Reading Passage 2 has 9 paragraphs, A-l.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-l.

14 ABCDEFGHI      reference to the way the council’s report is organised

15 ABCDEFGHI      the reason why inhabitants in one part of Didcot are isolated

16 ABCDEFGHI      a statement concerning future sources of investment

17 ABCDEFGHI      the identification of two major employers at Didcot

18 ABCDEFGHI      reference to groups who will be consulted about a new development plan

19 ABCDEFGHI      an account of how additional town centre facilities were previously funded

• 14 Answer: H
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  Q14.  reference to the way the council’s report is organised	This report, therefore, is structured around the individual components of a sustainable community, and shows the baseline position for each component.
  + The main key clues of this question is “the way the council’s report is organised” + From above sentence of paragraph H, we know that “the individual components of a sustainable community, and shows the baseline position for each component” is the way how this report is structured + So from this sentence, we can infer that paragraph H contains information of Q14. H is answer of Q14

• 15 Answer: D
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  Q15. the reason why inhabitants in one part of Didcot are isolated	the town is bisected by the east-west railway, and people living in Ladygrove, the urban extension to the north which has been built since the 1980s, felt, and still feel, cut off from the town and its community
  + From above sentence, we can find much information such as “the town is bisected by the east-west railway”, “people living in Ladygrove, the urban extension to the north”, “cut off from the town and its community” which are respectively compatible with Q15 “the reason” “inhabitants in one part of Didcot”, ”isolated” so we can conclude that this sentence comprises information of Q15 + As this sentence is belong to paragraph D, we can conclude that D is correct answer of Q15

• 16 Answer: G
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  Q16. a statement concerning future sources of investment	from now on public finance will need to provide a greater proportion of infrastructure project costs.
  + The main idea of Q16 is “future sources of investment” + From above sentence of paragraph G, we can see the phrase “from now on” is synonym of “future”, “public finance” is the “sources” and “infrastructure project costs” is “investment” so we can reason out this sentence mentions about “future sources of investment” as the question + Therefore we can conclude that paragraph G which contains the information is answer of Q16

• 17 Answer: C
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  Q17. the identification of two major employers at Didcot		the development of job opportunities in the railway industry, and in a large, militaryordnance depot, was the spur to Didcot’s expansion
  + “two major employers at Didcot” is the main clue to find answer of this question + In paragraph C, we can get information that there is development of jobs opportunities in Didcot which are “in the railway industry” and “in a large, militaryordnance depot” so these are “two major employers at Didcot” as mentioned in the question + From above analysis, we deduce that answer of Q17 is paragraph C

• 18 Answer: I
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  Q18. reference to groups who will be consulted about a new development plan	A programme of work, including discussions with the local community about their aspirations for the town as well as other stakeholders, will be undertaken over the coming months,
  + With this question, we have to find information about “groups who will be consulted about a new development plan” + In above sentence of paragraph I, it is mentioned that people will undertake a programme including “discussions with the local community about their aspirations for the town”. + We can easily realize that “discussions with the local community” and “aspirations for the town” have same meaning as “groups who will be consulted” and “new development plan” as the question + Therefore we can conclude that paragraph I contains information of Q18 and I is the correct answer of Q19

• 19 Answer: E
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  Q19. an account of how additional town centre facilities were previously funded	In 1990, public-sector finance was used to buy the  land required for the Orchard Centre development, comprising a superstore , parking and a new street of stores running parallel to Broadway
  + For Q19, we need to find the paragraph containing the main idea “how additional town centre facilities were previously funded” + Above sentence mentions about “Orchard Centre development” with “superstore , parking and a new street of stores”. This match with “additional town centre facilities” of Q19 + Moreover, this sentence also give us information that “public-sector finance was used to buy” these facilities. This is another expression of how facilities were funded. + From above analysis, we can infer that this sentence comprise information of Q19 so answer of this question should be paragraph E

Look at the following places and the list of statements below.

Match each place with the correct statement, A-F.

Write the correct letter, A-F.

20 ABCDEF    Broadway

21 ABCDEF    Market Place

22 ABCDEF    Orchard Centre

23 ABCDEF    Marsh Bridge

• 20 Answer: C
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  Q20. Broadway	Didcot failed to develop Broadway as a compact town centre, and achieved only a strip of shops along one side of the main street hemmed in by low density housing and service trade uses
  + For Q20, we need to find information about Broadway + Looking at above sentence, the name “Broadway” appears so we can find answer here. + It is mentioned that Broadway is not successfully developed to be a compact town centre and it only a strip of shops with low density. From this information, we can infer that this sentence mentions about the layout of Broadway and also mentions that its layout was not suitable (“failed to develop Broadway as a compact town centre”). + So we can conclude that the statement suitable for Q20 should be C. Its layout was unsuitable

