READING PASSAGE 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.

Crop-growing skyscrapers

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READING PASSAGE 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26 which are based on Reading Passage 2 below.

The Falkirk Wheel

A unique engineering achievement

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READING PASSAGE 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40 which are based on Reading Passage 3 below.

Reducing the Effects of Climate Change

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Questions 1-7

Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Indoor farming

1
Some food plants, including
are already grown indoors.
2
Vertical farms would be located in
, meaning that there would be less need to take them long distances to customers.
3
Vertical farms could use methane from plants and animals to produce
.
4
The consumption of
would be cut because agricultural vehicles would be unnecessary.
5
The fact that vertical farms would need
light is a disadvantage.
6
One form of vertical farming involves planting in
which are not fixed.
7
The most probable development is that food will be grown on
in towns and cities.

Questions 8-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

8
Methods for predicting the Earth’s population have recently changed.
9
Human beings are responsible for some of the destruction to food-producing land.
10
The crops produced in vertical farms will depend on the season.
11
Some damage to food crops is caused by climate change.
12
Fertilisers will be needed for certain crops in vertical farms.
13
Vertical farming will make plants less likely to be affected by infectious diseases.

Questions 14-19

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

14
The Falkirk Wheel has linked the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal for the first time in their history.
15
There was some opposition to the design of the Falkirk Wheel at first.
16
The Falkirk Wheel was initially put together at the location where its components were manufactured.
17
The Falkirk Wheel is the only boat lift in the world which has steel sections bolted together by hand.
18
The weight of the gondolas varies according to the size of boat being carried.
19
The construction of the Falkirk Wheel site took into account the presence of a nearby ancient monument.

Questions 20-26

Label the diagram below.
Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

Diagram of the Falkirk Wheel
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Questions 27-29

Reading Passage 3 has eight paragraphs A-H.
Which paragraph contains the following information?

27
mention of a geo-engineering project based on an earlier natural phenomenon
28
an example of a successful use of geo-engineering
29
a common definition of geo-engineering

Questions 30-36

Complete the table below.
Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

GEO-ENGINEERING PROJECTS

30
To create a
that would reduce the amount of light…
31
Place
in the sea
32
To encourage
to form
33
To create
that would reduce the amount of light…
34
Fix strong
to Greenland ice sheets
35
To allow the
to reflect radiation
36
Change the direction of

Questions 37-40

Look at the following statements ( Questions 37-40 ) and the list of scientists below.
Match each statement with the correct scientist, A-D.

List of Scientists
A   Roger Angel
B   Phil Rasch
C   Dan Lunt
D   Martin Sommerkorn

37
The effects of geo-engineering may not be long-lasting.
38
Geo-engineering is a topic worth exploring.
39
It may be necessary to limit the effectiveness of geo-engineering projects.
40
Research into non-fossil-based fuels cannot be replaced by geo-engineering.