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READING PASSAGE 1
How Humans Evolved Through Hunting
"Naw reseatch Inthe feld cf anthropology has suggested thet the develepment
of hunting practoee two milion yeare ago may have had an impact on human
‘volition, The ie because the proten-ricn meat that hunting provided could
have encouraged a diterer ‘orm of development in humans. Once humans
started eating meat, they ne longer required a large digestive system to break
down fruit or vagelebles and had a cource of focd that contained far more
‘enotgy. Thay theratore Nad more snergy for internal develapmants, Such as
‘expansion. This isthe argument pu forward inthe hunting hypothesis’ by
psychology professor David Ques of the Univer of Texas in Auctin. According
{to Buss, the adoption of hunting wae @ turning point In human evelution that
‘lowed humans 1 davalop capacities tar oxcsading those of apes.
br
‘The use of tools in hunting ie another example of how the practice may have
alowad humans te ovale in mora cemmpex ways. One important evelopment was
‘he adoption ef hand axes, w'ich happened afound the time ofthe emergence of
Home erectus, the fist human species sulted to ving onthe ground rater than in
‘toes, The most imporort pat of thie development was what palesanthropologist
Thomae iNynn ofthe Univeraly 0! Cetoreco dasetines 2s tools bacoming ‘a more
for lees permanent dsyxo-dey thing’. Une apes, these primitive hums would
keep their too's and work fo improve them rater than simply dropping thom aftor
‘one use, Furthermore, the need to snare ard preserve meat, and its ole n soca
hierarchies, wouls nave alse greatly Impacted the development of easly human
socltias. Theretore. the adoption of huntina practices could be concidered the ct
‘cause of the evoluon of hurtan society ard irtoligoneo.
(66 HACKERS ENS HEADING BASICQuestions 1-3
Cheese the correct eter A,B. Cor D
1 Hon did ting mes! aft he physical evouten of mans?
A Humans developed extomaty
1 Humans became physcaly stonges
© Protein wae provided fortran development
1D AD@ agosive syste oxcame unnececeary
2 Whathapponed around the same tine as the cevetonmon of hand aces?
| Hunans eve to walkon Ma legs
BB Humans evolved tof a the oun.
© Humane dovslopod egret,
Humans stanea to cocker ood.
3 Humans ard apes ditered in thei ve of tools because
‘A humans became move emativa tough ne use of tse
B humans dd wot thw aay thal tals
{© humane wood tccle te hut larger prey
1D rumers usee iets shire moat wityn a community.
4. The witer mentions soca harvest lta
now eatiro meat iniencod pumans ty to communica.
how meat was prservedin a soon.
© how hurting praises led o laos cviced sociatee
1 now meat atactos no devalcpment ot ery ees groups
@vocatuary
thropotogy 0. shinhoe ignte glen oye N thie putornrd sr. blue
Fane pr rch emergoco mayaet hfs polcethepsoget cb tre
Imemeriess pe atte pomanert «inh ateWanchy nh thing tn we
praia men -
Wook 2Dey 1 -Nutiplochelee 67READING PASSAGE 2
Global Warming’s Impact on Animals
Discovering he cesiuetwe eifect of etmate change on animal species,
‘around the works
Muon of the debate abot glodal
warming has focused on sits impact
‘on humans, but there Is evidence that
Ik wil be even more devastating for
animals. Infact 2 recent study of 1.500
animal species in the Jounal Nature
found tat 80 per entefthose species
hed akeady suffered some negative
coneeguences because of climate
change. Furthermore, the Intemational
Union for the Conservation et Nature
estimates that 47 per cen: of the
mammals on the ‘rec Ne" of nignly
endangered species wil fac ture
tnveats gobsl warming coninues.
‘One way in which global warming
| akeady becoming appwent in
‘some parts ofthe word ie ths loce of
‘vegetation due to ring tompsraturoe,
HF thie oninuos til creo many
‘animal species to move away trom
their natural haaitate to 00k tor
food, The species that will be most
Ieatenec by tase chenges are
68 HACHERSIEUIS READING EAS
‘hose bat have. very specialised det
such a koalas, who survive almost
‘entirely on eucalyotus 28 thelr source
‘of nourshment, Meanarie, changes
to the seasons, such as warmer
‘ptings, are disrupting the eessonal
awareness of Bites and eaueing thom
te migrate eatlo. This mean that
they arrive at breeding grounds too
000 and aro unable 19 tnd encugh
‘cod survive and repreauce. These
fecamoles raveal tho extant 10 which
fanmals are altescy treatered by
bal warming, someting hats set
to inerease considera inthe coming
decades. Uniess more people become
aware ofthis environmental cisis and
pressures put on government oct,
‘animal specie around tho word wil
bo t ick of extinction.‘Questions 8 and 6
Choose TWO ietirs, AE,
Which TWO roacene re montenod for wy gleba warming theaersernas?
