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Unit 1


Section A:


1. Dispute with


2. Normal relations


3. Deported


4. Unity


5. Expressed gratitude




embassy


6. Cut




ties




expel


7. Opened




reestablished




went to war


8. Cooled




expulsion





expulsion


9. Challenged





demarcate their border


rship


Section B


原文



1.



North Korea say it wants a relationship of trust and mutual respect with the United States.


2.



And


Brazil


has


granted


asylum


to


deposed


Ecuadorian


President


Lucio


Gutierrez


who


has


taken refuge in the Brazil embassy since his ouster Wednesday.


3.



The United States government has frozen the assets of over 150 individuals and institutions


from Zimbabwe.


4.



U.S.


Secretary


of


State


Condoleezza


Rice


has


again


expressed


regret


to


Italy


over


tha


accidental killing of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq.


5.



Diplomatic


relations


between


Venezuela


and


Mexico


have


worsened


sharply


in


a


row


over


comments by the Venezuelan president Hugo Charvez about the Mexican leader Vicente Fox.


Section C


原文



Item 1


Egypt has announced it will reduce its diplomatic staff in Iraq following the killing of


its top envoy in


Baghdad Ehad al-Sherif. The


Egyptian Foreign Ministry called it a


security measure. But Iraq



s Foreign Minstry appealed to Arab and Islamic countries


not to be swayed by the kidnapping and killing o Mr. Sherif, which it said was meant


to deter them from upgrading their diplomatic missions in Iraq.


Item 2


Pakistani


President


Pervez


Muhsharaf


says


Pakistan


and


India


are


both


optimistic


about


resolving


their


dispute


over


the


Himalayan


region


of


Kashmir,


which


both


countries


claim.


In


an


exclusive


interview


with


the


associated


Press,


General


Musharraf


says


he


hopes


to


settle


the


issue


with


Indian


Prime


Minister


Manmohan


Singh while they



re both in power. Mr. Singh and General Musharraf are expected to


try to move their peace dialogue forward when they meet next week in New York at


the United Nations General Assembly meeting.


Item 3


North


Korea


is


demanding


that


Tokyo


immediately


lift


sanctions


imposed


on


Pyongyang in response to its test- launch of missiles. A North Korean envoy to Japan




says his


country will retaliate with stronger measures if the sanctions are not lifted.


After North Korea test-fired seven missiles, Tokyo barred a North Korean ferry from


Japanese ports for six months and banned North Korean officials from entering


the


country.


South


Korea


today


rejected


Pyongyang



s


request


for


military


talks,


saying


they


were


inappropriate


at


this


time.


But


it


said


ministerial


talks


will


go


ahead


as


scheduled next week.



Section D


News item 1


1. Fifth



2. Tokyo


3. Sharp protests


4. Prompted


5. Condoning atrocities


6. Grave provocation


7. Issued




8. Glorifies


9. Despite the wishes


News item 2


Task 1


1.



B



2. D


Task 2


FFFTTF


News item 3


1.



It has expressed regret for the killing of a Japanese fisherman today


2.



a Russian patrol vessel fired a warning shot at the fishing boat near the disputed Kuril Islands


3.



Japan does not curb Japanese fishing in Russian waters


4.



The islands were seized from Japan by the Soviet Union



in the closing days of World War 2


5.



He summoned Russia



s deputy ambassador and told reporters in Tokyo that the killing was an


outrageous act.



















Unit 2


Section A


1. Unannounced visit



2. En route




stop


3. Standing ovation




4. A measure of progress


5. Confer with


6. Concluded




deadlock


7. Walked out of


8. Reached agreement




sign


9. At odds




standoff


10. Wrapped up



Section B


1.



President Bush is due in Mongolia in the next few hours, the first American leader to visit the


country.


2.



the


American


Defense


Secretary


Donald


Rumsfeld


has


left


China


after


his


first


visit


there


since taking office in 2001.


3.



The Russia President Secretary Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in Japan shortly for talks about


expanding economic ties ,and particularly increasing cooperation in the energy sector.


