The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world

Questions 1-5

Which paragraph (A-G) contains the following information?
NB You may choose any letter more than once.

1. a description of how people misused a bike-sharing scheme

2. an explanation of why a proposed bike-sharing scheme was turned down

3. a reference to a person being unable to profit their work

4. an explanation of the potential savings a bike-sharing scheme would bring

5. a reference to the problems a bike-sharing scheme was intended to solve

Questions 6-9

Choose TWO correct answers.

6-7

Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about the Amsterdam bike-sharing scheme of 1999?

It was initially opposed by a government department.

It failed when a partner in the scheme withdrew support.

It aimed to be more successful than the Copenhagen scheme.

It was made possible by a change in people’s attitudes.

It attracted interest from a range of bike designers.

8-9

Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about Amsterdam today?

The majority of residents would like to prevent all cars from entering the city.

There is little likelihood of the city having another bike-sharing scheme.

More trips in the city are made by bike than by any other form of transport.

A bike-sharing scheme would benefit residents who use public transport.

The city has a reputation as a place that welcomes cyclists.

Questions 10-13

Complete the summary. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text in each gap.

The first urban bike-sharing scheme

The first bike-sharing scheme was the idea of the Dutch group Provo. The people who belonged to this group were 10. .
They were concerned about damage to the environment and about 11. , and believed that the bike-sharing scheme would draw attention to these issues.
As well as painting some bikes white, they handed out 12. that condemned the use of cars.

However, the scheme was not a great success: almost as quickly as Provo left the bikes around the city, the 13. took them away.
According to Schimmelpennink, the scheme was intended to be symbolic. The idea was to get people thinking about the issues.

The growth of bike-sharing schemes around the world

The first urban bike-sharing scheme

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