Cambridge IELTS 13 Reading Test 4-AC 

2 Cutty Sark was given the name of a character in a poem.

3 The contract between John Willis and Scott & Linton favoured Willis.

4 John Willis wanted Cutty Sark to be the fastest tea clipper travelling between the UK and China.

5 Despite storm damage, Cutty Sark beat Thermopylae back to London.

6 The opening of the Suez Canal meant that steam ships could travel between Britain and China faster than clippers.

7 Steam ships sometimes used the ocean route to travel between London and China.

8 Captain Woodget put Cutty Sark at risk of hitting an iceberg.

Questions 9-13
Complete the sentences below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 9-13.

Questions 18-21
Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 18-21.

A may improve the number and quality of plants growing there.

B may contain data from up to nine countries.

C may not be put back into the soil.

D may help governments to be more aware of soil-related issues.

E may cause damage to different aspects of the environment.

F may be better for use at a global level.

Questions 22-26
Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Which section contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 22-26.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

28 The reviewer refers to the Greek philosopher Aristotle in order to suggest that happiness

29 According to Davies, Bentham’s suggestion for linking the price of goods to happiness was significant because

Questions 30-34
Complete the summary using the list of words A-G below.

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 30-34.

A measurement         B security              C implementation
D profits                    E observation        F communication     G preservation

Questions 35-40
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3? Choose

YES                        if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO                         if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN          if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

35 One strength of The Happiness Industry is its discussion of the relationship between psychology and economics.

36 It is more difficult to measure some emotions than others.

37 Watson’s ideas on behaviourism were supported by research on humans he carried out before 1915.

38 Watson’s ideas have been most influential on governments outside America.

39 The need for happiness is linked to industrialisation.

40 A main aim of government should be to increase the happiness of the population.