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Section 1

Audio script:

MARRY: Excuse me officer!

POLICE OFFICER: Welcome Ma'am. Please have a seat. How can I help you?

MARRY: I have to get a report registered.

POLICE OFFICER: What happened?

MARRY: My car has been stolen.

POLICE OFFICER: Where was it parked?

MARRY: It was parked in parking of North Avenue.

POLICE OFFICER: Was it properly locked? And do you have the parking receipt?

MARRY: It was locked. Here is the receipt.

POLICE OFFICER: Tell me the detail of the car.

MARRY: It is black Honda Civic, 2008 model. Its no. is

POLICE OFFICER: At what time did you know about the car theft?

MARRY: I had parked it at 9 am while going to office. When I came back at 6 pm, my car was not there.

POLICE OFFICER: Did you enquire about it from the attendant at the parking?MARRY: Yes. He is unable to tell anything about it.

POLICE OFFICER: Could you submit photo copies of your identity proof, driving license and Arc of the

car?

MARRY: Definitely. But it will take me about an hour to arrange them.

POLICE OFFICER: Please keep this copy of F.I.R with you. Well take action as soon as you submit the

copies of required documents.

MARRY: Thanking you Officer.

POLICE OFFICER: Welcome sir!

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

A. The lady wants to ____1_____ a complaint to the police. It is about the _____2_____.B. It was parked in _____3_____. The model of the car is _____4_____.C. The lady parked the car at _____5_____ and came back at _____6_____.D. The police officer wants to have photocopies of _____7____, _____8_____ and _____9_____ of

the car.

E. The lady is asked to keep the _____10_____ with her as a document.Section 2

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The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number

more than seven million objects,[3]

are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and

originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its

beginnings to the present.

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The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the physician and

scientist Sir Hans Sloane. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House

in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Its expansion over the following two and a

half centuries was largely a result of an expanding British colonial footprint and has resulted in the

creation of several branch institutions, the first being the British Museum (Natural History) in South

Kensington in 1887. Some objects in the collection, most notably the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon,

are the objects of intense controversy and calls for restitution to their countries of origin.

Until 1997, when the British Library (previously centred on the Round Reading Room) moved to a new

site, the British Museum was unique in that it housed both a national museum of antiquities and a

national library in the same building. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and as with all other national museums in the United

Kingdom it charges no admission fee.[4]

Since 2002 the director of the museum has been Neil

MacGregor.[5]

Conservative Peer Lord Sainsbury has pledged to donate 25 million to the Museum to aid

funding for a large scale extension, set to make it the world's largest museum by collection upon

completion.

Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the British Museum does not levy

an admission charge.

On 7 June 1753, King George II gave his formal assent to the Act of Parliament which established the

British Museum.[b]

The Foundation Act, added two other libraries to the Sloane collection. The Cottonian

Library, assembled by Sir Robert Cotton, dated back to Elizabethan times and the Harleian library, the

collection of the Earls of Oxford. They were joined in 1757 by the Royal Library, assembled by various

British monarchs. Together these four "foundation collections" included many of the most treasured

books now in the British Library[9]

including the Lindisfarne Gospels and the sole surviving copy of

Beowulf.[c]

The British Museum was the first of a new kind of museum national, belonging to neither church nor

king, freely open to the public and aiming to collect everything. Sloane's collection, whilst including a

vast miscellany of objects, tended to reflect his scientific interests.[10]

The addition of the Cotton and

Harley manuscripts introduced a literary and antiquarian element and meant that the British Museum

now became both national museum and library.

Complete the following statements. Do not write more than four words in a blank.

A. The British Museum was the first of a new kind of museum national, belonging to neither_____11_____.

B. On _____12_____, King George II gave his formal assent to the Act of Parliament whichestablished the British Museum.

C. The British Museum was established in _____13_____.D. The Foundation Act, added two other libraries to _____14______.

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E. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in _____15_____.F. Since 2002 the director of the museum has been ______16______.G. Its expansion over the following two and a half centuries was largely a result of an expanding

_____17_____.

H. Its expansion has resulted in the creation of several branch institutions, the first being theBritish Museum (Natural History) in South Kensington in _____18______.

I. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by _____19_____, Media and Sport.J. Conservative Peer Lord Sainsbury has pledged to donate _____20_____ to the Museum to aid

funding for a large scale extension.

Section 3

Audio script:

Rocky: Our world is passing through an economic revolution. Every young man is interested in business

these days.

Meera: We are running around only two words -business and computers. People are becoming selfish

and money-minded. Literature has beenthe soul of our society for centuries which we are losing fast.

Now relations or friendship are hardly soulful or pure.

Sonia: Meera, you cant live with an idealistic approach. In fact we must accept the hard realities of life.

Nowadays we have no time to listen to poets or read novels? Literature is sheer waste of time.

Sanjay: I think we are diverting from our basic topic: the art of success in business. So lets discuss over

the same. There is competition in every field. We do need an art to succeed.

Meera: You can get success in any field with a simple idea. Work hard and maintain honesty in your

dealings. There is no other way to success.

Rocky: My approach is totally practical. None has ever achieved success in business by applying these

principles. Gandhian ideology doesnt work in business. In my opinion: Speak as many lies as you can,

but you must have convincing power. Otherwise you cant get success.

Sonia: I disagree with both of you. Both of the ways are dangerous. We need a middle path. Meeras

approach may become a burden. And if we start telling lies people wont believe us. Well become a

failure. Sanjay, your father is a successful businessman. You can definitely tell what can be the rational

approach.

