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Questions 27-32

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet, write:

• YES if the statement agrees with the writer's claims
• NO if the statement contradicts the writer's claims
• NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

27. Environmentalists take a pessimistic view of the world for a number of reasons.

28. Data on the Earth's natural resources has only been collected since 1972.

29. The number of starving people in the world has increased in recent years.

30. Extinct species are being replaced by new species.

31. Some pollution problems have been correctly linked to industrialisation.

32. It would be best to attempt to slow down economic growth.

Questions 33-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write your answers in boxes 33-37 on your answer sheet.

33. What aspect of scientific research does the writer express concern about in paragraph 4?
    A. the need to produce results
    B. the lack of financial support
    C. the selection of areas to research
    D. the desire to solve every research problem

34. The writer quotes from the Worldwide Fund for Nature to illustrate how
    A. influential the mass media can be.
    B. effective environmental groups can be.
    C. the mass media can help groups raise funds.
    D. environmental groups can exaggerate their claims.

35. What is the writer's main point about lobby groups in paragraph 6?
    A. Some are more active than others.
    B. Some are better organised than others.
    C. Some receive more criticism than others.
    D. Some support more important issues than others.

36. The writer suggests that newspapers print items that are intended to
    A. educate readers.
    B. meet their readers' expectations.
    C. encourage feedback from readers.
    D. mislead readers.

37. What does the writer say about America's waste problem?
    A. It will increase in line with population growth.
    B. It is not as important as we have been led to believe.
    C. It has been reduced through public awareness of the issues.
    D. It is only significant in certain areas of the country.

Questions 38-40

Complete the summary with the list of words A-I below.

Write the correct letter A-I in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet.

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GLOBAL WARMING

The writer admits that global warming is a 38 __________ challenge, but says that it will not have a catastrophic impact on our future, if we deal with it in the 39 __________ way. If we try to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases, he believes that it would only have a minimal impact on rising temperatures. He feels it would be better to spend money on the more 40 __________ health problem of providing the world's population with clean drinking water.

• A: unrealistic
• B: agreed
• C: expensive
• D: right
• E: long-term
• F: usual
• G: surprising
• H: personal
• I: urgent

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Reading Passage 3, Questions 27-40

27. YES
28. NOT GIVEN
29. NO
30. NOT GIVEN
31. YES
32. NO
33. C
34. D
35. C
36. B
37. B
38. E
39. D
40. I