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Keywords: exchange, expertise, different sports In paragraph B, the writer says: “AIS scientists work across a number of sports, applying skills learned in one – such as building muscle strength in golfers – to others, such as swimming and squash”. + expertise = skills => ANSWER: B
Keywords: how, visual imaging, investigation In paragraph C, the writer states that: “It (refers to “SWAN system” mentioned in the previous sentence) collects images from digital cameras running at 50 frames a second and breaks down each part of a swimmer’s performance into factors that can be analysed individually – stroke length, stroke frequency, average duration of each stroke, velocity, start, lap and finish times, and so on.” + investigate =analyse => ANSWER: C
Keywords: narrowing, scope, research activity In paragraph B, the writer says: “They (refers to technicians mentioned in the previous sentence) all focus on one aim: winning. “We can‟t waste our time looking at ethereal scientific questions that don‟t help the coach work with an athlete and improve performance..” => ANSWER: B
Keywords: AIS ideas, reproduced The last paragraph F is all about the replication of AIS ideas by other countries: ” Of course, there‟s nothing to stop other countries copying – and many have tried. Some years ago, the AIS unveiled coolant-lined jackets for endurance athletes. …The same has happened to the altitude tent, developed by AIS to replicate the effect of altitude training at sea level..” + to copy= to replicate ~to reproduce => ANSWER: F
Keywords: obstacles, optimum achievement In paragraph D, the writer gives an example of analyzing the data on the swimmers: “He points out the data on the swimmers in second and third place, which shows that the one who finished third actually swam faster…..His turn times were 44 hundredths of a second behind the other guy, says Mason. If he can improve on his turn, he can do much better”. The writer also adds some other examples (about sensors, protein level tests) which are used to optimize athletes‟ achievement. => ANSWER: D
Keywords: funded support, The writer mentions in paragraph A: “Another body, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), finances programmes of excellence in a total of 96 sports for thousands of sportsmen and women.” + athletes = sportsmen and women + funded support = financing => ANSWER: A
Keywords: performance requirements, calculated, before an event In paragraph E, the writer says: “Well before a championship, sports scientists and coaches start to prepare the athlete by developing a “competition model”, based on what they expect will be the winning times.” + event = championship => ANSWER: E
Classify the following techniques according to whether the writer states they: A : are currently exclusively used by Australians B: will be used in the future by Australians C: are currently used by both Australians and their rivals.
scan this word and find it in paragraph C: “Mason’s contribution to sport also includes the development of the SWAN system now used in Australian national competitions . It collects images from digital cameras …”
scan and find it in paragraph D: “With the Cooperative Research Centre for Micro Technology in Melbourne, they are developing unobtrusive sensors that…” In this case, these sensors are still being developed, for use in the future. => ANSWER: B
scan and find it in paragraph D: “…AIS and the University of Newcastle in New South Wales developed a test that measures how much of the immune-system protein immunoglobin is present in athletes‟ saliva….Since the tests were introduced, AIS athletes in all sports have been remarkably successful at staying healthy.” => ANSWER: A
scan and find it in paragraph F: “…Now everyone uses them. The same (refers to the copying of AIS ideas by other countries) has happened to the altitude tent.” => ANSWER: C
Choose no more than THREE words and/or a number from the passage for each answer.
