Cambridge IELTS 16 Reading Test 4-AC

8 Only experienced builders were employed to construct a tunnel using the counter-excavation method.

9 The information about a problem that occurred during the construction of the Saldae aqueduct system was found in an ancient book.

10 The mistake made by the builders of the Saldae aqueduct system was that the two parts of the tunnel failed to meet.

Questions 11-13

Answer the questions below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 11-13.

11 What type of mineral were the Dolaucothi mines in Wales built to extract?

12 In addition to the patron, whose name might be carved onto a tunnel?

13 What part of Seleuceia Pieria was the Çevlik tunnel built to protect?

15 What main point does Sherry Turkle make about innovation?

16 What point is the writer making in the fourth paragraph?

17 According to Mark Edmundson, the attitude of college students

Questions 18-22

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-H, below.

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 18-22.

A fast                        B isolated               C emotional                D worrying

E many                    F hard                     G combined                H thorough

24 Some age groups are more likely to lose their complex reading skills than others.

25 False information has become more widespread in today’s digital era.

26 We still have opportunities to rectify the problems that technology is presenting.

34 According to Section C, why might some people be reluctant to accept AI?

35 What does the writer say about the media in Section C of the text?

37 Portrayals of AI in media and entertainment are likely to become more positive.

38 Rejection of the possibilities of AI may have a negative effect on many people’s lives.

39 Familiarity with AI has very little impact on people’s attitudes to the technology.

40 AI applications which users are able to modify are more likely to gain consumer approval.