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IELTS reading detail Practice

What was the main finding of the independent reports on the UK's LFR trials mentioned in the passage?

Question type: multiple choice · Difficulty: advanced

  1. A. The trials were too expensive to justify continued use.
  2. B. The public overwhelmingly supported the use of the technology.
  3. C. The systems produced a very high number of false identifications.
  4. D. The police forces were not adequately trained to operate the systems.

Explanation Preview

Paragraph E states that 'Independent reports on these trials revealed alarmingly high inaccuracy rates' and that 'one report on the Metropolitan Police’s system found that 81% of the ‘matches’ it generated were incorrect.' This directly points to a high number of false identifications, as described in option C.

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