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When the city of Copenhagen began building protected bike lanes in the 1980s, few people expected them to change the way the city moved. Thirty years later, bicycles outnumber cars in the city centre, and nearly half of all trips to work or school are made on two wheels. The key word is "protected". Early lanes were simply painted lines on the road, and cyclists still felt ___1___ beside fast traffic. The new design separated bikes from cars with a raised curb, which made cycling feel safe enough for children and older people. City planners also noticed a second effect: shops along the protected lanes reported a rise in sales, because cyclists stopped more often than drivers did. Not every city has copied the model successfully. Where lanes were built without a continuous network, riders found themselves ___2___ at busy crossings, and many gave up. Copenhagen's advantage was that it built slowly, one street at a time, over twenty years. The city now ___3___ its experience freely: planners from more than fifty countries visit each year. Yet the lesson they take home is often misread. Copenhagen did not become a cycling city because it built bike lanes; it built bike lanes because enough people had already decided to cycle, and the city wanted to make that choice ___4___. Infrastructure followed demand, not the other way round.

Blank 1 · cyclists still felt ____ beside fast traffic

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The software firm in Turku announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: higher output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a third less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

Which statement best sums up the passage about Turku?

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When the city of Copenhagen began building protected bike lanes in the 1980s, few people expected them to change the way the city moved. Thirty years later, bicycles outnumber cars in the city centre, and nearly half of all trips to work or school are made on two wheels. The key word is "protected". Early lanes were simply painted lines on the road, and cyclists still felt ___1___ beside fast traffic. The new design separated bikes from cars with a raised curb, which made cycling feel safe enough for children and older people. City planners also noticed a second effect: shops along the protected lanes reported a rise in sales, because cyclists stopped more often than drivers did. Not every city has copied the model successfully. Where lanes were built without a continuous network, riders found themselves ___2___ at busy crossings, and many gave up. Copenhagen's advantage was that it built slowly, one street at a time, over twenty years. The city now ___3___ its experience freely: planners from more than fifty countries visit each year. Yet the lesson they take home is often misread. Copenhagen did not become a cycling city because it built bike lanes; it built bike lanes because enough people had already decided to cycle, and the city wanted to make that choice ___4___. Infrastructure followed demand, not the other way round.

Blank 2 · riders found themselves ____ at busy crossings

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The software firm in Turku announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: higher output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a third less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

What does the passage about Turku say about the change in sick leave?

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When the city of Copenhagen began building protected bike lanes in the 1980s, few people expected them to change the way the city moved. Thirty years later, bicycles outnumber cars in the city centre, and nearly half of all trips to work or school are made on two wheels. The key word is "protected". Early lanes were simply painted lines on the road, and cyclists still felt ___1___ beside fast traffic. The new design separated bikes from cars with a raised curb, which made cycling feel safe enough for children and older people. City planners also noticed a second effect: shops along the protected lanes reported a rise in sales, because cyclists stopped more often than drivers did. Not every city has copied the model successfully. Where lanes were built without a continuous network, riders found themselves ___2___ at busy crossings, and many gave up. Copenhagen's advantage was that it built slowly, one street at a time, over twenty years. The city now ___3___ its experience freely: planners from more than fifty countries visit each year. Yet the lesson they take home is often misread. Copenhagen did not become a cycling city because it built bike lanes; it built bike lanes because enough people had already decided to cycle, and the city wanted to make that choice ___4___. Infrastructure followed demand, not the other way round.

Blank 3 · the city now ____ its experience freely

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The software firm in Turku announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: higher output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a third less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

In the passage about Turku, why do some critics question the four-day week?

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When the city of Copenhagen began building protected bike lanes in the 1980s, few people expected them to change the way the city moved. Thirty years later, bicycles outnumber cars in the city centre, and nearly half of all trips to work or school are made on two wheels. The key word is "protected". Early lanes were simply painted lines on the road, and cyclists still felt ___1___ beside fast traffic. The new design separated bikes from cars with a raised curb, which made cycling feel safe enough for children and older people. City planners also noticed a second effect: shops along the protected lanes reported a rise in sales, because cyclists stopped more often than drivers did. Not every city has copied the model successfully. Where lanes were built without a continuous network, riders found themselves ___2___ at busy crossings, and many gave up. Copenhagen's advantage was that it built slowly, one street at a time, over twenty years. The city now ___3___ its experience freely: planners from more than fifty countries visit each year. Yet the lesson they take home is often misread. Copenhagen did not become a cycling city because it built bike lanes; it built bike lanes because enough people had already decided to cycle, and the city wanted to make that choice ___4___. Infrastructure followed demand, not the other way round.

Blank 4 · the city wanted to make that choice ____

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The software firm in Turku announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: higher output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a third less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

In the Turku passage, what is the author's attitude toward the four-day week?

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In the passage about Turku, what does the author mean by "a rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment"?