Questions 1-10

READing PASSAgE 3 
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Task information: Summary completion
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Exam Practice
Questions 27–31
27  E: The text says ‘The World Health Organisation 
has produced a report [= recently published data] 
predicting that 9.8 billion of us [= the human 
population] will be living on this planet by 2050. Of 
that number, 72% will be living in urban areas [= 
cities] – a higher proportion than ever before.’ 
28  F: The text says ‘At the top of the list [= the worst 
problem] of survey respondents’ concerns is the 
fact that competition amongst tenants [= people 
who pay rent] for rental properties has driven the 
median price up – so much so that people need to 
hold down two or more jobs [ = to have two or three 
jobs] to meet all their expenses [= to have enough 
money to pay rent or buy a house].’
29  H: The text says ‘Another issue the survey 
highlighted is the difficulty commuters [= people 
who use public transport to get to work] face. 
Overcrowding means that seats [= on buses and 
trains] are often not available on long journeys, but 
more significant is that schedules are unreliable. 
Many studies have shown the effect that has on a 
country’s productivity [= impact dramatically on the 
economy].’
30  A: In the text, we are told that ‘respondents from 
increasingly crowded [= a distractor for ‘population 
growth’ but not the right information for this part 
of the summary] European cities . . . commented 
on how their quality of life was affected by loud 
machinery, other people’s music and car alarms.’
31  C: The text tells us that ‘Something the survey failed 
to ask about [= it omitted a section on this] was the 
value people placed on having access to nature . . . 
However, some countries are already moving 
forward [= making progress]. Singapore is a prime 
example; its rooftop gardens . . .’.