PREFACE 5 PART 01 Cambridge IELTS 12 TEST 5 PASSAGE 1│Cork 12 PASSAGE 2│COLLECTING AS A HOBBY 18 PASSAGE 3│What’s the purpose of gaining knowledge? 26 TEST 6 PASSAGE 1│The risks agriculture faces in developing countries 36 PASSAGE 2│The Lost City 46 PASSAGE 3│The Benefits of Being Bilingual 54 TEST 7 PASSAGE 1│Flying tortoises 64 PASSAGE 2│The intersection of Health Sciences and Geography 72 PASSAGE 3│Music and the emotions 79 TEST 8 PASSAGE 1│The History of Glass 88 PASSGAE 2│Bring back the big cats 94 PASSAGE 3│UK companies need more effective boards of directors 102 PART 02 Cambridge IELTS 13 TEST 1 PASSAGE 1│Case study: Tourism New Zealand website 114 PASSAGE 2│Why being bored is stimulating-and useful, too 122 PASSAGE 3│Artificial artists 130 TEST 2 PASSAGE 1│Bringing cinnamon to Europe 140 PASSAGE 2│Oxytocin 147 PASSAGE 3│Making the most of trends 155 TEST 3 PASSAGE 1│The coconut palm 166 PASSAGE 2│How baby talk gives infant brains a boost 173 PASSAGE 3│Whatever happened to the H
