IELTS Reading - The Long View

Which word means “a station or structure built on the Moon for people to live or work in”?

• Futurology

• Moon base

• Manoeuvre

• Prophecy

Which word refers to illegal activities carried out using computers or the internet?

• Cybercrime

• Bureaucracy

• Intuitive ability

• Mutual

Which term means “the study or prediction of future events based on current trends”?

• Prosperity

• Futurology

• Alchemist

• Leverage

What is a “statement that predicts what will happen in the future, often said to be inspired by supernatural power”?

• Prophecy

• Fad

• Encompass

• Agile

Which verb means “to support or prefer one person or idea over another”?

• Meld

• Favour

• Pose

• Test

What phrase refers to “a plan or way of doing something to achieve a goal”?

• Course of action

• Coherent whole

• Manoeuvre into

• Forward-looking

Which adjective means “developing successfully; growing strongly”?

• Mutual

• Thriving

A ________ is “someone who studies or predicts future trends”.

• Futurist

• Alchemist

• Bureaucrat

• Hacker

What phrase means “at a later time in the future”?

• Further down the line

• Manoeuvre into

• Given

• Test theories against

Which linking word is used to introduce another option or choice?

• Rather

• Alternatively

• Beholden

• Mutual