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Why Study In New Zealand

If you are planning to study abroad and are confused on whether to choose New Zealand, break the confusion. New Zealand is fast becoming the preferred choice of study for international students and they have their reasons right.

Answer To Why Study In Abroad –
  1. Broad Opportunities – The eight institutions that make up the university system in New Zealand are located across North and South offering students a chance to pursue opportunities in study and culture. Although all the universities offer degrees in the arts, business, science, each college also has its own niche and distinct courses to offer.
  2. Great Learning Experience – The education system in New Zealand in research based, similar to British Education System. Since India also follows the British education system, Indian students feel more comfortable studying as it all seems quite familiar. The academic staff is expected to be researchers as well as teachers. This ensures a high quality learning experience.
  3.  Less Competition – Unlike some other countries, getting admission in a New Zealand university is comparatively easier. Students with moderate grades can get entry to most Bachelor degree programs easily. Hence the entry requirements are minimal compared to most of the top universities in the world.
  4. Fantastic Destination – International students are welcomed warmly by the country, for the cultural diversity they bring and their contribution to the economy. Even more people of New Zealand love to travel and meet new people, making it lot more easier to  gel with them.
  5. Affordable Cost- Most of the students drop the idea of studying abroad merely because the cost of studying abroad is higher as compared to their home country. Well, New Zealand solves this problem as New Zealand has comparatively low cost of living, food easily available at reasonable prices and a wide variety of student accommodation options. Even more, public transport is moderately priced offering easy access to all tourist places.

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Practice For IELTS Reading # India Turns To Israel

The Quiz can be attempted if you have read the passage India Turns To Israel.
Given below is a table with two columns. Column A consist of the words given in the passage, while column B has the meaning of the words. You need to match the word with the correct meaning.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. accelerated  (i)fighting between armed forces
2. drones  (ii)a deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict
3. defence  (iii)the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring
4. military  (iv)a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer
5. strikes  (v)move (troops) into position for military action
6. overseas  (vi)close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
7. personnel  (vii)(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface
8. combat  (viii)increase in rate, amount, or extent
9. attacked  (ix)argue
10. militants  (x)an unmanned aircraft
11. raising  (xi)lift or move to a higher position or level
12. prospect  (xii)a person living next door to or very near to the speaker or person referred to
13. neighbors  (xiii)vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in ‘militant reformers
14. standoff  (xiv) to be of the opinion that; think
15. acquire  (xv)relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces
16. conceived  (xvi) the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office
17. government  (xvii)engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict
18. delivery  (xviii)the power or ability to do something
19. warfare  (xix)not having or needing a crew or staff)
20. capabilities  (xx)the action of defending from or resisting attack
21. deployed  (xxi)the act of transferring to another
22. unmanned  (xxii)in or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea
23. rugged  (xxiii)take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force
24. surveillance  (xxiv)a deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict
25. disputed  (xxv)people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service

ANSWERS

  1. viii
  2. x
  3. xx
  4. xv
  5. iv
  6. xxii
  7. xxv
  8. i
  9. xxiii
  10. xiii
  11. xi
  12. iii
  13. xii
  14. ii
  15. xxiv
  16. xiv
  17. xvi
  18. xxi
  19. xvii
  20. xviii
  21. v
  22. xix
  23. vii
  24. vi
  25. ix

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IELTS Sample Reading # Republicans Face Off

Source : http://www.timeforkids.com/news/republicans-face/308981

REPUBLICANS FACE OFF

A slightly smaller group of Republican candidates ( a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election)took the stage on November 10, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fox Business News, which hosted  (act as host at (an event) or for (a television or radio programme)) the event, limited it to eight participants (a person who takes part in something), rather than the 10 allowed in the past. But the smaller (of a size that is less than normal or usual)field did not mean a less lively discussion (the action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas). The debate (a formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote), which primarily (for the most part; mainly) covered (put something on top of or in front of (something) in order to protect or conceal it) economic (relating to economics or the economy) issues (an important topic or problem for debate or discussion), allowed (let (someone) have or do something)candidates to share (have a portion of (something) with another or others)their plans for the country. They also spent plenty of time criticizing (indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way)one another, President Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, who is expected to be the Democratic (relating to or supporting democracy or its principles)nominee (a person who is nominated as a candidate for election or for an honour or award)for president.

Donald Trump, a businessman, and Ben Carson, a retired (having left one’s job and ceased to work) surgeon (a medical practitioner qualified to practise surgery), are ahead in the polls. But Carson has faced questions (a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information)lately about whether certain parts of his autobiography (an account of a person’s life written by that person), Gifted Hands, are true. When asked about accusations (a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong)that he made up some events in the book, he said, “I have no problem being vetted (make a careful and critical examination of (something),” or investigated (carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth). “What I do have a problem with is being lied (say or write something that is not ​true in ​order to ​deceive someone)about.”

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The Quiz # President

The quiz given below is based on the reading article President.
The table below has two columns, column A and column B. Column A consist of the words given in the passage and column B has the meaning of the words. You need to match the word with the correct meaning.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Defying  (i)to be changing rapidly or be in a confused state
2. Predictions  (ii)a person who operates or is in charge of an engine
3. Conclusive  (iii)a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war
4. Victory (iv) to come between disputing people, groups, etc.
5. Coalition  (v)to announce or declare in an official or formal manner
6. Proclaimed  (vi)extension or carrying to further point
7. Apparently  (vii)to take up or goon with again after interruption
8. Churned  (viii)to challenge the power of
9. Turmoil  (ix)to start up or burst out in sudden, fierce activity, passion, etc
10. Frightened  (x)a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance
11. Executive  (xi)readily seen
12. Continuation  (xii)of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people
13. Authoritarian  (xiii)foretell a future
14. Domination  (xiv)to cheer, salute, or greet
15. Engineered  (xv)to associate or connect by some mutual relationship, as resemblance or friendship
16. Intervening  (xvi)afraid
17. Resumed  (xvii)the act or an instance of harassing, or disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly
18. Flared  (xviii)to weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying support, as by digging away or eroding the foundation
19. Assailed  (xix)favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom
20. Longstanding  (xx)existing or occurring for a long time
21. Harassment  (xxi)the management of the resources of a community, country, etc.,especially with a view to its productivity
22. Raided  (xxii)to flourish or thrive
23. Hailed  (xxiii)pertaining to or charged with the execution of laws and policies or the administration of public affairs
24. Economy  (xxiv)a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed
25. Bloomed  (xxv)the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything
26. Rebels  (xxvi)a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
27. Undermined  (xxvii)the act or instance of dominating
28. Criticism  (xxviii)a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country
29 Authoritarian  (xxix)to attack vigorously or violently
30. Ally  (xxx)convincing

ANSWERS

  1. viii
  2. xiii
  3. xxx
  4. iii
  5. xxvi
  6. v
  7. xi
  8. i
  9. x
  10. xvi
  11. xxiii
  12. vi
  13. xii
  14. xxvii
  15. ii
  16. iv
  17. vii
  18. ix
  19. xxix
  20. xx
  21. xvii
  22. xxiv
  23. xiv
  24. xxi
  25. xxii
  26. xxviii
  27. xviii
  28. xxv
  29. xix
  30. xv

 

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