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BBC RADIO 4 NEWSThursday, 1st April 201010.00am ELEMENTARY: QUESTIONS1. What are the Conservatives promising to cancel part of?2. Who have backed the Tories promise not to implement in full Labours planned tax rise?3. What is this tax called?4. What would an increase in this tax endanger, according to these business leaders?5. What type of savings does David Cameron wan the Government to make?6. What is the chancellors surname?7. For how long has the Government been trying to make savings?8. How much is the Government trying to save in the three years to next January?9. What has been the central core purpose of the Government since 1997, according to the chancellor? Getting _ _ _ _ _.10. Who have been told to improve or face tough sanctions?11. When do new rules come into force?12. Which commission will all trusts in England have to have a licence from, from today?13. How many NHS trusts are there in England?14. How many people have been rescued after spending much of the night in the Glasgow to Inverness train?15. What was the train caught in?16. How long was the train into its journey when it became stranded north of Aviemore?17. Who is Ban Ki-Moon?18. How much do the pledges of aid to Haiti total?19. Is this figure more or less than people were expecting?20. When did the earthquake in Haiti take place?21. In which country is the Inca site of Machu Picchu?22. What is happening to Machu Picchu today?23. What is the site on top of?24. How long has the site been closed?25. What severed the sites links to the rest of the country?BBC RADIO 4 NEWSThursday, 1st April 201010.00am ELEMENTARY: ANSWERS1. What are the Conservatives promising to cancel part of? a planned tax increase2. Who have backed the Tories promise not to implement in full Labours planned tax rise? the leaders of more than 20 of the biggest companies3. What is this tax called? National Insurance 4. What would an increase in this tax endanger, according to these business leaders? the economic recovery5. What type of savings does David Cameron wan the Government to make? efficiency savings6. What is the chancellors surname? Darling7. For how long has the Government been trying to make savings? since 2005/for five years8. How much is the Government trying to save in the three years to next January? 35 billion9. What has been the central core purpose of the Government since 1997, according to the chancellor? Getting more jobs into the economy.10. Who have been told to improve or face tough sanctions? a dozen NHS trusts11. When do new rules come into force? today12. Which commission will all trusts in England have to have a licence from, from today? the Care Quality Commission13. How many NHS trusts are there in England? nearly 38014. How many people have been rescued after spending much of the night in the Glasgow to Inverness train? 10015. What was the train caught in? a snowdrift16. How long was the train into its journey when it became stranded north of Aviemore? 2 hours17. Who is Ban Ki-Moon? Hes the United Nations secretary general.18. How much do the pledges of aid to Haiti total? more than 6 billion19. Is this figure more or less than people were expecting? more (He told donors attending a UN conference in New York that the figure far exceeded expectations.)20. When did the earthquake in Haiti take place? in January21. In which country is the Inca site of Machu Picchu? Peru22. What is happening to Machu Picchu today? Its being reopened to the public.23. What is the site on top of? a mountain24. How long has the site been closed? for two months25. What severed the sites links to the rest of the country? landslidesBBC RADIO 4 NEWSThursday, 1st April 201010.00am INTERMEDIATE: TRUE/FALSE1. The Conservatives have promised to postpone part of a planned tax increase, while at the same time reducing the deficit.2. The leaders of more than 20 of the biggest companies have promised to implement in full Labours planned Natural Insurance rise.3. They say any rise places an additional tax on jobs.4. The business leaders would prefer the Government to make industry savings instead.5. The chancellor, Alistair Darling, recently addressed a news conference.6. He said a try to make savings is already underway.7. He said the Government had been trying to make savings for the past five years.8. He said We have upped the target of 35 billion in the three years er, that will end in January.9. He said The assertion that no savings have been made in relation to us is simply not true.10. He said the central core purpose of the Government for the last 30 years had been to get more jobs into the economy.11. Twelve NHS trusts in England have been told to improve or face tough sanctions.12. From today all NHS trusts in England will need a licence from the Quality Care Commission.13. There are around 318 NHS trusts in England.14. Twenty-two NHS trusts in England have had conditions attached to their licences.15. More than 100 people have been rescued after spending much of the night on a train going from Inverness to Glasgow.16. The train was caught in a blizzard.17. The train was 2 hours into its journey when it became stranded north of Aviemore.18. