Section 3
Questions 21-25
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
21 What is John researching?
22 Apart from pollution, what would John like to see reduced?
23 According to John’s tutor, what can cars sometimes act as?
24 How much does John’s tutor pay to drive into London?
25 In Singapore, what do car owners use to pay their road tax?
Questions 26-30
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
26 In Athens, cars can only enter the city centre on _____ .
27 ‘BRT’ stands for ‘bus _____’.
28 In London, after a new road tax was introduced, moped and bicycle use increased by __
29 Both Japan and Holland provide _____ for those cycling to train stations.
30 In the USA, police officers on bikes make more _____ than those in patrol cars.
Section 4
Questions 31-34
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
31 The lecture is intended mainly for those entering the _____ but is relevant to all students present.
32 The lecturer believes that too _____ a specialisation can be damaging.
33 The number of _____ who were also writers is surprising.
34 The speaker believes that literature provides a _____ which medical schools do not.
Questions 35-40
What is said about each of these books?
Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-H next to questions 35-40
A It conveys the thrill of scientific discovery.
B It is of interest to any natural historian.
C This is a classic of scientific writing.
D It is about the life of a scientist.
E This book is now sometimes used in schools.
F This is also a good travel book.
G This book examines the dark side of human nature.
H This book was a response to another book.
35 A Short History of Nearly Everything _____
36 Wonderful Life _____
37 The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee _____
38 The Water Babies _____
39 The Emperor of Scent _____
40 On The Origin of Species _____
Answer Keys
| Listening Section 1 1. (the) local clinic 2. a charity event 3. hold a protest 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. financial situation 8. socially 9. for free 10. Volunteers | Listening Section 2 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. 1.6 m/metres 16. benches 17. 46° C/forty-six degrees centigrade 18. minerals 19. healing powers 20. 60/sixty and 70/seventy |
| Listening Section 3 21. (urban) transport systems 22. (traffic) congestion 23. (a) status symbol 24. 5/five pounds/£5 25. (a) credit card 26. alternate days 27. rapid transit 28. 17%/seventeen percent 29. (special) parking facilities/areas 30. arrests | Listening Section 4 31. medical profession 32. narrow 33. physicians 34. human dimension/mind 35. E 36. A 37. G 38. H 39. D 40. C |
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