IELTSData Reading Test 19 Wildfires Are Usually the Product of Human Negligence Wildfires A Wildfires are usually the product of human negligence. Humans start about 90% of wild fires and lightning causes the other 10%. Regular causes for wildfires include arson, camping fires, throwing away cigarettes, burning rubbish, and playing with fireworks or matches. Once … Read more
IELTSData Reading Test 18 Problems with Water IELTS Reading Sample PROBLEMS WITH WATER Nearly half the world’s population will experience critical water shortages by 2025, according to the United Nations (UN). Wars over access to water are a rising possibility in this century and the main conflicts in Africa during the next 25 years could … Read more
IELTS DATA Reading Test 17 The History of Papermaking The History of Papermaking in the United Kingdom The first reference to a paper mill in the United Kingdom was in a book printed by Wynken de Worde in about 1495. This mill belonged to a certain John Tate and was near Hertford. Other early mills … Read more
IELTSData Reading Test 16 Hydroelectric Power IELTS Reading Sample Hydroelectric Power Hydroelectric power is America’s leading renewable energy resource. Of all the renewable power sources, it’s the most reliable, efficient, and economical. Water is needed to run a hydroelectric generating unit. It’s held in a reservoir or lake behind a dam, and the force of … Read more
The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections {A} When penicillin became widely available during the Second World War, it was a medical miracle, rapidly vanquishing the biggest wartime killer – infected wounds. Discovered initially by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne, in 1896, and then rediscovered by Scottish physician Alexander Fleming in 1928, Penicillium crippled many types of … Read more