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1、PoliticsNews Item 1Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the news story? A. President Bushs plan of extending unemployment benefits met strong opposition from the Democrats. B. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said the Presidents plan came too late. C. Senator Hillary R
2、odham Clinton says another 30-week extension of unemployment benefits is smart policy. D. Currently there are more than 750,000 people who are out of job in the United States.News Item 21. According to the news story, who would resign from the post of Palestinian Prime Minister? A. Yasser Arafat B.
3、Mahmoud AbbasC. Ahmed Queira D. Nasser yousef2. Why did the prime minister quit his post? A. Mr. Arafat cancelled a meeting of the Palestinian Legislative Council last week. B. Mr. Arafat appointed an eight-member cabinet through what he called a special emergency decree. C. He had fought for severa
4、l days with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.News Item 3Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following can be the best title for the news story? A. Jaap de Hoop Scheffers career as a diplomat and politician B. Selects Dutch Foreigh Minister as new Secretary Geneeral C. Who is Jaap de Hoop Schef
5、fer D. NATO is facing challenging times2. Why did NATO select the Dutch foreign minister as new Secretary General? A. He is believed to be the right man to make sure NATO remains the worlds most successful defense alliance. B. He has rich experiences in diplomatic and political affairs. C. He is see
6、n as someone who can improve ties between Washington and NATO. D. Both A and C.News Item 4Choose the Best Answer:1. How many guns have the Albanian authorities managed to retrieve? A. Half a million. B. More than 800 million. C. Around 250 thousand. D. Around 115 million.News Item 5Choose the Best A
7、nswer:1. According to the rumours, what post will Mr. Gordon Brown take? A. Finance Minister of Britain. B. President of the IMF. C. Chairman of a decision-making committee of the IMF. D. Both B and C.2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the story? A. Mr. Gordon Brown will have to cont
8、end with prominent bankers and politicians from France, Spain and Poland. B. Mr. Gordon Brown has had very good cooperation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. C. Mr. Gordon Brown is seen by many people as a natural successor of Tony Blair. D. Mr. Gordon Browns reputation has been damaged somewh
9、at by the rumours.News Item 6Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story? A. The Christian Democrats won much less support in the East than in the West. B. Living standards in the East is much lower than in the West. C. A huge number of people have moved
10、from East to West to seek opportunities. D. A trillion Euros will be transferred from West to East until the year 2019.2. Which of the following is NOT a progress having been made according to the annual reunification report of the government? A. Net incomes have doubled in the last fifteen years in
11、 East. B. Pavements and roads have been repaired and replaced. C. Unemployment is no longer a problem for people in the East. D. Efforts are being made to improve the motorway and rial network.News Item 7Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is the best title for the news story? A. Candle
12、lit vigils across Spain B. Terrorist attack stuck Spain C. Spanish national mourning D. Conflicting evidence for yesterdays terrorist attackNews Item 8Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story? A. The bomb attacks in Madrid enormously affected the gener
13、al election. B. The reporter concludes that the al-Qaeda appears to be capable of changing the government of a leading western democracy. C. The Socialist party leader is unlikely to tackle terrorism in a very different way than the outgoing government. D. The Socialist party leader said he may seek
14、 to withdraw Spanish troops who are serving in Iraq now.News Item 9Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story? A. Gordon Brown is thought to have drummed up a lot of support for the prime ministers plans. B. Tony Blair has succeeded in getting his plans
15、approved. C. The death of the weapons scientist David Kellyy is a more difrutbing matter for Tony Blair. D. The prime ministers plans are popular among the people, but not among the senior ministers.News Item 10Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is the best title for the news story? A. Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman on the Iran nuclear controversy B. Pakistan: dialogue needed to resolve Iran nuclear controversy C. The disputes between Pakistan and the United States on Iran nuclear program
