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Part 1: For questions 16-20, listen to a talk about the origins of James Bond and choose the best answer
(A, B, C, or D) according to what you hear. Write your answers in the correspoding numbered boxes
provided. 0 has been done as an example.
Example: 0. The fiction spy James Bond was created by ______?
A. Jane Austen B. J.K. Rowling C. Thomas Hardy D. Ian Fleming
1. What was the name of Ian Fleming’s Jamaican estate, where he created the character?
A. Golden ball B. Goldeneye C. Thunder ball D. No information
2. Which of these statements about the fictional spy James Bond is false?
A. Ian Fleming enjoyed bird watching.
B. “James Bond” was named after the author of a book about spying.
C. Ian Fleming based the character on himself.
D. James Bond’s exploits were inspired by a real life spy
3. Which of these film titles is said to be the Bond family motto, (or coat of arms)?
A. You Only Live Twice B. Live and Let Die
C. The World is not Enough D. No information
4. The code name ‘007’ gives James Bond _______.
A. A license to kill B. A license to thrill
C. A license to spy D. No information
5. In which book did James Bond first make his appearance?
A. Dr No B. Gold finger
C. Casino Royale D. No information
Your answer:
0. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: For questions 6-15, listen to a piece of news from npr about low gas prices in 2016 and supply the
blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS and/or A NUMBER taken
from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided.
Crude oil (6) __________________________ to the lowest price in nearly a decade. Accordingly, the
average U.S. household has saved an estimated $700 this year and drivers can expect more savings in 2016.
Thanks to lower prices, Brady can do volunteer more easily and (7) _________________________.
According to Kloza, the prices of gas tend to increase when refineries have to (8) _____________________
or (9) _________________________that produce less smog in the summer.
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To show their concern about the environment, the U.S pledged in Paris to reduce (10) _________________
and address climate change.
Amy Myers Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability is doubtful about (11)
_____________________ as the choices will be a big factor that members of the (12)
_____________________ make.
It is suspected that they will continue to embrace things like (13) __________________________or and more
efficient hybrid and electric cars.
Myers Jaffe says that the trend of sharing or renting cars at weekends will have a negative impact on the (14)
__________________________ and positive on climate solutions.
Low prices can make the big oil states like Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia less stable and if one of those
countries experiences (15) __________________________ or even falls, the reduction in world oil
production and the increase in prices is inevitable.
Part 3: For questions 16-20, listen to the story about Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever
lived and choose FIVE letters from A-J.
Which FIVE statements are TRUE according to what you hear? Write your answers in the correspoding
numbered boxes provided.
A. Mansa Musa ascended the throne when famine and civil war in Europe occurred.
B. The wife of Mansa Musa played an important role in helping his realm grow and flourish.
C. The Mali Empire has a large quantity of natural resources, including salt and gold.
D. It took Mansa Musa over a year to make the long journey to Mecca.
E. It has been recorded that Mansa Musa built a mosque each and every Saturday.
F. Mansa Musa gave the gold to the poor he met along his route to Mecca.
G. Musa’s generous actions inadvertently devastated the economy of the regions through which he
passed.
H. After returning from his pilgrimage, Mansa Musa …
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