A the disappeaionce of rites
B icing cea lvole
© shetsin the soazonsl eye
D longer winters
E loss orate habitats
‘ouestons 7 ana 8
Chose the covrect eter A,B, Cor D.
7 Koaias erin anger fom glbal worming bacause
[A ther habits wi aeome ton cry.
8 thoy wil bo hurted by laser prodates.
© thay ony eatore yp offood,
tay ar uted to cals cimates
£
4 Whats ewer over pote ws salt =
A to increase awereness ofthe challenges facing humans i
1 te consare th thea of snate change oars and Kars i
© twos vate soo gto warming pastor nme 5
D topronois ws tdi wih clas change E
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endangers 2 iat ving co tteching apart» in fb ite
Initat emsitng sing. area ryan, 4S argh 49h 96
‘red vey gngenhaieorbaton roy ht ching
Wock2Dey1-Mutipo cholo 690
READING PASSAGE 1
Understanding Owls
(Owis are lar more complex an varied than mos! peope ease
Onis are one of the most easily
recognisable ol bia speciosa wall
‘as one ofthe most widey dstibuiee
‘ound the worl. There are sctally
216 species of owl, the majority 0
‘whieh ero necturnel cveaties who
sloop in the day and huni at night
“They main prey on ama odents but
‘some onis hunt other bie, raDbis
‘and oven foxe0. Thoy aro ighl cited
tots 8k, wih talons that ave seta
in ekongth to thoee of eaglo despite
being mucn smaler
There axe tuo main familias of ome,
‘eue owls ard barn ouls. Tue owls
‘aro the moet typical, comping 180
of ihe 216 owt specios in eristonce.
Barn owls are generally longer than
‘rue ons, and skiier than thelr
characerctcally fluly anc round
counterparts. Tha largest ow spacies
is the great gcoy owl a type of tue
‘ow! that Wes mainly i the Norners
Hemisphere, and can resch 84
‘centenair9sin longi.
Female owle aro lergor then malee
{in most ow species. Ths is thought
HACVERS EUS READING BAEC
4e be because females have Ye stay
win ther eggs to neumate them,
‘which requires more body mass, while
malas go out anc get food. Owis are
‘generally faithful to one mate for the
‘duatien of the mating soacon, ne
‘some ow! species have been observed
partnoring up for
[Although most owis lve and nest in
trees, this is Dy no means untvarsal.
‘The snowy onl, for example, oon has
ro cheies, eines ives on the barren
and legely treeless Arete. tundra:
i nests in holes in the ground, The
burrowing owl, on the other hand,
uses the abandoned burrone of
pialtle dogs. Bam ows, as thelt name
‘suggests, wil otton nost in ems of
ober man-made stuctues.DoS uM
Questions 1-5
othe fotowing statements agree wit Un afoton youn in Reading Pasoage 1?
Were g
2
TRUE ‘the statement agrece wth the information 5
FALSE {the statement contradic he htorraton
NOT GIVEN there ie noinlermation on thie
1 Allowis hunt into cate
2 Bern culs ore fator han tue one,
9 Male owls do not Ive as tong as erate ows
4 Sem cui tty wth cre mate for tok whet
g
5 The erowy ont neste hes inthe oath
‘tpn ich gle Gi hh eng 269
Bvocabutay i
ferogreale ach sore nectumal ev dem pry pest ni) rent. gen bm
{aon nnerg vlt tame pe hoi mto ‘bana grinch on compte ao go
‘ay tong xn muy uta vu. Bp werg) by maka pe ng cite
tere cine tunonieg ol pr cen co dtohane” abandoned 8S Dumow m
‘Week Oey 1- Hoan nonh ren i6e Surmery Compton) 145READING PASSAGE 1
Does Exercise Improve Cognitive Health?
