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IELTS 6A - Reading Practice

  •  English    14     Public
    Cambridge IELTS 17 - Test 1
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  • newspapers and magazines
    press /pres/
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  • to pull or knock down a building; to destroy something
    demolish /dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ/
  •  15
  • to continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable
    persist /pərˈsɪst/
  •  15
  • a plan or system for doing or organizing something
    scheme /skiːm/
  •  15
  • (of food, a building, etc.) having many different uses
    versatile /ˈvɜːrsətl/
  •  15
  • to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or shut them in a space that they cannot escape from
    capture /ˈkæptʃər/
  •  15
  • an agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want
    alliance /əˈlaɪəns/
  •  15
  • a strong opinion or belief
    conviction /kənˈvɪkʃn/
  •  15
  • that you can rely on to be good, honest, sincere, etc.
    trustworthy /ˈtrʌstwɜːrði/
  •  15
  • a written or spoken description of something that has happened
    account
  •  15
  • tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements
    biased /ˈbaɪəst/
  •  15
  • a reason for doing something
    motive /ˈməʊtɪv/
  •  15
  • a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it
    opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/
  •  15
  • to fail to see or notice something.   SYNONYM miss
    overlook /ˌəʊvərˈlʊk/
  •  15