The audio: Secretary: John Smith’s office.

James: May I speak to Mr Smith.

Secretary: Could you tell me your name?

James: Oh, yes. It’s John Williams. I’m Elena Miller’s friend.

Secretary: One moment, please.

Mr. Smith: Hello, Mr Williams. How can I help you?

James: Er, I’m writing an article about journalism for my media studies course. Elena told me to call you. Can I interview you won day this week?

Mr. Smith: I see. Well, I can’t do it this week. I will be leaving tomorrow for a conference. But what about next Thursday at, um, half past one.

James: Oh, thank you very much. It’s very kind of you to help me.

Mr. Smith: Not at all. I look forward meeting you.

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I was 10. My father and I went fishing.It was not far from our house in the village. I can't remember the exact location but it's very beautiful. My father and I went there to visit my uncle. It was a bachelor party . I had so much fun then. I remembered one moment from this trip when my uncle pushed my father into the water. In response, he also threw it into the water. Both were wet. Next, we saw a large crocodile. This is the first time I've seen it in my life. We also sat around the campfire and fried fish. It was a wonderful time. I will never forget this trip. This company. For the first time in my life, I had so much fun.

A) Scientists a) have recently identified  a new species of animal in the rainforest of Borneo. They b) have been searching for this creature for several years, after reports from local villagers, and say it a type of lemur.

B) Archaeologists in Guatemala c) have found a Mayan wall painting which they think is more than 2.000 years old. Archaeologist William Saturno  has been exploring the site since 2002.

C) Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope think they have found two new moons circling the planet Pluto. Astronomers f) have been looking  closely at Pluto since 1978 when they g) spotted  its first moon. The telescope has been working for fifteen years, and i)  has produced more than 700,000 images of the universe.

D) Australian scientists j)  have discovered a new coral reef over 60 km long in the Gulf of Carpentaria by using satellites to spot the reefs in deep water. Recently divers k) have managed to reach the reefs and take photographs.

A) How a)  are you getting on in Paris? Sorry b) I haven’t written before but c)  I’ve been training hard for my basketball team. We d) played in a tournament last week – we e)  came third! I really f)  enjoyed taking part, but g) I haven’t done  anything else for the past month.

B) Unfortunately, when Sarah’s big day h) arrived , things i)  went disastrously wrong at first. For a start, it j) was raining  and the traffic was so heavy, she k) arrived  nearly ten minutes late for the interview. Then while she l) was crossing  the road, a passing bus m) splashed  her with water. But inside the building her luck n) changed . ‘Mr Fortescue o) is expecting  me,’ she p)  told the receptionist. ‘He q) hasn’t arrived  yet,’ she was told. ‘Just take a seat.’ Perhaps everything would be all right after all!

C) An art historian r) has discovered  two missing paintings by Fra Angelico (c 1395 – 1455) in the home of a pensioner from Oxford who s)  died earlier this year. Jean Preston t) bought  the paintings when she u) was working  in America in the 1960s. Shortly before her death, a friend v) recognized them as part of a group of six small paintings which Angelico w) painted  in 1439. Miss Preston x) paid  about £200 for the pair, but experts y) say  they are now worth around £1 million.

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