• 21 Answer: E
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  Q21. Market Place	Population growth in the new housing areas failed to spark adequate private-sector investment in town centre uses, and the limited investment which did take place - Didcot Market Place development
  + “Market Place” is the main clue of Q21 and we can find information about Market Place from above sentence of paragraph E + In this sentence, the main key word that helps us find the answer is “private-sector investment”. It is sadi that population growth couldn’t spark private-sector investment for Market Place  so we can reason out that Market Place was funded by private-sector investment + Looking at the list of statement in question, we can easily found that answer E. It was privately funded is the most suitable statement base on our above analysis. So we can conclude that E is correct answer of Q21

• 22 Answer: A
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  Q22. Orchard Centre	Orchard Centre development, comprising a superstore , parking and a new street of stores running parallel to Broadway
  + Information about Orchard Centre can be seen in above sentence of paragraph E. + This sentence describes that Orchard Centre contains “a superstore , parking and a new street of stores” which are extra facilities for shopping and cars. + So we can easily found that answer A. It provided extra facilities for shopping and cars is the most compatible statement for Q22.

• 23 Answer: D
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  Q23. Marsh Bridge	the improved railway crossing at Marsh Bridge and new schools. Such projects were delayed due to difficulties in securing public finance
  + We can see Marsh Bridge is mentioned in above sentence of paragraph F. + From this sentence, we know that Marsh Bridge project “were delayed due to difficulties in securing public finance” and it is easy for us to identify that statement D. Its construction was held up due to funding problems match with this content. + So we choose D as correct answer of this question

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

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27 YESNONOT GIVEN      In the final decades of the twentieth century, a single theory of language learning was dominant.

28 YESNONOT GIVEN      The majority of UG rules proposed by linguists do apply to all human languages.

29 YESNONOT GIVEN      There is disagreement amongst linguists about an aspect of Straits Salish grammar.

30 YESNONOT GIVEN      The search for new universal language rules has largely ended.

31 YESNONOT GIVEN      If Evans and Levinson are right, people develop in the same way no matter what language they speak.

32 YESNONOT GIVEN      The loss of any single language might have implications for the human race.

• 27 Answer: YES
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  Q27. In the final decades of the twentieth century, a single theory of language learning was dominant.	For five decadesthis ideaprevailed, and influenced work in linguistics, psychology and cognitive science
  + In the 1st paragraph, we can get information that UP - a theory about language is mentioned in the 1960s. It is obvious that 1960s is final decade of 20th century so we can infer that this paragraph contains information of Q27. + From the 3rd sentence of this paragraph, there are many key words that is compatible with Q27 such as: “five decades” = “final decades of the twentieth century”, “this idea” = “theory of language learning”, “prevailed, and influenced work” = “dominant” so we can conclude that the statement of Q267 match with the text and YES is correct answer of this question.

• 28 Answer: NO
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  Q28. The majority of UG rules proposed by linguists do apply to all human languages.	linguists have identifiedmany universal language rules. However, there are almost always exceptions
  + The 2 main clues of this question are “The majority of UG rules” and “apply to all human languages” + Looking at above 2 sentences, although it is said that “linguists have identifiedmany universal language rules” which is somehow match the Q28, the word “exceptions” state that not all rules are applied which is contrary to the question. + So we can deduce that the correct answer of this question should be NO

• 29 Answer: YES
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  Q29. There is disagreement amongst linguists about an aspect of Straits Salish grammar.	More controversially, some linguists argue that a few languages, such as Straits Salish, spoken by indigenous people from north-western regions of North America, do not even have distinct nouns or verbs .
  + “disagreement amongst linguists” and “Straits Salish grammar” are 2 main key words that can help us find the answer   + By looking at above sentence, we can easily found that the text mentions about controversy among some linguists (especially through the words “controversially” and “argue”)   + Therefore we can infer that the statement of Q29 agrees with the claims of writer. So correct answer of this question should be YES

• 30 Answer: NOT GIVEN
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  Q30. The search for new universal language ruleshas largely ended.	Sincethe theory of UG was proposed
  + We can see that in the text, the writer only mentions that “Sincethe theory of UG was proposed” and there is no information indicate that this theory has ended. So we can conclude that the answer of Q30 should be NOT GIVEN

• 31 Answer: NO
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  Q31. If Evans and Levinson are right, people develop in the same way no matter what language they speak.	if Evans and Levinson are correct, language in turn shapes our brains
  + The clause “if Evans and Levinson are correct” is an indicator for us about this question. + Looking at above sentence, it is said that “language in turn shapes our brains”. We can understand this as following: language affects people’s brain (the way people develop), so if we have different languages, we will have different way of develop. This understanding is totally contrary to the statement of Q31 so we can reason out that NO is correct answer of Q31

• 32 Answer: YES
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  Q32. The loss of any single language might have implications for the human race.	every time a languagebecomes extinct, humanity loses an important piece of diversity.
  + From above connection: “a language” = “single language” , “becomes extinct” = “The loss”, “humanity loses an important piece of diversity” = “implications for the human race” we can figure out that the statement of Q32 agrees with the claim of the writer and YES is the answer for Q32