TASK 1
Listen and choose the best answer a), b) or c). You now have one minute to look through the questions for Task One.
1. During the tour ...
2. A new headquarters was needed because …
3. The first employees moved to the Pentagon …
4. What makes the Pentagon an unusual facility is …
5. The factor that decided about saving the Pentagon building was …
6. Nowadays in the Pentagon complex there are …
7. As a result of the terrorist attack, …
TASK 2
Listen and complete the notes by putting short phrases into the gaps. There will now be a pause of 40 seconds for you to look through the notes.
8. The motto of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is ...
9. The majority of candidates for officers have …
10. The Regular Commissioning Course takes …
11. During the second term cadets focus on academic learning and …
12. According to the Academy’s regulations, cadets who fail exams …
13. The award for the cadet with the best marks is called …
TASK 3
Listen and circle T for true or F for false. You now have one minute to look through the questions for Task Three.
14. Reaching the top of Mont Blanc is the beginning of modern mountaineering.
15. Horace de Saussure offered a cash prize for reaching Mont Blanc.
16. Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard were professional mountaineers.
17. The Chamonix valley attracts about 4 million people every year.
18. About 8000 people have died on Mont Blanc.
19. Climbing Mont Blanc requires high technical skills.
20. Most accidents on Mont Blanc happen because of bad weather conditions.