Listen to the Webcast Korean tension at dangerous level again and tick the correct answer.

1 The South promises to A push ahead with cease-fire talks B start new military drills C shell North Korea	2 The drills on a South Korean island could begin A on the day of the news report B in a day since the news report C today
3 The United Nations has A arranged a meeting of Security Committee Bconvened all parties to the conflict C summoned a meeting of Security Council	4 The Yeonpyeong’s residents are nervous, because A there is not enough information about further drills B North Korea military is planning to start new drills C of North Korea’s possible reaction to South Korea’s new drills
5 Yoon Jin-young is packing up and getting A to Yeonpyeong Island B off the island C off the mainland	6 At the time of the interview Yoon Jin-young is A waiting for a bus B worried C relaxed
7 North Korea says it opened fire A in response to South Korea’s military parade B in response to South Korea’s shelling attack C to react to their neighbour’s shelling exercise	8 Protesters on Yeonpyeong Island A released balloons with tear-gas B sent insulting SMS to Pyongyong C let balloons with anti-Pyoungyoung info into the air
9 The people of North Korea A lack information about food and political freedom B strive for food, information and political freedom C have to struggle for information, food and political freedom	10 The correspondent A is optimistic about the outcomes of the protests B believes North Korea will change their mind C doubts that protesters will impact the political course over the board

15.B – Comprehension Test 2

Listen to the Webcast Korean Tension at dangerous Level, answer the questions and fill in the gaps

Part 1

1) What are the reasons to believe that a war may start on the Korean Peninsula?

2) What is especially worrisome about South Korea decision to start drills on Yeonpueong island?

3) Why has the UN convened a meeting?

4) How did US envoy Bill Richardson characterize the situation in general?

Part 2

Here's North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy.

MARK WILLACY: For Yoon Jin-young, the tension is _________. The 48 year old is packing up and getting off Yeonpyeong Island. After last month's bombardment by North Korea and the threat of more ________ strikes, he's too ________________to stay.

(Yoon Jin-young speaking)

"The residents here are getting more nervous, because our military is planning to hold a ________ exercise", says Yoon. "Now the North is threatening to ____________. So I'm worried. I'm now heading to the ferry to the mainland but it hasn't arrived yet. So we're all anxiously waiting for it," he says.

Part 3

When North Korea____________ Yeonpyeong Island last month the __________ killed four people, damaged dozens of homes, and left the Peninsula teetering on the _________ of war. Pyongyang says it opened fire ______response ___ a South Korean _________ exercise on the Yellow Sea Island.

Now the South wants to _________ another military drill on Yeonpyeong, drawing more fire-and-brimstone ___________________ from north of the border.

(Newsreader speaks)

"If the South conducts this shelling, despite our warnings, we will against them," says this __________on state TV in Pyongyang. "These strikes will be greater in strength and _____________than those we launched last month", he says.

Part 4

But many in the South are sick and tired of ____________before Pyongyang's ______________.

(Sound of protesters)

MARK WILLACY: Screaming _______ revenge __________ North Korea, these protesters on Yeonpyeong Island release balloons containing anti-Pyongyang messages.

(Park Sang-hak speaking)

"We're here to let the North Korean people know the truth about the regime's_________," says protest leader and North Korean defector Park Sang-hak. "We'll tell them of the shelling attack on this island ________these leaflets", he says.

But with a population ___________information, food and political freedom that's unlikely to make much difference over the border in North Korea or to _______ the shells ____________ falling on the south.

15.A – Comprehension Test 3

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