The IELTS reading passage " A Buzz in the World of Chemistry
Small/Obscure Director: A director of a venture capital-funded synthetic chemistry company located in a "portacabin" or "business park" in a small town (Paragraph B). The IELTS reading passage " A Buzz in
Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have made significant advances in materials science, developing a new type of material that could be used in a wide range of applications. The team, led by Dr. Hideyuki Takanashi, has created a novel composite material that combines the benefits of different materials to create a strong, lightweight, and flexible material. This innovation could have a major impact on industries such as aerospace, automotive, and construction. Question Keyword: "Side effects" Researchers at the Tokyo
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| Question type | Location in text | |---------------|------------------| | True/False/Not Given (e.g., “Bees were first trained in 2010”) | Paragraph 1 | | Labeling a diagram (bee brain with chemical labels) | Paragraph 2 | | Summary completion (dopamine, reward pathways) | Paragraph 3 | | Multiple choice (why chemistry journals were interested) | Paragraph 4 |
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