CELPIP Listening Part 4: free sample with answers

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NEWS READER: Work begins Monday on protected bike lanes along Elm Avenue, a project city council approved after two years of debate. The lanes will replace one lane of parking on each side between Main Street and the river. Local business owners had worried about losing customers who drive, so the city has added forty short term parking spaces on side streets. A city study last year found that most shoppers on Elm arrive on foot or by transit, not by car. Construction will happen at night to keep traffic moving during the day, and the work should be finished before the first snowfall. Cyclists are asked to use the Oak Street route until then.

1. What will the new bike lanes replace?

   • Parking spaces
   • A lane of traffic
   • Bus stops
   • A sidewalk
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   Parking spaces. The lanes replace one lane of parking on each side.

2. What did the city study find?

   • Businesses lose customers when parking is removed.
   • Most shoppers on Elm do not arrive by car.
   • Cyclists prefer the Oak Street route.
   • Night construction costs more than day work.
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   Most shoppers on Elm do not arrive by car.. The study found most shoppers arrive on foot or by transit.

3. Why will construction happen at night?

   • To finish before the snow.
   • To protect cyclists.
   • To keep daytime traffic moving.
   • To reduce noise for businesses.
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   To keep daytime traffic moving.. The report says night work keeps traffic moving during the day.