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. West African commanders are meeting to ...
2. The Pakistani Prime Minister was arrested on the charges of ...
3. The German couple have been ...
4. With regard to the Senkaku Islands, Japan has ...
5. The Chinese Government is trying to ...
6. At an industrial park in North Korea, South Korean citizens are ..
7. The Malaysian Prime Minister's decision allows ...
8. The North Korean annauncement has ...
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. One reason for recent protests in Northern Ireland was ...
10. The police in Belfast ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
11. Professor Cross' study proved women's interest in adventurous activities is ...
12. According to Sir Ran Fines, people are not adventurous because ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
13. China is thought to want to ...
14. Taiwan reacted to China's move ...
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 enemy uses IEDs because the rilaterials are ...
16. In a dynamie battlefield soldiers have to use ...
17. VBIEDs can be detonated while either ..
18. To limit the enemy's time to prepare an attack troops have to avoid ...
19. For the IED hunting team the second key element is ...
20. After a long time in one place a static TCP becomes ...