IELTS Reading: which paragraph contains...?

Early modern policing

A) The first centrally organised police force was created by the government of King Louis XIV in 1667 to police the city of Paris, then the largest city in Europe. The task of the police was defined as "ensuring the peace and quiet of the public and of private individuals, purging the city of what may cause disturbances, procuring abundance, and having each and everyone live according to their station and their duties”. The word "police" was borrowed from French into the English language in the 18th century.

B) In 1797, Patrick Colquhoun, a Scottish merchant, was able to persuade the West Indies merchants who operated at the Pool of London on the River Thames, to establish a police force at the docks to prevent rampant theft that was causing annual estimated losses of £500,000 worth of cargo. The idea of a police, as it then existed in France, was considered as a potentially undesirable foreign import. However, Colquhoun used economic indicators to show that a police dedicated to crime prevention was "perfectly congenial to the principle of the British constitution”.

C) With an initial investment of £4,200, the new trial force of the Thames River Police began with about 50 men charged with policing 33,000 workers in the river trades. The force was a success after its first year, and Colquhoun’s men had "established their worth by saving £122,000 worth of cargo and by the rescuing of several lives”. Word of this success spread quickly, and the government passed the Marine Police Bill on 28 July 1800, transforming it from a private to public police agency; now the oldest police force in the world.

(Adapted from wikipedia.com)

Which paragraph contains the following information?

1. positive news that led to a new government policy
2. the origin of an English word
3. people’s reluctance to accept a foreign idea
4. a specific problem that needed to be solved

Comments

[He Li]

1C
2A
3B
4B

[Ha]

1. C
Word of this success spread quickly, and the government passed the Marine Police Bill on 28 July 1800
2. A
The word "police" was borrowed from French into the English language in the 18th century
3. B
The idea of a police...was considered as a potentially undesirable foreign import
4. B
...establish a police force at the docks to prevent rampant theft that was causing annual estimated losses of £500,000 worth of cargo.

[Pachu]

A
A
A
A

[Old man Chaminda]

1 C

2 A

3 B

4 B

[queenie]

C
A
B
B

[arch1001face]

1. C
led to a new government policy = the government passed the Marine Police Bill..., transforming it to public police agency.
2. A
the origin of English word = 'police' was borrowed from French into English language
3. B
reluctant to accept a foreign idea = a potentially undesirable foreign import
4. B
a specific problem = rampant theft
needed to be solved = dedicated to crime prevention

[hale]

c, A, B, B

[Tinh]

1C
2A
3B
4B

[Ankit Joshi]

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B

[Mirabella]

1.C
2.A
3.B
4.B

[شهاب]

1.C/2.A/3.B/4.B

[Marconi Poveda]

C,A,B,B

[Pachu]

1 C
2 A
3 B
4 B

[lnr]

1. C
2. A
3 B
4. B

[شهاب]

1./B/2.C/3.A/4.A

[quanns]

1C, 2A, 3B, 4B

[Vũ Quỳnh]

1C
2A
3B
4B

[Shaza]

1. C
2. A
3.B
4.B

[truongbichhang83@gmail.com]

1.C
2. A
3. B
4.B

[Phanphoi]

1.C
2.A
3.B
4.C

[PT]

1c 2a 3b 4b

[Dung]

1C, 2A, 3B, 4A

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. C
positive news = word of this success
new government policy = the government passed the Marine Police Bill

2. A
the origin of an English word = The word "police" was borrowed from French into the English language

3. B
reluctance to accept a foreign idea = The idea of a police, as it then existed in France, was considered as a potentially undesirable foreign import

4. B
specific problem = theft that was causing annual estimated losses of £500,000 worth of cargo

[SRIKANTH]

Dear Sir,
When I gone through the ielts reading practice in cambridge book, I faced a doubt want to clarify.
There are 9 paragraphs total and question type is finding information(8 questions).
Is there any chance of getting 2 questions from one paragraph? If they did not mentioned instructions (you can use any letter more than once).

[Victor Darlington Omeje]

1. C: (The force was a success after its first year, and Colquhoun’s men had "established their worth by saving £122,000 worth of cargo and by the rescuing of several lives”. Word of this success spread quickly, and the government passed the Marine Police Bill on 28 July 1800, transforming it from a private to public police agency).
2. A: (The word "police" was borrowed from French into the English language in the 18th century).
3. B: (The idea of a police, as it then existed in France, was considered as a potentially undesirable foreign import).
4. B: (........to prevent rampant theft that was causing annual estimated losses of £500,000 worth of cargo).