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Unit One Match the Headings1

Exercise 1. A Giant Step for Artificial Enzymes1

Exercise 2. Population Growth and Food Supply3

Exercise 3. Behind the Lines in the Transplant Wars6

Exercise 4. More Than Sympathy11

Exercise 5. Energy from Biological Sources14

Exercise 6. Sleeping Secrets17

Exercise 7. It Never Rains20

Exercise 1. Gold23

Unit Two Sequencing23

Exercise 2. Hypnosis25

Exercise 3. Technique of Difficult Intramedullary Nail Removal Utilizing the Midas Rex27

Exercise 4. Coffee and Its Processing31

Exercise 5. Metal Compounds Which Break the Rules33

Unit Three Cloze35

Exercise 1. Standards of Measurement35

Exercise 2. The Function of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere36

Exercise 3. The Properties of Systems in the Human Body37

Exercise 4. Analysis and Synthesis39

Exercise 5. The Properties of Elements, Compounds and Mixtures40

Exercise 6. The Structure of the Earth41

Exercise 7. The Carbon Cycle42

Exercise 8. Vitamins44

Exercise 9. Thermostats45

Exercise 10. Pressure46

Exercise 11. Importance of Nonverbal Communication47

Exercise 12. Space and Distance48

Exercise 13. Humour50

Exercise 14. The Theory of Emotion51

Exercise 15. Physical Characteristics52

Exercise 16. Attitude Functions54

Exercise 17. Contemporary Forms of Discussion55

Exercise 18. Functions of Leadership56

Unit Four Multiple Choice58

Exercise 1. The Guildford Four Taste Freedom after 15 Years in Prison58

A Gross Miscarriage of Justice60

Met Chief Defends His Role62

Exercise 2. Are You a Machine of Many Parts?64

Exercise 3. Making Allowances for Your KidsDollar Values67

Exercise 4. The Lost City of DeMille Emerges from the Desert Sands of California70

Exercise 5. Separate, But EQ73

Exercise 1. A Fusion Doughnut Full of Energy76

Unit Five Summarizing76

Exercise 2. Jumping Genes Confound German Scientists79

Exercise 3. Who s Crazy?82

Who Says Who Is Mad?85

Exercise 4. Biogas:a Solution to Many Problems86

Exercise 5. A 19th Century Killer Disease: Tuberculosis87

Exercise 6. For Each Astronaut, aBuddy89

Exercise 7. Management in Cyberspace91

Unit Six Yes/No/Not Given93

Exercise 1. The World of the Flat-footed Fly93

Exercise 2. Energy, Fission and Fusion96

Exercise 3. Will Britain Turn Its Back on Wave Power?98

Exercise 4. Talk to Kids about Drugs? Parents Just Don t Do It101

Exercise 5. A New Learning Tool104

Unit Seven Scanning for Answers107

Exercise 1. Will Antarctic Ozone Bite the Dust?107

Exercise 2. A Light Bulb That Lasts109

Exercise 3. Elemental Clues to a Galaxy s Past110

Exercise 4. Vital Role in World Airline Industry113

Exercise 5. Tough Sensor Can Take the Heat116

Exercise 6. The Theology of Abortion118

Exercise 7. Model Atmosphere Show Signs of Life123

Unit Eight Integrated Exercises126

Exercise 1. Earthquakes126

Exercise 2. The Life Cycle of a City128

Exercise 3. Computer Use in School Education133

Exercise 4. Otosurgical Application of the Midas Rex Pneumatic Tool136

Superspeed Drill Cuts Bone like Butter138

Exercise 5. Darkness Made Visible140

Exercise 6. Origins of a Plague143

Exercise 7. Sick, or Just Quirky?149

Exercise 8. The Joy Ride Is Over153

Exercise 9. A Sense of Crisis157

Unit Nine Practice Tests162

Practice Test (Version One)162

Practice Test (Version Two)172

Practice Test (Version Three)182

Practice Test (Version Four)193

Practice Test (Version Five)204

Practice Test (Version Six)214

Answer Key224

Appendices236

1. A Brief Introduction to the IELTS Test236

2. IELTS Reading Answer Sheet240