SECTION THREE NEWS (15%)
In this section you will hear items of news. At the end of each item of news, you will be given 50 seconds to answer the questions. You will hear everything TWICE.
Questions 1 through 5 are based on News Item One.
Question 1
According to the report, the floods of 2000 ________
A. destroyed at least 250 homes
B. washed away bridges and roads
C. killed 250 residents of Lewes
D. caused extensive damage
Question 2
People whose homes are flooded are __________ more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
A. two times
B. three times
C. four times
D. five times
Question 3
According to the study, sever flooding is likely to rise because of _________.
A. global warming
B. excessive rain
C. sandy soil
D. warm air currents
Question 4
Where was the new research conducted?
A. Lewes in East Sussex
B. Bristol and Australia
C. River Ouse
D. Lewes in West Sussex
Question 5
Where was the previous research conducted?
A. Lewes in East Sussex
B. Bristol and Australia
C. River Ouse
D. Lewes in West Sussex
Questions 6 through 10 are based on News Item Two.
Question 6
How long has Cyprus been separated?
A. 10 years
B. 12 years
C. 20 years
D. 30 years
Question 7
When was the last talk held?
A. This month
B. This year
C. Last month
D. Last year
Question 8
How many sides have committed itself to the UN blueprint?
A. One side
B. Two sides
C. Three sides
D. None
Question 9
How soon will Cyprus enter the European Union?
A. Less than three months
B. More than three months
C. Within the next six weeks
D. Uncertain
Question 10
What is the aim of the talks?
A. Reuniting the island of Cyprus
B. Eliminating conflicts between Greece and Turkey
C. Making the two countries into one
D. Cyprus’ entering the European Union
Questions 11 through 15 are based on News Item Three.
Question 11
What did the two Red Cross representatives do?
A. They visited Iraqi president Saddam Hussein
B. They gave a message to Saddam Hussein’s family
C. They gave a formal approval to visit Saddam Hussein
D. They commented on the conditions of Saddam Hussein
Question 12
Where is Saddam Hussein being detained?
A. In the US
B. In Iraq
C. In Geneva
D. In the Red Cross
Question 13
Where was Saddam Hussein captured?
A. In his family
B. In US custody
C. Near his hometown Tikrit
D. In a hole of a factory
Question 14
Which of the followings is NOT the content of the Geneva Convention mentioned in the news?
A. Prisons are held in humane conditions
B. The Red Cross does not comment on the conditions of the prisoner
C. The Red Cross does not comment on the place where the meetings take place
D. The solution to the handover of Iraqi political power after Saddam Hussein’s death
Question 15
How would many Iraqis like to handle the Saddam Hussein case?
A. They want Saddam Hussein to be handed over to a local war crimes tribunal after power is transferred to Iraqis from US custody
B. They want Saddam Hussein to be handed over to a local war crimes tribunal before power is transferred to Iraqis from US custody
C. They want Saddam Hussein to be released and restore his political power
D. They want Saddam Hussein to be sentenced to death
Questions 16 through 20 are based on News Item Four.
Question 16
According to the government’s plan, _________ deer will be eliminated.
A. half a million
B. a million
C. a million and a half
D. two million
Question 17
According to the government officials, all of the following are true about deer except that ________.
A. deer numbers are out of control
B. they are causing damage to trees
C. they are doing damage to crops
D. the food available to them is running out
Question 18
It is believed that there are _________ deer in Britain
A. 1, 500, 000
B. 1, 000, 000
C. 2, 500, 000
D. 2, 000, 000
Question 19
To get the deer population under control, the government is considering all of the following except _________.
A. extending the shooting season
B. recruiting additional stalkers
C. asking the public to eat more wild venison
D. encouraging local people to hunt with dogs
Question 20
What is the reaction to the proposal?
A. It has been approved
B. It has been rejected
C. The secretary of Working for Wildlife has condemned the proposal
D. The local people have condemned the proposal
Question 21: What happened in Morecambe Bay?
A. The gang leaders were arrested because of unlawful exploitation.
B. 19 Chinese shellfish gatherers were drowned.
C. British police had a fighting with some gangs.
D. British police employed some Chinese shellfish gathers to check the bay in northwest England.
Question 22: What is the 310-square-kilometer bay notorious for?
