tailieunhanh - Ielts reading tests part 8

The book may be used as a supplement to A Book for IELTS by McCarter, Easton & Ash, as a supplement to a course book or for self-study. So that you may repeat the exercises in this book, we would advise you to avoid marking the text. | ỈELTS Reading Tests Questions 26-28 Do the statements below agree with the information in Reading Passage 1 In Boxes 26 28 write Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage Not Given if there is no information about the statement in the passage Example The European Renaissance spanned the wo ÀnswerfYesï 26. As the world has a wealth of knowledge within easy reach it is now richer. 27. Knowledge processing courses will soon be obligatory for all library workers. 28. The author believes that the pursuit of knowledge is worthwhile. Sam McCarter Judith Ash 69 IÊLTS Reading Tests Reading Passage 3 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 29-40 which are based on Reading Passage 3 below. Between the Inishowen peninsula north west of Derry and the Glens of Antrim in the east beyond the S perrin Mountains is found some of Western Europe s most captivating and alluring landscape. The Roe Valley Park some 15 miles east of Derry is a prime example. The Park like so many Celtic places is steeped in history and legend. As the Roe trickles down through heather bogs in the Sperrin Mountains to the South it is a river by the time it cuts through what was once called the garden of the soul in Celtic Gortenanima . The castle of O Cahan once stood here and a number of houses which made up the town of Limavady. The town takes its name from the legend of a dog leaping into the river Roe carrying a message or perhaps chasing a stag. This is a magical place where the water traces its way through rock and woodland at times lingering in brooding pools of dark cool water under the shade of summer trees and at others forming weirs and leads for water mills now long gone. The Roe like all rivers is witness to history and change. To Mullagh Hill on the west bank of the River Roe just outside the present day town of Limavady St Columba came in 575 AD for the Convention of Drumceatt. The world is probably .