Page 1 of 4 Sample Academic Reading A: Questions Sample Academic Reading A: Questions You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13‚ which are based on Reading Passage 1 on pages 2 and 3. Questions 1 – 7 Reading Passage 1 has seven sections‚ A-G. Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below. Write the correct number‚ i-x‚ in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet. List of Headings i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x 1 Section A 2 Section
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24/7/2012 “FLIGHT ENGINE DOWN” Air Travel Most effective and safest forms of transport < 1 for every 2 x 109 personmiles flown Air crash – One of worst situation Team Members: Seran Karikalan 1002764 Sivaguru S/O Sivagnanam 1003260 Ng Aiting 1067138 DARE 3B 24 Number of lives it takes with it Human Error Manufacturers to Engineers No one wishes for air crashes Synopsis On 25th May 1979‚ 15:00Hrs A McDonnell Douglas (MD) DC-10 American Airlines Took-off from Chicago O’Hare
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TREVOR COGAR FITCH P#3 I believe that Air Force Memorial Located Arlington Virginia Is the most incredible memorial ever made because of how strongly it shows towards the men and women that were killed in combat. Simple in design‚ Freed’s monument includes three curved stainless steel spires that stretch about 270 feet (82 meter) into the air. Meant to evoke the image of the precision "bomb burst" maneuver performed by the United States Air Force Thunderbird Demonstration Team‚ the three
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In this scenario‚ it is a negotiation on the conflict between Twin Lake Mining Company and Tamarack City Council regarding an environmental cleanup on the water and air pollution which arise from the plant operation. This is an intergroup conflict and the level of complexity is high due to the involvement of large number of people and the multitudinous ways they can interact with each other. Resolution need to
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Men can appreciate nature for both its beauty and harshness. Even in the inhospitable environment of Mount Everest‚ a climber can recognize both during his climb to the summit. In Into Thin Air‚ Jon Krakauer records his trip in extreme detail‚ focusing on both his environment and the events that unfold around him. Krakauer uses several rhetorical devices to express his romanticized yet harsh attitude towards Mt Everest. The author uses both captivating diction and imagery to highlight his fascination
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the mountain. What had ensued on the mountain were examples of both‚ good and bad‚ human nature which were shown through weaknesses and strengths. Courage and bravery are components needed in situations such as the ones in the book "Into Thin Air". In the disastrous events of 1996‚ two climbers attempted the rescue of an experienced climber named Rob Hall and an inexperienced client who was Doug Hansen. During a random storm that approached them out of nowhere Hall and Hansen had become stranded
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on the aspects of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)‚ the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)‚ Korean Airlines‚ Government of Guam and Boeing are among the group of people conducting the investigation. The flight crew‚ air traffic control (ATC)‚ the instrumentation design for the Runway‚ training of Korean Airlines and weather all played a significant part on the accident. The NTSB determined that the cause of the accident was the failure of the captain to brief and
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The Sukhoi Su-30MKI [3] (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a variant of the Sukhoi Su-30 jointly-developed by Russia’s Sukhoi Corporation and India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is a heavy class‚ long-range air superiority fighter which can also act as a multirole‚ strike fighter aircraft. The development of the variant started after India signed a deal with Russia in 2000 to manufacture 140 Su-30 fighter jets.[4] The first Russian-made Su-30MKI variant
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Introduction: When air gets polluted with dust‚ smoke‚ motor vehicles‚ mills and factories etc. is called air pollution. We know that air is an important element of our environment. But it is a matter of great regret that it is being polluted day by day in different reasons. Causes of Air pollution: There are different kinds of reasons of air pollution. The causes of air pollution are described below. 1. Using poison in agriculture: In agricultural sectors‚ farmers often use insecticides
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Air pollution is a combination of gases and chemicals in the air that we breathe. A majority of air pollution is caused by humans through emissions from cars‚ planes‚ ships‚ trucks‚ power plants‚ and factories; although some of it may be created by nature in the form of wildfire smoke and volcanic eruptions (education.nationalgeographic.com‚ 2015). By breathing toxic air‚ air pollutants are given the chance to travel far into the lungs‚ resulting in severe damages to the respiratory system. Air
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