|New research suggests that as well as
imorovingeourphysicalheatth exercise
hae a postive efiect on our cognitive
health. One such postive menial
Impact of exercise was discovered in
‘brain imaging etc al he Unversity
of Calerna, This stugy feund thet
during exerelse, the braln Increases
its intake of carbohysrates. According
te Protosoor chars Maddock,
the brain utes catbonyetates as
fuel to increase ts producion of
noutotansmitere. Medcock belioves
that the brain is “iting up te eteras
of essential ingredants! 2s 2 naturel
reaction wile exercising, ant that this
ean improve the performance of the
rain as a wnoie,
Fesearchhasalsoshowathetshildren's
bran development cou be affected
Dy thelr level of physical epercse
This was revealed In a stuiy at the
University of inci, which fond that
1Oyearotdswno exaccisdeten wore
found to have @ large hippocampus,
the part of the brain responsible for
memory. Dectoral tucert Laura
CChaacock said that physealy tt
chitden also performed beter on a
‘flatonal_ memory task. Professor
‘An Kromet, wha led the etudy, eal,
"W you get some inferior genes trom
your parents, you cant realy tie
thak’ However, Kramer suggests
that, trcugh exorcoo, people can do
feometing about ther cavetepraant,
Exerc may also hove @ similarly
postive impact on cur brain's capacity
for ereaiviy. & suey by Stantera
Univetsiy researchers. tested the
hypothesis that nelking boosts
‘reatviy The roseatchers found that
the malonty of suolects were around
00 per cent more creative when
walking then when thoy ware siting.
“Tne study's author Macly Opoe270
‘aio this showed hal waking could
help you at the beginning stages
of creatvty. This study reveals
ow important exercise cours be 19
Inspliaton, and emphasises just how
much the brain benefte fom being
part ota healthy, ative body.Pea su
Questions 1-5
Leck at te tallewing ctaemants (Questions 1-5) are the lst of rezeerohors
below.
Match each statomen! wit the correct research, A-D.
[NB You may use any ltier more then once
1. Thebainincreates is irake of via elements dung exercise.
2 Chikren who wore h good stape dd beter na memory ask
3. Taking e walk can help someone whois nthe etry pheses of insoka.
4 though bad genes ca be changed, exercise can hep
5 Carbohycrates ae used as fein the bral during exercse
a [eel
Ust of Researchers
[A Marly Oppezze
B cha Mecca
|e atkramer
D Lava Crsesock
5
2 Yoebtey,
reste n soy vto crtehysaea 9 hat cachon naueirananétat 9c intros en
titin pr ipy= hippocams vhons ft 8 ment. mere sos
hipatas. ni tute parm
Wieck Doy2-Nélabe aéen(MctchingFoctues) 187READING PASSAGE 2
Gender and Linguistics
Ever eine tho 10606, a range of feminist theorists have quoatoned whethor
language couts be nnerenty sexist
‘Tho idoa that gondornfveness lorguage is now generally accepted, Honever, or
‘much ofthe lator hat ofthe 2th certury ths Idea was highy controversial and
wae he eubject of ntonce academic dabate. The ingucic aralycic of gender and
lenguege began goon ater th fominetmovemerttook afin tho 1660e. During thie
Period, theorists ctrtad to coe soxem as somthing embeddod in the structure ot
language. This was accompanied by a new focus on what the feminist weiter Susan
Soser deserbed as the way in which ‘gender ideniy shoulé be conceived; both
linguitioaty and potteclly.
The feminist approach to anguaye Implled that sexism was & part of everyday
language. The geliical theorist Robin Mergan sald tat the stuctre of language
‘allocts wernent condition’. Morgan oxplined that, Wo do net oven have cur
lun names, but ear Mato he father unt we exchange for that of = husband”
‘This was echoed by Robin Lak, who argued that there is a woman's register
thet mairtairs women's cos pection. Lakoff noted that women tend te soolegise
more, avo curse words, and erly mak requests in @ less dirct way. Lakots
ork was exremely ius because it reve how women ar forced to Int
their own speech.
‘The theorist Jennifer Costas provided a method of categorisaton to describe
Ie various Hisoris of gender and language. Coaies Kented feur approaches,
‘one of uhich was the defict approach, which suggested thet women's use of
language wae inadoquate. Tt ference approach’ on tho othor hand, cew mon
‘ana women as bang inguisieaty stn. This was iustated by Deborah Tannen,
‘ho contrasted the report sive’ of men with the ‘rapport sive of women. Tannen
joved that tis was apparent in the way men often tak about something they
have knowlodgo about such as spots, whe woman ask mere questons and thus
ula eetatonsteps.
