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IELTS Academic Reading — Test 8, Passage 2

The importance of icebergs to ocean life

Questions 14–26 of Reading Test 8. Do it online and every answer is marked the moment you finish, with your band score and the exact line of the passage each answer came from.

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Questions 14–26 — 13 questions, in these types: Matching Information, Multiple Answers, Summary Completion.

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The word iceberg refers to pieces of ice larger than five meters across. The waters surrounding Antarctica are home to most of the icebergs on Earth, although they can also be found in the Arctic region. The water surrounding icebergs teems with life including a…

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