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English Language Proficiency Test for the Bulgarian Armed Forces Listening Section ANSWER SHEET

Candidate's name

The Listening Section consists of 10 tasks. You will hear the recordings once only. Follow the instructions on your answer sheet and complete the tasks. Listening task 1 You will hear a dialogue between a man and a clerk. While listening, choose the best answer. Circle a, b, c or d. '0' is an example. Now you have 15 seconds to read the questions. Example 0: The man wants to book ? tickets. a. three b. two c. one
d. four

1. The man wants to go to the concert on a. Friday b. Sunday c. Tuesday d. Thursday 2. He booked tickets for
a. Thursday

b. Friday c. Sunday d. Tuesday

3. The man's name is a. Niteley b. Knightley c. Knightly d. Knitely Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers. Listening task 2 You will hear a weather forecast. While listening, fill in the missing information in the table. '0' is an example. Now you have 10 seconds to read the information in the table.
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region / country southwest Europe Switzerland, Austria Norway, Sweden the Low Countries Italy the Baltics Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers. (0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

weather

Listening task 3 You will hear a dialogue between a man and a clerk. While listening, fill in the missing information in the form. '0' is an example. Now you have 10 seconds to read the information in the form.

INSURANCE CLAIM FORM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Title Surname Address Age Occupation Place of accident Type of injury Time in hospital

Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers.

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Listening task 4 You will hear a dialogue between Mary and Jack. While listening, choose the best answer. Circle a, b, c or d. '0' is an example. Now you have 25 seconds to read the questions. Example 0: Jack calls Mary to a. invite her to his place. b. ask her about her place. c. check about a party. d. invite her to a party. 1. Jack and Mary are going to Al's a. wife's birthday. b. brother's party. c. son's birthday. d. birthday party. 2. The birthday party is a. this Thursday. b. this Tuesday. c. next Tuesday. d. next Thursday. 3. They are going to buy a a. kitchen knife. b. tennis shirt. c. cook book. d. baseball glove. 4. They are going to take a. red wine. b. white wine. c. milk chocolate. d. mint chocolate. 5. Who is going to buy the present? a. Jack and Mary b. Jack c. Mary d. Jack and his brother Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers.

Listening task 5 You will hear 5 short dialogues. While listening, complete the sentences below. '0' is an example. Now you have 15 seconds to read the sentences. Example 0. The project will help in destroying Dialogue 1. The topic of Tim's report is Dialogue 2. The session was about choosing proper Dialogue 3. Gen Foss announced the upcoming Dialogue 4. The article is about Georgia's efforts to cope with Dialogue 5. Col Andrews is in charge of the unit's Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers. Listening task 6 You will hear three speakers expressing their opinions in a radio programme. While listening, choose the best answer. Circle a, b, c or d. '0' is an example. Now you have 20 seconds to read the questions. Example 0: Ann is not familiar with a. the situation in Iraq. b. US-Russia relations. c. China-Taiwan relations. d. the situation on the Balkans. 1. According to Ann, a. diplomatic efforts cause a big concern. b. information should be kept secret. c. information is principally accessible. d. nobody talks about conspiracy theories. 2. According to Bill, a. robots' intelligence is flawless. b. robots could never be misused. c. robots should replace today's soldiers. d. robots' quantity makes up for quality. 3. According to Carl, priority should be given to a. home economy. b. terrorist threats. c. security matters. d. impending crises. Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers.
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in the division.

Listening task 7 You will hear 4 news reports. While listening, write short answers to the questions. Do not use sentences. '0' is an example. Now you have 20 seconds to read the questions. Example 0: 1. When did India and Germany reach an agreement? 2. Who will receive training?

Report 1

1. How long did the exercise last? 2. What did the Indian military improve?

Report 2

1. What EU event took place in Lisbon? 2. What period of time does the package cover?

Report 3

1. What is scheduled for July 11? 2. What might be affected in the financial sector?

Report 4

1. What did the attackers occupy in the town? 2. What did the faction struggle for?

Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers.

Listening task 8 You will hear 5 news reports. While listening, tick (V) the best topic for each report. '0' is an example. Now you have 30 seconds to read the topics. Example 0: police attack V solution
storm
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Report 1: dispute suspension Report 2: improvement redeployment Report 3: compromise standoff Report 4: leadership accusation Report 5: appeals negotiations Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers. charges concessions discussions microchips prosecution penalty commitment postponement visit summit

Listening task 9 You will hear 6 news reports. While listening, match each report (1-6) with a heading (A-H) from the box below. Write the letter of the heading next to the number of the report. There is one extra heading. '0' is an example. Now you have 20 seconds to read the headings. A. Clearing path for democracy B. Aide denounces candidate C. End to fall in crime D. Violence in conflict E. Ex-official speaks out F. Enforcing protest ban G. Resignation over scandal H. Defeat in hearing procedure 0 F 1 2 3 4 5 6

Now you have 10 seconds to check your answers.

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Listening task 10 You will hear a short report about Colombia. The text below is a summary of the report. While listening, fill in each gap in the summary with a word or a phrase. '0' is an example. Now you have 45 seconds to read the summary.

Success at What Price? As Colombia widens the campaign against narcoguerrillas, its (0) Americas, the (1) fear

that possible success could mean instability for the region. At the annual summit of the discussed the increasing threat to security in the help for the country was area. The neighbouring countries abstained from rendering (2) to Colombia. They feared the perspective of becoming (3) guerrilla (4) Defence Secretary to persuade his (5) failed. The main issue is whether the USA's (6) to affect the conflict significantly. attacks. According to a Colombian official,

to cope with the drug traffickers. The attempts of the US to support "Plan Colombia" strategy is enough

Now you have 15 seconds to check your answers.

This is the end of the Listening Section