158 HACKERS KS EADING RASCQuestions 6-@
Look atthe folowing statements (Questions 6-0) and th lit of people below.
‘Maton each statement wih the correct person, AE.
{6 There ee four mays to vew gender and language.
7 Monuse language to share te Knowiedae
‘8 Worerts stuaton i evident the way names are used.
9 Women ae more inet to askfor ings ites
List ot Paopie
Debaran Tannen
ob Lakoft
Jeneler Coates
‘Susan Speer
Fobin Margan
‘Questions 10 and 11
Compote the summary bolew.
(Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS trom the passage for eacn enswer.
‘The Start ofthe Analysis of Gender and Language
opie began to stuty language in relaton to gender curng he 19608, after the
10 gan. Tair analysis showed thai sexism was roctedn the 11
‘of language. During the course ofthe next few decades, diferent theories were
introducod that showed the vasey of spproaches one could take to understand
‘iscourse and gender.
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{ane oF say austin 95 ered + Save San gan
[oacconmana oy pr ane stemel~ cancehe ¥ MA ear ¥ Ag)
fo vrai clap rota 9. ach sero roan pe prom 9 cnrgen nae
‘arse word phe ewe. rapport 3". NB oP
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wet |e mal
pe fapeesraREADING PASSAGE 1
Failures of International Expansion: Why Some Comp:
nies Fail to Become Multinationals
A Onceacompany reaches acertahlevelefmarket domnance ine county, the
natural assumption on he parte shareholder ie that wl expand everzeae.
However, meking this move successtuly can be extremely dict. In tac,
tere ere many exampes of real companies, which make up a significant
portion of companies itt attempt to exoand internetionally, making stetegke
‘errors. Thees can cften coe! hem millone or aven bilione of dotars.
The most common mistake companies make when moving overseas is 10
‘ceums that ‘ene size ite al. THis approach does no eke into ecccunt the
cutural aiferences newoen counires sr assumes that the siengih of
the brana wil make it successful. This was the case wih a chal of Bish
herdwere stores. Afer dominating the domestic market, they planed an
exparcion in China, where a growing mide olase and & booming housing
market ware seen as eal condtions for success. However, they cnet
realise that Chinese people see doing enovaions to heithomes themselves
188 sign of poverty ~ hey prefer to hire thers to do i The chain soon
‘tardiness expansion.
© A leading American supermarket chain had a similar experience when it
c’tiompted to broak into the Gorman market. Thek Gaiman stores edcpted
tne American practo2s of teling sales clerks to smile al customers ard bag
thet products. Untke Ameroans, Germans ‘cund ths syle 0! customer
service off puting, with some customers interpreting th smiles es litation.
‘Tho cupormarkot chain ago tailed to change thow emleymon paises and
‘located tar emplcyess rom stor store, a they ci in ha US, a plcy
that lac meny Germans to qut. As wih the hardware chain, the supermarket
found tat on eize doce not fit
170 HACKERS ETS READING BASQuestions 1-4
Reading Passage | has Uvee paragraphs. AC.
‘hisn paragraph contains tn fotowing information?
[NB You may use any lets ore than once,
1 how atitudes to customer service der in we counts
2 anerample fa county where people prefer o pay someone rhamie mprovement
3 amerton ot an unpoputar pctoe of moving works
4s etorence to an incustry hwhich overseas expansions common
Bvecabulry
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eek 3 Day’8-tsimeng tn qvotonng ntomoter) 173READING PASSAGE 1
a
‘The Optimism Bias
Mestpecete think they actaonaly Cut they ave actly ntuericed by a natural
Lelinaion towards optenism
Fecent studies both naurosclance and social sclance have revealed that
‘he mejoity of peopie have a tendency to be optimist, Socal scienists have
labelled thi ahanomenen tho ‘epinier bias: Profeeaor Chie Daweon ofthe
University of Ban nas shown tat, In to business worl, enraprenaurs are
‘examples of people who have a particulary song optimism blas since very
few new businesses are successful Only around 20 par cent of businesses
laetbayone thir first year and ory fon roach toirith ot enthanniverevi..
Considering his, enteprenaurs must be optimist to go to tusinese,
| sitar tend can be seen in aports fandom. Researchers at Univeriy
CColage London (UCL} found that footbal fare had wildly optimise
‘2paciators of how tel team woutd perorm over the course of @sason.
