Simon 128 reading exercises
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128 READING EXERCISES
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- Choose title A, B, C or D. Can you explain why the others are wrong
Exercise 19 IELTS Reading: choose the title Read the following article, and choose the best title from the list below. The setting is decidedly modest: a utility room in a red-brick house at the end of a cul-de- sac in Wales. But if the hype turns out to be right, this may be the starting point for an Simon 128 IELTS reading exercises Compiled by Ulugbek Yusupov Created by Proper English School +998 90 770-99-77 Page 12 energy revolution in the UK. Householder Mark Kerr has become the first British owner of a Tesla Powerwall, a cutting-edge bit of k it that the makers say will provide a “missing link” in solar energy. Like many owners of solar panels, Kerr and his family have a basic problem. They tend to be out at work and school when the sun is shining and the 16 solar panels on the roof of their home in Cardiff are producing power. The excess they miss out on is fed into the grid and they make a return on it but it does not seem right that they do not get to use the power from their panels. However, from now, energy produced but not used during the day will charge the Powerwall and can then be used to provide them with the energy they need when they’re at home and their lights, music centres, computers, televisions and myriad other devices need feeding. Choose title A, B, C or D. Can you explain why the others are wrong? A) The UK energy revolution. B) Wales at the forefront of technology. C) New device could herald energy revolution. D) The problem with solar panels. Exercise 20 IELTS Reading: true, false, not given Read the following text about photosynthesis in plants. Although some of the steps in photosynthesis are still not completely understood, the overall photosynthetic equation has been known since the 1800s. Jan van Helmont began the research of the process in the mid-1600s when he carefully measured the mass of the soil used by a plant and the mass of the plant as it grew. After noticing that the soil mass changed very little, he hypothesised that the mass of the growing plant must come from the water, the only substance he added to the potted plant. His hypothesis was partially accurate —much of the gained mass also comes from carbon dioxide as well as water. In 1796, Jean Senebier, a Swiss pastor, botanist, and naturalist, demonstrated that green plants consume carbon dioxide and release oxygen under the influence of light. Soon afterwards, Nicolas- Théodore de Saussure showed that the increase in mass of the plant as it grows could not be due only to uptake of CO2, but also to the incorporation of water. Download 0.7 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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