A – Comprehension Test 4

Use these words and word combinations to render the text in the written form.

halted its nuclear weapons program, is backed, raised the spectre, warned of, holocaust, intelligence assessment, dormant, estimate, strident rhetoric, covert, a damage control, media conference, Iran's Foreign Minister, under the supervision of the IAEA, drive for, a fresh round, UN sanctions, repeatedly, seeks nuclear weapons, concerted efforts, acquiring nuclear capacity, backs Europe's approach, France, continue to prepare, defuse the current crisis

Text 5.

Oil row threatens European supply

At home

1. Discuss the following.

a) The scandal over the disruption of gas supply to Belarus was among the top news of the year 2007.

What has been done by the parties: Russia, Belarus, European countries to protect their economies and to secure sustainable development of cooperation in this field?

b) What is the message of the cartoon? As far as there are not too many actors in the picture what else would you add to this?

2. Look at the text title and complete the sentences according to their possible occurrence in the text.

We really should look upon what...

With Germany currently holding the presidency of the EU...

A lot of European countries are having to think about...

Russia doubled the price, as…

Belarus threatens to disrupt supplies, if…

A lot of European countries are having to think…

3 a). Form adjectives from these verbs:

contemplate		import
disrupt		diversify
supply		question
feud		cohere

3 b). Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:

1. The project includes of a set of multiple, ______________ measures aimed at promoting a consistent, integrated approach to energy supply and demand.

2. At times, without my insisting on it, my writings become______________ ; the successive elements that occur to me are clearly related.

3. In fact, the serfs were almost like slaves to the _________________ lord.

4. A ____________ innovation is an innovation that disrupts an existing market.

5. Many cars destined for the US market do not meet Canadian safety standards (especially newer ones), and are therefore not ________________ at all.

6. He a _____________ actor that quietly observes people and the world around him.

7. It is _______________ whether the expenditure on this project is justified or not.

8. The new _______________ are also better supplied and more highly educated than their precursors.

4 A). Match the words

diversify	as a political tool
to disrupt	its energy supplies
had been feuding	on their terms
work	with bio fuels
to secure the interests	of consumers
play the game	supplies
7) to use energy	over gas and oil prices