Simon 128 IELTS
reading exercises
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Exercise 127
IELTS Reading: true, false, not given
The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a study on deferred gratification. The
experiment was conducted in 1972 by psychologist Walter Mischel of Stanford University. It
has been repeated many times since, and the original study at Stanford is regarded as one
of the most successful experiments in the study of human behaviour. In the study, a
marshmallow was offered to each child. If the child could resist eating the marshmallow, he
was promised two instead of one. The scientists analysed how long each child resisted the
temptation of eating the marshmallow, and whether or not doing so had an effect on their
future success. The results provided researchers with great insight on the psychology of
self control.
Are the following statements true, false or not given?
1. When repeated by other researchers, the experiment was less successful.
2. Children were offered a second marshmallow if they managed not to eat the first one.
3. Scientists found a correlation between resisting temptation and future success.
Exercise 128
IELTS Reading: true, false, not given
Read the following text about "green taxes" in Britain.
According to a survey, most Britons believe “green” taxes on 4×4s, plastic bags and other
consumer goods have been imposed to raise cash rather than change our behaviour, while
two-thirds of Britons think the entire green agenda has been hijacked as a ploy to increase
taxes.
The UK is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, a target that
most experts believe will be difficult to reach. The results of the poll by Opinium, a leading
research company, indicate that maintaining popular support for green policies may be a
difficult act to pull off and attempts in the future to curb car use and publicly fund investment
in renewable resources will prove deeply unpopular.
The findings were released as the Prince of Wales yesterday called on Britain’s business
leaders to take “essential action” to make their firms more sustainable. Speaking in central
London to some of the
country’s leading chief executives, Prince Charles said: “What more
can I do but urge you, this country’s business leaders, to take the essential action now to
make your businesses more sustainable. I’m exhausted with repeating that there really is
no time
to lose.”
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