Sanjay: My father works very hard, and he uses his common sense everywhere. It may be his principle.

He is also a sincere person. Still most of the persons fail by applying this approach. Success is not as easy

as we think.

Meera: We shouldnt underestimate the importance of luck.

Sanjay: Yes I agree. Without luck you cant achieve anything in life. With my constant observation I have

also reached at this conclusion.

Rocky: Rubbish. Only fools depend on luck. Luck may work once but not every time. India was made

enslaved by different foreign powers because Indians always depended on luck. Those powers were

always small in numbers. But they were more disciplined. They used three basic tools which brought

them victory. 1. Modern war methods, 2. Strategy and 3. Diplomacy. They never depended on luck. If

you depend on luck you cant earn even your bread and butter.

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Sonia: What about the lying principle you talked Your principles cant create a good society which is

essential for happy survival of mankind. Moreover we are talking about success in business not about

success in war. I recently read in a newspaper that many modern management gurus are advocating

Gandhian principles to get success in business.

Rocky: I must accept that I overemphasized

(overstressed) the principle of convincing lies. But ultimately (finally) youll have to agree that there is no

different between war and business.

Meera: You are again wrong Rocky. How did great persons like Mahatma Gandhi and Edison became big

success stories? By applying two simple tools: Honesty and Hard-work. To give a touch of fire and

uniqueness to your personality a third tool is also necessary i.e., develop your talent continuously.

Sonia: Meeras ideas carry weight. But now no more debate or argument. We are getting late for our

homes. We must leave now.

Sanjay: Dont be in such a hurry Sonia. You know we are discussing over a very important topic.

Sonia: Remember, there is no end to debate. And now we have got enough ideas. Any sensible person

can find a workable and practical principle of success out of these ideas.

Listen to the conversation and fill in the gaps with the correct information to complete the passage.

Our world is passing through an _____21_____. Every young man is interested in _____22_____ these

days. We are running around only two words -_____23_____. People are becoming selfish and money-

minded. Literature has been the soul of our society for_____24_____ which we are losing fast. Now

relations or friendship are hardly _____25______. _____26_____ doesnt work in business. In my

opinion: Speak as many _____27_____ as you can, but you must have convincing power. Otherwise you

cant get success.

Only fools depend on luck. Luck may work once but not every time. India was made enslaved by

different foreign powers because Indians always depended on luck. Those powers were always small innumbers. But they were more disciplined. They used three basic tools which brought them victory. 1.

_____28_____, 2. _____29_____ and 3. _____30_____.

Section 4

Audio script:

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France

across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's

administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings. The

town is the administrative centre of the Dover District and home of the Dover Calais ferry through thePort of Dover. The surrounding chalk cliffs have become known as the White cliffs of Dover, and the

narrow sea passage nearby the Strait of Dover. Its strategic position has always been evident

throughout its history: archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for

peoples entering and leaving Britain. The River Dour originated the name of the town, which has been

inhabited since the Stone Age according to archeological finds, and Dover is one of only a few places in

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Britain London, Cornwall and Canterbury being other examples to have a corresponding name in the

French language, Douvres.

Services related to the Port of Dover provide a great deal of the towns employment, as does tourism,

although many of the former ferry services have declined. There was a military barracks in Dover, which

was closed in 2007.

Dovers name originated with its river the River Dour, deriving from the BrythonicDubrs ("the

waters"), via its Latinized form ofDubris. The cliffs also gave Britain its ancient name ofAlbion ("white").

The Romans called it Porte Dubris; the modern name was in use at least by the time Shakespeare

wrote 'King Lear' (between 1603 and 1606), in which the town and its cliffs play a prominent role.

Dovers history, because of its proximity to France, has always been of great strategic importance to

Britain. Archaeological finds have shown that there were Stone Age people in the area; and that by the

Bronze Age the maritime influence was already strong. Some Iron Age finds exist also, but the coming of

the Romans made Dover part of their communications network. Like Lemanis (Lympne) and Rutupiae

(Richborough) Dover was connected by road to Canterbury and Watling Street; and it became Portus

Dubris, a fortified port. Forts were built above the port; lighthouses were constructed to guide ships;

and one of the best-preserved Roman villas in Britain is here.

Dover figured largely in the Domesday Book as an important borough. It also served as a bastion against

various attackers: notably the French during the Napoleonic Wars; and against Germany during World

War II.

Dover is near the extreme south-east corner of Britain. At South Foreland, the nearest point to the

continent, Cap Gris Nez near Calais is 34 kilometres (21 mi) away, across the Strait of Dover.

The site of its original settlement lies in the valley of the River Dour, making it an ideal place for a port,

sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly winds. This led to the silting up of the river mouth by the

action of longshore drift; the town was then forced into making artificial breakwaters to keep the port in

being. These breakwaters have been extended and adapted so that the port lies almost entirely on

reclaimed land.

Complete the following statements.

A. Dovers history, because of its _____31_____, has always been of great strategic importance toBritain.

B. Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of _____32_____, in South EastEngland.

C. Dover figured largely in the _____33_____ as an important borough. It also served as a_____34_____ against various attackers: notably the French during the _____35_____; and

against _____36_____ during World War II.

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D. Services related to the _____37_____ provide a great deal of the towns employment, as doestourism, although many of the former _____38_____ have declined. There was a military

barracks in Dover, which was closed in _____39_____.

E. Dover is near the extreme south-east corner of Britain. At South Foreland, the nearest point tothe continent, Cap Gris Nez near Calais is _____40_____ away, across the Strait of Dover.