4.



South


Africa


leaders


are


holding


final


talks


on


the


closing


day


of


their


summit


in


the


Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.


5.



President Bush has ended a visit to Brazil with a speech outlining his ideas for democracy and


economic development in Latin America.


Section C


Item 1: typescript


President Bush has met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at the White House


to


discuss a wide range


of international


and regional


issues.


The two leaders told a


joint news conference that the talks were candid and reinforced trust and confidence


in


each


other.


Ahead


of


the


meeting,


a


controversy


developed


when


President


Musharraf


told


a


television


interviewer


that


an


American


official


had


threatened


to


bomb


Pakistan if it


did not


cooperate in


the U.S.,


-led war on terrorism.


That


issue


was raised in an exchange with reporters.


Item 2


:


typescript


And a meting in New York between the foreign ministers of Guatemala and Venezuela


has


failed to


resolve the deadlock over which country will represent


Latin America


and


the


Caribbean


as


a


non-permanent


member


on


the


United


Nations


Security


Council.


In


a


BBC


interview


after


the


meeting,


the


Venezuelan


Foreign


Minster


Nicolas Maduro blamed Guatemala for the ongoing impasse. He said it had shown no


interest in agreeing to a compromised candidate.


Item 3: typescript


Africa



s first female elected leader met with President Bush at the White House today.


Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sir leaf met with Mr. Bush in the Oval Office and


then the two had lunch together in the White House



s East Room. Among the issues




the


two


discussed,


there


is


a


request


for


Nigeria


to


hand


over


former


Liberian


President


Charles


Taylor,


who


is


wanted


on


war


crimes


charges.


She


told


reporter


today that she has asked Mr. Bush for help. Taylor has been living in exile in Nigeria.


Many Liberians blamed him for fueling a civil war that ravaged the country.



Section D


Item 1


The president of Kazakhstan has started a U.S. visit. Nursultan Nzarbayev spent part of Tuesday


and yesterday in Maine. A guest of former President George H.W. Bush, he



s to meet with Mr.


Bush



s son president Bush at the White House tomorrow. Today, he



s to unveil a monument to his


country



s independence from the Soviet Union in Washington DC. Kazakhstan is important to the


U.S.


for


its


oil


supplies.


It



s


also


a


focus


of


human


rights


advocates


who


say


that


it


has


a


poor


record of protecting the rights of individuals. And that topic is likely to be on the White House


agenda tomorrow. Nazarbayev has been Kazakhstan



s only leader since it gained independence in


1991.


Item 1


1. President of Kazakhstan


2. Only leader


3. In 1991


4. Maine


5. Guest


6. Unveil a monument


7. Washington D.C.


8. Meet with


9. Poor record


10. Rights



Item 2


Environment ministers and officials from more than 20 countries have ended four days of informal


talks in Greenland in efforts to deal with global warming. Danish Environment Minister Connie


Hedegaard,


the


meeting



s


host,


called


on


participants


to


stop


blaming


one


another


for


global


warming


and


take


concerted


action.


Participants


of


the


meeting


in


Greenland



s


Arctic


town


of


Elucigot


included


the


United


States,


China


and


several


European


countries.


They


focused


on


possible action after the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, an accord on reducing global warming.


It expires until 2012. U.N. studies show that global warming could melt polar icecaps and push


thousands of species close to extinction.


Item 2


Task 1


A. C


Task 2


FFTTF


Item 3


G-8 leaders are gathering near Edinburgh, Scotland at this hour for a summit that will focus on aid


to Africa and protecting the environment. They are expected to endorse a write-off of more than


40 billion dollars in debt owed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region. On a




stop


in


Denmark


en


route


to


Scotland,


President


Bush


said


he


would


emphasize


the


need


for


African nations to commit to good government to get the increased aid. In villages near the G-8


conference


sit


demonstrators


smashed


car


windows


and


fought


with


riot


police.


Some


tried


to


storm barricades surrounding the conference site and dozens were arrested.


Item 3


1.



Aid to Africa and environment protection


2.