Keywords: What, plan, performance In paragraph E: “Well before a championship, sports scientists and coaches start to prepare the athlete by developing a “competition model”, based on what they expect will be the winning times.” => ANSWER: (a) competition model
Keywords: how much, cyclists’ performance, improve , 1996 Olympic Games Scanning the phrase “the 1996 Olympic Games”, find it in paragraph F: “At the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, these sliced as much as two per cent off cyclists’ and rowers‟ times.” => ANSWER: (by) 2 per cent/%
Keywords: suggestion, improving trade The keyword “a suggestion” give us a clue down to the last paragraph, where the writer usually gives his own opinion, advice or suggestion. Thus, in paragraph I, the writer talks about the barriers in transportation in most countries then concludes: “Bringing these barriers down would help the world‟s economies grow even closer.” => ANSWER: I
Keywords: electronic delivery In paragraph F, the writer says: “Computer software can be „exported‟ without ever loading it onto a ship, simply by transmitting it over telephone lines from one country to another, so freight rates and cargo-handling schedules become insignificant factors in deciding where to make the product.” => ANSWER: F
Keywords: cost, abroad, local supplier In paragraph E, the writer reports that: “Computer manufacturers in Japan or Texas will not face hugely bigger freight bills if they import drives from Singapore rather than purchasing them on the domestic market.” + a local supplier = the domestic market => ANSWER: E
Keywords: value of goods, cost of delivery In paragraph D, it is stated that: “As a result, less transportation is required to every dollar‟s worth of imports or exports.” => ANSWER: D
Keywords: International trade ,world economy, rate In the first paragraph: “While the global economy has been expanding at a bit over 3% a year, the volume of trade has been rising at a compound annual rate of about twice that.” So, the statement is true. + the world economy = the global economy + to increase = to expand = to rise => ANSWER: TRUE
Keywords: cheap, labour In paragraph B, the writer says that: “Cheap labour may make Chinese clothing competitive in America, but if delays in shipment tie up working capital and cause winter coats to arrive in spring, trade may lose its advantages.” So, cheap labour does not guarantee effective trade conditions, because other factors such as delays in transport may damage the trade. => ANSWER: FALSE
Keywords: Japan, meat and steel, France Scan these keywords, then find out that all the related information is in paragraph C. However, there is no information about whether Japan imports more meat and steel than France, because the countries are not compared with each other. => ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
Keywords: countries, nearby nations It is mentioned in paragraph D that: “Countries still trade disproportionately with their geographic neighbours.” This is definitely similar to the given statement. + nearby nations = geographic neighbours => ANSWER: TRUE
Keywords: computer components, Germany All information related to computer components is given in paragraph E. The small computer components are disk drives which, we are told “…are small and light”. Also: “Most of the world‟s disk-drive manufacturing is concentrated in South-east Asia”. However, Germany is not mentioned throughout the paragraph. + computer components = disk drives => ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
Keywords: Modern cargo-handling methods, business of moving freight The passage is about the “vast expansion in international trade” and “the explosion in international commerce (paragraph B)” In the beginning of the passage, it is stated that: “The vast expansion in international trade owes much to a revolution in the business of moving freight.” The “revolution in the business of moving freight” refers to “modern cargo-handling methods” (including electronic delivery, containerization specified in paragraphs E and F respectively). Therefore, we can easily choose the word “trade” among the given ones to fill in the space. => ANSWER: G
Keywords: Manufacturers of computers “….lightweight components” of manufactured goods are mentioned in paragraph D. Computers are then referred to in paragraph E, where the writer says that: “Computer manufacturers in Japan or Texas will not face hugely bigger freight bills if they import drives from Singapore rather than purchasing them on the domestic market.” Among the given list of words, “components”is the best choice. => ANSWER: B
Keywords: bulk cargo, safely and efficiently moved Bulk cargo means transported goods that are heavy or large. Moving to paragraph G, we find that: “Forty years ago, the process of exporting or importing involved a great many stages of handling, which risked portions of the shipment being damaged or stolen along the way. The invention of the container crane made it possible to load and unload containers without capsizing the ship…” So the answer should be “container ships”. + introduction = invention => ANSWER: C
