than $2 a day.
Question 25: What is the response from the public?
A. Laws should be tightened in the murky world of gang labor. B. Police should reinforce the police a mandate to reduce crime. C. The police should strengthen the supervision of the bay. D. The government should make law for exploitation.
Questions 26 through 30 are based on News Item Two.
Question 26: Why does one of the rovers dig in the sand of Mars? A. To find some mineral.
B. To search for the evidence that water once flowed on the red planet. C. To search for the evidence of life.
D. To make preparations for the future landing.
Question 27: What would the evidence of water on Mars suggest? A. It would suggest Mars was once an ocean. B. It would suggest Mars was once hospitable to life.
C. It would suggest that it is possible for Mars to have water again. D. It would suggest that Mars might become inhabitable.
Question 28: Which time is it for the US to send rovers onto Mars? A. second time B. third time
Question 29: What are the names of the two rovers working on Mars? A. Opportunity and Spirit respectively B. Chance and Success respectively C. Discovery and Explore respectively D. Bravery and Adventure respectively
C. first time D. many times
Question 30: What record has the six-wheel vehicle made? A. it is the hugest vehicle. B. It is the fastest vehicle.
C. It has traveled 180 meters since it arrived 45 days ago. D. It has traveled 108 meters since it arrived 45 days ago.
Questions31 through 35 are based on News Item One. Question 31
According to American officials, how many people were killed in the latest bombing? A. 36 B. 16 C. 46 D. 26
Question 32
How many people died in yesterday’s attack? A. 15 B. 50
C. More than 15 D. More than 50
Question 33
Where was the correspondent when she was reporting? A. In the town of Iskandariya B. Outside the recruitment center C. At the Al Khar hospital D. Outside a police station
Question 34
What is the exact figure of the death toll according to the doctor at the hospital? A. 20 dead and more than 30 injured B. 30 dead and more than 20 injured C. 12 dead and more than 13 inured D. 13 dead and more than 12 injured
Question 35
How many refrigerated containers had been used for dead bodies? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
Questions 36 through 40 are based on News Item Two. Question 36
Where is the footage shown? A. In the government office B. At the police station C. In the prison D. At a court
Question 37 Who is the victim? A. A retired salesman B. An escaped thief C. An ex-army man D. A former policeman
Question 38
What was NOT done by the police?
A. pinned the suspect’s face down on the ground B. kicked him for four occasions C. pummeled him repeatedly D. sent him to the hospital
Question 39
How old is Delbo King? A. thirty-year old B. thirteen-year old C. thirty-three-year old D. forty-three-year old
Question 40
What legal punishment has been given to Delbo King? A. He was given a day in custody and fined B. He was kicked by the policeman C. He was jailed for half a month D. He was prevented from drinking
Questions 41 through 45 are based on News Item One.
Question 41: The leaders of ___________ countries attended the summit. A. three
Question 42: The new EU official, who would be a vice president of the EU executive commission, will focus exclusively on ________. A. how to push ahead with globalized economy B. economic reforms within the EU member countries
C. how to build European economic power against the United States
B. four
C. five
D. six
D. how to help African countries handle their economic problems
Question 43: The summit meeting is held _________. A. in Berlin
Question 44: What is the goal of the EU by 2010? A. To connect the countries of Europe. B. To improve the economy of Europe. C. To lead Europe to compete with America.
D. To make the EU the world’s leading economic power by 2010.
Question 45: What is the main criticism of the three leaders’ meeting? A. The Big Three were trying to occupy the economic territories. B. The Big Three were trying to improve the national relationships.
C. The Big Three were trying to dominate the bloc before it takes on 10 new member states for May 1.
D. The Big Three were trying to raise the bar.
Questions 46 through 50 are based on News Item Two.
Question 46: The US Supreme Court has decided to review ____________. A. the war in Iraq C. the war on terror
Question 47: Jose Padilla is now jailed in __________. A. Cuba
Question 48: Jose Padilla is jailed because the government alleged that _________. A. he was part of the 9.11 terrorist attack
B. he was part of the Al Qauda plot to explode a so-called dirty bomb
B. South Carolina
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan
B. the war in Afghanistan D. the Padilla and Hamdi Cases
B. in London
C. in Paris
D. in Rome