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. The essence of the discovery is that …

1. the government strategy will be insufficient

2. the next generation will face shorter lives

3. the adults' weight will double in a decade

2. Job cuts in the corporation are necessary because …

1. the BBC Trust was careless with money

2. the Foreign Office provided less funding

3. the BBC licence fees were less profitable

3. The radiotherapists misused the equipment as …

1. it was not installed properly

2. they did not follow the manual

3. the instructions were not provided

4. According to the Vatican documents, the Knights Templar were …

1. accused of spreading heresy

2. given an apology by the Church

3. announced innocent in the past

5. The dam is extraordinary because it has … .

1. protected vast areas of land from river flooding

2. helped to resolve the country's power problems

3. been the biggest construction challenge for years

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. The woman thinks Brenda is …

1. unfriendly

2. unattractive

3. beautiful

4. intelligent

7. At the exam Tom was …

1. unprepared

2. criticized

3. angry

4. confused

8. John has just bought …

1. a GPS system

2. an alarm system

3. a radar detector

4. a new CD player

9. Sgt Jones …

1. was unjustly accused

2. was late with the report

3. failed to complete the task

4. was severely reprimanded

10. Kate wants to …

1. protest the new decision

2. delay taking any actions

3. talk to the management

4. accept the new decision

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 for one minute for you to look through the questions.

11. In 1990, the British were furious because of …

1. showing British soldiers on Iraqi TV

2. killing of British civilians in Baghdad

3. accusing the UK of breaching the law

12. According to the professor, the media can show …

1. prisoners in humiliating situations

2. photos of POWs' recognizable faces

3. group photographs of prisoners of war

13. The professor says that showing Hussein's medical examinations …

1. caused criticism from other governments

2. is approved by the US administration

3. seemed to be unnecessary humiliation

14. The reporter says that the new British guidelines …

1. have little chance to become international law

2. have been presented at the Red Cross conference

3. have a chance to influence Americans' opinions

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. British troops advise the Afghans on …

1

16. The most dangerous weapons used against the troops are …

1

17. The hint about the suicide-bomber came from …

1

18. Recently, the Afghan soldiers found …

1

19. The work with the ANA is easy because …

1

20. The British soldiers will most likely stay in Afghanistan till …

1

4

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