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PART TWO: ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM WRITTEN TEXTS (25 points) Answer questions 6-11 according to the article.

(תודוקנ 25) ארקנה תנבה :ינש קרפ .רמאמה יפל 6-11 תולאש לע הנע

6. What information is given about the experiment in paragraph I?
Read the article below and then answer questions 6-11.
i) What the results of the experiment were.
.6-11 תולאש לע הנעו רמאמה תא ארק
ii) Why people decided to be in the experiment.

BIKE-SHARING PROGRAMS ARE CHANGING CITIES iii) How many people were in the experiment.
iv) Why the experiment was done.
I Using bicycles as a means of transportation has become more and more popular over the (4 points)
past 25 years. As a result, attractive bike-sharing programs have developed all over the world.
7. Why did researchers ask pairs of students to have a conversation? (paragraph II)
II A bike-sharing program is based on the idea that a person can borrow a bicycle in one
place and then return it in another. Bike-sharing began in the 1960s when 50 free bikes were i) To help them get to know each other.

5 scattered around Amsterdam. Unfortunately, these bikes were soon stolen. However, after this ii) To learn what students talk about.
disappointing start, bike-sharing programs improved and slowly became popular everywhere. iii) To find out which movements caused distrust.

Today, cheap and convenient programs exist in over 500 cities, from Tokyo to Tel Aviv. iv) To report what their conversations were about.

III Bike-sharing programs have become more sophisticated. Recently, the city of (4 points)
Copenhagen has developed a program called GoBike. It uses technology to connect the city’s 8. How did the researchers get the information they needed from the students' conversations?
10 bike-sharing stations with buses and trains. GoBike bicycles have built-in computers that tell Give the TWO answers in paragraph II.
cyclists about bus and train times. Cyclists can also find out about local restaurants and sales COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
in nearby shops.
(1) The researchers ............................................................................................................... .

IV Bike-sharing programs offer other options. For example, people can use their cellphones (2) The researchers ............................................................................................................... .
to rent regular bikes. They can also rent electric bikes for longer or more difficult rides. This (2*3=6 points)
15 makes bike-sharing programs attractive to a variety of users, and not only to young men who
mostly use them now. 9. How was the second part of the experiment different from the first part?
Give ONE answer. (paragraphs II + III)
V Today, bike-sharing programs are even affecting traffic arrangements. One London ANSWER: ................................................................................................................................. .
study found that during morning rush hours nearly half of all traffic going north was cyclists. (4 points)
Because of this, city planners have added more bicycle lanes to the roads. In addition, mayors

20 of some cities are experimenting with bike-only days. Mexico City, for example, closes its 10. The two parts of the experiment had the same results. This shows us that (–).
main highway to cars every Sunday, which greatly upsets car drivers. (paragraphs II+III+IV)
i) the researchers are not trustworthy
VI Moreover, according to a recent British study, bike-sharing programs have affected the
value of property. Houses close to bicycle stations are now more expensive. Another study ii) most students do not trust robots
found that eight out of ten people preferred to visit a shop or restaurant close to a bike-sharing iii) the results of this experiment are not significant

25 station. It also found that bike-sharing helps people get to neighborhoods that are hard to reach iv) the movements influenced the students and not who made them
by public transportation, especially at night. (3 points)

VII Bike-sharing is, in fact, one of the most successful alternative forms of transportation. 11. How are the results of the experiment influencing Dr. Jackson’s work? (paragraph V)
Last year, American mayors concluded at their national conference that “communities that ANSWER: ...................................................................................................................................

developed bicycle programs gained many benefits, such as better quality of life, a healthier .................................................................................................................................................... .
population, and cleaner air."
(4 points)

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