Reading Practice Test # 2.10
Reading Passage 1 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-ix, in boxes 1-7 List of Headings
i . The search for the reasons for an increase in population
ii. Industrialisation and the fear of unemployment
iii. The development of cities in Japan 4 The time and place of the Industrial Revolution
iv. The time and place of the Industrial Revolution
v. The cases of Holland, France and China
vi. Changes in drinking habits in Britain
vii. Two keys to Britain’s industrial revolution
viii. Conditions required for industrialisation
ix. Comparisons with Japan lead to the answer
1. Paragraph A
Questions 8-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
8. China’s transport system was not suitable for industry in the 18th century.
9. Tea and beer both helped to prevent dysentery in Britain.
10. Roy Porter disagrees with Professor Macfarlane’s findings.
11. After 1740，there was a reduction in population in Britain.
12. People in Britain used to make beer at home.
13. The tax on malt indirectly caused a rise in the death rate.
