IELTS Mock Test 2021 September
- Published on: 25 Sep 2021
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Answer Keys:
Part 1: Question 1 - 13
- 1 F
- 2 D
- 3 C
- 4 A
- 5 B
- 6 B
- 7-8 B,D
- 9 10 C,D
- 11 moods
- 12 milestone
- 13 pessimistic
Part 2: Question 14 - 26
- 14 NOT GIVEN
- 15 FALSE
- 16 TRUE
- 17 FALSE
- 18 NOT GIVEN
- 19 FALSE
- 20 TRUE
- 21 the same way
- 22 carbon-fiber
- 23 limbs/legs and feet
- 24 self-cleaning
- 25 surveillance
- 26 lifesaving
Part 3: Question 27 - 40
- 27 YES
- 28 NO
- 29 YES
- 30 NOT GIVEN
- 31 NO
- 32 hot dry air
- 33 moist
- 34 infrared radiation
- 35 pure distilled water
- 36 condenser
- 37 fans
- 38 solar panels
- 39 construction costs
- 40 environmentally-friendly
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Review & Explanations:
Questions 1-6
Reading Passage has six paragraphs, A–F.
Which paragraph mentions the following?
Write the correct letter, A–F, in boxes 1–6 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
1 the need for individuals to understand what really matters to them
2 tension resulting from a wide variety of alternatives
3 the hope of success as a means of overcoming unhappy feelings
4 people who call themselves specialists
5 human beings’ capacity for coping with change
6 doing things which are interesting in themselves
- 1 Answer: F
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Q1: the need for individuals to understand what really matters to them
The actual answer is unimportant, as long as you’re living consciously. The state of happiness is not really a state at all. It’s an ongoing personal experiment.
Note:
+ From the connections stated above, the author showed that around 1889 the cast of the hand of a giant from a circus as an art.
+ “an anonymous artist” has mean that it made or done by an artist whose name was not known or not made public.
+ But now, this item is sited at public gallery. That mean, many people change the attitude to this kind of Art. Therefore, the answer is E.
- 2 Answer: D
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Q2: tension resulting from a wide variety of alternatives
In what Swarthmore psychologist Barry Schwartz calls “the paradox of choice,” facing many possibilities leaves us stressed out – and less satisfied with whatever we do decide. Having too many choices keeps us wondering about all the opportunities missed.
Note:
+ From the passage, we can infer that if we face many possibilities we will be stress because we are wondering too much.
+ “variety of alternatives” has the same meaning as variety alternative plans or methods are that you can use if you do not want to use another one. Therefore, the answer should be D
- 3 Answer: C
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Q3: the hope of success as a means of overcoming unhappy feelings
University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Richard Davidson has found that working hard toward a goal, and making progress to the point of expecting a goal to be realized, not only activates positive feelings but also suppresses negative emotions such as fear and depression
Note:
+ According to the passage, working hard to gain the success helps people to make positive feelings and overcome emotions such as fear and depression.
+ “overcome” has the same meaning as to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something. Therefore, the answer should be C.
- 4 Answer: A
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Q4: people who call themselves specialists
Self-appointed experts took advantage of the trend with guarantees to eliminate worry, stress, dejection and even boredom.
+ From the connections stated above, people who call themselves specialists has the same meaning with self- appointed experts.
+ “self-appointed” has the same meaning as behaving as if you have responsibility or authority but without having been chosen by other people. Thus, the answer here should be A.
- 5 Answer: B
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Q5: human beings’ capacity for coping with change
After all people are remarkably adaptable. Following a variable period of adjustment, we bounce back to our previous level of happiness, no matter what happens to us. (There are some scientifically proven exceptions, notably suffering the unexpected loss of a job or the loss of a spouse. Both events tend to permanently knock people back a step.)
Note:
+ From the passage, people are remarkable adaptable or they can suit with changing of something in their life. And we can back to our previous level of happiness.
+ “capacity” has the same meaning as the ability to understand or to do something. Hence, the answer here should be B.
- 6 Answer: B
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Q6: doing things which are interesting in themselves
Soon after we reach a milestone , we start to feel that something is missing. We begin coveting another worldly possession or eyeing a social advancement. But such an approach keeps us tethered to a treadmill where happiness is always just out of reach, one toy or one step away.
