3. What is the news mainly about?
A. Iraq and Turkey will solve a crisis.
B. An Iraqi delegation is going to meet with Turkish officials. C. Kurdish rebel attacks will be stopped. D. 12 Turkish soldiers were killed. 4. What happened on Sunday?
A. An Iraqi official met with Turkish officials.
B. Delegates offered some proposals concerning the crisis. C. Kurdish rebels made attacks along the border.
D. Turkish military fired at rebel positions in southern Iraq. News Item 3
5. Who will be the chairman of the conference?
A. Ban Ki-moon. B. al-Maliki. C. Ban Ki-moon and al-Maliki. D. The United Nations representative.
6. The representatives will come from the following countries EXPECT________. A. The United Nations B. Iran C. Syria D. Kuwait 7. What will be the resolution mainly about?
A. Economic recovery. B. Political recovery.
C. Expansion of UN influence. D. Long-term recovery efforts. News Item 4
8. Which of the following is NOT Marceau?s contribution?
A. Bringing back to life the art of silence. B. Bringing poetry to pantomime. C. Giving the best performance. D. Bringing university to pantomime. 9. How old was he when he joined the French resistance? A. 20. B. 21. C. 19. D. 18. News Item 5
10. Which party won the greatest number of seats in the election? A. The opposition party. B. The main party. C. The ruling party. D. ZANU-PF party.
11. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The main opposition party leads the parliamentary election. B. Results have been released from the president election. C. The main party won less seats than the ruling party.
D. Results of the parliamentary election have been announced. News Item 6
12. What is President Bush going to ask allies for?
A. Military support. B. NATO expansion. C. Missile defense shield. D. Economic support. 13. Which country has already been a member of NATO according to the news? A. Romania. B. Ukraine. C. Georgia. D. Turkey. News Item 7
14. Who will attend the summit?
A. King Abdullah. B. President Hosni Mubarak. C. Lebanese leaders. D. Syrian leaders. 15. Which country first announced its boycott of the summit? A. Syria. B. Lebanon. C. Egypt. D. Saudi Arabia.
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16. What can be learned about verdict?
A. It has been put off. B. It has been called off.
C. It has been announced. D. It has not been decided.
17. What has led to the court?s decision, according to officials for the opposition group? A. Political reasons. B. Religious reasons. C. False charges. D. Lack of evidence. News Item 9
18. Before the bomb explosion how many American soldiers have been killed? A. 4. B. 4,000 C. 3,960. D. 3,996.
19. In what aspect will the death toll influence the public?
A. Emotionally. B. Physically. C. Physiologically. D. Economically. News Item 10
20. What will happen on Monday?
A. An unofficial result will be announced. B. Final election results will be released. C. The national election will be held. D. People will cast ballots. 21. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The country has never had any election before. B. The country used to be a monarchic nation. C. The two parties are actually very much alike. D. The country is a democratic country. News Item 11
22. What have the demonstrators NOT done?
A. They have burnt Dutch flags. B. They have burnt Afghan flags.
C. They have gathered in Kabul. D. They have burnt the picture of a Dutch filmmaker. 23. What did the demonstrators demand?
A Danish flag should be burnt. B. American troops should be withdrawn. C. Cartoons of Mohammed should be reprinted. D. Dutch and Danish embassies should be closed. News Item 12
24. What can be learned about Ms. Clinton?s recent win? A. It is very important for her. B. It is insignificant. C. It is her last win. D. It overwhelmed her.
25. Primary contests will be held in the following states EXCEPT _______. A. Oregon. B. South Dakota. C. North Dakota. D. Montana. News Item 13
26. What is the main idea of the news item?
A. A deal between the US and North Korea. B. Food crisis in North Korea. C. Distribution of food. D. Wide-spread hunger in North Korea. 27. The agencies will be responsible for_____.
A. collecting money for people in need B. monitoring the distribution of the food C. solving the food crisis D. reaching a deal News Item 14
28. The delays were caused by_______.
A. late payments B. political reasons C. difficult conditions D. other reasons
29. The building project will be resumed because_______.
A. money will be paid as planned B. Iranian particles have been discovered C. Iranian officials have held talks with IAEA officials D. difficulties with Iran have been solved News Item 15
30. What is NOT true about the conference?
A. It is sponsored by the United Nations. B. It is held in Indonesia. C. It is mainly on green house gas. D. It will revise a climate accord. 31. The draft text _______.
A. includes a 20 percent reduction target B. includes a 14 percent reduction target C. does not enjoy the status of a law D. will be guided by member states News Item 16
32. What can be learned about the satellite?
A. China celebrated its launch in October. B. It has already landed on the moon. C. It has been sent back to China. D. It was a great success.
33. Which of the following countries has NOT launched lunar satellites? A. India. B. China. C. Japan. D. The United States. News Item 17
34. What is the news mainly about?
A. An aborted strike. B. A worker walkout. C. Working conditions. D. A successful protest. 35. What can be learned about the workers?
A. They are dissatisfied with their wages. B. They are from many textile factories. C. They are on the morning shift. D. Some of them were arrested by security forces. News Item 18
36. The victims include all the following EXCEPT_______.
A. one Briton B. A Somali man C. two Kenyans D. one Islamic militant 37. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the fourth victim? A. He has British citizenship. B. His motherland is Somalia.
C. He wants to build a school. D. It is his first return to Somalia. News Item 19
38. The signs of breakdown include all the following EXCEPT ______. A. forgetfulness of God B. increased violence
C. more worshipers D. alienation of human beings 39. According to the Pope, the Catholic Church is ______.
A. at a critical point B. breaking down C. in a healthy state D. no longer popular News Item 20
40. What is NOT true about the torch relay?
A. Its route is 16.3 kilometers long. B. It has safely come to an end.
C. It was warmly welcomed. D. People were waving Chinese flags during the relay. News Item 21
41. According to Mr. Tvsangirai, talk of a unity government is _______. A. still too early B. mature C. too late D. just in time 42. When was the presidential election held?
A. On March 27. B. On June 27. C. On March 29. D. On June 29.
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43. What have made the United States reluctant to let Chinese businesses buy American companies?
A. Increasing trade deficit. B. More investments. C. Security concerns. D. Economic activities.
44. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned? A. China and the United States will have talks this month. B. A Chinese group will go to the United States.
C. Chinese exports have increased during the past year.
D. It is becoming more difficult for Chinese businesses to buy American companies. News Item 23
25. How many people were injured in the second attack? A. 23. B. 47. C. 21. D. 20.
46. Where did the first attack take place?
A. In a central Sri Lankan city. B. In an Islamic temple. C. On a bus. D. Near a religious center. News Item 24
47. What is the main idea of the news?
A. America?s record-high trade deficit. B. Rising cost of oil imports. C. The threat of inflation. D. Interest rate cuts.
48. Bernanke?s comments are viewed as a sign that the Federal Reserve will ______. A. cut interest rates B. raise interest rates
C. stop cutting interest rates D. take a long time to cut interest rates News Item 25
49. Saudi Arabia decides to increase its oil production to ______. A. reach a record high B. prepare for the meeting
C. maintain the stability of oil prices D. attract more customers 50. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Saudi Arabia called for the meeting.
B. High oil prices have caused many problems
C. Saudi oil production will be increased to 200,000 barrels a day. D. The Saudi deputy oil minister made the comments on Saturday.
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