Cambridge IELTS 19 - Academic - Test 3 - Reading - Passage 1 (3)

to be the setting or time of an event

relating to a person or event that is a part of the past and is documented in historical records, often preserved for educational or cultural purposes

a particular type of business or industry that deals with buying and selling goods or services

a part of something that is left

to occur at a specific time or location

the act of arriving at a place from somewhere else

at any point in time

existing or situated all around something or someone

a habitual or customary way of doing something; a repeated or regular action or behavior

without any pause or interruption

a piece of information discovered as a result of a research

according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help

to have a similar appearance or characteristic to someone or something else

to change from one thing, such as a task, major, conversation topic, job, etc. to a completely different one

the act of selling something

a kind of natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly

material of a particular kind or constitution

acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces

distinctive among others that are of the same general classification

one of a series of small balls of wood, glass, etc. with a hole in the middle that a string can go through to make a rosary or necklace, etc.

a valuable or productive insight, idea, or piece of information

an inhabitant of an island

in a regular or habitual manner, often following a fixed procedure or schedule

to leave a place, especially because it is difficult or dangerous to stay

a person who lives in a particular place, usually on a long-term basis

something that corresponds to something else

to direct one's interest or attention toward a specific subject or activity

a way, system, object, etc. through which one can achieve a goal or accomplish a task

the state in which a person manages to stay alive or strong despite dangers or difficulties

used to represent anything or everything as the subject or object of verb or preposition

the act of leaving, usually to begin a journey

to have something as for ourselves

pots, dishes, etc. that are made of clay by hand and then baked in a kiln to be hardened

used to introduce another item or person that is included in the same category or group as the previous one

considering a particular fact or circumstance

a distinct period or stage in a sequence of events or development

to live in a place that is either rented or owned