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Câu hỏi và đáp án bài Reading Test 2 passage 1 - IELTS Cambridge 5 - Bakelite the birth of modem plastics

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Questions 1-3

Complete the summary.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.

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Some plastics behave in a similar way to 1 ...................... in that they melt under heat and can be moulded into new forms. Bakelite was unique because it was the first material to be both entirely 2 ...................... in origin, and thermosetting.

There were several reasons for the research into plastics in the nineteenth century, among them the great advances that had been made in the field of 3 ...................... and the search for alternatives to natural resources like ivory.

Questions 4-8

Complete the flow-chart.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 4-8 on your answer sheet.

The Production of Bakelite

The Production of Bakelite

  • 4 .....................
  • 5 .....................
  • 6 .....................
  • 7 .....................
  • 8 .....................

Questions 9 and 10

Choose TWO letters A-E.

Write your answers in boxes 9 and 10 on your answer sheet.

NB: Your answers may be given in either order.

Which TWO of the following factors influencing the design of Bakelite objects are mentioned in the text?

  • A the function which the object would serve
  • B the ease with which the resin could fill the mould
  • C the facility with which the object could be removed from the mould
  • D the limitations of the materials used to manufacture the mould
  • E the fashionable styles of the period

Questions 11-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet, write

  • TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
  • FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
  • NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
  1. Modern-day plastic preparation is based on the same principles as that patented in 1907.
  2. Bakelite was immediately welcomed as a practical and versatile material.
  3. Bakelite was only available in a limited range of colours.

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Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13

  1. candlewax
  2. synthetic
  3. chemistry
  4. Novalak
  5. fillers
  6. hexa
  7. raw
  8. pressure
  9. B
  10. C
  11. TRUE
  12. FALSE
  13. FALSE