A. The water is very deep.
B. The 310-square-kilometer bay is notorious for its fast-rising tides and drift sand.
C. The 310-square-kilometer bay is notorious for its fast-flowing tides and quicksand
D. The 310-square-kilometer bay is notorious for its spires along the bay.
Question 23: How many people were gathering cockles when the tragedy occurred?
A. 19 people were gathering cockles when the tragedy happened.
B. 16 people were gathering cockles when the tragedy happened.
C. 35 people were gathering cockles when the tragedy happened.
D. Many people were gathering cockles when the tragedy happened.
Question 24: Why does Mr. Bradwell describe the incident as a classic case of exploitation?
A. Because many workers were dead in this incident.
B. Because it was related to the gang leaders.
C. Because the workers were paid 4 pound sterling, the equivalent of more than $2 a day.
D. Because the workers were paid only one pound sterling, the equivalent of less 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 C. first time D. many times
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
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 B. four C. five D. six
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
D. how to help African countries handle their economic problems
Question 43: The summit meeting is held _________.
A. in Berlin B. in London C. in Paris D. in Rome
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 B. the war in Afghanistan
C. the war on terror D. the Padilla and Hamdi Cases
Question 47: Jose Padilla is now jailed in __________.
A. Cuba B. South Carolina C. Pakistan D. Afghanistan
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
C. he fought against the American army in Afghanistan
D. he fought against the American army in Iraq
Question 49:Yaser Hamdi 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
C. he fought against the American army in Afghanistan
D. he fought against the American army in Iraq
Question 50: The Supreme Court will decide __________.
A. Whether the Bush administration’s war on terror is constitutional
B. Whether Jose Padilla is a threat to US national security
C. Whether aspects of the Bush administration’s war on terror is constitutional
D. Whether the war on terrorism in the United States really is a war
51. What are the minutes of the meeting the BBC obtained about?
A. A senior minister argued that public opposition was too server to be overcome.
B. A senior minister argued that there was a scientific case for a ban.
C. A senior minister argued that public opposition would have to be overcome.
D. The government would wait for the condition when there was no case for a ban.
52. Who is Patrick Holden?
A. A senior minister.
B. The director of the Soil Association.
C. The environment Secretary.
D. The environment correspondent.
53. The first commercial planting of a genetically modified crop in Britain ___________.
A. has been approved by the government
B. met strong public opposition during the meeting
C. may get approval in the near future
D. will never get approval from the government
54. According to Patrick Holden, to get the commercial growing of genetically modified crops approval may cause all of the following except___________
