IELTS Reading Sample (Academic) #12

Reading Tip

Do not worry about unfamiliar vocabulary or topic, but do not relax if you are familiar with the subject of a passage: the answers should be in the passage itself.
Check if the passage have glossaries.
Read the instructions carefully. They may look similar to instructions from practice tasks, but there may be important differences. Check to see if an example is given.
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Questions 1-5

List of Phrases

i The Spy in the sky

ii The spread of technology

iii The limitations of cameras

iv The cost of cameras

v Robots solving serious crimes

vi Lack of conclusive evidence

vii Cars and cameras

viii Advantages and disadvantages

ix A natural progression

x A feeling of safety

1Paragraph B

2Paragraph C

3Paragraph D

4Paragraph E

5Paragraph F

Questions 6-8

6Britain has already got

Afour million CCTV cameras.

Bmore data about DNA than any other country.

Cthe most sophisticated crime-fighting technology.

Daccess to the genetic data of one in fourteen people living in Britain.

7Professor Press

Aworks at the University of Manchester.

Bstudies car-related crime.

Cis concerned about the negative impact of the use of CCTV.

Dfeels that some marketing departments lie about the crime-reducing benefits of CCTV.

8The Microdrone is

Aa type of toy in the shape of a plane.

Bbeing used by the Metropolitan Police.

Cbeing used by the government.

Dable to film in the dark.

Questions 9 and 10

9Give examples of 2 events where technology is used to watch crowds.

10According to the passage, who do we not want to use the Microdrone?

Questions 11-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?

YESif the statement agrees with the writer's claims
NOif the statement contradicts the writer's claims
NOT GIVENif there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

11The British authorities use too much technology to monitor their citizens.

12Microdrone is currently not used to check drivers.

13Technology should not be used to check on people's private affairs.

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