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.
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1. The reporter ...
2. The reporter says that …
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3. The scientist …
4. According to the scientist, moving viruses from one environment to another …
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5. The interviewee …
6. Yitzhak Rabin …
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 concept of cyber ranges is developing thanks to the fact that AI has …
8. Cyber ranges are an ideal training place for operators as they can do their tasks in ...
9. The third function allows us to use a defence plan without having to test it on …
10. What worries experts is that many firms might use cyber ranges to …
11. The aim of Spiral One is to create …
12. The biggest problem which cyber ranges face today is …
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 statement published by the Department of Justice presents reasons why …
14. The International Monetary Fund …
15. The Indonesian soldiers are suspected of …
16. The Iraqi president has …
17. The Chief Muslim cleric in Kashmir says he …
18. The top leaders of the meteorological service were fired because they had …
19. We learn from the news item that Twitter’s former senior executive …
20. Britain’s intelligence agencies are being accused of …