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There are four tasks in this test.

TASK

ONE

You are going to hear 5 extracts from radio news. You will hear each extract twice. For questions 1 to 5
please choose the best answer A, B or C.

You now have 1 minute to look through the questions for Task One.


1.

Mosab Hassan Yousef admitted ...

A.

organising the arrests of Hamas members

B.

supplying information for the Palestinians

C.

co-operating with Israel's security service

2.

Because of the new law, the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will have to ...

A.

resign her membership of the party

B.

withdraw her party from the elections

C.

stay under arrest during the elections

3.

According to the American general, the United States will ...

A.

be unable to provide air support for Mogadishu

B.

limit their military involvement in Mogadishu

C.

help Somali forces in the Mogadishu operation

4.

The human rights activist ...

A.

returned to jail after his medical treatment

B.

has already done his long prison sentence

C.

is being released from prison temporarily

5.

Jim Bunning protested against the funding bill because ...

A.

it was the proposal of the Democrats

B.

it threatened to increase unemployment

C.

it would cause a rise in the budget deficit

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TASK

TWO

You will hear five short conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will be asked a
question about what was said. You will hear each conversation and the question that follows it
twice. For questions 6 to 10 choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

There will now be a pause of 30 seconds for you to look through the questions.

6.

According to the man, Tom keeps …

A.

reminding him of one mistake

B.

undermining his responsibility

C.

imposing his own decisions

D.

accusing him of inexperience

7.

The speakers think that the new task is going to be …

A.

impossible

B.

difficult

C.

very costly

D.

dangerous

8.

The man thinks John …

A.

does everything at the last moment

B.

is a very lazy worker

C.

is always behind with his work

D.

extends the deadlines

9.

At the meeting, Tom …

A.

offended the speaker

B.

confused the speaker

C.

criticized the speaker

D.

reprimanded the speaker

10.

Herbert …

A.

lives a luxurious life

B.

has got a well-paid job

C.

married a rich woman

D.

started a new company

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TASK

THREE

You are going to listen to a report. You will hear this report twice. For questions 11 to 14
please choose the best answer A, B or C.

There will now be a pause of one minute for you to look through the questions.

11.

On entering Niger the speaker …

A.

was unprepared for the poverty he saw

B.

saw no reaction to the coup among people

C.

noticed how efficient Niger’s army was

12.

According to Mr Bazum, President Tandja was ousted because …

A.

he failed to deal with a natural disaster

B.

he decided to ban opposition parties

C.

he insisted on staying in power

13.

Niger’s Army …

A.

has full support of the society

B.

acted on orders of the opposition

C.

causes fear because of its brutality

14.

The international support will return to Niger only if the country …

A.

has a democratic government

B.

stops uranium trade with Iran

C.

lets foreign firms use its mines

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TASK

FOUR

You are going to listen to an officer giving a briefing. You will hear the briefing twice. For
questions 15 to 20 complete the notes by putting short phrases into the boxes.

There will now be a pause of 30 seconds to allow you to look at the notes.

15.

The main aim of Operation West 2009 was …

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16.

Operation West is of special interest because it was near …

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17.

The main aim of the Operation was to prove that the integrated air defense system

was …

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18.

Russian and Belorussian armies were supported by …

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19.

In reality the scenario of the exercise …

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20.

The Alliance lacked information about the operation because …

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