

Paragraph E 32

Paragraph F 33

Questions 34-40

Classify the following ideas as relating to

A.	the Limitations Theory
B.	the Central Governor Theory
C.	both the Limitations Theory and the Central Governor Theory

Write the correct letter A, B or C in boxes 34-40 on your answer sheet.

NB: You may use any letter more than once.

Lactic acid is produced in muscles during exercise. 34

Athletes can keep going until they use up all their available resources. 35

Mental processes control the symptoms of tiredness. 36

The physiological signals from an athlete's muscles are linked to fatigue. 37

The brain plans and regulates muscle performance in advance of a run. 38

Athletes' performance during a race may be affected by lactic acid build-up. 39

Humans are genetically programmed to keep some energy reserves. 40

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