These expectations wer cflen based on cpinions rather tan ectua evidence
The elves eonior author, Profescor Brad Love, elated tat, ane oan get
recusea 0a mprevemeris or cnangos in the team thet toy fli thot
realsing that other toa ave doing the same.
This tendancy towsrds optimism has also boon studied by Tali Shavol, «|
neuroscientist at UCL. who suggests thatthe optimism Dias Isa ‘cognitive
usion’ which has a postive effect on people. According to Sharol tis
IMusion ie vory hoff nour dal lives end ie neceseary forthe maintenance
‘>t weltbaing aorose sccety, Sharot suggests thatthe eptmim biae ie an
antidote to mental problams tke depression and anxiety and can improve 2
person's prospects. This because optimism leeds people to expect more
‘tom if, which make them work hardor to echieve their goals, Ltimately,
a Sharot sates, this atows thom to nave more fuling, subsesshl ane
happy tes.
OA HACYERS RUS READING AASPee UL
Ovestons 1-3
Aeoding Peceage 1 hee three peragraphs, A-C.
choose te correct haacing for each paragraph from the Ist of naacings Doicw.
stot Hescings
{The optimiom bias and poreenalrlatonshipe
|W The eect of ths optimism bas on business |
1M The gonotcuass for optimism
Personality relatos othe optimism bias |
Sports supporters rely onthe optimism bios
¥i_The benetis of e optimism bias
1 Paragraph a
i
2 Paragraph 8
3 Paragraph ¢
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‘naency «thay hong eebepreeat 9 cash dos rg ihn 809
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‘Wek 3 Dar 4-NE NGUOe @Morering Hoare) 185READING PASSAGE 2
‘The Mystery of Smell
A Tresenseo! smalls nen consiseteciobe ot ossimpenence than seemingly
‘more practical senses, such as vslon and heating, However, smell encodes
sonsations in ways tha give information o oer senses, so its @ val tool
Forpereoptien. is fluo rele in taco is well documented, and tie thought
to play a sinticant partin the racardina ot sense information more ganarall.
Despite tis, the exact aticrship between the sense of smllard our brains
iol argely unknown.
5 The cognitive process tehins smell can be altered by expectations, a8 was
revealed in a study by cocnitve psycholovist Pamela Dalton atthe Monet
Contre. Dalton prosaried a harmices roms to come asthma patients,
toting nat et mem tnt it was a harmful compound. These that thought
192s harmful expeoncsd lung Inlammation ever the couse of the next 26
hours. According to Dato, this proves that our perception of edcurcan even
Intlunce our physical reactions.
© Science has eso demonstrated tat the bralnremembers odours dflerenty in
the presence o¢ absence of pin. This nae revealed ina study at Nortwectorn
University in hich subjecs received mia alectic shocks when they smog
‘a pantcuar chemical. When the subjects were asked fo identity the chemical
Ve its smell, they managed to do so elmost 70 par cent of the tine when
the elacic shocks wore administord In contrast, tho oubjecte ccrroclly
lconttiec the chemical ssentcnly thirst te time in the absence of shocks.Questions 4-6
‘ailing Passage 2 has thice paragrapho, A.C.
{Ghoose me correct heading fr each paragraph from te Ist of hescings below
st of Hes
1 Smalinegetway affects attention
ihe infu of en
|W The relation between smell and hearing
tations about email
1v The importance et smo for pareepten £
1 Remombering smote nth and wihout gen 5
Wt Chemica inence on sm 5
- g
a
4 Paragon A &
5 Peragerh 8
© Paragon € f
a
Questions 7 and 6
‘Complete he sentences below
ape taper
‘Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS trom ihe passage for each answer
7 Daten expermertimiehedmaking._..ellarersomel«harmloss balance,
18 In cne experiment, paricipunsidenilied a chemical mest ofthe tne when they
wore given
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{sta soe ensoran compound meee hep eb rflareatin charg vr
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Week 3027 4-NSitéu a8 WetchinaHHeodina) 187READING PASSAGE 1
‘The History of the Circus, from Ancient Rome to Cirque du Soleil
Clrcuses ere fist populsed in
feciont Flome, where the Lain word
‘eieue? meant ‘cir’ and rokerred to
2 bulng thar was used to" svenis
lke chariot races. The cieus in a
permanent location deaopoared alter
the fall of the Roman Empia, but
‘uring much of the madieva period,
traveling entertainers moved around
Europe performing ot local kits. A
ew fom of circus eme'gea nine 18”
century with Philp Astey's outdoor
Ferserrding echeol, where vistors
coule water horeo-ing trek. Actoy
adced ects by srongmen, jugglers,
and aciobats to these tricks. In 1773,
he opened the ft theate for ereus
perlermances in London, Astoy’s
Royal Amphiheate, and k was here
that the mecern circus was bom.
