TASK 1
You are going to listen to six news items. Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the items once only. I repeat, once only. There will be a pause of 30 seconds before each news item to give you time to read through the questions to that item.
1. In Turkey, massive arrests have been conducted as …
2. According to the speaker, the warnings about ISIS training Americans ...
3. The trade deal causes controversy as it might be a way to …
4. The victory of the Jobbik party in a parliamentary bi-election ...
5. The reporter in the Hague explains that the ICC’s decision results from …
6. We learn from the recording that electing Jeremy Corbyn the Labour Party leader ...
TASK 2
You are going to hear an interview. Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the piece once only. I repeat, once only. There will now be a pause of 1 minute to allow you to look through the questions.
7. The expert says the growing presence of the Shia militias in Iraq shows that …
8. When talking about how to defeat ISIS in Iraq, the expert …
9. The expert criticizes the US government’s
10. At the end of the interview, the expert doubts if …
TASK 3
You will hear a radio discussion. Listen and complete the notes by writing a few words. You will hear the piece twice. I repeat, twice. There will now be a pause of 30 seconds to allow you to look through the questions.
11. D. Weinberger disagrees with the concept that knowledge is ....
12. According to the second expert, for an intelligent person it is crucial to use collected information to …
13. D. Weinberger thinks knowledge is a complex process requiring …
14. The last speaker criticises the IT companies for allowing information which …
TASK 4
According to the speaker, European Muslims living in ghettoes experience (15)

In the past the Muslim community faced criticism

With regard to the problem of western jihadists, the involvement of the Muslim community marks the beginning of (16)

In the 1990s, returning jihadists destabilized countries such as Egypt

The Nixon Centre Study report raised concerns over the potential for certain jihadists to (17)

By the use of the term “maturing” the speaker claims that Islamic terrorism has both (18)

In reaction to the murder of a soldier, the British Home Secretary proposed the snooper’s charter

In the speaker’s opinion the best way to combat radical groups is to (19)

The strategic shift means that the responsibility for fighting terrorism no longer lies only (20) ...
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