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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 20 — Test 4

Can the planet's coral reefs be saved?: Reading answers

Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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A Conservationists have put the final touches to a giant artificial reef they have been assembling at the world-renowned Zoological Society of London (London Zoo).Samples of the planet's most spectacular corals - vivid green branching coral, yellow scroll, blue ridge and many more species - have been added to the giant tank along with fish that thrive in their presence: blue tang, clownfish and many others.The reef is in the zoo's new gallery, Tiny Giants, which is dedicated to the minuscule invertebrate creatures that sustain life across the planet.The coral reef tank and its seven-metre- wide window form the core of the exhibition. "Coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystems on Earth and…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    Section A

    v: Two clear educational goals Matching headings

  2. 15

    Section B

    ii: Cooperation beneath the waves Matching headings

  3. 16

    Section C

    iv: Disagreement about the accuracy of a certain phrase Matching headings

  4. 17

    Section D

    vii: A warning of further trouble ahead Matching headings

  5. 18

    Section E

    iii: Working to lessen the problems Matching headings

  6. 19

    Section F

    vi: Promoting hope Matching headings

  7. 20

    C: the contamination of the sea from waste Multiple answer

  8. 21

    E: alterations in the usual flow of water in the seas Multiple answer

  9. 22

    B: They want to identify corals that can cope well with the changed sea conditions. Multiple answer

  10. 23

    D: They are trying out methods that would speed up reproduction in some corals. Multiple answer

  11. 24

    Corals have a number of ________ which they use to collect their food.

    tentacles Summary completion

  12. 25

    Algae gain ________ from being inside the coral.

    protection Summary completion

  13. 26

    Increases in the warmth of the sea water can remove the _________ from coral.

    color / colour Summary completion

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