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LISTENING
4 You will hear Putin speaking about US missiles. For questions 1-8,
decide if each sentence is true or false. You will hear the recording twice.
1 Vladimir Putin has revived an ancient Russian language. T / F
2 Putin warned the USA about the possibility of mutual destruction. T / F
3 The USA wants to put missiles near Russia’s border with Poland. T / F
4 Russia will soon pull out of an important disarmament treaty. T / F
5 Condoleezza Rice has endless amounts of patience for Mr. Putin. T / F
6 The missiles are designed to protect Europe against rogue states. T / F
7 Russia’s foreign minister said Mr. Putin is being paranoid. T / F
8 The foreign minister said NATO would soon start a war with Russia. T / F
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
5 Fill the gaps using one of these words from the text:
nebulous warped vigorous partisan (adj)
unease smart lobbyist Pandora’s Box
1 Someone who is __ has ideas that most people think are strange or frightening.
2 If you open _________, you do something that could cause a lot of problems.
3 A ____________ is a person who goes to politicians in order to campaign for a
particular issue.
4 If something is __________ it is not developed or clear enough to describe.
5 ____________ is another word for ‘intelligent’.
6 ____________ is an adjective meaning ‘full of energy, enthusiasm or
determination’.
7 If something is described as ____________, it is very one-sided or biased.
8 ____________ is a feeling of being uncomfortable or unhappy about a situation.
6 Match the verbs with their definitions
circumvent curb veer proclaim
threaten figure out launch query
1 To start a major activity, such as a military attack, an investigation, a new career
or a project.
2 To move suddenly in a different direction.
3 To solve a problem.
4 To control or limit something that is harmful.
5 To state something publicly.
6 To find a way of avoiding a law or a rule.
7 To ask a question about something because you have doubts about it.
8 To endanger.
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