IELTS Reading Book 16 Test 3

Some people believe that the family is the __________ of society.

The unusually cold winter has caused many plants to _________ late this year.

Conventional classrooms are being _____________ by online ones.

We had a busy weekend so I'm planning to have some _________ tomorrow.

The investigation ________ some unexpected results.

_________ comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts.

This batch of crops has proved extremely __________ to the cold and heat.

The school has increased the staff of the IT department, hoping to make it more __________ to students' needs.

She had her first three children in rapid ___________.

An oxygen _____________ has two oxygen atoms.

Table 1 records the presence of all species collected at all 24 sites visited during __________ in 2000.

Most of Korea is rugged mountain ____________.

To propel the ship forward, she dipped her _________ into the water and pulled.

A lot of modern poetry is not written in ________

The __________ of today's festival will go to several local charities.

For many years this company has set the ____________  in the communications industry.

The boat had 35 tons of cement block _________ that caused it to ride lower in the water.

One of the effects of environmental ___________ is the absence of fish in most bodies of water.

The group of scientists had to __________ the dense forest for days on end in search of the rare orchids.

Salespersons are requested to make a _________ analysis of their failures.

Geological _________ are an important tool used in locating oil reserves.

After 2 weeks of giving up gaming, I _____________ to my old habits and addiction.

We are planning to indulge ourselves with a 2-day ____________ to the mountains.

Many __________ of dogs originated from the UK.

The increasing __________ of the city's poor and homeless has forced the council into taking action.

The fact that the play is being performed on Broadway is a __________ of its success.

The course has four main __________: business law, finance, computing and management skills.

Over the years the church has fallen into a _______ of neglect.

Before cooking the frozen meat, you need to leave it in room temperature to ___________.

Many Native Americans were killed during the __________ of Europeans in the 19th century.

____________ is used in batteries, pesticides, and thermometers.

I made this skirt just by _________ two pieces of material together.

His lawyers have decided not to _________ with the case.

The crop is not grown at _________ above 1,000 metres.

A product with ________ action - that kills bacteria and removes stains - is really the best.

Scott died while he was on an _________- to the Antarctic in 1912.

My mom is a ___________ woman who will never tolerate disrespect in the house.

She advised us to look abroad for more lucrative business _________.

The campaign aimed to dispel the fallacy that AIDS was ___________ to the homosexual community.

Highly skilled __________, such as weavers, were replaced by machines and unskilled labour.

He got hit with a broken bottle and needed five _________ in his cheek

His book offers some fresh __________ into the events leading up to the war.

Catalysts can be used to ____________ the reaction rate of this chemical.

Winning first prize was the ___________ of years of practice and hard work.

They walked across the creaky, wooden __________ of the old house.

To fix some of the current issues, the company released a _______________ to the software.

The police knocked down the locked door using the battering ___________.

Some viruses have ____________ mechanisms to evade the immune response and avoid being destroyed by the host.

To make ketchup, cut the tomatoes in half and ______________ the seeds.

After we’d finished painting the kitchen, we stood back and ________ our work.

The first novel was successful, whereas the second, in my __________, was not.

The Hai Van mountain __________ weaves around a mountainous stretch of coastline.

Standing on the deck, my mind drifted away as the waves lapped against the _________.

A ____________ is a pole that rises vertically from a ship and supports the sails.

Surgeons are highly skilled at making quick, decisive cuts using their __________.

New cameras have been installed in ______________ to the rise in cheating incidences in the exam hall.

I worked extra hours to make __________ the time I had missed.

A crowd __________ around the entrance to the theatre, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars of the show.

The ocassion you are attending will ___________ what you should wear.

The hours of exercise you do per week is a(n) ____________ of your commitment to having a good health.

The maximum _________ for this elevator is eight persons.

Affordable housing is __________ in the south of the country, leading many people to migrate elsewhere.

A young cat emerged ______________ the thick foliage.

The president _________ journalists by inviting them to private dinners in the White House.

The degree of punishment should be _________ to the seriousness of the crime.

The ________ industry still relies to some extent on sweated labour.

Even an expert can benefit from a ___________ to help eliminate mistakes.

Vietnamese students are taught to _____________ their true feelings and never speak up their mind.

The country was faced with the _________ task of overcoming four decades of division.

The invention of the silicon chip is a _________ in the history of technology.

It's ok to flush away toilet tissue because it __________, but wet wipes do not.

Though small, this restaurant offers a range of fish dishes _________ by anywhere else in London.

The back part of the ship is called the __________.

It now seems unlikely that it will be possible to reach a peaceful __________ of the conflict.

She would____ her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her.

After the earthquake, the city __________ a battlefield.

She rarely ________ outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries.

The snowstorm has severely compromised ____________ on the roads.

We shipped thousands of very __________ cardigans for the spring season.

He has finally _________his fear of spiders.

Although the cost of making phone calls is going up, the charge for connecting to the internet will not ___________.

Officials had hoped those measures would calm investors' nerves and heal the _________ financial system.

They warned their children to _________ clear of addictive drugs.

A number of charities have _________ their efforts to distribute food to the region.

I'd like to _______ our discussion back to our original topic.