Cambridge IELTS 12: General Reading Test 1: Section 3

Questions 28-30

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Automata and the ancient Greeks

The ancient Greeks had a number of 28 ……………………………………concerning automate. According to one, the god Hephaestus created two assistants made of gold. The Greeks probably also created real automata; it seems most likely that the mechanism which controlled them consisted of 29 …………………………which were worked by human operators. Some automate were designed to be 30……………………………………… with an educational purpose.
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Questions 31-35
Look at the following descriptions (Questions 31-35) and the list of people below.
Match each statement with the correct person, A-G
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List of Descriptions
31 created an automaton that represented a bird in water interacting with its surroundings
32 created an automaton that performed on a musical instrument
33 produced documents about how to create automata
34 created automata which required a human being to operate the mechanism
35 used air and water power

List of People
A Ctesibius
B Arab engineers
C da Vinci
D Maillardet
E Vaucanson
F Merlin
G Jaquet-Droz
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Questions 36-40
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36 The Mechanical Theatre shows court life inside a ……………………
37 In the Mechanical Theatre, building workers, butchers and a barber represent various ………………… of the time.
38 ………….. provides the power that operates the Mechanical Theatre.
39 New ………. that developed in the nineteenth century reduced the cost of the production of automate.
40 During the nineteenth century, most automata were intended for use by………………
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