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Academic Reading 13

HOW TO BECOME A KING? The boy who was to become a great military leader and king of Prussia began…

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Academic Reading 12

ETERNAL ART, TRANSITORY TECHNOLOGY Technology suggests permanent change and improvement. Once a new technique is discovered and adopted, society does…

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Academic Reading 11

HOW TO BALANCE THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH? In a United States that was so economically productive, why were there so…

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Academic Reading 10

FROM HASHSHASHIN TO ASSASSIN The adoption of assassination as a political weapon derives from the Islamic world of the 11th…

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Academic Reading 9

THE DANGER OF HEIGHT Emma Christoffersen was twenty-eight years old when she collapsed moments after leaving a long flight from…

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Academic Reading 8

HOW BORING IS FAKENHAM? Dictionaries are clear about, the meaning of 'boring' — "causing boredom, tedious". Boring means something so…

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Academic Reading 7

THE VULCANS The dignified, imperturbable first officer of the starship 'Enterprise" was born in the 23rd century on the planet…

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Academic Reading 6

LEAVES OF GRASS Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" could stand as an autobiography, as a self-portrait, and as the life…

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Academic Reading 5

 PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART'S FAMOUS STEPS More money is spent on art in Philadelphia than in any other American city.…

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Academic Reading 4

MIGUEL GIL MORENO (1968-2000) Even the most war-hardened journalists must have felt a cold shiver of shock on the day…

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Academic Reading: THE INTERNET

THE INTERNET The Internet originated as a system used for research by the military in the USA. Universities were the…

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Academic Reading: THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY

THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY The Bayeux Tapestry, a historical record created in the 11th century, is the only masterpiece of its…

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Academic Reading: JUDO

JUDO Judo, which means 'the gentle way’, is a perfect example of how skill can overcome brute force because it…

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TEST ON TENSES -30(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- George ....... to get Sally to marry him for years when, finally, she....... him by saying, "Yes". A)…

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TEST ON TENSES -29(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Prices ....... steadily all year, so I hope that we ....... a pay rise soon. A) rose/have got…

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TEST ON TENSES -28(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- We ....... a new car, but we couldn't because we ....... how expensive they were. A) were buying/won't…

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TEST ON TENSES -27(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Winter, the most unpredictable of all seasons in Istanbul, sometimes ....... as early as October and ....... until…

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TEST ON TENSES -26(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- The main character was so funny that we laughed continually ....... the whole play. A) during B) until…

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TEST ON TENSES -25(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- She hasn't washed anything delicate in the washing machine ....... . A) until she bought some special soap…

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TEST ON TENSES -24(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- As the police ....... the road, we ....... a time-consuming detour around the mountain. A) are dosing/were making…

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TEST ON TENSES -23(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Over recent years, many skilled craftsmen and women ....... their jobs in the pottery trade in the UK,…

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TEST ON TENSES -22(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- In 1619, the first African slaves ....... in Virginia, USA, and by 1790, their numbers ....... nearly 700,000.…

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TEST ON TENSES -21(with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Normally, people ....... quickly from the flu, but so far this year many people ....... as a result…

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TEST ON TENSES -20 (with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- The phrase "post modernism" .......about fifty years ago, but most people still ....... what it means. A) was…

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TEST ON TENSES -19 (with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- He ....... great, poverty until he . up writing and got a proper job. A) has suffered/gives B)…

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TEST ON TENSES -18 (with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- They ....... to buy a boat for years, and finally they ....... enough money. A) have been hoping/have…

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TEST ON TENSES -17 (with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- I ....... my book in the launderette while my washing ...... . A) have read/dries B) read/was drying…

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TEST ON TENSES -16 (with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- This time last year, his business ....... a reasonable profit, but now, because of bad management, he .......…

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TEST ON TENSES -15 (with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- I ....... Malcolm in his car, but he…….. the traffic and didn't see me. A) was seeing/watches B)…

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TEST ON TENSES -14 (with key)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- She loves James Bond movies, so ............... one is showing she books a ticket straight away. A) while…

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