How to Master the ielts

Q303 
Paragraph A. 
vii)
Location. 
‘Off the west coast of Scotland, in the Atlantic 
Ocean, lie a chain of islands known as the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles. 
Paragraph A talks about the position of the islands in relation to Scotland 
and the oceans, and goes on to describe the position of the islands in
relation to each other.
Q304 
Paragraph B. 
iv) Landscape. 
The paragraph
 
describes the visible features 
of the land such as the beaches, grasslands and mountains.

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Q305
Paragraph C. 
ii) Language and culture.
The paragraph begins by saying 
‘Although part of Scotland, the Western Isles have a distinctive 
culture
,’ 
before going on to discuss the use of language on the islands.
Q306 
Paragraph D.
 v) Population and economic activity. 
The passage begins 
by stating the population of the islands and goes on to discuss industry and 
‘other areas of economic activity’.
Reading Passage 
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. Dummy pills
Q307
C.
(first paragraph) The passage ‘Dummy Pills’ is mainly concerned with: 
the value and morality of placebo use.
This answer is reflected in ‘There 
is an ongoing debate about the 
merits
and the 
ethics
of using placebos, 
sometimes called “sugar pills”.’
Q308
B.
(first paragraph) In the passage, the author states that the action of a 
placebo: 
is based on the patient’s expectations of success. 
This answer 
is
 
reflected in ‘
Any benefit that arises from a placebo originates solely in the 
mind of the person taking it
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