Nanotechnology: Its Development and Uses – IELTS Reading Answers

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Nanotechnology: Its Development and Uses – IELTS Reading Answers

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Answer questions 14-26 based on the given passage.

Nanotechnology: Its Development and Uses

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The answers to questions 14-26 are given below along with their explanations.

Question Number	Answer	Keywords	Locations of Keywords
14	D	Since, fullerenes, used, biomedical applications	Para D, lines 5-6
15	A	Nanotechnology, hailed, miracle of science	Para A, line 1
16	C	Norio Taniguchi, reintroduced Feynman’s theory	Para C, lines 2-3
17	E	the very properties, nanoparticles, valuable, also the ones, make them potentially so toxic	Para E, lines 2-4
18	B	Feynman outlined the basic concept of nanotechnology	Para B, lines 4-5
19	C	despite, properties attributed, fullerenes, yet to win wider acceptance, scientific circles	Para E, first 2 lines
20	A	virtually forgotten about, next 15 years	Para C, first 2 lines
21	B	some, substances, carbon compounds are manufactured, others, naturally-occurring	Para A, lines 6-7
22	A	nanotechnology to leave the realm of theoretical science	Para C, line 5
23	C	Many, risks, nanotechnology, been encountered, other technologies	Para E, lines 14-15
24	turning point	prove a turning point	Para C, last 2 lines
25	universal acceptance	yet to win wider universal acceptance in scientific circles	Para E, line 2
26	cell membranes	allows, penetrate cell membranes	Para D, lines 12-13

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