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1 1 of :10 Version A Name Date Listening: Cities and Growth You will hear a 15-minute report on the benefits and problems of urbanisation. First, listen to each of the three parts and do true/false statements (Questions 1-7), match sentence halves (Question 8), and fill in gaps (9-19). You may need to insert words, word combinations or numbers. Second, listen to the entire report and arrange sentences according to the sequence of ideas in the report (Question 20). Each recording must be heard ONCE ONLY. Don't stop the recording once it has started. 1. The unusual behaviour of the prime minister when nearly 200m Chinese were stuck on the move before the country s new-year festivities amazed the world. (2 points) 2. Over the next 30 years China and other newly urbanized economies will experience the enormous scale city growth by 1.6 billion. (2 points) 3. Only some governments considered their economies to be too fragile to succeed in dealing with modern-scale urbanization. (2 points)

2 2 of :10 4. The UN Population Division survey revealed that most of the poor countries feel ready to start to control internal migration. (2 points) 5. Many countries are attempting to tackle over-concentration by investing billions in new supercities. (2 points) 6. According to the World Bank's research, the economic advantages the third-world capitals generate may be increasing. (2 points) 7. The World Bank argues that geographic location of the economic activity is as important as financial and fiscal policies. (2 points) 8. Match the halves of the sentences. (6 points) Between 1880 and 1900 the urban share in Europe and America rose by about a. between 45% and 55%. b. 8%. c. about 25 % of their countries populations.

3 3 of :10 Other estimates show that the share of urban residents may be anywhere Over time, cities as disparate as Santiago (in Chile), Seoul, Lisbon and São Paulo have all followed similar paths, rising fast until they made up d. 6m. e %. f. about 47% in The World Bank's fresh report says that the world s urban population is The average population of the world s 100 largest cities now exceeds The difference between urban wages and farm earnings are typically 9. Market towns. (2 points) 10. Over the past 50 years... giant cities have. (2 points) 11. Dongguan's population has risen from 20 years ago to 7m today. (2 points) 12. Factory owners like to because of the concentration of skills, as well as infrastructure, that cities offer. (2 points) 13. The usefulness of concentrating business services is all the greater in an era of much increased capital flows (the credit ). (2 points) 14. If people are trapped in underemployment in remote, the main task is to establish land markets and basic services. (2 points)

4 4 of : China took a few last month to liberalise its rural land markets. (2 points) 16. Governments have to focus more on transport and other sorts of infrastructure to connect with fast-growing ones. (2 points) 17. It is not until a more advanced stage of urbanisation is reached that it makes any sense to spend a lot on such policies as. (2 points) 18. These have something in common. (2 points) 19. Order the sentences according to the sequence of ideas in the report. (5 points) Governments should put more efforts in developing infrastructure and land markets to connect fast-growing regions with those that fall behind. The current growth reflects the transition of developing countries from an agricultural to an industrial base. a. Idea_1 b. Idea_2 c. Idea_3 d. Idea_4 e. Idea_5 Governments in many poor countries want to slow down urbanisation. Living standards between town and country in poor countries will narrow. Cities offer a wide range of advantages for businesses and residents.

5 5 of :10 Version A Answer Sheet Listening: Cities and Growth You will hear a 15-minute report on the benefits and problems of urbanisation. First, listen to each of the three parts and do true/false statements (Questions 1-7), match sentence halves (Question 8), and fill in gaps (9-19). You may need to insert words, word combinations or numbers. Second, listen to the entire report and arrange sentences according to the sequence of ideas in the report (Question 20). Each recording must be heard ONCE ONLY. Don't stop the recording once it has started b, a, c, f, d, e trade crops thrived correspondingly tens of thousands cluster together crunch notwithstanding rural areas hesitant steps lagging regions slum clearances prescriptions e, b, a, c, d