Listening 1

1
When was The Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington created?
In nineteen thirty-four
In nineteen thirty-three
In nineteen twenty-four
In nineteen thirty-five
In eighteen thirty-four

2
What laws and rules does the S.E.C. enforce?
Laws and rules to create new markets
Financial laws and rules for city markets
Laws and rules that outlaw financial markets
Laws and rules to govern financial markets
Economical laws and rules for fish markets

3
What is the name of the new chairman?
Christopher Donaldson
Mario Ritter
Christopher Cox
Gwen Outen
William Donaldson

4
How does the president call Christopher Cox?
"a champion of the three-enterprise system"
“boy friendly”
"a director of the free-enterprise system"
"a champion of the free-enterprise"
"a champion of the free system"

5
Who does Mister Cox has have strong support from?
business groups
governments
auditors
social groups
chief directors

Listening 2
1
Mr Gold tried a lot of different courses because
he wanted to find new friend
he was bored at work
he wanted to be fit
he liked smoking in a company
he wanted to learn how to breathe better

2
Mr Gold’s little private game consisted in
smoking different cigarettes
smoking cigarettes secretly
smoking only at night
cutting down the number of cigarettes smoked
cutting cigarettes in halves

3
Mr Gold became a professional actor due to
his experience in fighting his bad habit
the book he had read
good physical shape
smoking very good cigarettes
smoking only behind the theatre

4
Mr Gold wanted to
get rid of his bad habit
know his friend’s secret
get a new job
smoke 1 cigarette a day
tell people about his plan
5
Everything turned out easier with
secret
the right attitude
number of hours
experience
hope