Tài liệu ôn thi IELTS Reading test 2 3

Moon.vn LUYỆN THI IELTS CÙNG CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG & THẦY LÊ TRUNG READING TEST 2.3 Objectives: - True/ False/ Not Given Questions - Sentences completing - Short-answer questions READING Sylvia Earle, underwater hero She has spent her working life studying the world’s oceans Sylvia Earle is an underwater explorer and marine biologist who was born in the USA in 1935 She became interested in the world’s oceans from an early age As a child, she liked to stand on the beach for hours and look at the sea, wondering what it must be like under the surface When she was 16, she finally got a chance to make her first dive, it was this dive that inspired her to become an underwater explorer Since then, she has spent more than 6,500 hours under water, and has led more than seventy expeditions worldwide She has also made the deepest dive ever, reaching a record-breaking depth of 381 metres In 1970, she became famous around the world when she became the captain of the first allfemale team to live under water The team spent two weeks in an underwater house The research they carried out showed the damage that pollution was causing to marine life, and especially to coral reefs Her team also studied the problem of over-fishing Fishing methods meant that people were catching too many fish, Earle warned, and many species were in danger of becoming extinct Since then she has written several books and magazine articles in which she suggests ways of reducing the damage that is being done to the world’s oceans One way, she believes, is to rely on fish farms for seafood, and reduce the amount of fishing that is done out at sea Although she no longer eats seafood herself, she realizes that the importance it plays in our diets It would be wrong to tell people they should stop eating fish from the sea, she says However, they need to reduce the impact they are having on the ocean’s supplies Decide if these statements are TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN according to the information in the passage Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98 Moon.vn LUYỆN THI IELTS CÙNG CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG & THẦY LÊ TRUNG …… Sylvia Earle lives in the USA …… At the age of 18, she hadn’t made any dive …… The experience of a close death by drowning caused her to become an underwater explorer …… Nobody in the world has dived a further depth than Sylvia Earle …… The team made a fortnight stay in a laboratory to studied the underwater house …… Until 1970, nobody had lived underwater before …… Sylvia Earle was worried about the amount of fish that were being caught …… Although people were catching too many fishes, marine life suffered from no extinct dangers as the ocean were huge with a great many kinds of fishes …… Her books offer some solutions to marine problems 10.…… She thinks people should avoid eating seafood READING Is it better to go abroad to study? Student- friendly places The British Council has named the universities that are most welcoming to overseas students As you would expect, English-speaking countries such as Australia, the UK, and the US have made the top 10, but the number one may be a surprise: Germany Two Far Eastern countries, i.e China and Malaysia, made it to the top 5, ranking higher than the US, Japan, Russia, Nigeria and Brazil The benefits of studying abroad Russell Howe, a Scot who is currently studying a Business degree at Stellinga International College in the Netherlands, previously also studied in India (which came 11 th on the list) “People often ask me why I needed to travel, because British universities have a good reputation elsewhere in the world But this is not something I needed to do, but something I really wanted to I have learnt different ways of looking at things, but I also found out how much we all have in common, wherever we are from All of this will be useful in my future career.” Russell is not the only international student in his department Business and administrative courses are the most popular with international students, followed by engineering and technology, social studies, creative arts and design, medicine-related topics and law Manal, a student at the Faculty of Art and Design at Stellinga, says she has similar reasons to Russell, but there is more: “I wanted to broaden my understanding of the world I have enhanced my language skills: I am more fluent in English and have also taken a level Dutch evening class One of my modules is about European art, and I believe that I am benefiting more from studying this in Europe than anywhere else I have managed to visit other countries in my holidays, and really feel that this whole experience is developing my global perspective I also hope that I have made lasting friendship and contacts” Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98 Moon.vn LUYỆN THI IELTS CÙNG CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG & THẦY LÊ TRUNG Enabling student access What is it that makes these countries student-friendly? Well, all of them make it easy for international students to apply, and provide ongoing support once they are there They also offer good quality degrees, which are valued highly in other countries too The fact that Germany came out as winner is probably due to the country’s efforts towards internationalization One aspect of this is that the country welcomes foreign students by charging them the same fees as home students, meaning that in some universities, overseas students study for free Many classes are conducted in English, and so are most leaflets, making it easier for international students to keep informed and take part in student life Apart from the financial reasons already mentioned, this type of educational internationalization can help with the quality of research in these universities, through e.g networking, teamwork and the sharing of skills For students, it is a valuable addition to their skills and experience at the time when jobs are not easy to find Using no more than two words to complete these sentences with information from the passage 11 Australia, the UK, the US were in top 10 but Germany might come as a …………………… when it was regarded as most welcoming to overseas students 12 Russell Howe said the reason why he wanted to study abroad was that British universities had a ………………… in every part of the world 13 The most popular courses among overseas students are ………………… 14 Manal’d like to study abroad as she thinks it can help ………………….her knowledge about the world 15 Manel believes that traveling to many different countries offer her ………………….friendship and relations 16 What make countries student-friendly are their easy-to-apply system, ………………… , and good quality degrees 17 Germany won the race is probably because of their great effort towards ………………… 18 Germany charges overseas students the same fees as the ………………… 19 Many classes and ………………….are conducted in English with an aim to making it easy for international students 20 Germanic educational system also brings about positive effects to improve the ………………….of university research Giving short answer to these questions, no more than two words  Which country ranked the first in the top countries most welcoming to overseas students? 21.…………………  Which two countries were the Far Eastern countries in top 5? 22 ………………….and 23 …………………  In which country is Russell Howe studying his Business Degree? Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98 Moon.vn LUYỆN THI IELTS CÙNG CÔ MAI PHƯƠNG & THẦY LÊ TRUNG 24 …………………  Beside English, which language is Manal studying? 25 ………………… Moon.vn Hotline: 04.32.99.98.98