TASK 1
You are going to hear short news items. Listen and choose the best answer a), b) or c). Before each news item there will be a pause of 30 seconds to read the question.
1. As for the islands in the South China Sea, China ...
2. French judges need to visit Ramallah ...
3. European diplomats agree that most EU sanctions against Burma should ...
4. The three policemen were shot ...
5. The riots in Mombasa started after ...
6. The Director General of the BBC has to explain why the corporation ...
7. The meeting with the Minister of Gujarat ...
8. According to Sudan's intelligence service, the military tried to ...
TASK 2
You are going to hear extracts from radio interviews. Listen and choose the best answer a), b) or c). You will hear each recording twice. Before each recording there will be a pause of 30 seconds to read the questions.
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
9. According to the correspondent, the new president is ...
10. The new elections in South Ossetia were ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
11. According to the reporter, the group responsible for the attack was ...
12. The Iocal people say the militia ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
13. Google has been punished for ...
14. The fine levied by the regulator ...
TASK 3
You are going to listen to an officer giving a briefing. Complete the notes. You will hear the briefing twice. There will now be a pause of 40 seconds to allow you to look at the notes.
15. The main aim of the acclimatization period is ...
16. For every 3000-foot increase in altitude, the obligatory principle is to have ...
17. For high mountain operations soldiers must leam how to protect ...
18. At altitudes higher than 13,000 feet it is not recommended to use ...
19. Commanders must remember that lower food consumption decreases ...
20. The decisive factor in commanding high mountain operations is leadership at ...