The Development of the modern Hot Air Balloon, Which Voting System Is Better?, Categorising Love – Reading Answers

The IELTS Reading passage, The Development of the modern Hot Air Balloon, along with the other two Academic passages – Which Voting System Is Better? and Categorising Love, make this a complete Reading practice test. 

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Reading Passage 1 (The Development of the modern Hot Air Balloon)

• Diagram completion
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Sentence completion

Reading Passage 2 ( Which Voting System Is Better?)

• True or False / Not Given
• Summary completion

Reading Passage 3 (Categorising Love)

• Note completion
• Yes/No or Not Given
• Multiple Choice Questions

Reading Passage 1

The Development of the modern Hot Air Balloon

Questions 1-5

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Questions 6

6 Who was the first person to ascend in a hot air balloon?

A Zhuge Liang

B Jacques-Etienne Mongolia           

C Pilatre de Rozier                       

D Ed Yost

Question 7-9

Which THREE of the following seven pieces of safety equipment are suggested for use with a hot-air balloon?

A Dropline

B Gas valve

C Piezo ignition

D Synthetic clothing

E Fire-proof gloves

F Flint spark lighter

G Propane combustion

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Questions 10-13

Complete the sentences below with words taken from Reading Passage 1.

Write your answers in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet.

Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Complete the sentences below with words taken from Reading Passage 1.

Write your answers in blank spaces 10-13 on your answer sheet.

Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

10 A dry envelope helps to stop the growth of …………..on the material.

11 Frequent……….is important: fixing or changing faulty parts of the propulsion system when necessary.

12 ………………..help the basket grip the ground when it sets down.

13 Balloons must be checked annually according to………………

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Reading Passage 2

Which Voting System Is Better?

Questions 14-19

14 Under FPP, the voter always selects the candidate that the voter likes best.

15 Many voters have no role in determining the electoral result in the FPP system.

16 FPP uses geographically determined electorates as a basis for electing MPs.

17 MMP may give minor parties disproportionate influence.

18 A change in the electoral system was rejected by New Zealand voters in the early 1990s.

19 In both FPP and MMP systems, the government may not be formed based on a majority voter mandate.

Questions 20-26

Public dissatisfaction with elections came about as a result of the 20……………….  in New Zealand, and many people voted for a 21……………….instead. However, the parliamentary representation was disproportionate to the number of votes received, and after investigation, this situation eventually led to a national 22………………. which asked the people to express their preference for a particular electoral system. The first experience was messy; however, 23…………………ensued after the New Zealand First party decided to go into 24………………….with National instead of the Labour party. New Zealanders have since become used to MMP, and its advantages are now clearer. People once 25…………………..from affairs of state have gained access to Parliament, and major and minor parties now get along better – the latter taking on the role of 26………………….

Reading Passage 3

Categorising Love

Questions 27-33

Questions 34-39

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

34 We cannot explain all romantic decisions based on chemical processes.

35 Knowing about brain chemistry can actually harm our happiness.

36 Long-term relationship commitments should be made after attraction has faded.

37 Relationship insecurities fade away once the attachment phase begins.

38 Growing resistance to PEA transmission is experienced as mental anguish.

39 Talking about the effects of PEA resistance on a relationship can make anxiety
worse.

Question 40

40 Which is the most suitable title for Reading Passage 3?

A The chemical progression of love

B Is it lust or is it love?

C How love fades over time

D Why nuptials and neurology don’t mix.

Answers

The Development of the modern Hot – Air Balloon Reading Answers (Passage 1)

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