RDIO NVEL 3 - Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

deal
dispute
artist
classical
past
piece
fees
recorded

Radio listeners in Bulgaria can now start listening to modern music again. For the (1)
____________ two months, they could only listen to music that was over 70 years old.
A (2) ____________ over copyright meant the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) could
not play any pop music. Listeners could only listen to (3) ____________ music or folk
songs that were (4) ____________ before World War II. In the European Union,
copyright disappears 70 years after an artist's death. BNR has now signed a (5)
____________ with the copyright organization. In the deal, BNR will pay more royalty
(6) ____________. A part of these fees go to the singer, band, composer or songwriter
of a song or a (7) ____________ of music. Every time the radio plays a song, it must
pay royalties to the (8) ____________.

seems
programming
number
types
surprising
current
interested
tunes

Something (9) ____________ happened during the two-month dispute over copyright
and royalties. The (10) ____________ of listeners to BNR's shows increased by 20 per
cent. After the radio station started playing only Bulgarian folk (11) ____________,
classical music and pre-war jazz, more people started listening to the radio. It (12)
____________ many listeners are more (13) ____________ in listening to older music
than Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. BNR is now thinking about changing its music (14)
____________. BNR boss Aleksandar Velev said there could even be new radio
stations. Mr Velev told reporters: "We will not change the profiles of the (15)
____________ radio shows. Instead, we will launch new radio stations with more (16)
____________ of music."

1. Radio listeners in Bulgaria could not listen to pop music for two years. T / F
2. The reason the radio could not play pop music was a copyright dispute. T / F
3. Radio listeners could only listen to pre-World War II music. T / F
4. The radio station has agreed to pay artists more in royalties. T / F
5. The radio station got 20% more listeners by playing the older music. T / F
6. The article said people in Bulgaria prefer Justin Bieber to old music. T / F
7. The radio station boss said he would not change the programming. T / F
8. The boss said there would not be any new radio stations. T / F
Nivel 6

LISTENING

1) Signals at ten pedestrian crossings in the city of Melbourne _____ red and green
people
a. now depicts walking
b. now depicting walking
c. now depict walking
d. now depicted walking

1. 2) The initiative is part of a trial 12-month gender equality campaign ______

city
a. and failed by the
b. unveiled by the
c. and bailed by the
d. unrivalled by the
2. 3) The Minister for Women, Fiona Richardson, explained that the rationale
______
a. beyond the trial
b. behest the trial
c. beguiled the trial
d. behind the trial
3. 4) This is a wonderful way to make public space ______
a. more reclusive
b. more inclusion
c. more decisive
d. more inclusive
4. 5) the city's signals will have equal numbers of male and female ______ future
a. figures in a
b. figure sin the
c. figures on the
d. figures in the
5. 6) The new signals have drawn a mixed response ______
a. from citizens
b. from citizenry
c. from city sins
d. from city's sins
6. 7) Many critics say the new scheme is unnecessary and a ______ money
a. waste for taxpayers'
b. waste from taxpayers'
c. waste of taxpayers'
d. waste by taxpayers'
7. 8) Unfortunately, I think this sort of costly exercise is more likely ______
a. to bring collision
b. to bring division
c. to bring delusion
d. to bring derision
8. 9) Others said the new images were a sign of political correctness ______
a. gone crazily
b. gone crazed
c. gone crazy
d. gone crazies
 9. 10) Others said the money could have been better used for ______
a. worthy are projects
b. wealthier projects
c. worsen projects
d. worthier projects

Gender equality has reached the small human characters on traffic signals in Australia.
Signals at ten pedestrian crossings in the city of Melbourne now depict walking red and
green people in dresses. The initiative is part of a trial 12-month gender equality
campaign unveiled by the city. The Minister for Women, Fiona Richardson, explained
that the rationale behind the trial was to put more images of women in public places.
She said: "There are many small, but symbolically significant ways that women are
excluded from public space. This is a wonderful way to make public space more
inclusive for women." She hopes the city's signals will have equal numbers of male and
female figures in the future.

The new signals have drawn a mixed response from citizens. Many critics say the new
scheme is unnecessary and a waste of taxpayers' money. A leading critic is
Melbourne's mayor Robert Doyle, who told reporters: "I'm all for doing anything we can
for gender equity, but really?" He added: "Unfortunately, I think this sort of costly
exercise is more likely to bring derision." Others said the new images were a sign of
political correctness gone crazy. Social media users asked why the image of the
woman has to wear a dress, when many women wear trousers. Others said the money
could have been better used for worthier projects that helped people in need.

