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PlacementTestforIELTSSection1：Grammar(5Mins)___________________________________________________________Inthissection,youwillbegiven5minstodoamultiplechoiceaboutgrammar.IwanttobeapractisingdoctorbutnowI’mmoreinterestedinresearch.A.wasusedtoB.usedtoC.wouldIfinishedmyessayyesterdaybutitintothetutoryet.A.I'vegivenB.Ihaven'tgivenC.Ididn'tgiveWhenIarrived,thelecture,soIdidn'tfinditeasytofollow.A.startedB.hadstartedC.hadbeenstartingThegovernmenthasreleasedsomedatashowinghowschoolsarenotprovidinganadequateeducationtoourchildren.A.shockingB.shockC.shockedThebookshoptheendoftheroadisexcellent.A.atB.onC.inThereweremillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldthefootballmatchliveontelevision.A.watchedB.watchingC.werewatchingWhenyouwriteyouressaysyoucopyideasfrombookswithoutreferencingthemproperly.A.mustn'tB.don'thavetoC.havetoWhatwillyoudoifyougetagoodIELTSscore?A.don'tB.didn'tC.won'tIfIdidn'thavetoworktonight,abletorelaxnow.A.I’dbeB.I’mC.I’llbeIwishthatmantappinghisfingersonthetable.It'sreallyannoyingme.A.stoppedB.hadstoppedC.wouldstopSection2：ReadingComprehension(15Mins)___________________________________________________________Inthissection,youwillbegiven15minstodoareadingcomprehensive,firstyoureadthispassageandthenanswerthosequestions.Crop-growingskyscrapersBytheyear2050,nearly80%oftheEarth’spopulationwillliveinurbancentres.Applyingthemostconservativeestimatestocurrentdemographictrends,thehumanpopulationwillincreasebyaboutthreebillionpeoplebythen.Anestimated109hectaresofnewland(about20%largerthanBrazil)willbeneededtogrowenoughfoodtofeedthem,iftraditionalfarmingmethodscontinueastheyarepractisedtoday.Atpresent,throughouttheworld,over80%ofthelandthatissuitableforraisingcropsisinuse.Historically,some15%ofthathasbeenlaidwastebypoormanagementpractices.Whatcanbedonetoensureenoughfoodfortheworld’spopulationtoliveon?Theconceptofindoorfarmingisnotnew,sincehothouseproductionoftomatoesandotherproducehasbeeninvogueforsometime.Whatisnewistheurgentneedtoscaleupthistechnologytoaccommodateanotherthreebillionpeople.Manybelieveanentirelynewapproachtoindoorfarmingisrequired,employingcutting-edgetechnologies.Onesuchproposalisforthe‘VerticalFarm’.Theconceptisofmulti-storeybuildingsinwhichfoodcropsaregrowninenvironmentallycontrolledconditions.Situatedintheheartofurbancentres,theywoulddrasticallyreducetheamountoftransportationrequiredtobringfoodtoconsumers.Verticalfarmswouldneedtobeefficient,cheaptoconstructandsafetooperate.Ifsuccessfullyimplemented,proponentsclaim,verticalfarmsoffertheAmulti-storeyfacilitywithnonaturaloverheadlightwouldrequirefarmore.Generatingenoughlightcouldbeprohibitivelyexpensive,unlesscheap,renewableenergyisavailable,andthisappearstoberatherafutureaspirationthanalikelihoodforthenearfuture.Onevariationonverticalfarmingthathasbeendevelopedistogrowplantsinstackedtraysthatmoveonrails.Movingthetraysallowstheplantstogetenoughsunlight.Thissystemisalreadyinoperation,andworkswellwithinasingle-storeygreenhousewithlightreachingitfromabove:itisnotcertain,however,thatitcanbemadetoworkwithoutthatoverheadnaturallight.Verticalfarmingisanattempttoaddresstheundoubtedproblemsthatwefaceinproducingenoughfoodforagrowingpopulation.Atthemoment,though,moreneedstobedonetoreducethedetrimentalimpactitwouldhaveontheenvironment,particularlyasregardstheuseofenergy.Whileitispossiblethatmuchofourfoodwillbegrowninskyscrapersinfuture,mostexpertscurrentlybelieveitisfarmorelikelythatwewillsimplyusethespaceavailableonurbanrooftops.Completethesentencesbelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTWOWORDSfromthepassageforeachanswer.IndoorfarmingSomefoodplants,including__________________,arealreadygrownindoors.Verticalfarmswouldbelocatedin __________________,meaningthattherewouldbelessneedtotakethemlongdistancestocustomers.Verticalfarmscouldusemethanefromplantsandanimalstoproduce __________________.Theconsumptionof__________________wouldbecutbecauseagriculturalvehicleswouldbeunnecessary.Thefactthatverticalfarmswouldneed _______________lightisadisadvantage.Oneformofverticalfarminginvolvesplantingin__________________whicharenotfixed.Themostprobabledevelopmentisthatfoodwillbegrownon _______________intownsandcities.Section3：Listening(15Mins)___________________________________________________________Questions1-6Completethenotesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.Questions5and6ChooseTWOlettersA-E.Whichtwothingsareincludedofthetour?A.fishingtripB.guidedbushwalkC.reptileparkentryD.tabletennisE.tennisQuestions7-10CompletethesentencesbelowWriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.7. Thetourcosts$______8. Bookingsmustbemadenolatethan__________daysinadvance.9. A__________depositisrequired.10. Thecustomer’sreferencenumberis__________.Section4：Writing(20Mins)___________________________________________________________Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.Thegovernment’sfundsshouldbeinvestedinteachingscienceratherthanothersubjectssoastohelpacountrymakeprogressanddevelop.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writeatleast150words._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________