TASK 1
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.
1. Efforts to establish Mandarin as the official Ianguage have failed due to ...
2. Frank Ip says, many Chinese resist using Mandarin because it is ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
3. The BBC reporter says that the Congolese government's next priority will be ...
4. The Congolese government's concern is that rebels may ...
You now have 30 seconds to read the questions for this Text.
5. In the local elections in England, the UK Independence Party ...
6. According to the speakers, the results of the local elections show people's ...
TASK 2
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.
7. The first reason why the enemy uses IEDs is that they are ...
8. Tactical judgment is important as soldiers operate in ...
9. VBIEDs are difficult to ...
10. The enemy usually targets roads with ...
11. The second element an IED hunting team has to check is ....
12. If a TCP' s operational tin1e is extended, it ...
TASK 3
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.
13. The French Economy Minister, Arnaud Montebourg ...
14. A court in Japan ...
15. the Indian diplomant ...
16. As a result of a new law, Cubans will ...
17. The helicopter crashed because of ...
18. The six workers' accident was the result of ...
19. The UN refugee agency ...
20. The Burundian president intends to ...