READING (3) BUILDING SKILLS CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SKILLS READING (3)

 

EXERCISES R1-R3 Use Reading Exercises R1-R3 to practice understanding meaning from context EXERCISE R1 Understanding words in context This exercise consists of two types of questions. Examples of these two types, including directions, are shown in the boxes below: Using punctuation to understand meanings 13 Long barrows – Stone Age burial mounds made of earth rubble – are widely distributed throughout northern Europe. 14 If you are ectomorphic, “the slender type,” you are likely to be good at such sports as track, tennis and basketball. 15 The occlusal (biting) surfaces of the back teeth tend to be the most frequent sites for dental cavities.

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