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IELTS Reading Volume 9 Test 1

IELTS Reading Volume 9 Test 4

Verbal•Q12
The people of Luapula Province eat chicken on a regular basis.
Verbal•Q27
Historians have expressed little curiosity about the rise of the Roman Empire.
Verbal•Q19
an assertion that babies of different nationalities cry with different intonation
Verbal•Q34
What did Rome's marble temples and Renaissance houses have in common?
Verbal•Q26
Early scientists believed that babies cried for no other reason than as a        that they wanted their paren…
Verbal•Q7
They may be consumed on special occasions.
Verbal•Q3
In the citemene system,        is the last crop to be planted.
Verbal•Q35
What does the writer say in the fifth paragraph about the dating of excavated remains?
Verbal•Q29
Most Roman historians viewed their ancient capital in an unrealistically positive light.
Verbal•Q10
Agricultural land is usually prepared without the help of oxen.
Verbal•Q24
Professor Amelia Finlayson doubts unborn babies can recognise different        .
Verbal•Q13
What is the writer's opinion about traditional farming methods in Luapula Province?
Verbal•Q11
Children are a source of extra labour during busy periods.
Verbal•Q15
the rationale for choosing the participants of an experiment
Verbal•Q6
They yield the biggest profits for farmers.
Verbal•Q18
an illustration of the limitation of babies’ ability to hear inside the womb
Verbal•Q17
an account of the methodology of a past experiment carried out by the Leipzig researchers
Verbal•Q22
The tune of young primates’ cries is created by their breathing, not their brain.
Verbal•Q30
The accounts by early Roman historians about the founding of Rome provide a full description of life at that time.
Verbal•Q8
Because of insect pests, they do not thrive.
Verbal•Q40
Ancient Greek pottery is sometimes        .
Verbal•Q2
The citemene system involves planting crops in the        of wood.
Verbal•Q1
In Luapula Province, land has traditionally been given to people on the basis of        .
Verbal•Q16
a suggestion that babies are driven to copy their mothers to gain food
Verbal•Q20
Important everyday sounds must remain consistent in order to be understood.
Verbal•Q32
Some people oppose archaeological excavations in Rome because they can damage the ancient monuments.
Verbal•Q33
According to the writer, why were the archaeological remains found at Fidenae important?
Verbal•Q25
In the first Leipzig experiment, the        of babies changed upon hearing different intonation patterns.
Verbal•Q9
They are often preserved and sold outside the local area.
Verbal•Q21
The different tones used in crying help babies to learn language later on.
Verbal•Q4
In areas without trees, crops are planted in a        .
Verbal•Q5
If conditions are right, fruit trees may be planted near        .
Verbal•Q31
It is certain that the city of Rome was in existence long before 63 BCE.
Verbal•Q14
a description of the methodology of an experiment carried out by several research institutes
Verbal•Q36
In the final paragraph, the writer makes the point that
Verbal•Q37
The Latin language can be        .
Verbal•Q28
Accounts from the first century BCE of Rome's origins may be less reliable than 21st-century accounts.
Verbal•Q38
The Roman Forum was        .
Verbal•Q39
The recently discovered building at Fidenae was        .
Verbal•Q23
Unborn babies in the womb are focused on the voice of one specific person.

IELTS Reading Volume 9 Test 5