10. There are 10 new female pedestrian traffic signals in Melbourne. T / F

11. The traffic signals are part of a year-long trial. T / F
12. The idea is to have more images of women in public places. T / F
13. Men cannot cross at the female traffic signals. T / F
14. The new signals are overwhelmingly popular. T / F
15. The mayor of Melbourne said the signals are good for his city. T / F
16. Many people say the signals are a good example of political correctness. T / F
17. Social media users said the money should help people in need. T / F
NIVEL 5

The ex-boss of Microsoft Bill Gates (1) ___________________ world could be in

danger from bio-terrorism. He said (2) ___________________ terrorists could kill 30
million people in less than a year. Mr Gates, the richest person in the world, was
speaking (3) ___________________ conference in Germany. He said there was a
"reasonable" (4) ___________________-terrorist attack in the next 10 to 15 years. He
(5) ___________________ very few leaders are aware of this. He wants leaders to be
more prepared. He asked for global "health security" to become (6)
___________________ government discussions and policies.

Gates said the next epidemic (7) ___________________ computer screen. He said a
genetically engineered virus (8) ___________________ make and could kill more
people than nuclear bombs. He asked governments, "to prepare for these epidemics
(9) ___________________ we prepare for war". He said there should be "germ
games", just like many countries (10) ___________________ games to prepare for
war. He also said we needed better monitoring to (11) ___________________, and the
development of vaccines within weeks rather than years. He also said we needed anti-
viral drugs, antibodies, vaccines (12) ___________________.

The ex-boss of Microsoft Bill Gates has warned the world could be in danger from bio-
terrorism. He said a virus made by terrorists could kill 30 million people in less than a
year. Mr Gates, the richest person in the world, was speaking at a security conference
in Germany. He said there was a "reasonable" chance of a bio-terrorist attack in the
next 10 to 15 years. He was surprised that very few leaders are aware of this. He
wants leaders to be more prepared. He asked for global "health security" to become a
major part of government discussions and policies.
Gates said the next epidemic could start on a computer screen. He said a genetically
engineered virus was easier to make and could kill more people than nuclear bombs.
He asked governments, "to prepare for these epidemics in the same way we prepare
for war". He said there should be "germ games", just like many countries engage in war
games to prepare for war. He also said we needed better monitoring to spot outbreaks
early, and the development of vaccines within weeks rather than years. He also said
we needed anti-viral drugs, antibodies, vaccines and new diagnostics.
Level 6

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

concludes
tend
saliva
period
unclear
bliss
widowed
samples

A new study suggests that marital (1) ____________ has beneficial health effects. The
research is from Carnegie Mellon University in the USA. It (2) ____________ that
being married reduces your levels of a stress hormone called cortisol. Researchers
tested for cortisol in the (3) ____________ of 572 adults aged 21-55 on three different,
non-consecutive days. Multiple saliva (4) ____________ were taken throughout each
24-hour (5) ____________. The researchers found that the married people in the
sample had less cortisol than people who were single, separated, divorced or (6)
____________. The researchers said: "Married people (7) ____________ to be
healthier than both the previously and never married, but the mechanisms through
which this occurs remain (8) ____________."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

depression
chances
hormone
physiological
conditions
influence
responses
insights

The stress (9) ____________ cortisol has many different functions in our body. It
regulates blood sugar levels, immune (10) ____________ and inflammation and can
increase the risk of heart disease. It also increases the (11) ____________ of surviving
cancer. High levels of cortisol have been linked to mental (12) ____________ such as
anxiety and (13) ____________. Laboratory director Sheldon Cohen said: "These data
provide important (14) ____________ into the way in which our intimate social
relationships can get under the skin to (15) ____________ our health." Researcher
Brian Chin added: "It is exciting to discover a (16) ____________ pathway that may
explain how relationships influence health and disease.

A new study suggests that marital bliss has beneficial health effects. The research is
from Carnegie Mellon University in the USA. It concludes that being married reduces
your levels of a stress hormone called cortisol. Researchers tested for cortisol in the
saliva of 572 adults aged 21-55 on three different, non-consecutive days. Multiple
saliva samples were taken throughout each 24-hour period. The researchers found that
the married people in the sample had less cortisol than people who were single,
separated, divorced or widowed. The researchers said: "Married people tend to be
healthier than both the previously and never married, but the mechanisms through
which this occurs remain unclear."
The stress hormone cortisol has many different functions in our body. It regulates blood
sugar levels, immune responses and inflammation and can increase the risk of heart
disease. It also increases the chances of surviving cancer. High levels of cortisol have
been linked to mental conditions such as anxiety and depression. Laboratory director
Sheldon Cohen said: "These data provide important insights into the way in which our
intimate social relationships can get under the skin to influence our health." Researcher
Brian Chin added: "It is exciting to discover a physiological pathway that may explain
how relationships influence health and disease."