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Academic Test 3 answers with clear explanations
These Cambridge IELTS 19 Academic Test 3 Reading answers explain all 40 questions. Review Archaeologists discover evidence of prehistoric island settlers, The global importance of wetlands, Is the era of artificial speech translation upon us?.
Cambridge IELTS 19 Academic Test 3 Reading answer key
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1. Archaeologists discover evidence of prehistoric island settlers
Questions 1 to 132. The global importance of wetlands
Questions 14 to 263. Is the era of artificial speech translation upon us?
Questions 27 to 40Passage 1: Archaeologists discover evidence of prehistoric island settlers
This passage describes archaeological evidence from prehistoric island settlements. It examines travel, tools and the lives of early communities.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that supports this statement.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement.
Why: The answer is caves. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is stone. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is bones. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is beads. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is pottery. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is spices. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Passage 2: The global importance of wetlands
This passage explains why wetlands matter across the world. It covers biodiversity, water management, climate protection and threats to wetland habitats.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph G.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph A.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph H.
Why: The detail belongs with Paragraph B.
Why: The answer is carbon. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is fires. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is biodiversity. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is ditches. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The answer is subsidence. It completes the detail and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The detail belongs with Matthew McCartney.
Why: The detail belongs with Marcel Silvius.
Why: The detail belongs with Dave Tickner.
Why: The detail belongs with Pieter van Eijk.
Passage 3: Is the era of artificial speech translation upon us?
This passage reviews progress in automatic speech translation. It considers language technology, accuracy and the challenges of natural conversation.
Why: Option D is supported by the passage: Aspects of the conversation are challenging for both speakers..
Why: Option A is supported by the passage: the repeated content of lectures.
Why: Option C is supported by the passage: artificial speech translation was not a surprising development..
Why: Option B is supported by the passage: The reluctance to do this is understandable..
Why: The detail belongs with but they are far from perfect..
Why: The detail belongs with because translation is immediate..
Why: The detail belongs with and have an awareness of good manners..
Why: The detail belongs with as systems do not need to conform to standard practices..
Why: The writer presents a view that disagrees with this statement.
Why: The writer clearly agrees with the idea in this statement.
Why: The writer presents a view that disagrees with this statement.
Why: The writer does not express a clear view on this point.
Why: The writer does not express a clear view on this point.
Why: The writer clearly agrees with the idea in this statement.
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