Reading Comprehension Practice Test 08

level: Intermediate/Advanced (B2/C1)

STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 8


STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

1. When was the last time Paris had a problem with bedbugs?
2. What is one of the causes of the new influx of bedbugs?
3. The new website dedicated to the problem __________.
4. When did New York City NOT have a problem with bedbugs?
5. Why are pesticides like DDT no longer used to kill bedbugs?
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Did you know? At the B2/C1 level, reading speed becomes as important as accuracy. Regular timed practice with passages like this one gradually automates pattern recognition.

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