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 Rodh
2、am 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. Mahmo
3、ud 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 several days w
4、ith 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 politicianB. Selects Dutch Foreigh Minister as new Secretary GeneeralC. Who is Jaap de Hoop SchefferD. NATO
5、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 seen as someone wh
6、o 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 Answer:1. According
7、 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 contend with prominent bank
8、ers 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 somewhat by the rumours.News Ite
9、m 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 from East to West to seek opp
10、ortunities.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 East.B. Pavements and roads ha
11、ve 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. Candlelit vigils across SpainB. Terrorist
12、 attack stuck SpainC. Spanish national mourningD. 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 general election.B. The reporter concludes t
13、hat 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 to withdraw Spanish troops who are servin
14、g 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 approved.C. The death of the weapons scienti
15、st 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 Ir
16、an nuclear controversyB. Pakistan: dialogue needed to resolve Iran nuclear controversyC. The disputes between Pakistan and the United States on Iran nuclear programD. Pakistan: more support to the European nations peaceful approach to Tehrans nuclear program2. Who is being detained for having illega
17、lly transferred weapons technology and material to several countries, including Iran?A. Abdul Qadeer Khan. B. Masood Khan.C. Khursheed Kasuri. D. Both A and B.3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story?A. Iran says its nuclear energy facilities will not be used to develop weap
18、ons of mass destruction.B. Pakistan has caught much attention for the founder of its own nuclear program openly admitted last year to having transferred weapons technolog and material to Iran.C. The United States has promised that it will not resort to the use of force against Iran in a did to resol
19、ve the nuclear controversy.D. Compared with the News Item 11Choose the Best Answer:1.Which of the following can be the best title for the news story?A.Indonesia court dismisses presidential vote challengeB.Presidential election in Indonesia goes smoothlyC.Indonesian Presidential candidate General Wi
20、rantoD.Who would be the next Indonesian President?2.Who is a finalist in the presidential election?A.General WirantoB.Keith LoveardC.SuhartoD.Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story?A.General wiranto was charged with crimes against humanityWhen he was
21、 the head of the Indonesian armed forees.B.The presidential election has not been manipulated by politicalC.The incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri,one of the two finalists,was in the second place in the polls.D.Many voters changed their minds when they learned that Mr.Wiranto has lost the cou
22、rt challenge.News Item12Choose the Best Answer:1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story?A.President Lukashenko has not won enough support to allowB.The reporter believes President Lukashenko has established a very authoritarian regime in Belarus.C.President Lukashenko has bee
23、n alleged of playing electoral fraud in the vote.D.President Lukashenko has called his people to pay no attention to western criticism of him. News Item13Choose the Best Answer:1.How many troops has Uganda offered to provide to the AUs peace support mission for Somalia?A.20,000 B.2,000 C.4,000 D.3,0
24、002.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the news story?A.Afrcan Union intends to send more peacekeepers to Somalia.B.The Somali government on its way to its own country.C.African Union approves peace mission for Somalia.D.Uganda sends peacekeepers to Somalia.News Item14Choose the
25、 Best Answer:1.Which of the following can be the best title for the news story/A.Chirac criticizes the United States at the UNB.Chirac:transferring sovereignty to the Iraqis is essentialC.Chirac at the UND.Chirac calls for far-reaching reform of the UNNews Item15Choose the Best Answer:1.We can concl
26、ude from the news story all the following except that .A.Many people hated John Garang for his brutal methodsB.John Garang is a controversial manC.Mr. Kiir will surely solve all the problems in southern SudanD.John Garang has left a motley of problems for his successor to settleNews Item16Choose the
27、 Best Answer:1.How many people competed for the seats on Afghanistan s new National Assembly? A More than600 B More than 60, 000CMore than 6,000 D More than 34 2 What minght be the problems on Afghanistan s way to a modern democracy?A More than half the population is illiterate B Many parts of the c
28、ountry are divided because of ethnical and tribal mattersC Some of the candidates themselves are former warlords orsurrogates for drug cartelsD All the aboveNews Item 17 Choose the Best Answer1 which of the following is TRUE according to the news story?A Cyprus has not joined the European Union due
29、to block from TurkeyB Austria now holds the rotating presidency of the FUC A majority of people in France and Netherlands do not want Turkey to join the EUD Turkey is thinking of accepting a less than full EU membershipNews ltem 18 1 Whose identity has been knowingiy rebealed as retaliation?A Karl r