Note:
+ From the connections stated above, after we reach a milestone or a success. We begin finding another worldly possession or eyeing a social advancement, that mean we will do something which are interesting in themselves.
+ “covet” has the same meaning as to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else. Hence the answer is B.
Questions 7-8
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Write the correct letters in boxes 7 and 8 on your answer sheet
Which TWO of the following people argue against aiming for constant happiness
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- 7-8 Answer: B,D
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Q7: Which TWO of the following people argue against aiming for constant happiness
A. Martin Seligman
B. Eric Wilson
C. Sonja Lyubomirsky
D. Russ Harris
E. Barry Schwartz
Eric Wilson fumes that the obsession with happiness amounts to a “craven disregard” for the melancholic perspective that has given rise to the greatest works of art. “The happy man” he writes, “is a hollow man.”
Note:
+ From the connections stated above, the keyword “constant happiness” has the same meaning as staying the same happiness, or not getting less or more happiness.
+ Eric Wilson show that the melancholic perspective that has given rise to the greatest works of art.
+ “melancholic” has the same meaning as expressing feelings of sadness. Hence the answer is B- Eric Wilson
Questions 9-10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Write the correct letters in boxes 9 and 10.
Which TWO of the following beliefs are identified as mistaken in the text
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- 9-10 Answer: C,D
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Q9: Which TWO of the following beliefs are identified as mistaken in the text
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Inherited wealth brings less happiness than earned wealth.
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Social status affects our perception of how happy we are.
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An optimistic outlook ensures success.
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Unhappiness can and should be avoided.
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Extremes of emotion are normal in the young.
Action toward goals other than happiness makes people happy. It is not crossing the finish line that is most rewarding, it is anticipating achieving the goal.
Note:
+ According to the passage, if people act toward goals which help them feel happy or they always be optimistic. And it is anticipating achieving the goal not ensure success.
+ “optimistic” has the same meaning as hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future. Thus, the answer is C.
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Questions 11-13
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet.
In order to have a complete understanding of how people’s minds work, Martin Seligman suggested that research should examine our most positive 11 as closely as it does our psychological problems.
Soon after arriving at a 12 in their lives, people become accustomed to what they have achieved and have a sense that they are lacking something.
People who are 13 by nature are more likely to succeed if they make thorough preparation for a presentation.
- 11 Answer: moods
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Q11: In order to have a complete understanding of how people’s minds work, Martin Seligman suggested that research should examine our most positive… as closely as it does our psychological problems.
In the late 1990s, psychologist Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania urged colleagues to observe optimal moods with the same intensity with which they had for so long studied pathologies: we would never learn about the full range of human functions unless we knew as much about mental wellness as we do about mental illness.
Note:
+ From the connections stated above, the keyword “Martin Seligman”, “optimal”, “most positive” appear in different places but the meaning remain the same.
+ From the question we can assume that the answer must be a Noun.
+ “Most positive” has the same meaning as thinking about what is good in a situation; feeling confident and sure that something good will happen.
+ “mood” has the same meaning as the way you are feeling at a particular time
The answer here should be moods
- 12 Answer: milestone
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Q12: Soon after arriving at a …. in their lives, people become accustomed to what they have achieved and have a sense that they are lacking something.
Soon after we reach a milestone, we start to feel that something is missing. We begin coveting another worldly possession or eyeing a social advancement.
Note:
+ According to the passage, after we reach a milestone, we start to feel that something is missing. The keywords “ arriving”, “soon after”, “reach”, “lacking”, “missing” appear in different places but the meaning remain the same
+ “milestone” has the same meaning as a very important stage or event in the development of something. The answer here should be milestone.
- 13 Answer: pessimistic
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Q13: People who are … by nature are more likely to succeed if they make thorough preparation for a presentation.
A naturally pessimistic architect, for example, can set low expectations for an upcoming presentation and review all of the bad outcomes that she’s imagining, so that she can prepare carefully and increase her chances of success.
Note:
+ From the connections stated above, a naturally pessimistic architect can prepare for presentation carefully and increases her chances of success.
+ All the keywords “success”, “ prepare”, “presentation”, “nature” appear in different places but the meaning remain the same.
+ “presentation” has the same meaning as the act of showing something or of giving something to somebody. The answer here should be pessimistic
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 , which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.
