Passage 1 Stepwells
Keywords in the questions
Can be found all over the world
A range of functions
Water collection
Provide shade for people
Serious climatic event
Frequent visitors to stepwells
Excellent condition
Steps on the 4 sides produce a geometrical
pattern
Looks more like a tank than a well
Passage 2 European Transport Systems 1990-2010
Keywords in the questions
The rapid growth of private transport
Transport trends in countries awaiting EU
admission
A fresh and important long-term goal
The environmental costs of road transport
Restricting road use through charging
policies alone
Charging for roads and improving other
transport modes
Taking all the steps necessary
Similar words in the passage
(contradicting) unique to this region
They were places of gathering, of leisure
and relaxation and of worship
Drinking, bathing, watering animals and
irrigation
Sheltered visitors from the relentless heat
An eight-year drought
Tourists flock to wells
Pristine condition
Four steps descend in a stunning
geometrical formation
Resembles a tank rather than a well
Similar words in the passage
Spectacular growth in car use
Candidates for entry to the EU will also
increase transport flows
A new imperative sustainable development
Road transport is the main culprit since it
alone accounts for 84% of the C02
emissions
Curb the growth… solely through pricing
Road transport pricing is accompanied by
measures to increase the efficiency of the
other modes
Comprises a series of measures
The need for transport is growing
Closer to their relevant consumers
By the end of this decade
Passage 3 The psychology of innovation
Keywords in the questions
Having a shared objective
Were conscious of their own limitations
Strengthen commitment to an idea
It is important for employees to feel that Every recommendation is important to
their contributions are valued
Employees whose values match those of
their employers
Remain in their jobs
At times of change
People tend to avoid risk
If people are aware of what they might lose When threatened with a loss
They will often take more chances
People working under a dominant boss are
liable to ignore their duties
Share their ideas
Most people have the potential to be
creative
A manager’s approval of an idea is more
persuasive than that of a colleague
The requirement for transport continues to
increase
(contradicting) hundreds or even thousands
of kilometers away from users
2020
Similar words in the passage
Lewis instinctively understood Phillip’s
ambition and believed in it
They were aware that they weren’t the
most intelligent of the scientists
The very act of writing makes us more
likely to believe it
making the right decision
The fit between an employee’s values and a
company’s values
They are still at the company
When things change
We are hard-wired to play it safe
We invariably take more gambles
The regrettable tendency of team members
to opt out of team responsibilities that are
properly theirs
A free interchange of ideas
Almost every individual can be creative in
the right circumstances
(contradicting) the peer power is much
more powerful than any boss’s speech