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 financial situation of Boeing at the end of 2023 ...
2. According to the whistleblower, the latest accident happened because during the repair works ...
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3. The CEO, D. Calhoum, says that to prevent such accidents, Boeing plans to ...
4. The target of the militants’ attack was ...
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5. The correspondent says the Gwadar port is thought to be ...
6. The separatist groups are trying to ...
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. After one month, the conflict in Ukraine resembled ...
8. As a contained space, the Black Sea is ...
9. The Ukrainian naval tactic could be useful if the US forces ever had to ...
10. An Australian platform Wedgetail provides Ukraine with ...
11. The modernized M1Abrams tank should weigh less and ...
12. Thanks to Starlink’s configuration, Russia has been unable to ...
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. In Congo, the UN peacekeeping troops …
14. According to the news item, …
15. According to Jordan’s deputy prime minister, Israel should …
16. The comments of Instagram users posted on the British Museum’s page show that they …
17. In South Korea doctors protested against the government’s …
18. According to the news item, the asylum deal with Italy has been …
19. We learn from the news item that in Japan …
20. We learn from the news item that in some US states lawmakers …