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

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

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

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

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

Choose TWO letters, A-E
Write the correct letters in boxes 19 and 20 on your answer sheet.

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

19. ?

• A   It was initially opposed by a government department.

• B   It failed when a partner in the scheme withdrew support.

• C   It aimed to be more successful than the Copenhagen scheme.

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

• E   It attracted interest from a range of bike designers.

Choose TWO letters, A-E
Write the correct letters in boxes 19 and 20 on your answer sheet.

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

20. ?

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

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

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

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

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

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 23​ (a)   They were concerned about damage to the environment and about 24​ (b)   . and believed that the bike-sharing scheme would draw attention to these issues. As well as painting some bikes white, they handed out 25 ​ (c)   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 26​ (d)   took them away. According to Schimmelpennink, the scheme was intended to be symbolic. The idea was to get people thinking about the issues.

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