A. overall commercialization
B. environmental problem
C. a threat to the UK’s capacity to produce GM-free crops
D. riots in the country
55. It is likely that ______________.
A. the government will not make final decisions quickly
B. the government will make quick decision
C. it will take several months for the government to make final decisions
D. the final decisions have to be made by the Scottish and Welsh authorities
56. What happened in northern Uganda?
A. Rebels in northern Ugandan attacked a force camp, killing more than 120 soldiers.
B. Rebels in northern Ugandan attacked a refugee camp, killing more than 117 soldiers.
C. Rebels in northern Ugandan attacked a country, killing more than 170 farmers.
D. Rebels in northern Ugandan attacked a refugee camp for three hours Saturday, killing more than 170 people.
57. What did the rebels do before carrying out the massacre?
A. The rebels warned resident of the 1,400-person camp to run away.
B. The rebels warned resident of the 4,800-person camp to flee, while some were told to hide in their huts.
C. The rebels warned resident of the 4,800-person camp to hide in their huts.
D. The rebels plundered resident of the 1,800-person camp and killed them in their huts.
58. What did the Ugandan government do to guard communities across the north?
A. The Ugandan government created militias of local recruits to guard communities across the north.
B. The Ugandan government maneuvered more militias to guard communities across the north.
C. The Ugandan government sent air force to guard communities across the north.
D. The Ugandan government forced the police to guard communities across the north
59. What is the complaint from Father Sebat Ayala?
A. Te government world has done little or nothing about the situation so far
B. The outside world has done a lot about the situation so far
C. The ruling party world has done little or nothing about the situation so far
D. The outside world has done little or nothing about the situation so far.
60. Why did the rebels attack communities in northern Uganda?
A. They wanted to reform Uganda according to their needs.
B. They wanted to take into office in the place the ruling party.
C. They wanted to rule Uganda according to the Biblical Ten Commandments.
D. They wanted to reject the Biblical Ten Commandments.
61. BA has cancelled ___________upcoming international flights because of concerns about security.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
63. The Sunday’s flight 223 was between London and _________.
A. Washington’s Dulles
B. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
C. Mexico City
D. Paris International Airport
64. BA flight 223 has been cancelled ________ this year.
A. three times
B. four times
C. five times
D. twice
65. According to the report, the airline might _____________.
A. change the flight schedule
B. change the flight number
C. cancel all the flights to the United States
D. cancel all the flights to Saudi Arabia.
66. This news broadcast is about _________________.
A. the cancellation of two flights of British Airways because of concerns about terrorism
B. the cancellation of two a dozen of flights of British Airways because of concerns about terrorism
C. the cancellation of Christmas and New Year activities because of concerns about terrorism
D. the cancellation of all the flights bound for the United States because of concerns about terrorism
67. How many versions of Microsoft’s Windows software are affected?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
68. How serious may the potential threat from the hackers be?
A. low
B. medium
C. high
D. critical
69. Which in incorrect about the flaw?
A. It exists in the latest editions of its Windows software.
B. It can be repaired.
C. It is caused by the MyDoom.
D. It may be ill-used by hackers.
70. MyDoom is ___________________.
A. a virus that aimed to bringing down the Microsoft Website.
B. a virus that eavesdrop on e-mail conversations eavesdrop on e-mail conversations
C. a virus that can be used to steal personal information from home computers
D. a virus that can be killed by downloading some programs from Microsoft website
71. What is INCORRECT according to the passage?
A. There was a serious flaw in the latest edition of Microsoft Windows software.
B. Microsoft urged all users to download software from its website to protect their computers.
C. Microsoft did not admit the flaw in its Microsoft Windows software.
D. Some sophisticated criminals may learn to know credit-card details and bank passwords by tracking every key stroke on a computer.
71. The US Supreme Court has decided to review _________.
A. the war in Iraq
B. the war in Afghanistan
C. the war on terror
D. the Padilla and Hamdi case
72.Jose Padilla is now jailed in _________.
A. Cuba
B. South Carolina
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan
71. Jose Padilla is jailed because the government alleged that ____________.
A. he was part of the 9.11 terrorist attack
B. he was part of an Al-Qaeda plot to explode a so-called dirty bomb
C. he fought against the American arm in Afghanistan
D. he fought against the American army in Iraq
72. Yaser Hemdi is jailed because the government alleged that _______________.
A. he was part of the 9.11 terrorist attack
B. he was part of an Al-Qaeda plot to explode a so-called dirty bomb
C. he fought against the American arm in Afghanistan
D. he fought against the American army in Iraq
73. The Supreme Court will decide __________________.
A. whether the Bush administration’s war on terror is constitutional.
B. whether Jose Padilla is a threat to US national security.
C. whether aspects of the Bush administration’s war on terror is constitutional.
D. whether the war on terrorism in the United States really is a war
74. The first commercial planting of a genetically modified crop in Britain _____________.
A. has been approved by the government
B. met strong public opposition during the meeting
C. may get approval in the near future
D. will never get approval from the government
75. According to Patrick Holden, to get the commercial growing of genetically modified crops approval may cause all of the following except _____________.