Keywords: governments, domestic cargo sector In paragraph H, it is said that: “The shipping container transformed ocean shipping into a highly efficient, intensely competitive business. But getting the cargo to and from the dock was a different story. National governments, by and large, kept a much firmer hand on truck and railroad tariffs than on charges for ocean freight….airlines, then road hauliers and railways were freed from restrictions….Big productivity gains resulted…” Then the writer gives examples and gives his own advice in the rest of the passage. So the most suitable word is “tariffs” + The shipping container transformed ocean shipping into a highly efficient = While international shipping is now efficient + the domestic cargo sector = getting the cargo to and from the dock => ANSWER: A
The whole paragraph indicates how Inuit people react to climate change: “…they are not content simply to stand back and let outside experts tell them what‟s happening …they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science.” So, the correct heading for this paragraph is “the reaction of Inuit people to climate change” => ANSWER: i
In this paragraph, the writer describes how hard the Arctic environment is, for example: “The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert that‟s covered with snow for most of the year…. Farming is out of question and nature offers meagre pickings…. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes the colonists were successful, sometimes they failed and vanished.” So, the correct heading for this paragraph is “a difficult landscape” => ANSWER: vi
Some alternative sources of essential supplies are mentioned in this paragraph: “Provisions available in local shops have to be flown into Nunavut on one of the most costly air networks in the world, or brought by supply ship during the few ice-free weeks of summer. It would cost a family around £7,000 a year to replace meat they obtained themselves through hunting with imported meat. “ So, the correct heading for this paragraph is “alternatives sources of essential supplies” => ANSWER: iii
Negative effects of climate change on the Inuit people‟s life is the main idea of this paragraph. In the first sentence (topic sentence), the writer claims that: “While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and trapping are curtailed by climate change, there has certainly been an impact on people‟s health.” After that, the writer lists a variety of detrimental effects, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, crisis of identity and a high incidence of depression. So, the correct heading for this paragraph is “Negative effects on well-being”
The paragraph is about the Inuit’s role in comparison with outside scientists in researching climate change: “With so much at stake, the Inuit are determined to play a key role in teasing out the mysteries of climate change in the Arctic.” To be more specific, the writer then talks about the growth of Inuit opinion represented by John Amagoalik, an Inuit leader and politician: ” In the early days, scientists ignored us…. But in recent years, IQ has had much more credibility and weight.” In fact, the Inuit are “helping to set the research agenda”. So, the correct heading for this paragraph should be ” Respect for Inuit opinion grows” => ANSWER: iv
In this paragraph, the writer concludes: “There are still huge gaps in our environmental knowledge, and despite the scientific onslaught, many predictions are no more than best guesses.” This means “understanding of climate change remains limited.” => ANSWER: ii
Keywords: impossible, a means Looking at paragraph C, we find that: “Farming is out of the question…” So the missing word is “farming” + impossible = out of the question => ANSWER: farming
Keywords: rely on , catching The co-ordinator “and” gives us a sign to find two parallel words. Continuing to read paragraph C, we have: “Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by exploiting sea mammals and fish.” So the missing word is “sea mammals” and “fish”. + thousands of years ~ 4,500 years + catching = exploiting + sea mammals and fish = a means of sustenance
=> ANSWER: sea mammals, fish
Keywords: the latter, environment, unmanageable In the end of paragraph C, it is stated that: “But around a thousand years ago, one group emerged that was uniquely well adapted to cope with the Arctic environment. These Thule people moved in from Alaska, …. They are the ancestors of today‟s Inuit people.” Therefore, the Thule people are the latter. => ANSWER: Thule
Keywords: Nuvanut, ice, rock and.. “Ice, rock” cannot be paraphrased, so we merely have to scan these words. Moving to paragraph D, we find that: “Nuvanut is 1.9 million square kilometres of rock and ice, and a handful of islands around the North Pole.” So the missing word is “islands”. + a few = a handful of => ANSWER: islands
Keywords: give up, lifestyle, food and clothes. The fourth sentence in paragraph D is : “Over the past 40 years, most have abandoned their nomadic ways and .., but they still rely heavily on nature to provide food and clothing. “ + over the past 40 years = in recent years + many of them = most + give up = abandon + still = continue to + depend (mainly) on = rely (heavily) on + Life style = ways So the missing words are “nomadic” and “nature”. => ANSWER: nomadic, nature
Keywords: expensive This keyword directs us to the sentence: “It would cost a family around £7,000 a year to replace meat they obtained themselves through hunting with imported meat. ” The amount of £7,000 means that the produce is particularly expensive, so the missing word is “imported”. => ANSWER: imported
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