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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge IELTS 21 – Test 3

The problems of getting around the city of Dar es Salaam: Reading answers

Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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Dares Salaam in Tanzania is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. Its population has increased eightfold since 1980 and swells by half a million people every year. United Nations projections anticipate it will become a megacity within seven years as its population passes 10 million, reaching 13.4 million by 2035. Daniel Hoornweg for the Global Cities Institute forecasts the city could be home to an incredible 73.7 million people by 2100. Today, four out of five of its people live in single-storey informal settlements on the spreading edges of the city, where the journey to and from the centre regularly takes over two hours. It can be longer if rain turns the dirt roads to mud. Even…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    The population of Dar es Salaam is rising more rapidly than was previously predicted.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  2. 15

    Most of the residents of Dares Salaam live in high-rise blocks on the edge of the city.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  3. 16

    Residents have been consulted about their views on the suburban rail line in Dares Salaam.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  4. 17

    The majority of the present residential development in Dar es Salaam is unplanned.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  5. 18

    Dares Salaam's authorities have decided to follow the public transport plan adopted by a large number of African cities.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  6. 19

    lanes Note completion

  7. 20

    boarding Note completion

  8. 21

    wheelchairs Note completion

  9. 22

    fuel Note completion

  10. 23

    flood Note completion

  11. 24

    smartcards Note completion

  12. 25

    gates Note completion

  13. 26

    queues Note completion

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