A. overall commercialization
B. environmental problems
C. a threat to the UK’s capacity to produce GM-free crops
D. riots in the country
76. It is likely that ___________________.
A. the government will not make final decisions quickly
B. the government will make quick decision
C. it will take several days for the government to make final decisions
D. the final decisions have to be made by the Scottish and Welsh authorities
77. Who is Margaret Beckett?
A. The Environment Secretary of UK
B. The director of the organic farming group – the Soil Association
C. The environment correspondent
D. One Scottish authority
78. Which is UNTRUE in the following statements?
A. The European Union has given growing license to the growing of genetically modified crops in Britain.
B. There was public opposition to the approval of growing genetically modified crops in Britain.
C. Patrick Holden was in favoring of approving the growing of genetically modified crops in Britain.
D. A committee of senior ministers met last week to discuss the commercial growing of genetically modified crops in Britain.
81. President Bush defended his decision to launch a war against Iraq by claiming that ___________.
A. Saddam Hussein was a danger to Iraqi people.
B. Saddam Hussein was the dead enemy of the world.
C. Saddam Hussein was a danger to America
D. Saddam Hussein was a threat to the world.
82. According to President Bush, all of the following might be true about Iraq’s weapon of mass destruction except _________.
A. they could have been destroyed.
B. they could have been hidden.
C. they could have been transported to another country.
D. they could have fallen into the hands of terrorists.
83 George Tent is ____________.
A. CIA Director
B. White House Spokesman
C. FBI Director
D. a US congressman
84. President Bush appeared on ____________ during the interview.
A. NBC’s Meet the Press
B. ABC’s Meet the Press
C. CNN’s News Room
D. Fox News Sunday
85. Which is UNTRUE among the following four statements?
A. North Carolina Senator John Edwards is seeking the Democratic Party's presidential nomination
B. Iraqi War was successfully launched largely based on the assertion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
C. The stockpiles for mass destruction weapons have been found out in Iraq.
D. Bush still has confidence in the Director of CIA though he acknowledged that there were flaws in some of the pre-war intelligence.
86. A total of __________ civil servants went on strike.
A. 90,000
B. 100,000
C. 50,000
D. 70,000
87. The civil servants went on strike in the dispute over ___________.
A. pension
B. overtime work
C. social benefit
D. pay
88. According to the new system, some staff would have to work for 20 years __________.
A. to be entitled to pensions
B. to reach the top of their pay grade
C. to get promoted
D. to enjoy free medical care
89. Mark Sewotka was ________________________.
A. the leader of the Public and Commercial Services Union
B. the permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions
C. the organizer of the strike
D. a worker at Job Centers
90. It was _________ who called the strike “extraordinary” and “indefensible.”
A. Mark Sewotka
B. Sir Richard Motram
C. Stephen Cape
D. the organizer of the strike
91. By now, how many people have been killed in the two week’s fighting?A. 50
B. 15
C. 40
D. 14
92. Where has been under the rebels’ control?
A. The whole country of Haiti.
B. The capital of Haiti.
C. Many towns in the north of Haiti.
D. The whole south part of Haiti.
93. How long has the fighting lasted?
A. Two days.
B. Two weeks.
C. Two years.
D. Two months.
94. What have the rebels done there?
A. Rebels have occupied the police station of Hinche.
B. Rebels have captured the police commissioner.
C. Rebels have set the police commissioner’s bodyguard on fire.
D. Rebels have killed the police commissioner.
95. How did the government attack the rebels?
A. The government forces finally attacked the police station occupied by the rebels.
B. The government air force bombed all the areas controlled by the rebels.
C. President’s forces have not dared to launch a counterattack, only government helicopter in the sky above Hinche.
D. The government used the helicopter to attack a counterattack.
96. The leader of _________ countries attended the summit.
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
97. 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
D. how to help African countries handle their economic problems
98. The summit meeting is held _________.
A. in Berlin
B. in London
C. in Paris
D. in Rome
99. What is the main criticism of the three leaders’ meeting?
A. The Big Three were trying to make reforms in favor of them before it takes on 10 new member states for May 1.
B. The Big Three were trying to block to take on 10 new members states for May 1.
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 figure out the measure to control the whole Europe.
100. What else did the three leaders agree on at the meeting?
A. The measure to help create jobs and improve economic competitiveness across Europe.
B. The measure to help create peace and improve investment environment across Europe.
C. The measure to help create job markets and improve industrial competitiveness across European.
D. the measures to help create jobs and improve industrial competitiveness across Europe
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