Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. An armed gang attacked buses on the border between Congo and______. A: Togo B: Cabinda C: Angola D: Zaire

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. The President’s comments on the number of lost jobs last month was ______. A: negative B: positive C: hopeless D: enlightening

Questions 7 to 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news. About ______ Kenyans have demonstrated in the capital Nairobi. A: 500 B: 5,000 C: 50,000 D: 2,500

Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. This year’s Nobel Prize winners in economics will share the prize worth about ______. A: 2 million dollars B: 12 million dollars C: 1.2 million dollars D: 1.12 million dollars

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Why does the rebels battle the Sierra Leonean Army A: To overthrow the government. B: To become independent. C: To control the diamond field. D: To ask for ransom.