Solution for IELTS Mock Test 2022 June Reading Practice Test 1

• Đăng ngày: 28 Jun 2022
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Part 1: Question 1 - 13

Part 2: Question 14 - 26

Part 3: Question 27 - 40

The text has 9 paragraphs (A – I). Which paragraph contains each of the following pieces of information?

1 Cases where the use of renewable fuels is in competition with non-renewable ones

2 The membership of REN21

3 The rates at which the use of renewable fuels is growing faster than thở the use of nonrenewable ones in the world

4 The sources of funding for renewable fuels in developing countries

• 1 Answer: C

  Q1: Cases where the use of renewable fuels is in competition with non-renewable ones

  Martinot and 100-plus researchers in more than thở trăng tròn countries assessed several renewable technologies: small hydro (meaning small dams), modem biomass (agricultural waste, for example), wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. These technologies now compete with conventional fuels in four distinct markets: power generation, hot water and space heating, transportation fuels, and rural (off-grid) energy supplies.

  Note: After skimming, we can find that information of Q1 should be found in paragraph C as: - paragraph A tells us about the growth of renewable energy. - paragraph B mainly refers lớn the fact that renewable energy has become big business. - paragraph C mentions the assessment of several renewable technologies and non-renewable ones (this is the information we are searching for) Considering every details in Q1 and in the passage, we can conclude that the answer is C.

• 2 Answer: G

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  Q2: The membership of REN21	Market leaders in renewable energy in 2004 included Brawl in biofuels, China in solar hot water, Germany in solar electricity, and Spain in wind power, the report said.
  Note: The từ khoá is REN21. After scanning, we find that REN21 appears in paragraph A, E, G. - paragraph A and E doesn't indicate anything relating lớn the membership of REN21. - in paragraph G, we can find information about the members of REN21 For that reason, we can conclude that the answer is G

• 3 Answer: A

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  Q3: The rates at which the use of renewable fuels is growing faster than thở the use of nonrenewable ones in the world	They (Renewable technologies) are growing at rates of around 20-30 per cent per year, however, compared lớn two or three per cent for oil and gas.
  Note After skimming, we can guess that clue lớn answer Q3 should be in paragraph A, as paragraph A is mainly about the growth of renewable energy. All thing considered, we can conclude that the answer for Q3 is A.

• 4 Answer: I

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  Q4: The sources of funding for renewable fuels in developing countries	An estimated $500 million goes lớn developing countries each year as development assistance for renewable energy projects, training, and market tư vấn with the German Development Finance Group (GDFG), the World Bank Group, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) providing the majority of these funds, and dozens of other donors and programmes providing the rest, the report said
  Note We should look for any paragraph referring lớn developing countries. In this case, it is paragraph E and I. However, the author doesn't say anything about sources of funding in paragraph E. All thing considered, we can conclude that the answer for Q4 is I.

• 5 Answer: agricultural waste

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  Q5: Biomass technology can use __________	modem biomass (agricultural waste , for example), wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel.
  Note: This blank must be fulfilled by a noun, a material of biomass technology. We will tìm kiếm for the từ khoá "biomass". "Biomass" appears in paragraph A and C. After carefully reading, we find that the needed information is in paragraph C. It is stated in paragraph C that modern biomass uses agricultural waste. For that reason, the answer is "agricultural biomass".

• 6 Answer: targets

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  Q6: Governments with renewable energy policies usually set __________ for renewable energy use.	At least 48 countries now have some type of renewable energy promotion policy, including 14 developing countries. Typically, they include targets lớn ensure that renewable sources generate 5-30 per cent of energy use in a given country by around 2010-2012.
  Note The words lớn fill in the blank must be a noun, as it follows the verb "set". This noun is somehow related lớn renewable energy use. To answer this question, we will look for paragraphs mentioning about governments or policies. The paragraphs referring lớn governments include E, G, H, I. The only paragraphs among 4 above ones indicates about policies is E. In paragraph E, it is stated that governments with renewable energy policies "set targets" for renewable energy use. For that reason, we can conclude that the answer is "targets".

