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IELTS Academic Reading — Test 9, Passage 1

Man or Machine

Questions 1–13 of Reading Test 9. Do it online and every answer is marked the moment you finish, with your band score and the exact line of the passage each answer came from.

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Where are the answers to “Man or Machine”?

Do the passage here and every answer is marked the moment you finish — the correct answer beside each one you got wrong, your raw score out of 13, and your band. It takes about 20 minutes. Vertex does not post a bare list of answers, because a list tells you nothing about why you missed a question, which is the only part that changes your score.

How many questions is it?

Questions 1–13 — 13 questions, in these types: Matching Information, Short Answer.

Is it free?

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How the passage begins

During July 2003, the Museum of Science in Cambridge, Massachusetts exhibited what Honda calls "the world's most advanced humanoid robot," ASIMO (the Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility). Honda's brainchild is on tour in North America and delighting audiences wherever it goes. After 17 years in…

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