There have, however, long been fears that the hormones


have horrendous effects on the people who eat them, causing diseases as serious as cancer. Once, these hormones were used on British cattle, too, but over twenty years ago they were banned in Europe for being too dangerous. Indeed, so concerned is the European Union that it banned


imports of hormone-fed beef years ago, much to the fury of the US government, which wants to sell it all over the world. Several years ago, the USA and Canada asked the


World Trade Organization to declare the ban illegal and to punish Europe for failing to lift it. The WTO, with its long record of refusing to let environmental or safety concerns interfere with trade, agreed, imposing fines of more than $120 million a year on the EU for its refusal to back down. The British government now backs the Americans, claiming that there is no proof that hormone-fed beef does any harm. This is where Mr Verrall comes in. He is very angry with


the government, especially as their claim comes out just after a Danish study shows that growth hormones are 200 times more dangerous than was previously thought. Worried by these findings, Mr Verrall spoke to government representatives, who did nothing. (four-second pause)


Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16–20. (fifteen-second pause)


Now listen and answer questions 16–20. Not only that, but they have not been testing beef which is imported, which by law they are required to do. This directly affects the British public as about 40% of the beef British people eat comes from abroad, supposedly from countries like Brazil, which does not allow the use of growth hormones. Brazilian beef is stocked by some British supermarkets and widely used in catering. Yet when a Brazilian farm was recently visited by EU inspectors, a large stockpile of this banned substance was found. This is not the first food scandal we have had in our


country. Take the present concern over a well-known chocolate company. Several months ago, the company found out that its sweets were contaminated with a rare form of salmonella, but they did nothing about it, leaving their sweets in the shops to be bought by the unsuspecting public. It was not until five months later, when several children had suffered food poisoning, that the chocolate bars were removed from the shelves. It makes you wonder how many other dangerous foods have been allowed onto our plates.


That is the end of Section two. You now have half a minute to check your answers. (thirty-second pause)


Now turn to Section three. (four-second pause)


≤122 SECTION 3


You will hear a conversation between a tutor and two students, Amanda and Jake.


First, you have some time to look at questions 21–25. (fifteen-second pause)


Now listen carefully and answer questions 21–25.


Tutor: So, Jake and Amanda, how did the project go? Amanda: Very well, I think, Dr Hinton. I certainly learnt a lot and enjoyed myself at the same time.


Jake: Me too. Tutor: So, remind me. What was your project about? Jake: Basically, what makes successful people – let’s call them ‘top achievers’ – successful.


Amanda: Yes, how are they different from us? What do they do that other, less successful people, don’t do?


Tutor: Interesting, and did you come to any conclusions? Amanda: Quite a few, actually. Tutor: Good. Share some with me, then. Jake: Well, I’d always thought that a top achiever would be the sort of person who would bring work home every night and slave over it, but it appears not. Those types tend to peak early and then go into decline. They become addicted to work itself, with much less concern for results. We found that high achievers were certainly ready to work hard, but within strict limits. They knew how to relax, could leave their work at the office, prized close friends and family life, and spent a healthy amount of time with their children and friends.


Tutor: There’s a lesson for us all there. Anyway, go on. Amanda: It’s also very important to choose a career which you enjoy, not just one that pays well or which assures you of a pension many years down the line.


Tutor: Surely that’s important though, Amanda? Amanda: Yes, I agree, but being happy in your work is far more important than anything else. Top achievers spend over two-thirds of their working hours on doing work they truly prefer, and only one-third on disliked chores. They want internal satisfaction, not just external rewards, such as pay rises and promotions.


(four-second pause)


Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 26–30. (fifteen-second pause)


Now listen and answer questions 26–30.


Jake: Actually, in the end they often have both because they enjoy what they are doing, so their work is better and their rewards higher.


Tutor: Yes, Jake, that certainly makes sense. Now, can I ask you something? Do high achievers, as you call them, take many risks?


Jake: Yes and no. I interviewed one business executive who told me he was able to take risks because he carefully considered how he could salvage the situation if it all


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