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Cambridge 13 IELTS Academic Reading Test 2

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Questions 32-37

Look at the following statements (Questions 32-37) and the list of companies below.

Match each statement with the correct company, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 32-37 on your answer sheet.

List of companies

A     Coach
B     Tesco
C     Nike
D     iToys

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

37. It successfully avoided having to charge its customers less for its core products.

A

B

C

D

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Questions 32-37

Look at the following statements (Questions 32-37) and the list of companies below.

Match each statement with the correct company, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 32-37 on your answer sheet.

List of companies

A     Coach
B     Tesco
C     Nike
D     iToys

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

36. It responded to a growing lifestyle trend in an unrelated product sector.

A

B

C

D

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Questions 32-37

Look at the following statements (Questions 32-37) and the list of companies below.

Match each statement with the correct company, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 32-37 on your answer sheet.

List of companies

A     Coach
B     Tesco
C     Nike
D     iToys

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

35. It discovered that customers had a positive attitude towards dealing with difficult circumstances.

A

B

C

D

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Questions 32-37

Look at the following statements (Questions 32-37) and the list of companies below.

Match each statement with the correct company, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 32-37 on your answer sheet.

List of companies

A     Coach
B     Tesco
C     Nike
D     iToys

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

34. It implemented an incentive scheme to demonstrate its corporate social responsibility.

A

B

C

D

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Questions 32-37

Look at the following statements (Questions 32-37) and the list of companies below.

Match each statement with the correct company, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 32-37 on your answer sheet.

List of companies

A     Coach
B     Tesco
C     Nike
D     iToys

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

33. It extended its offering by collaborating with another manufacturer.

A

B

C

D

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Questions 32-37

Look at the following statements (Questions 32-37) and the list of companies below.

Match each statement with the correct company, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 32-37 on your answer sheet.

List of companies

A     Coach
B     Tesco
C     Nike
D     iToys

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

32. It turned the notion that its products could have harmful effects to its own advantage.

A

B

C

D

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READING PASSAGE 3 : Questions 27-40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.

31. What was original about the ME2?

A It contained technology that had been developed for the sports industry.

B It appealed to young people who were keen to improve their physical fitness.

C It took advantage of a current trend for video games with colourful 3D graphic.

D It was a handheld game that addressed people’s concerns about unhealthy lifestyles.

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READING PASSAGE 3 : Questions 27-40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.

30. What does the writer suggest about Nike’s strategy?

A It was an extremely risky strategy at the time.

B It was a strategy that only a major company could afford to follow.

C It was the type of strategy that would not have been possible in the past.

D It was the kind of strategy which might appear to have few obvious benefits.

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Copy - Copy - READING PASSAGE 3 : Questions 27-40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.

29. What point is made about Tesco’s Greener Living programme?

A It did not require Tesco to modify its core business activities.

B It succeeded in attracting a more eco-conscious slientele.

C Its main aim was to raise consumers’ awareness of environmental issues.

D It was not the first time that Tesco had implemented such an initiative.

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Copy - READING PASSAGE 3 : Questions 27-40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.

28. According to the third paragraph, Coach was anxious to

A follow what some of its competitors were doing.

B maintain its prices throughout its range.

C safeguard its reputation as a manufacturer of luxury goods.

D modify the entire look of its brand to suit the economic climate.

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READING PASSAGE 3 : Questions 27-40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.

27. In the first paragraph, the writer says that most managers

A fail to spot the key consumer trends of the moment.

B make the mistake of focusing only on the principal consumer trends.

C misinterpret market research data relating to current consumer trends.

D are unaware of the significant impact that trends have on consumers’ lives.

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Questions 21-26

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 21-26 on your answer sheet.

Oxytocin research

The earliest findings about oxytocin and bonding came from research involving 21. __________ It was also discovered that humans produce oxytocin during 22. __________ An experiment in 2005, in which participants were given either oxytocin or a 23. __________, reinforced the belief that the hormone had a positive effect. However, later research suggests that this is not always the case. A study at the University of Haifa where participants took part in a 24. __________ revealed the negative emotions which oxytocin can trigger. A study at the University of Antwerp showed people’s lack of willingness to help 25. __________ while under the influence of oxytocin. Meanwhile, research at the University of Amsterdam revealed that people who have been given oxytocin consider 26. __________ that are familiar to them in their own country to have more positive associations than those from other cultures.

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Questions 18-20

Look at the following research findings (Questions 18-20) and the list of researchers below.

List of Findings

A Markus Heinrichs

B Simone Shamay-Tsoory

C Jennifer Bartz

D Carolyn DeClerck

E Carsten De Dreu

F Sue Carter

Match each research finding with the correct researcher, A-F.
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 18-20 on your answer sheet.

20. The effect of oxytocin varies from one type of person to another.

A

B

C

D

E

F

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Questions 18-20

Look at the following research findings (Questions 18-20) and the list of researchers below.

List of Findings

A Markus Heinrichs

B Simone Shamay-Tsoory

C Jennifer Bartz

D Carolyn DeClerck

E Carsten De Dreu

F Sue Carter

Match each research finding with the correct researcher, A-F.
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 18-20 on your answer sheet.

19. Oxytocin increases people’s feelings of jealousy.

A

B

C

D

E

F

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Questions 18-20

Look at the following research findings (Questions 18-20) and the list of researchers below.

List of Findings

A Markus Heinrichs

B Simone Shamay-Tsoory

C Jennifer Bartz

D Carolyn DeClerck

E Carsten De Dreu

F Sue Carter

Match each research finding with the correct researcher, A-F.
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 18-20 on your answer sheet.

18. People are more trusting when affected by oxytocin.

A

B

C

D

E

F

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READING PASSAGE 2 : Questions 14-26

Reading Passage 2 has six section, A-F.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet.

NB  You may use any letter more than once.

14. reference to research showing the beneficial effects of oxytocin on people

A

B

C

D

E

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15. reasons why the effects of oxytocin are complex

A

B

C

D

E

F

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16. mention of a period in which oxytocin attracted little scientific attention

A

B

C

D

E

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17. reference to people ignoring certain aspects of their research data

A

B

C

D

E

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