The psychology in Happiness
A In the late 1990s, psychologist Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania urged colleagues to observe optimal moods with the same intensity with which they had for so long studied pathologies: we would never learn about the full range of human functions unless we knew as much about mental wellness as we do about mental illness. A new generation of psychologists built up a respectable body of research on positive character traits and happiness-boosting practices. At the same time, developments in neuroscience provided new clues to what makes us happy and what that looks like in the brain. Self-appointed experts took advantage of the trend with guarantees to eliminate worry, stress, dejection and even boredom. This happiness movement has provoked a great deal of opposition among psychologists who observe that the preoccupation with happiness has come at the cost of sadness, an important feeling that people have tried to banish from their emotional repertoire. Allan Horwitz of Rutgers laments that young people who are naturally weepy after breakups are often urged to medicate themselves instead of working through their sadness. Wake Forest University’s Eric Wilson fumes that the obsession with happiness amounts to a “craven disregard” for the melancholic perspective that has given rise to the greatest works of art. “The happy man” he writes, “is a hollow man.”
B After all people are remarkably adaptable. Following a variable period of adjustment, we bounce back to our previous level of happiness, no matter what happens to us. (There are some scientifically proven exceptions, notably suffering the unexpected loss of a job or the loss of a spouse. Both events tend to permanently knock people back a step.) Our adaptability works in two directions. Because we are so adaptable, points out Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, we quickly get used to many of the accomplishments we strive for in life, such as landing the big job or getting married. Soon after we reach a milestone, we start to feel that something is missing. We begin coveting another worldly possession or eyeing a social advancement. But such an approach keeps us tethered to a treadmill where happiness is always just out of reach, one toy or one step away. It’s possible to get off the treadmill entirely by focusing on activities that are dynamic surprising, and attention- absorbing, and thus less likely to bore us than, say, acquiring shiny new toys.
C Moreover, happiness is not a reward for escaping pain. Russ Harris, the author of The Happiness Trap, calls popular conceptions of happiness dangerous because they set people up for a “struggle against reality”. They don’t acknowledge that real life is full of disappointments, loss, and inconveniences. “If you’re going to live a rich and meaningful life,” Harris says, “you’re going to feel a full range of emotions.” Action toward goals other than happiness makes people happy. It is not crossing the finish line that is most rewarding, it is anticipating achieving the goal. University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Richard Davidson has found that working hard toward a goal, and making progress to the point of expecting a goal to be realized, not only activates positive feelings but also suppresses negative emotions such as fear and depression.
D We are constantly making decisions, ranging from what clothes to put on, to whom we should marry, not to mention all those flavors of ice cream. We base many of our decisions on whether we think a particular preference will increase our well-being. Intuitively, we seem convinced that the more choices we have, the better off we will ultimately be. But our world of unlimited opportunity imprisons us more than it makes us happy. In what Swarthmore psychologist Barry Schwartz calls “the paradox of choice,” facing many possibilities leaves us stressed out – and less satisfied with whatever we do decide. Having too many choices keeps us wondering about all the opportunities missed.
E Besides, not everyone can put on a happy face. Barbara Held, a professor of psychology at Bowdoin College, rails against “the tyranny of the positive attitude”. “Looking on the bright side isn’t possible for some people and is even counterproductive” she insists. “When you put pressure on people to cope in a way that doesn’t fit them, it not only doesn’t work, it makes them feel like a failure on top of already feeling bad.” The one-size-fits-all approach to managing emotional life is misguided, agrees Professor Julie Norem, author of The Positive Power of Negative Thinking. In her research, she has shown that the defensive pessimism that anxious people feel can be harnessed to help them get things done, which in turn makes them happier. A naturally pessimistic architect, for example, can set low expectations for an upcoming presentation and review all of the bad outcomes that she’s imagining, so that she can prepare carefully and increase her chances of success.
F By contrast, an individual who is not living according to their values, will not be happy, no matter how much they achieve. Some people, however, are not sure what their values are. In that case Harris has a great question: “Imagine I could wave a magic wand to ensure that you would have the approval and admiration of everyone on the planet, forever. What, in that case, would you choose to do with your life?” Once this has been answered honestly, you can start taking steps toward your ideal vision of yourself. The actual answer is unimportant, as long as you’re living consciously. The state of happiness is not really a state at all. It’s an ongoing personal experiment.
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