Computer-based IELTS practice · free
Passage 3
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27–40, which are based on the reading passage below.
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer? Choose YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer, NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer, NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.
27Images of the Martian surface suggest that it would be easy for humans to live there.
28Mars is the planet most likely to be made suitable for human life.
29Technology being tested for other purposes could be useful in terraforming.
30Settlers on Mars would soon be able to breathe without special equipment.
31Most of the cost of terraforming should be paid by private companies.
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
32Why do some scientists believe Mars could be made habitable?
33All terraforming plans begin by
34What is the advantage of the gases produced in surface factories?
35What does the 2018 study suggest?
Complete the summary using the list of words, A–I, below.
The most ambitious idea is to asteroids that contain ammonia and water so that they the planet. Each collision would heat and gases, gradually helping to the planet and add water. However, critics say that it would take a huge amount of energy to guide the asteroids, and the surface would dangerous for many years.