Task One

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 a time to read through the questions to that item.

Task One will now begin.

1. The infestation of locusts has ...

1. caused severe food shortages

2. affected 2 million hectares of land

3. required help of the military

4. led to intensive use of pesticides

2. Recently Pakistani Security Forces have ...

1. helped the FBI to find a terrorist from the top of their list

2. arrested someone accused of involvement in a big action

3. intensified actions aimed against computer terrorism

4. monitored many religious ceremonies and institutions

3. North Korean asylum seekers ...

1. attempt to flee in large numbers

2. are evicted from foreign missions

3. are a petty issue for the authorities

4. reach their destination indirectly

4. The recent sequence of events in the Middle East began with ...

1. the destruction of a Hamaz group

2. a suicide attack in Hebron

3. a political assassination

4. the closing off in Hebron

5. To wreak havoc hurricane Ivan needn't ...

1. pick up steadily and continuously

2. suddenly change the direction

3. hit directly a particular area

4. attack along with a storm

6. The latest court ruling enables the UFJ financial group to ...

1. ally with Mitsubishi Tokyo Group

2. sell some of its business to Sumitomo

3. scrap the deal with Sumitomo Group

4. merge with the US financial giant

That is the end of Task One.

Task Two

You are going to hear Louise Cooper, a business reporter, interviewed on the report on the activities of Conrad Black, former Chief Executive Officer of Hollinger Incorporated. 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.

Task Two will now begin.

7. The report has been …

1. questioned by lawyers

2. sent to Hollinger Inc.

3. discarded by the SEC

4. ordered by Hollinger Inc.

8. Allegedly, Lord Black and David Radliff …

1. oversaw the company's accounts

2. manipulated the company's shareholders

3. embezzled the company's profits

4. cheated the company's shareholders

9. Why Hollinger allowed these activities to take place is …

1. due to incompetence of their audit committee

2. clearly stated in the report

3. because they did not have the auditing body

4. not explained in the report

10. After the report appeared, Conrad Black …

1. criticised the media for publishing the report

2. insisted on another investigation by SEC

3. accused Hollinger Incorporated of wasting money

4. demanded financial compensation from Hollinger

Task Three

You will hear a radio discussion. Listen and complete the notes by writing a few words. An example has been done for you. 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.

Task Three will now begin.

(0). (Example) David Brooks thinks that opinion polls ...

are extremely powerful

11. According to one, speaker opinion polls shouldn't be done (when?) …

12. The factor paralysing John Kerrry's campaign is that ...

13. One speaker says Al Quaida won't attack USA before presidential elections because ...

14. According to one speaker, if people want to judge president Bush they should ...

Task Four

You will hear a presentation made by a gun expert from the New Jersey Institute of Technology who is working on firearms safety. Listen and complete the notes from the presentation by writing a few words. An example has been done for you. 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.

Task Four will now begin.

Dr Jeffers has been in the United States: (0) for a few months

One of the solutions to the problem of gun-related deaths is: federal gun control

Federal gun controls will make State Governments' position: (15) ……………………………….........

The speakers suggests that the benefit of gun safety measures is that: (16) ..............................................

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The oldest methods of making guns safe are rarely used because: (17) ..................................................

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The California and Maryland initiative was opposed by: (18) ...............................................................

New Jersey's requirement may be abandoned if : the technology is not commercially viable

The tag idea might fail if: (19) ...............................................................................................................

Dr Sebastian's method may be ineffective when: (20) ..........................................................................

Dr Sebastian's project can be put into practice provided that: his team are given more funds

That is the end of Task Four. You now have 4 minutes to check through your answers. Please, stay silent during this period. If you attempt to communicate with any of the candidates you will fail the test.

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