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. According to a worldwide study, children's mortality rate ...
2. The main topie of the news item is ..
3. The attack on the consulate started with ...
4. The South Sudanese Army have informed about ...
5. According to the cholera victims, the peacekeepers ...
6. An Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman says that Egypt will ...
7. The opposition leader was taken to court for ...
8. Voters in Egypt will soon decide on ...
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. The Indian Prime Minister's decision not to attend the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka ...
10. Many Indians are concerned that the decision may result in ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
11. Dr Jackie Gabb explains that couples without children ...
12. Dr Jackie Gabb ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
13. According to the la test information, the Friench ...
14. The correspondent says that Bamako inhabitants feel ....
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. On a counter-insurgency mission, it is dangerous to operate a ...
16. The main problem with sandbag defences is that they are ...
17. Apart from being time consuming to construct, sand-filled barriers need ...
18. Apart from being time consuming to construct, sand-filled barriers need ...
19. The armour can be put together to match the needs of ...
20. McCurdy's Annour is easy to take dovn and leaves no ...