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. We mainly learn about Singapore that ...
2. The government in South Sudan ...
3. The news item tells us mainly about ...
4. The migrants will most likely be ...
5. The Pakistani court has ordered the government to ...
6. The Greek nuns are now ...
7. Nazario Moreno ...
8. Xu Zhiyong has been accused of ...
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 point Simon Calder is making is that ...
10. The reporter warns the listeners against ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
11. From the recording we learn that ...
12. In his political activity, Zuckerberg has paid particular attention to ..
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
13. One of the unusual things about the virus is ...
14. Viruses are Iikely to spring back to life if they ...
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 airbome strike by coalition forces was against the Taliban's ...
16. The most important part of the mission was when the soldiers ...
17. Afghan soldiers entered one house by blowing ...
18. A stone pyramid means that there are IEDs and ...
19. The sniffer dogs found ..
20. As a result of the mission, insurgents have fewer resources to Iaunch ...