blushing* and glanced up at the assistant. He I was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before, too!
Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. Why did he buy the magazines before getting on the train? A. Because he enjoyed reading.
B. Because he needed something to kill the time. C. Because he needed something to read on a journey. D. Because the magazines were on sale at that time.
2. How long did he have his suitcase in the luggage office?
A. For 3 days. B. For 3 hours. C. For one day. D. For half a day. 3. What was demanded when he wanted to collect his suitcase? A. The receipt. B. The fee. C. The railway ticket. D. The ID. 4. What did the assistant ask him to do when he couldn’t find the receipt?
A. TO wait until he found it. B. To make an explanation of the situation. C. To continue to search for it.
D. To make a list of the main contents of the suitcase.
5. What did he say about his suitcase? A. It had some special marks on. B. It was an old, brown case. C. It was an old, dark brown case. D. It was a new brown case.
6. What did it occur to him when he found hundreds of cases there? A. It might be difficult to find his. B. It might be lying among them. C. It might take time to spot this. D. It might have been taken away.
7. How did the assistant feel when the case had been examined? A. He was a bit disappointed. B. He was quite relieved.
C. He was happy that the speaker had found his case. D. He was convinced that it was the speaker’s case. 8. How did he feel when he found the ―lost‖ ticket out? A. Shameful. B. Foolish. C. Angry. D. Annoyed. 9. What is the reaction of the assistant then?
A. Mocking. B. Joking. C. Understanding. D. Laughing.
Keys
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. D 8.A 9. C Part 3 News News Item 1
Voters have approved (1) political changes that will establish an elected parliament. State television said (2) more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women (3) the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain* (4) one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And (5) equality will be guaranteed among (6) the different religious groups in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* (7) welcomed the results. The changes are expected (8) to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.
Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brunei.
Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.
1) political changes
2) more than 98% of the voters 3) the right to vote
4) one of the only 5) equality
6) the different religious groups 7) welcomed the results 8) to take effect News Item 2
Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting. People at over 100 voting places were not able to vote Tuesday. Official said Wednesday that those voting centers would be open soon. Early election results show the ruling General People's Congress Party in the lead. Final results are expected by the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in the voting. Voting hours were extended to give people more time to vote. More than 20,000 candidates are competing for 7,000 seats in the local council* in Yemen*.
Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.
Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Opposition parties are demanding a new after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday.
A. election B. selection C. elector D. selector
2. There were at least people killed and injured during the voting.
A. six…many B. some…many C. six…some D. many…some 3. People at more than 100 voting places . A. were not able to vote Thursday B. were not able to vote Tuesday C. won’t be able to vote today D. won’t be able to vote
4. Officials sais Wednesday that those would be open in a short time. A. those vote centers B. those voter centers C. those voting centers D. these voting sites
5. show the ruling General People’s Congress Party in the lead. A. Final election results B. Final results C. Early elections D. early election results
6. More than candidates are competing for 7, 000 seats in the local council in Yemen.
A. 2,000 B. 20, 000 C. 200, 000 D. 2, 000, 000