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SECTION 3:
QUESTIONS 21 – 30
Questions 21-24
Answer the following questions USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER
21. How long is the radio show?
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22. What is the general focus of the programme?
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23. Where is Professor Ripley from?
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24. According to Professor Ripley, what animals do people most associate with the African bush?
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Questions 25-28
Complete the table below USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.
| Animals | Threats | Natural habitat | Population |
| African lions | bush | Estimated to be (25) | |
| Tigers | (26) | forests and plains | fewer than (27) |
| Snow leopards | Expansion of (28) | high-altitude pastures |
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Questions 29 and 30
Choose the correct letter A – D.
29. Where is the WWF currently funding projects to help the snow leopard?
A Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan
B Nepal and Pakistan
C Bhutan and Nepal
D Pakistan and Bhutan
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30. Listeners should telephone
A immediately if they want to put forward an opinion
B during the commercial break
C in 10 minutes if they have anything they want to ask the professor
D if they have any information regarding pumas or jaguars.
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