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. The Greeks are on strike against the government's plan to ...
2. The EU Justice Commissioner accused the British ministers of ...
3. The reason people in Bangui want their president to resign is ...
4. According to the correspondents, China's export figures ...
5. According to the spokesman for the MoD, the man ...
6. The Chinese businessman was attacked because ..
7. Tony Benn ...
8. The leader of the Syrian opposition 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. It remains unclear if among the people killed in the attack there was .··
10. Peshawar is important to the AID effort because of ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
11. The success of Baroness Ashton's visit depends upon ...
12. According to the correspondent, the international weapons agreement ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
13. According to the speaker, people will be concentrating on ...
14. The Chinese government doesn't want to fight pollution at the cost of ...
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 psychological purpose of the cordon and search operation is ...
16. In the speaker's opinion, the Command element should include ...
17. The difference between the cordons is ...
18. It is advisable for the search team to include ...
19. In the "Cordon and Knock and Ask" operation soldiers must ...
20. Thanks to the "Control of Heads of Households" method, you can ...