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IELTS Academic Reading — Test 11, Passage 2

Biophilic Design

Questions 14–26 of Reading Test 11. 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, Sentence Completion.

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How the passage begins

Biophilic design, a movement related to green architecture, has gained much momentum within the building community in recent years. The premise of biophilic design seeks both to avoid or minimize harmful impacts on the natural environment, and equally importantly, to provide and restore beneficial contacts…

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