News 1st week

Unit 1

Section C

Item 3

Directions: Listen to the following news recording twice and answer the questions below briefly.

1. What has Tokyo imposed on North Korea?

2. Why did Tokyo take such an action?

3. What does North Korea say it will do?

4. How many missiles were fired?

5. What did Japan ban North Korean officials from doing?

6. What has South Korea rejected today?

7. What is scheduled for next week?

Section D

Item 3

1. What has Russia expressed regret for?

2. What led to the death of the fisherman?

3. What blame did Russia put on Japan?

4. How did Russia acquire the disputed territories?

5. What did the Japanese Foreign Minister do in response to the incident?

Home listening

Directions: Listen to the following news items once and circle the correct letter for each answer.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given five seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news.

1. What has Russia been doing?

A. Trying four Georgian spies.

B. Withdrawing diplomatic staff from Georgia.

C. Evacuating spies.

D. Sending military personnel to Georgia.

2. The four Russians

A. were charged with spying for Georgia

B. will remain in custody in Russia

C. will soon be released at the request of Russia

D. are in detention

Question 3 and 4 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given five seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news.

3. Canada has become

A. the first government to suspend aid to the Palestinian authority

B. the second government to cut off aid to the Palestinians

C. the first government to renounce violence

D. the second government to provide assistance to Israel

4. does NOT consider Hamas a terrorist organization.

A. The United States

B. The EU

C. Indonesia

D. Canada

Question 5 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given five seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

5. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

A. will deliver a speech to both the U.S. House and the Senate

B. will meet with President Bush in New Delhi

C. has transformed the U.S.-Indian relationship

D. says his country's relationship with the U.S. has been improved

Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given five seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news.

6. What happened to the U.S. delegation?

A. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was roughly treated in Sudan.

B. Rice's staff were not treated politely.

C. Rice's security personnel were manhandled in Khartoum.

D. Reporters traveling with Rice were shoved.

7. In the wake of the incident, Ms. Rice

A. was outrageous

B. received an apology from Sudan's Foreign Minister

C. immediately demanded an apology from the Sudanese president

D. talked about it at President al-Bashir's residence

Questions 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

given five seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

8. The two mini-submarines

A. were sent in support of Russia's sovereignty claims

B. were sent by Canada and the United States on an expedition

C. found rich oil and gas deposits on the seabed of the North Pole

D. planted a Russian flag on the North Pole

Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

given five seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news.

9. What can be learned about the 8 detainees?

A. They are diplomats from the Iraqi government.

B. They were detained at the Sheraton Ishtar Hotel in Tehran.

C. The 8 detainees are officials from Iran's Electricity Ministry.

D. They were arrested last night at the hotel where they stayed.

10. The incident

A. comes on day after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made critical remarks about the U.S.

B. will hopefully improve the relations between the U.S. and Iran

C. is likely to add further strain to the already tense relations between the U.S. and Iraq

D. will not affect the contracts between Iran and Iraq

Unit 2

Section C

Item 3

1. Who did President Bush meet with today?

2. Where did Mr. Bush meet with the visitor?

3. What did the two do after the meeting?

4. What is Nigeria requested to do?

5. What charges does Mr. Taylor face?

6. What is Mr. Taylor blamed for?

Section D

Item 3

1. What will be high on the G-8 meeting's agenda?

2. What are the G-8 leaders expected to endorse?

3. What did President Bush say?

4. Where did Mr. Bush make those remarks?

5. What happened near the G-8 conference site?

Home Listening

Directions: Listen to the following news items once and circle the correct letter for each answer.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you

will be given five seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news.

1. Upon conclusion of the three-day talks, South Korea

A. managed to bring North Korea back to further disarmament talks

B. struck no deals with the North

C. agreed to deliver a promise made last year

D. decided to grant Pyongyang additional aid requests

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A. South Korea says North Korea has nuclear weapons.

B. The inter-Korean talks are the first of its kind since the North withdrew from the arms talks.

C. North Korea is making more nuclear weapons.

D. North Korea has once promised to give up its nuclear ambition.

Question 3 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

given five

seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

3. The U.S.-Russian summit

A. will focus on ways to combat terrorism

B. will deal primarily with bilateral issues

C. is scheduled for September 11 th

D. will be held after a UN Security Council meeting

Question 4 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given five

seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

4. Prior to the two-day talks,

A. India and Pakistan have already reached a trade agreement

B. New Delhi has agreed to promote bilateral trade between the two countries

C. the two countries have agreed to continue the current ceasefire

D. India and Pakistan have agreed to build up military tension

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

given five seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news.

5. How many countries will Condoleezza Rice visit?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 2.

6. Which of the following regarding Ms. Rice's tour is true?

A. Bishkek is Ms. Rice's first stop.

B. Ms. Rice will discuss defense issues with Kyrgyzstan.

C. The main purpose of the visit is to form an anti-terror alliance.

D. Ms. Rice will stay in Kyrgyzstan for three days.

7. What can be inferred from this news?

A. Ms. Rice wants to be more supportive of Uzbekistan.

B. Tajikistan is embarking on a democratic reform.

C. Uzbekistan is not on very friendly terms with the U.S.

D. Kazakhstan and Afghanistan played a key role in the war on terror.

Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

given five seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news.

8. According to the news, President Bush

A. plans to stay in Russia for two days

B. is en route to Germany

C. has never visited Germany before

D. was not anticipating thousands of protesters

9. What CANNOT be learned about the city of Stralsund?

A. It is located in Eastern Germany.

B. Protests against Mr. Bush's visit are underway.

C. It has a long history.

D. It is near the Baltic Sea.

Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given five

seconds to answer the question.

Now listen to the news.

10. Mr. Hu's talks

A. with Saudi authorities will be very productive

B. with Saudi authorities will not produce any breakthroughs

C. will focus on energy cooperation

D. will focus on issues dividing China and the United States