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. The nomination of Lisa Franchetti ...
2. The confirmation of Franchetti's nomination by the US Senate ...
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3. We learn from the interview that the authorities in Myanmar ...
4. According to the correspondent, …
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5. We learn from the interview that the writers demand …
6. The breakthrough in the protest was achieved because ...
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 latest events have affected ways of finding weak spots in supply chains and …
8. Staff Sergeant Bale claims his unit had to wait a few days in order to get …
9. The biggest worry is the scale of civilians’ involvement in performing …
10. Besides AI, what will improve logistics is technologies such as blockchain and …
11. The new solution would focus on the optimization of ...
12. As for the implementation of automation, the biggest challenge will be to change …
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. As for the upcoming election, the former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo …
14. Argentinean President-elect Javier Milei has promised to …
15. In Sierra Leone, a nationwide curfew …
16. We learn from the news item that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) …
17. According to the news item, the Jamaat-e-Islami party …
18. In Australia, climate activists have been arrested for …
19. As for the Parthenon sculptures, the British government expected that …
20. Mr Xi Jinping's latest order aims at ...