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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 12 — Test 2

The Lost City: Reading answers

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

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An explorer's encounter with the ruined city of Machu Picchu, the most famous icon of the Inca civilisation A When the US explorer and academic Hiram Bingham arrived in South America in 1911, he was ready for what was to be the greatest achievement of his life: the exploration of the remote hinterland to the west of Cusco, the old capital of the Inca empire in the Andes mountains of Peru.His goal was to locate the remains of a city called Vitcos, the last capital of the Inca civilisation.Cusco lies on a high plateau at an elevation of more than 3,000 metres, and Bingham's plan was to descend from this plateau along the valley of the Urubamba river, which takes a circuitous route down to the…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    Paragraph A

    iv: The aim of the trip Matching headings

  2. 15

    Paragraph B

    vi: A new route Matching headings

  3. 16

    Paragraph C

    viii: Bingham's lack of enthusiasm Matching headings

  4. 17

    Paragraph D

    v: A dramatic description Matching headings

  5. 18

    Paragraph E

    i: Different accounts of the same journey Matching headings

  6. 19

    Paragraph F

    vii: Bingham publishes his theory Matching headings

  7. 20

    Paragraph G

    iii: A common belief Matching headings

  8. 21

    Bingham went to South America in search of an Inca city.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  9. 22

    Bingham chose a particular route down the Urubamba valley because it was the most common route used by travellers.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  10. 23

    Bingham understood the significance of Machu Picchu as soon as he saw it.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  11. 24

    Bingham returned to Machu Picchu in order to find evidence to support his theory.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  12. 25

    rubber Note completion

  13. 26

    farmer Note completion

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