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  1. According to the passage, what problem did bike sharing solve?
  2. Why did city governments introduce rules about bike sharing?
  3. The word "destination" in the passage is closest in meaning to
  4. Which of the following best describes the situation in cities today?
  5. What do teachers warn about language-learning apps?
  6. According to the passage, how do apps help many users?
  7. What do most experts suggest?
  8. The writer's attitude to language apps can best be described as
  9. According to the passage, what happens to the brain during sleep?
  10. What can be inferred about a student who stays up all night before an exam?
  11. What do doctors recommend for teenagers?
  12. The word "irritable" in the passage is closest in meaning to
  13. What do visitors to Chengdu often say about food in the city?
  14. What does the passage say about many of the street stalls?
  15. What do the new hygiene rules require?
  16. How do most customers feel about the changes?
  17. Why do supporters say electric cars improve air quality?
  18. What is one criticism of electric cars mentioned in the passage?
  19. What do many experts believe about the future?
  20. The word "expand" in the passage is closest in meaning to
  21. How does Zhang Wei sell most of his apples now?
  22. What was the most difficult part of the change for Zhang?
  23. Why does Zhang still spend every morning in the orchard?
  24. What happened after Zhang started selling by video?
  25. According to legend, how was tea discovered?
  26. What is true of tea in the Tang dynasty?
  27. Why was tea smuggled into Europe?
  28. When did tea become a drink for ordinary families in Europe?
  29. What benefit do many employees mention about working from home?
  30. According to the passage, what is a disadvantage for younger staff?
  31. What do some firms now ask staff to do?
  32. Why does the mixed pattern need careful planning?
  33. Why did the council decide to build a new library?
  34. What surprised the planners?
  35. What does the head librarian say about the building?
  36. What can be concluded from the passage?
  37. Why was the giant panda close to extinction?
  38. What is the purpose of the green corridors?
  39. What has happened to the number of wild pandas?
  40. What do experts warn about?
  41. What was Li Na's problem after a month at university?
  42. What surprised Li Na at the first cooking lesson?
  43. What did Li Na learn to do during the term?
  44. According to the passage, why does Li Na enjoy cooking now?
  45. What is true of the earliest sections of the Great Wall?
  46. Which sections do visitors photograph most often?
  47. Which of the following is mentioned as a cause of damage?
  48. Why do experts say restoration must be careful?
  49. How did the school create the garden?
  50. What do the pupils do every week?
  51. According to the cook, what has changed?
  52. What is the school planning to do next?
  53. According to the passage, what are people near busy roads more likely to suffer from?
  54. What is said about children at noisy schools?
  55. What have some cities done about noise?
  56. What is the writer's main point in the last sentence?
  57. What do organisers say volunteering teaches students?
  58. What is one criticism of short volunteer visits?
  59. How have many programmes responded to the criticism?
  60. According to supporters, which projects are the best?
  61. What was special about the call made in 1973?
  62. Why were the first phones bought only by the rich?
  63. By the end of the 1990s, what had happened?
  64. What does the last sentence suggest about phones?
  65. What do psychologists say about hiding wrong answers?
  66. What does the teacher in Nanjing do at the start of each lesson?
  67. How did the pupils react after a while?
  68. The word "persist" in the passage is closest in meaning to

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