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IELTS · Part 1 · Cambridge 15 — Test 4

The return of the huarango: Reading answers

Answers to questions 1–13 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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The arid valleys of southern Peru are welcoming the return of a native plant The south coast of Peru is a narrow, 2,000-kilometre-long strip of desert squeezed between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean.It is also one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth.It hardly ever rains there, and the only year-round source of water is located tens of metres below the surface.This is why the huarango tree is so suited to life there: it has the longest roots of any tree in the world.They stretch down 50-80 metres and, as well as sucking up water for the tree, they bring it into the higher subsoil, creating a water source for other plant life. Dr David Beresford-Jones, archaeobotanist at Cambridge…

Answers 1–13

  1. 1

    water Note completion

  2. 2

    diet Note completion

  3. 3

    drought Note completion

  4. 4

    erosion Note completion

  5. 5

    desert Note completion

  6. 6

    branches / its branches / huarango branches / the branches Table completion

  7. 7

    leaves Table completion

  8. 8

    trunk / its trunk / huarango trunk / the trunk Table completion

  9. 9

    Local families have told Whaley about some traditional uses of huarango products.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  10. 10

    Farmer Alberto Benevides is now making a good profit from growing huarangos.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  11. 11

    Whaley needs the co-operation of farmers to help preserve the area's wildlife.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  12. 12

    For Whaley's project to succeed, it needs to be extended over a very large area.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  13. 13

    Whaley has plans to go to Africa to set up a similar project.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

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