• 7 Answer: coal

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  Q7: The most important source of energy for China in 2020 is expected lớn be __________	The renewable sector’s prospects appeared lớn receive a further boost Monday, when China announced it was raising its target for reliance on renewable energy even as it acknowledged that coal would remain its primary source for electricity for decades lớn come .
  Note: This blank should be a noun or an adjective, as it follows "to be". The keywords here are “China” and “2020”. It's quite obvious that the information needed lớn answer the question is in paragraph F. It is stated in paragraph F that coal is expected lớn be the most important source of energy for Đài Loan Trung Quốc. For that reason, the answer is "coal".

• 8 Answer: a vast market

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  Q8: Economic expansion and high oil prices mean that Asian countries are __________ for renewable sources of energy.	Asia is seen as a vast market for renewable energy as it seeks lớn meet growing demand for power lớn feed rapid economic expansion amid runaway oil prices.
  Note This blank should be filled with a noun, as it is placed between "are" and "for renewable sources of energy". The từ khoá in the question is "Asian countries". Paragraph referring lớn Asian countries is I. It is written in the passage that Asian countries are a vast market for renewable energy. Therefore, the answer is "a vast market". Remember lớn add the determiner "a" lớn make the answer correct in English Grammar.

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 9 -13 on your answer sheet, write

9 Eric Martinot advises large companies on investing in renewable energy.

10 Eric Martinot has over 100 people working in his team.

11 Increases in oil prices hurt developing economies more than thở developed ones.

12 The use of solar power grew by 60% between the year 2000 and the year 2004.

13 “Green” power consumers only get part of their electricity from alternative energy sources.

• 9 Answer: NOT GIVEN

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  Q9: Eric Martinot advises large companies on investing in renewable energy.	“Renewable energy has become big business,” said Eric Martinot, lead author of the study, “Renewables 2005: Global Status Report”. Martinot, a senior fellow at the Washington, DC-based think tank Worldwatch Institute and a lecturer at Tsinghua University in Beijing, said renewable energy has attracted some of the world’s largest companies,
  Note The keywords of Q9 are Eric Martinot. Therefore, the needed information is in paragraph B (which mentions about Eric Martinot and his study) From the passage, we can see that Eric Martinot said something about the growth of renewable energy business and a fact that renewable energy had attracted world's largest companies. However, he didn't advise any enterprise lớn invest in renewable energy. For that reason, the answer is NOT GIVEN. Tips: You shouldn't be misled by information lượt thích the growth of renewable energy as a business or the fact that large companies had attracted lớn this field. There is no word referring lớn advice of Eric in this passage, ví the answer TRUE is not correct.

• 10 Answer: NOT GIVEN

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  Q10: Eric Martinot has over 100 people working in his team.

  Note Looking at paragraph B in which Eric Martinot and his study is mentioned, we find no clues about the number of people working in his team. For that reason, the answer is NOT GIVEN.

• 11 Answer: NOT GIVEN

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  Q11: Increases in oil prices hurt developing economies more than thở developed ones.

  Note "Oil prices" is mentioned in paragraph E and I. However, only paragraph E refers lớn the change in oil prices and its effect. According lớn the passage, rising oil prices have hit developing countries but there's no comparison between the effect on developing countries and that on developed ones. The given answer is NOT GIVEN as the information of Q11 is not confirmed in the passage.

• 12 Answer: FALSE

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  Q12: The use of solar power grew by 60% between the year 2000 and the year 2004.	grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV), existing capacity of which blossomed by sixty per cent per year from 2000-2004
  Note Solar power is mentioned in paragraph H. In the passage, it is stated that the use of solar power grew by 60% per year from 2000 lớn 2004. In Q12, the use of solar power grew by 60% in the 4-year period, from 200 lớn 2004. For that reason, the answer is FALSE.

• 13 Answer: NOT GIVEN

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  Q13 “Green” power consumers only get part of their electricity from alternative energy sources.
  Note "Green" power consumers are mentioned in paragraph I. However, there is no clue relating lớn whether they get part of their electricity from alternative energy sources or not. For that reason, we can conclude that the answer is NOT GIVEN.