30、ove B Valerie plame C Scott McClellan D Lewis LibbyNews ltem 19 Choose the Best Answer 1 Whar was true of rosa Parks according to the news story?A She refused to give her bus seat for a white man, as the law in Montgomery, Alabama, required at the time.B.She was granted the Presidential Medal of Fre
31、edom by Bill Clinton in 1996C.She led a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system.D.She holds an everlasting position in the history of the United States for her challenge to racial discrimination.News Item 20Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story
32、?A. Ali al-Haidari was involved in an assassination attempt in 1982.B. Ali al-Haidari was only 7 years old when he was put into jail.C. Saddam refused to attend the session on December 7.D. Two defense lawyers for the eight defendants have been murdered.EconomyNews Item 21Choose the Best Answer:1. W
33、hich of the following is TRUE according to the news story?A. The Nikkei is up 1.33 percent from last weeks close.B. Taiwans stock index is up 1.75 percent from last week.C. The KOSPI is nearly three percent lower from a week age.D. Hong Kongs Hang Seng index is half a percent lower from last weeks c
34、lose.2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story?A. The rising Japanese yen could lead to poorer revenues.B. The strategist at Dongwon Securities in Seoul said the stock market could not endure the difficulty of LG Card.C. Some stock markets in Asia closed for a long Christmas
35、week.D. Stock markets in Asia are lack of vitality in general.News Item 22Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following can be the title for the news story?A. Cattle future prices fall due to mad cow diseasesB. Brazils beef industry benefits from problems in the United StatesC. Beef industry hit
36、hard by mad cow discoveryD. Japan stopped to import any beef from the United States2. Which of the following is NOT a major importer of beef from the United States?A. Japan B. South Korea C. Mexico D. BritainNews Item 23Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of following is NOT true according to the news s
37、tory?A. James O Connor is optimistic about the prospects of Fords sales.B. James O Connor thinks that Toyota poses no threat to Ford.C. Toyota is likely to become the number one seller of cars in the U.S. in the next few months.D. James O Connor believes that zero percent interest rate has done litt
38、le in stimulating car sales.2. According to O Connor, how many vehicles will Fold sell in 2003?A. Around 16.5 million units. B. Around 1.5 million units.C. 3 million units. D. 60.5 million units.News Item 24Choose the Best Answer:1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the news story?A. The O
39、PECs upper limit of oil price is 22 to 34 dollars.B. The chief economist of the European Central Bank thought the euro would register a sharp rise.C. Price pressures in the United States have risen quickly due to the dollars steady decline against the euro.D. Much of Chinas huge trade surplus with t
40、he United States come from its exports to U.S. market.News Item 25Choose the Best Answer:1. What did the leaders of the 21 nations of APEC pledge to do?A. Work harder to crack down international terrorism.B. Work harder to revive world trade liberalization talks.C. Work harder to eliminate North Kor
41、eas nuclear facilities.D. Both A and B.2. What does the news story say about the leaders pledge to fight terrorism?A. Coordinate efforts to block terror financing.B. Improve security at sea ports.C. Restrict the export of portable missiles.D. All the above.News Item 26Choose the Best Answer:1. Which
42、 of the following is NOT true according to the news story?A. President Bush will ask the Congress to pass a growth and jobs package of more tax cuts to boost economic recovery.B. President Bush wants to extend the unemployment benefits for 750,000 Americans who will lose that assistance on December
43、28.C. He hopes to create an environment in which businesses, especially small businesses, can grow and provide more job opportunities.D. For the first time since the terrorist attack in New York and Washington, all the Americans are more concerned about the weak economy than terrorism or Iraq.News I
44、tem 27Choose the Best Answer:1. Why has U.S. job growth been held back?A. Employers have added more jobs in November than had been expected.B. Its partly due to a labor dispute in Southern California where grocery store employees have been on strike.C. The labor dispute and strikes have caused many
45、people in related industries to lose their jobs.D. Both B and C.2. How many new jobs were added in November?A. 15,000 B. 57,000 C. 17,000 D. 150,000News Item 28Choose the Best Answer:1. What were the issues the WTO meeting in Moscow failed to reach agreements on?A. Agricultural subsidies. B. Market
46、access.C. The revitalization of world economy. D. Both A and B.2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the news story?A. The WTO Director General doesnt believe its necessary to restart talks.B. The APEC ministers want to bring all member countries of the WTO back to the negotiating table no later than December 15.C. The APEC ministers are optimistic that they can help the WTO restart talks on trade reform.D. The Australian Trade Minister says the WTO members are now ready to reconsider some issues.News Item 29Choose the Best Answer:
