Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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Reading Passage 1: “William Kamkwamba”
Reading Passage 2: “White mountain, green tourism”
Reading Passage 3: “Reading in a whole new way”
Reading Passage 1: “The domestication of horses”
Reading Passage 2: “Business case study: 
Reading Passage 3
Reading Passage 1: “The way the brain buys”
Reading Passage 2: “The truth about lying”
Reading Passage 3
Reading Passage 1: “Movers and Shakers” 
Reading Passage 2: “Establishing your birthrights”
Reading Passage 3: “Making a loss is the height of 
Reading Passage 1: “Meet the hedgehog”
Reading Passage 2: “The house of the future, then
Reading Passage 3: “First words”
Reading Passage 1: “Going Nowhere Fast”
Reading Passage 2: “Bird Migration”
Reading Passage 3
Reading Passage 1: “The MIT factor: celebrating 150 
years of maverick genius by Ed Pilkington”
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Contents 
Introduction
Acknowledgement 
Rebranding Shopper’s Stop”
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and now”
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Reading Passage 2: “Gold dusters”
Reading Passage 3: “The Earth and Space Foundation” 
Reading Passage 1: “The environmental impact of the
Reading Passage 2: “Selling the health benefits of 
Reading Passage 3: “Swarm theory”
Reading Passage 1: “The history of the posters”
Reading Passage 2: “Last man standing”
Reading Passage 3: “The new way to be a fifth grader”
Reading Passage 1: “Andrea Palladio: Italian Architect”
Reading Passage 2: “Corporate Social Responsibility”
Reading Passage 3: “The significant role of mother 
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clothing industry”
enriched “phoods”
tongue in Education”
Supplementary materials
Answer keys with explanation
Word list
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Introduction 
“30 – Day Reading Challenge” 
has been prepared by a team of qualified teachers at 
IELTS ZONE to help students overcome their difficulties with the IELTS Reading Test. 
There are 30 Reading Passages which are designed to equip future IELTS candidates 
with the necessary skills useful for this section. For each practice test, you will find the 
answer keys with detailed explanations to help you understand your mistakes and find 
the correct answer.
It is strongly recommended that you do the passages in the order they are presented 
as they are sequenced in accordance with their level of difficulty. It is also vital that you 
spend an adequate amount of time to analyze all the questions before you move on to 
the next task. You will also find a list of useful vocabulary and phrases extracted from 
each passage. 
Please note that our most important goal is to help you face your fear of