[单项选择]Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wiU be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.The Egyphan boat continued to approach the American ship probably because
A. the Egyptians thought it was OK to approach military vessels.
B. the ship was a civilian vessel and caused misunderstanding.
C. the Egyptians did not understand the words of warning.
D. no warning flare was fired by the U.S. navy on the ship.

[单项选择]Questions 30 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.
A. London attracts shoppers from all over the world.
B. Most people in Nigeria live in poverty.
C. Wealthier Nigerians become a big spender.
D. People from the Middle East are the most wealthy.

[单项选择]Questions 29 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.
A. Foreign investment in unstable regions.
B. BP’s presence in North Africa.
C. Security concerns in risky countries.
D. Protection for foreign oil workers.

[单项选择]Questions 26 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.（）
A. air traffic problems.
B. safety improvement.
C. the number of flights.
D. flight training courses.

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Questions 16 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

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A. A train crash occurred causing minor injuries.
B. Investigator found out the cause of the accident.
C. Crews rescued more passengers from the site.
D. A commuter train crashed into a building.

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The following two questions are based on the following passage:
An automaker is facing financial difficulties. The vice president of marketing has determined that the root of the company’s problems is low brand loyalty. The vice president proposes, therefore, that the company begin an aggressive advertising campaign focused on children aged from three to eight years. By securing strong brand recognition with this demographic, he argues, the company will have an advantage when these customers reach an age when they can buy cars.

Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for the vice president’s proposal ？（）
A. Federal law prohibits the advertising of alcohol or tobacco on any medium for which the primary audience is under 21 years of age.
B. Children aged three to eight, even if they had the money to purchase a car, will not legally be able to drive one for several years.
C. The cost of advertising on children’s programs is comparable to the cost of advertising on adult special-interest programs.
D. Focus groups have consistently observed that the automaker’s brand is associated with "tradition" and "older" drivers.
E. Studies have shown that lifelong customers of certain products, such as particular brands of toothpaste or peanut butter, frequently credit their brand loyalty to exposure to the product at an early age.

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Questions are based on the following talk about how to love and to be loved. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions .

People who are willful call themselves "independent" because（）

A. their knowledge of words is very poor
B. they fail to make distinction between words; it is just a manner of speaking
C. they are too strict with their words
D. they use words loosely and make mistake in defining and distinguishing

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Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.


Secretary of State Colin Powell said ______.
A. Egypt may not deserve a proposed $ 2 billion military and fiscal aid package
B. US government would cut its foreign aid to Egypt and the Palestinians
C. the Bush administration is not going to work for Middle East peace
D. the Bush administration would continue its foreign aid to Egypt and the Palestinians

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Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.

What will NOT be discussed by politicians during the G8 Summit（）
A. Helping some of the world’s poorest.
B. Reducing the debt burden of Africa.
C. Giving more aid to Africa.
D. Building democracies and fighting corruption.

[单项选择] Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 sec. onds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.Nicolas Sarkozy ______.
A. was defeated by his socialist opponent
B. was elected as the new President of France
C. had more than 70 96 of the vote
D. announced after the election that France and the U.S. would share opinions.

[单项选择] Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.

What was Paula Radcliffe’s performance like in Athens
A. It was a success.
B. She failed one event there.
C. It was a failure.
D. She had a new world record there.

[单项选择]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Which of the following details about the bomb attacks is INCORRECT
A. No group has yet claimed responsibility.
B. Both of the attacks happened in the morning.
C. One of the attacks struck at the back of the train.
D. Both stations were slightly disrupte