Inamorica, he eveus rezeneaas most
famous ferm In the 19h century wit.
the big oo oious performed inside
1 massive tent mado of carves. Seon,
thie became te standarc Amancan
Greus and remained so for the next
Century. The kiggeet cirous company
of that ora was Ringing Bios. and
198 HACKERS EUS READING BASIC
Barnum & Baley’s Chrous, which
popularised the use of clowns as
performors and even founded ke own
‘lawn college to tran them,
In recent decades, demand for
twadional creusos nas waned, whe
‘more theaiical productons such as
Girque du Solel have cathored large
followings globally, Having teen
inspred by the Moscow Cireus, the
aque du Solel tcunders designed
8 chow in which varcus orous ovice
from srcund the word were integrates
Ia a ingle str. They avoices uso
‘aingoranimals feeling thathis mode!
‘was outdeed, The fornule werked 28
Cirque cu Sclet has estaolisheditsett
‘cross. the globe, generating more
than $€00 milion n annual revenue.a ue
Questions
Answer te questions bolo
(choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage foreach answer
1 Which events in Europe aa raving ertertaners parton at cing
—— :
a nears
ay ;
5 From whore dd he foundos of Crus du Sol gether inition?
ye fupen sna spy
Bvecautany —— =
opens » hich chchinghea_chrotn vangilaing a cir entoge cay)
amano sire reson stengwan tes! Bg wpe tp oun) aeobat
Iter ite tao lon GTO Spray trong len wane v Aen GT et
Inet! hate anenie beep inhptenap eetdated 620
revonve nt cosa hs
Wook 30ey5- C&utaiingtn Gro Arencr) 199READING PASSAGE 2
MOSE: Venice's Tide Barrier Project
A. Voriosis wellinewn ferbeing ene of the most populartourst erations in tal,
but tie ase famous for fooding. Constuctad on and barely above 20a level,
‘Venice Is pariculrly suscaptoe o high tides. Acqua aa the lata tera fo
the seescnel tides thal occur in te northern Adiatic Sea and sorneties food
tha ety. Wout protaton, Vanica seasonally must contend with water thal
covers te surtace of he ty. Thaetore, Venice has implemented tho MOSE
Drolet which Is intended to protect te ety trom these Hoods.
2 Thoattompt to pretctVenico trom high doe alec onal the protection ofthe
Venetian Lagoon, as wal a6 the three entrances to the lagoon tht rogualy
‘alow das Into he ey, As hese des raise the war lave nf lagoon. they
‘alse feed Venice. The ci invested billons of dots in the MOSE project to
Ccorstuct a cores of sal gate tat medily how water fowe into tha Venetian
Lagcen. The gates ra held in place on the lagoon tice by atoning them to
{with water. However, uben high ides are antelpated, the gotes are raisec
by intecueing compressed ar into them unt hey rise above the water The
‘gets than prevent the saanater trom entering te lagcon,
© By ereetng these gates, te Venotians are blo to corti the ilux of water.
Howovor, tho gatos proventveeeele rem entering the lagoon, To addeoee
the MOSE projet wil moive the consiructon cf locks atthe trae lagcon
entrances: Melamocco, Lito, and Chioggla. The lock al Malemocco wl
function 6s the main lock, and twill mainly be used to accommodate large
chipe. Tho ether we wallow fer tho peseage of srellorvasssie.
1200. HACKERSIEUS READING BASQuestions 6-8
Reading Passage 2 nas three paragraphs, A-C.
(Choose the correct heading foreach peragraph fm te lis of headings Below.
Efforts to protect ne lagoon from high tes
Ill Venice's development asa popular tourist destination
|v The contin! problam of loding in Venice
Plans to use locks lo alow ships into te lagoon
6 Paragraph a
7 Paragrapn 8
8 Paragraph c
Questions 9-11
Ansirer the quesions below.
CChocee NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS frem the passage fr each anewer
‘9 What erm is used to doscibe he season high ios tht food Vente?
10 watie put intothe gates lo make them rise whan highs ace peodites?
11 What ube th ack at Malameco te antar ne Venatian Lagoon?
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