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Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet, write
Yes if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
No if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if there it impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
1. Only two Japanese pagodas have collapsed in 1400 years.
2. The Hanshin earthquake of 1995 destroyed the pagoda at the Toji temple.
3. The other buildings near the Toji pagoda had been built in the last 30 years.
4. The builders of pagodas knew how to absorb some of the power produced by severe weather conditions.
Classify the following as typical of
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, in boxes 5-10 on your answer sheet.
5. easy interior access to top
6. tiles on eaves
7. use as observation post
8. size of eaves up to half the width of the building
9. original religious purpose
10. floors fitting loosely over each other
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D
Write the correct letter in boxes11-13 on your answer sheet.
11. In a Japanese pagoda, the shinbashira
12. Shuzo Ishida performs experiments in order to
13. The storeys of a Japanese pagoda are
Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-H.
Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A and C-H from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, 1 to 11, in boxes 14-20 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings
1. Scientists’ call for revision of policy
2. An explanation for reduced water use
3. How a global challenge was met
4. Irrigation systems fall into disuse
5. Environmental effects
6. The financial cost of recent technological improvements
7. The relevance to health
8. Addressing the concern over increasing populations
9. A surprising downward trend in demand for water
10. The need to raise standards
11. A description of ancient water supplies
14. Paragraph A
Example:
Paragraph B Answer: 3
15. Paragraph C
16. Paragraph D
17. Paragraph E
18. Paragraph F
19. Paragraph G
20. Paragraph H
Do the following statement agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?
In boxes 21-26 on your answer sheet, write
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
21. Water use per person is higher in the industrial world than it was in Ancient Rome.
22. Feeding increasing populations is possible due primarily to improved irrigation systems.
23. Modern water systems imitate those of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
24. Industrial growth is increasing the overall demand for water.
25. Modern technologies have led to reduction in the domestic water consumption.
26. In the future, governments should maintain ownership of water infrastructures.
The Reading Passage has six sections, A-F.
Choose the correct heading for sections B, C, E and F from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, 1 to 11, in boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings
1. MIRTP as a future model
2. Identifying the main transport problems
3. Preference for motorised vehicles
4. Government Authorities’ instructions
5. Initial improvements in mobility and transport modes
6. Request for improves transport in Makete
7. Transport improvements in the northern part of the district
8. Improvements in the rail network
9. Effects of initial MIRTP measures
10. Co-operation of district officials
11. Role of wheelbarrows and donkeys
Example Answer
Section A 6
27. Section B
28. Section C.
Example Answer
Section D 9
29. Section E.
30. Section F
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?
In boxes 31-35 on your answer sheet, write
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
31. MIRTP was divided into five phases.
32. Prior to the start of the MIRTP the Makete district was almost inaccessible during the rainy reason.
33. Phase I of MIRTP consisted of a survey of household expenditure on transport.
34. The survey concluded that one-fifth or 20% of the household transport requirement as outside the local area.
35. MIRTP hopes to improve the movements of goods from Makete district to the country’s capital.
Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-J, below.
Write the correct letters, A-J, in boxes 36-39 on your answer sheet.
36. Construction of footbridges, steps and handrails
37. Frequent breakdown of buses and trucks in Makete
38. The improvement of secondary roads and paths
39. The isolation of Makete for part of the year
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in box 40 on your answer sheet.
40. Which of the following phrases best describes the main aim of Reading Passage 3?