IELTS Exercises

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Technology and development

When 1_______ developing countries  adopt 2­­­_______ high technology 3_______ results may be disastrous. For example, in one such country 4_______ traditional shoemakers had no trouble finding 5_______ work. All 6_______ shoes were made by 7_______ hand, using 8_______ traditional materials like 9_______ wood and 10_______ leather. Many people supplied 11_______ goods to 12_______ shoemakers, and so were kept in 13_______ employment.  Then 14_______ new scheme to produce 15_______ plastic shoes was introduced. 16_______ very large factory was built, and 17_______ expensive plastic injection moulding machine was bought. 18_______ shoes were to be made from 19_______ PVC, which is 20_______ cheap material, but could only be  bought outside 21_______ country. 22_______ plastic shoe factory employed only 40 people. 23_______ plastic shoes were cheap but lasted 24_______ long time. As a result, 25_______ traditional shoemakers soon found themselves without 26_______ job.

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When 1. X developing countries  adopt 2­­­   X high technology 3_THE results may be disastrous. For example, in one such country 4X traditional shoemakers had no trouble finding 5X work. All 6 X shoes were made by 7 X  hand, using 8_X  traditional materials like 9 X wood and 10_ X leather. Many people supplied 11_ X goods to 12 THE  shoemakers, and so were kept in 13_ X employment.  Then 14_A new scheme to produce 15_ X  plastic shoes was introduced. 16_A very large factory was built, and 17  AN expensive plastic injection moulding machine was bought. 18_THE shoes were to be made from 19 X  PVC, which is 20_ A cheap material, but could only be  bought outside 21_THE country. 22 THE plastic shoe factory employed only 40 people. 23THE plastic shoes were cheap but lasted 24 A long time. As a result, 25THE traditional shoemakers soon found themselves without 26_A  job.