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. According to the correspondent, the number of demonstrators is ...
2. During the demonstrations, the protestors …
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3. As a result of the railway station collapse, ...
4. Shigeru Ishiba appeals to the public because …
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5. Regarding the next election, Shigeru Ishiba ...
6. The correspondent says Shigeru Ishiba must ...
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. FPV (first-person view) drones are built from …
8. Besides flying low, FPV drones are useful for reconnaissance as they can navigate through …
9. In combat scenarios, the precision of FPV drones attacks helps to maximise …
10. Drones’ presence on the battlefield results in soldiers’ inability to …
11. After noticing the drone overhead, the wounded soldier decided to …
12. In swarm tactics, multiple drones operate in …
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 Army plans to send robots into direct combat mainly to …
14. According to the news item, Donald Trump is considering …
15. The Inuit community has accused the adventurer of …
16. We learn from the news item that France …
17. It is believed that the unusual deliveries served as a way to …
18. The US-South Africa tensions deepened when Donald Trump …
19. Peter Greste will join the hunger strike to draw attention to …
20. In Japan, the fast food chain Sukiya is planning to …