Simon 128 reading exercises
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128 READING EXERCISES
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- Collecting as a hobby
Exercise 37 IELTS Reading: gap-fill and keywords Here's part of an exercise from Cambridge IELTS book 12 (test 5, passage 2). The exercise is quite easy, but it contains some good 'keywords'. Collecting as a hobby Many collectors collect to develop their social life, attending meetings of a group of collectors and exchanging information on items. This is a variant on joining a bridge club or gym, and similarly brings them into contact with like-minded people. Another motive for collecting is the desire to find something special, or a particular example of a collected item, such as a rare early recording by a particular singer. Some may spend their whole lives in a hunt for this. Psychologically, this can give a purpose to a life that otherwise feels aimless. Simon 128 IELTS reading exercises Compiled by Ulugbek Yusupov Created by Proper English School +998 90 770-99-77 Page 22 Complete each sentence below with ONE word from the passage. 1. Collectors’ clubs provide opportunities to share ………. . 2. Collectors’ clubs offer ………. with people who have similar interests. 3. Collecting sometimes involves a life- long ………. for a special item. 4. Searching for something particular may prevent people from feeling their life is completely ………. . Exercise 38 IELTS Reading: paragraph headings exercise Match two of the following headings with the paragraphs below. I'll reveal the correct answers tomorrow. 1. Rapid sales of printing presses. 2. The revolutionary impact of the printing press. 3. New information and ideas. 4. The printing boom. From a single point of origin, Mainz, Germany, printing spread within several decades to over two hundred cities in a dozen European countries. By 1500, printing presses in operation throughout Western Europe had already produced more than twenty million volumes. In the 16th century, with presses spreading further afield, their output rose tenfold to an estimated 150 to 200 million copies. The operation of a press became so synonymous with the enterprise of printing that it lent its name to an entire new branch of media, the press. In Renaissance Europe, the arrival of mechanical movable type printing introduced the era of mass communication which permanently altered the structure of society. The relatively unrestricted circulation of information and ideas transcended borders and threatened the power of political and religious authorities. The sharp increase in literacy broke the monopoly of the literate elite on education and learning and bolstered the emerging middle class. Download 0.7 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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