Use as much of this news report’s language as possible.

lawyers for smb, the death penalty, build a case against smb, have smb extradited

face sexual assault charges, grant permission, hand their 35 pages of legal argument to the media,

a house arrest, a condition of his bail, raise the ire, American authorities, classified US government cables,

the army intelligence analyst in custody, unabated, Cablegate, whistleblower, take legal revenge against,

ex lover, pretext for a criminal prosecution, land smb in an electric chair, foreign jurisdictions,

face torture, in the appalling state of affairs, give a firm commitment, render or permit to be rendered,

the realms of proper justice

 

TESTING SECTION

TEST 1

T1 - Variant 1

The presenter says that Palestinian President

A believes that the attack was justified

B called Israel's attacks a massacre

C ignored the attack as a kind of routine

 

The Palestinian President is sure that

A the attack was launched by mistake

B the attack accelerated the peacemaking process

C the attack put an end to efforts to resume peacemaking negotiations

3. During his visit to Israel President George W. Bush

A promoted US-Israeli relations

B called for peace talks between Israel and Palestine

C called for peace talks between the USA and Palestine

4. One of the killed was
A a founding member of Al-Qaeda

B a founding member of the Hamasmovement

C one of the most militant Israeli leaders

The deaths came during

A an Israeli ground operation on the eastern side of the Gaza Strip

B an Israeli air and ground operation on the western side of Gaza City

Сan Israeli air and ground operation on the eastern side of Gaza City

 

Israel says it took the action

 

A to stop the peacemaking process

В to stop Palestinian militants from firing rockets into the border town

С to stop Palestinian militants from flying over their territory

7. According to the Israel Government spokesman
A over the last months Israel suffered from continuous terrorist activities

B over the last weeks and months there were not any terrorist activities

C over the last weeks and months Palestine suffered from continuous terrorist activities

Palestinian leader blamed Israel for the deaths and said that

Athat actions like these can’t bring peace
B deaths were a kind of sacrifice to bring peace
C actions like these always precede long-lasting peace

In the eyes of many Palestinians their President is a traitor because he

A has been embraced by Israel's Prime Minister

B shaked hands and smiled with US President

C shaked hands and smiled with Israel's Prime Minister

10. Hamas leaders say that Abu Mazen’s people
A are very helpful as mediators between Israel and Palestine

B collaborate with Israel and the spies of America.

C collaborate with America and the spies of Israel

 

TEST 1

T1- Variant 2

The presenter says that Israeli forces killed

A 17 Palestinians, including three Cypriots

B 17 Palestinians, including three civilians.

C 70 Palestinians, including three civilians

 

The described military action took place in

A the Israeli territory

B the Gaza Strip territory

C neither

 

Israeli party to the conflict claims

A to defend itself against continued air raids from the Gaza Strip

B to defend itself against bombings

C to defend itself against continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

George W. Bush left Israel

 

A four days before the attack

B four days after the attack

C was in Israel when the attack was launched

It was predicted that Israel would launch the attack

 

A during US President’s visit

B after George W. Bush left

C on the first day of his visit

 

The father whose son was killed believes that

A US President promotes peace and friendship between the parties to the conflict

B US President encouraged the Israeli to kill the Palestinian people

C US President encouraged the Palestinian to kill the Israeli people

7. Hamas has taken responsibility for

A gunfire murders

B a small arms fire

C a barrage of rockets over the last 24 hours

 

Palestinian president has called this action

A a cold-blooded murder of the Palestinian people

В a serious political mistake

С the greatest scandal of the time

Palestinian President is in difficult position because his people didn’t like it when

A he was embraced by the US President

B he was embraced by Israel’s Prime minister

C he shaked hands with George W. Bush

10. Former Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh
A approves of Palestinian President’s course

B disapproves of Palestinian President’s course

C justifies his actions

 

 

TEST 2

T2 -Variant 1

The admission to EU for Bulgaria

A was easy

B took place at Number 10 Downing street

C was not easy, but earlier than it was expected

Enlarging the EU for Great Britain at that time

A could have been beneficial

B could have been threatening

C didn’t mean anything

In 2004 the EU

A forbade 10 countries to join the EU

B allowed 3 countries to join

C admitted a number of East European states

The European Commission President believes that

A countries deserved to become members

B hadn’t made enough progress but..

C accession makes relationship between Bulgaria and Romania safer and stronger

5. The conditions for accession were

A designed for Bulgaria only

B to ensure funding for farmers

C to strengthen fight against bribery in Romania

6. The main question for Centre of European Reforms is

 

A whether the countries meet the standards of cleanliness

B whether they’ll cease their relations with Russia

C whether the EU will be able to rely on them and their efficiency

The countries have to solve the problem of corruption, because

 

A it undermines the EU financial security principles

B if they don’t the countries may require bigger part of the EU budget

C it may influence decision making, the EU budgeting and the internal market

 

After accession the Centre of European Reforms is going to provide both countries with

A immediate access to the EU job market.
B gradual access to the EU job market.
C the access to the job market, but immediate or gradual is the question

9. The Romanian Prime Minister

 

A requires equal treatment for the Romanians in the job market

B calls for restrictions of the UK arbitrariness

C demands to include a special provision on the Romanians employment into the treaty

The Bulgarian Ambassador to the UK believes

 

A that most of Bulgarians will rush to GB

B that 12, 000 Bulgarians will establish themselves in GB

C that 3, 000 may wish to settle down in GB

TEST 2

T2 -Variant 2

Being in office, Tony Blair

A had been supported by the EU

B seemed not to support radical expansion

of the EU

C supported a radical expansion of the EU

 

The decision about Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession to the EU was to take place

 

A a year ahead of schedule.

B 20 months ahead of schedule

C as it had been initially planned

3. The European Commission President

A deems there is no reason to change plans

for Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession

B believes the countries had done nothing to join the EU

C notes the progress that had been made by the both countries

The conditions specified for Bulgaria and Romania were

A not stricter than those imposed on previous new members

B tougher than those imposed on previous new members

C the same with conditions stipulated for other countries

5. The strict monitoring regime and sanctions hanging over these countries

 

A would have been to continue after accession

B had been meant to help the countries to sort out their internal problems

C had been meant to oversee how the conditions of accession are fulfilled

 

6. The fight against corruption was seen as obligatory because

A corruption in Bulgaria and Romania affected the neighbouring countries

B it could have resulted in the economic crisis

C it may influence the EU budgeting

Britain’s open-door policy after the last EU expansion led to

 

A a flood of unskilled workers

B a flood of half a million workers in two years

C some improvements in the internal job market

 

The UK is going

A to limit the influx of immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania in the country

B to help immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania to find jobs
С to work out a new policy related to immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania.

9. The Romanian Prime Minister requires

an equal treatment for Romania, because

A this is a basic principle, stated in the treaty

B he believes that reasons to impose restrictions are insignificant

C the EU supports the UK in their decision to impose restrictions for Romanians

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