IELTS Reading 10 - Passage 2
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Reading paper for this section
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 15-28, which are based on Reading Passage 2 on the following pages.
Questions 15-17
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes
15-17 on your answer sheet.
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15 According to
information in the text,
leukaemia and pneumonia |
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A
are responsible for
84,000 deaths each year. |
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B
are strongly linked
to cigarette
smoking. |
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C
are strongly linked
to lung cancer. |
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D
result in 30 per
cent of deaths per
year. |
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16 According to
information in the text,
intake of carbon
monoxide |
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A
inhibits the flow of
oxygen to the heart. |
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B
increases absorption
of other smoke
particles. |
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C
inhibits red blood
cell formation. |
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D
promotes nicotine
absorption. |
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17 According to information in the text, intake of
nicotine encourages |
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A blood
circulation through the
body. |
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B
activity of other
toxins in the blood. |
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C
formation of blood
clots. |
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D
an increase of
platelets in the
blood. |
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Questions 18-21
Do the following statements reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2.
In boxes 18-21 on your answer sheet, write
| YES |
if the statement reflects the claims of the writer |
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NO | if the statement contradicts the claims
of the writer |
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NOT GIVEN |
if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this |
18
Thirty per cent of deaths in the United States are caused by smoking-related
diseases.
19
If one partner in a marriage smokes, the other is likely to take up smoking.
20
Teenagers whose parents smoke are at risk of getting lung cancer at some
time during their lives.
21
Opponents of smoking financed the UCSF study.
Questions 22-24
Choose ONE phrase from the list of phrases A-J
below to complete each of the following sentences (Questions 22-24).
Write the appropriate letters in boxes 22-24 on your answer
sheet.
22 Passive
smoking
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23 Compared
with a non-smoker, a
smoker
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24 The American
Medical Association
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| A |
includes reviews of studies in its reports. |
| B |
argues for stronger action against smoking in public places. |
| C |
is one of the two most preventable causes of death. |
| D |
is more likely to be at risk from passive smoking diseases. |
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is more harmful to non-smokers than to smokers. |
| F |
is less likely to be at risk of contracting lung cancer. |
| G |
is more likely to be at risk of contracting various cancers. |
| H |
opposes smoking and publishes research on the subject. |
| I |
is just as harmful to smokers as it is to non-smokers. |
| J |
reduces the quantity of blood flowing around the body. |
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Questions 25-28
Classify the following statements as being
| A |
a finding of the UCSF study |
| B |
an opinion of the UCSF study |
| C |
a finding of the EPA report |
| D |
an assumption of consultants to the tobacco
industry |
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Write the appropriate letters A-D in boxes 25-28
on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
25
Smokers’ cardiovascular systems adapt to the intake of environmental smoke.
26
There is a philosophical question as to whether people should have to inhale
others’ smoke.
27
Smoke-free public places offer the best solution.
28
The intake of side-stream smoke is more harmful than smoke exhaled by a
smoker.