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, has welcomed pledges of aid to Haiti totalling more than 6.5 million.19. Donors attended a UN party in New York.20. Ban Ki-Moon said the figure was much higher than expected.21. The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru has been closed to the public for two months.22. Machu Picchu is on top of a hill.23. The site was closed after landslides severed its road link to the rest of the country.BBC RADIO 4 NEWSThursday, 1st April 201010.00am INTERMEDIATE: ANSWERS1. The Conservatives have promised to postpone part of a planned tax increase, while at the same time reducing the deficit. (F to cancel, not to postpone)2. The leaders of more than 20 of the biggest companies have promised to implement in full Labours planned Natural Insurance rise. (F National Insurance)3. They say any rise places an additional tax on jobs. (T)4. The business leaders would prefer the Government to make industry savings instead. (F efficiency savings, not industry savings)5. The chancellor, Alistair Darling, recently addressed a news conference. (T)6. He said a try to make savings is already underway. (F a drive to make savings)7. He said the Government had been trying to make savings for the past five years. (T He said It is a task that we have been concentrating on since 2005.)8. He said We have upped the target of 35 billion in the three years er, that will end in January. (T)9. He said The assertion that no savings have been made in relation to us is simply not true. (F in relation to waste, not us)10. He said the central core purpose of the Government for the last 30 years had been to get more jobs into the economy. (F 13, not 30 The Labour Party came to power in 1997.)11. Twelve NHS trusts in England have been told to improve or face tough sanctions. (T a dozen = 12)12. From today all NHS trusts in England will need a licence from the Quality Care Commission. (F the Care Quality Commission)13. There are around 318 NHS trusts in England. (F nearly 380)14. Twenty-two NHS trusts in England have had conditions attached to their licences. (T)15. More than 100 people have been rescued after spending much of the night on a train going from Inverness to Glasgow. (F a Glasgow to Inverness train)16. The train was caught in a blizzard. (F which was caught in a snowdrift)17. The train was 2 hours into its journey when it became stranded north of Aviemore. (T)18. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, has welcomed pledges of aid to Haiti totalling more than 6.5 million. (F 6.5 billion)19. Donors attended a UN party in New York. (F a UN conference)20. Ban Ki-Moon said the figure was much higher than expected. (T He said the figure far exceeded expectations.)21. The ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru has been closed to the public for two months. (T)22. Machu Picchu is on top of a hill. (F The mountain-top site)23. The site was closed after landslides severed its road link to the rest of the country. (F its rail link)BBC RADIO 4 NEWSThursday, 1st April 201010.00am ADVANCED: GAP-FILL1. The Government wants the Conservatives to _ how they can _ to cancel part of a planned tax increase while simultaneously _ the deficit.2. The _ of more than 20 of the _ companies are backing the Tories _ not to implement in _ Labours planned National _ rise.3. They argue that any rise places an additional tax on _.4. They feel a tax rise would _ the economic _.5. The Conservative leader says he would ask the Government to make _ savings _.6. The chancellor, Alistair _, told a _ conference that the _ to _ savings was already _.7. He said It is a task that we _ _ _ on since _.8. He said the Government had _ the target to 35 billion in the three _ that will end in January.9. He said the Conservatives assertion that no savings had _ _ in relation to _ was _ not _.10. Mr Darling said In relation to _, the central _ purpose of our government for the _ 13 years has been in _ to _ more jobs into the _.11. A _ NHS trusts in England will have to _ or face _ sanctions.12. New _ will come into _ today.13. From today all trusts in England will need a _ from the _ _ Commission.14. Twenty-two trusts out of nearly _ have had conditions _ to their licences.15. More than 100 people _ _ rescued after _ much of last night _ on a Glasgow to Inverness _.16. The train was _ in a _.17. The train was 2 hours into its _ when it became _ north of Aviemore.18. The US secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has _ pledges of _ to Haiti.19. These pledges total more than _ _.20. Ban Ki-Moon told _ at a UN conference in _ _ that the figure far exceeded _.21. The _ Inca _ of Machu Picchu in _ is _ _ to the _ today.22. The site is on top of a _.23. It has been _ for two _ since _ cut off its _ link to the _ of the country.BBC RADIO 4 NEWSThursday, 1st April 201010.00am ADVANCED: ANSWERS1. The Government wants the Conservatives to explain how they can promise to cancel part of a planned tax increase while simultaneously reducing the deficit.2. The heads of more than 20 of the biggest companies are backing the Tories promise not to implement in full Labours planned National Insurance rise.3. They argue that any rise places an additional tax on jobs.4. They feel a tax rise would endanger the economic recovery.5. The Conservative leader says he would ask the Government to make efficiency savings instead.6. The chancellor, Alistair Darling, told a news conference that the drive to make savings was already underway.7. He said It is a task that we have been concentrating on since 2005.8. He said the Government had upped the target to 35 billion in the three years that will end in January.9. He said the Conservatives assertion that no savings had been made in relation to waste was simply not true.10. Mr Darl