Reading Test 1 (Academic) – Passage 3

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  • •Passage 3: questions 27–40. Time allowed: 20 minutes.
  • •The passage is on the left and the questions are on the right. Each side scrolls separately.
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Passage 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27–40, which are based on the reading passage below.

Treasure of the Deep

Questions 27–32

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer? Choose YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer, NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer, NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.

27The arguments in favour of seabed mining should be examined critically.

28The International Seabed Authority has already approved commercial mining.

29There are genuine problems with some land-based cobalt mines.

30Seabed mining will be cheaper than mining on land.

31Countries calling for a pause on mining are acting sensibly.

32Damaged areas of the seabed could be restored with modern technology.

Questions 33–36

Match each statement with the correct person, A–D. You may use any letter more than once.

List of People

AGerard Barron
BDiva Amon
CAdrian Glover
DSian Davies
33The need for seabed metals may fall in the future.
34Most of the creatures found in some surveys were new to science.
35Seabed mining could lessen the human impact of the energy transition.
36The distance that sediment clouds might spread is unknown.

Questions 37–40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

37Polymetallic nodules are valuable mainly because they

38Why are nodules important for some animals?

39What did the experiment off Peru show?

40What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?