Part One

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Holiday Rental

Owners' names : Jack Fitzgerald and Shirley Fitzgerald
Granary Cottage
•     available for week beginning 1 May

•     cost for the week: 2 £

3 Cottage

•     cost for the week: £480
•     building was originally a 4

•     walk through doors from living room into a 5

•     several 6 spaces at the front
•     bathroom has a shower

•     central heating and stove that burns 7

•     views of old 8 from living room

•     view of hilltop 9 from the bedroom

Payment
•     deposit: £144
•     deadline for final payment: end of 10

Part Two

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Local council report on traffic and highways

11 A survey found people's main concern about traffic in the area was

12 Which change will shortly be made to the cycle path next to the river?

13 Plans for a pedestrian crossing have been postponed because

14 On Station Road, notices have been erected

Questions 15-20

Label the map below.

Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 15-20.

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15 New car park

16 New cricket pitch

17 Children's playground

18 Skateboard ramp

19 Pavilion

20 Notice board

Part Three

Questions 21-22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO benefits of city bike-sharing schemes do the students agree are the most important?

Questions 23-24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things do the students think are necessary for successful bike-sharing schemes?

Questions 25-30

What is the speakers' opinion of the bike-sharing schemes in each of the following cities?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 25-30.

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Cities
25 Amsterdam

26 Dublin

27 London

28 Buenos Aires

29 New York

30 Sydney

Part Four

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

THE EXTINCTION OF THE DODO BIRD

The dodo was a large flightless bird which used to inhabit the island of Mauritius.
History
•     1507- Portuguese ships transporting 31 stopped at the island to collect food and water.

•     1638 - The Dutch established a 32 on the island.
•     They killed the dodo birds for their meat.
•     The last one was killed in 1681.

Description
•     The only record we have is written descriptions and pictures (possibly unreliable).
•     A Dutch painting suggests the dodo was very 33

•     The only remaining soft tissue is a dried 34

•     Recent studies of a dodo skeleton suggest the birds were capable of rapid 35

•     It's thought they were able to use their small wings to maintain 36

•     Their 37 was of average size.

•     Their sense of 38 enabled them to find food.

Reasons for extinction
•     Hunting was probably not the main cause.
•     Sailors brought dogs and monkeys.
•     39 also escaped onto the island and ate the birds' eggs.

•     The arrival of farming meant the 40 was destroyed.