Example: 0 OF

Example: 0 OF

Cycling makes financial sense

These days, most people are aware 0_____ the environmental impact of motor vehicles, and they realise that cars are responsible 9_____ many of the problems facing their cities. Not 10_____ people, however, ever stop 11_____ think about how much money they would save by switching from driving to cycling.

Cars cost a lot to buy, and 12_____ other major investments such as houses, they quickly lose their value. On 13_____ of that, there are running costs such as repair bills, tax and insurance, all of 14_____ seem to go up every year.

Bicycles, by contrast, are far 15_____ expensive to purchase and maintain, do not require petrol and are easy to park. And if a lot more people took up cycling, the government could spend less of the nation’s resources on roads, which at present their taxes help pay for 16_____ they drive on them or not.

Part 3

For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERSon the separate answer sheet.

Example:PREDICTIONS

Too many emails

Some years ago, there were 0_____ that email would soon be replaced as the most common means of online communication by social 17_____ sites. Since then, however, the number of emails sent has increased 18_____, to the point that the volume received on a daily basis has become 19_____ for many people. For some users, the situation has become so 20_____ that they regularly delete all the emails they receive without even bothering to read them, which is rather 21_____, to say the least. A less extreme measure is to install software that sorts incoming mail into different categories. By doing this, promotions from 22_____ organisations, for instance, go into a separate folder from messages arriving from friends or employers, 23_____ us to see which emails are more important than others. Not all of us, though, may be so keen to let software make such 24_____ for us.

0.PREDICT 17.WORK 18.STEADY 19.STRESS 20.BEAR 21.RISK 22.COMMERCE 23.ABLE 24.DECIDE

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