Questions 1-5 Choose the correct letter, A, B, c or D

Questions 1-5

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1 What do we learn about the people running the company Living PlanIT in the first paragraph?

A They are going to build the world's first green smart city.

B They want to build a replica of Silicon Valley in Europe.

C They want their new city to be the first of other similar cities.

D They think that the quality of life in most other cities is unacceptable.

2 Why are a lot of people sceptical about PlanIT Valley?

A They do not think that the plans are practical or possible.

B They do not understand how the technology works.

C They have misunderstood the reasons why Living PlanIT is building a new city.

D They have not read the marketing information clearly enough.

3 Who or what does Their in Their existing techniques refer to in *line 25?

A Living PlanIT

B The construction industry

C Car manufacturers

D Food producers

4 The senior management team at Living PlanIT

A have more power and influence than teams working on other, similar projects.

B have raised enough money to build PlanIT Valley.

C work elsewhere when they are not working on the PlanIT Valley project.

D possess the right attitude required to undertake such a major project.

5 Why, according to the author, is the PlanIT Valley project so admirable?

A It shows how good working practices can have a successful outcome.

B It presents such a challenge to its creators.

C It is putting several theories into practice simultaneously.

D It demonstrates why collaboration between builders and IT experts is so important.


Questions 6-10

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in the Reading passage?

Write

YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

6 Living PlanIT's marketing information is unclear and confusing for many people.

7 Steve Lewis presents a convincing argument that suggests PlanIT Valley might succeed.

8 Some of the buildings in PlanIT Valley have features that can be found in aircraft, cars or ships.

9 Living PlanIT's idea of building a smart, environmentally-friendly city is original and unique.

10 Some of the technology in PlanIT Valley was probably inspired by science fiction stories.
Questions 11-14

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G, below.

11 The IT industry believes that, when it comes to putting up new buildings, IT is currently

12 Creating new technology for PlanIT Valley is

13 Steve Lewis believes that the economic arguments against green developments are

14 Some organisational aspects of the PlanIT Valley project are

A technically possible F too ambitious B underused G extremely challenging C difficult to avoid D not valid E inefficient