They


are


expected


endorse


a


write- off


of


more


than


40


billion


dollars


in


debt


owed


by


18


African countries mainly in the sub- Saharan region


3.



President


Bush


said


he


would


emphasize


the


need


for


African


nations


to


commit


to


good


government to get the increased aid.


4.



In Denmark en route to Scotland


5.



Demonstrators


smashed


car


windows


and


fought


with


riot


police.


Some


tried


to


storm


barricades surrounding the conferences sit and dozens were arrested.








Unit 3


Section A:


1.



Security Council


2.



special fund






man-made


3.



permanent members


4.



closed-door


5.



Goodwill Ambassador


6.



urgent



meeting






crisis


7.



General Assembly






opened


8.



antipoverty


9.



Human Rights Committee


10.



Red Cross


11.



resolutions


Section B


1.



The United Nations has released new data showing that rich countries have made little overall


progress in reducing the output of the gases blamed for climate change.


2.



Qatar has become the fist Arab country to pledge troops for a UN peacekeeping mission in


Lebanon,


offering


to


send


up


to


300


troops


to


monitor


the


cease


fire


between


Israel


and


Hezbollah.


3.



In a speech to the 191-member General Assembly, Mr.


Annan urged an enlargement of the


Security Council by adding 6 new members.


4.



World leaders speaking on the second day of the United Nations World Summit have called


for reform of the international body and have urged it to play a key role in the fight against


terrorism.


5.



The United Nations has launched its biggest annual appeal for humanitarian assistance, asking




for


4.7


billion


dollars


to


help


the


victims


of


War,


famine


and


natural


disasters


around


the


world.


Section C


Item 1


The United Nations children



s agency UNICEF is beginning a huge campaign in Pakistan today to


immunize


800,000


children


affected


by


the


earthquake


last


month.


The


agency


is


sending


600


health


teams


into


towns


and


mountain


villages


to


vaccinate


children


against


measles,


polio,


diphtheria


and


tetanus.


UNICEF


staff


say


it


would


be


a


race


against


time


to


reach


children


scattered


in


remote


mountain


communities


before


winter


snows


arrive.


The


agency


has


already


vaccinated 300,000 children.


Item 2


The United Nations relief agency says an attack on a displaced persons



camp in Sudan



s western


Darfur region has reportedly left 29 people dead and 10 seriously injured. A spokeswoman for the


UN High Commissioner for Refugees told VOA it



s the first time that a displaced persons



camp


has been attacked in more than two years of civil war. The spokesman says up to 300 armed Arab


men on horses and camels attacked the camp on Wednesday.


Item 3


The United Nations World food Program has appealed urgently for donations of more than 150


million dollars to prevent a food crisis in southern Africa. It warned that almost 10 million people


across 6 countries



Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland



urgently


needed food aid. The shortages are blamed on drought and the effects of HIV/AIDS and chronic


poverty. A BBC correspondent in southern Africa says that in Zimbabwe, children in rural areas


have already started to show signs of malnutrition. She says some eat only once a day.


Section D


Item 1



The


South


Koran


Foreign


Minister


Ban


Ki- Moon


has


won


the


support


of


all


five


permanent


members of the UN Security Council in his bid to become the next Secretary General of the UN.


Mr.


Ban


had


been


the


favorite


to


succeed


Kofi


Annan


in


the


post,


and


had


come


first


in


three


previous informal ballots held by members of the Security Council. However, until this latest vote


it


had


not


been


known


whether


his


candidacy


might


be


vetoes


by


one


of


the


five


permanent


members, the United States, China, Russia, France or Britain. It



s expected that a formal vote will


be held next week. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said ned candidates could come


forward, but that was unlikely.


Item 1


1.



secretary General


2.



Foreign Minister


3.



won the support


4.



succeed


5.



informal ballots


6.



veto





candidacy


7.



unlikely


Item 2


Despite


U.S.


objections,


the


United


Nations


General


Assembly


today


overwhelmingly


voted


to


create a new human rights council to improve the UN



s ability to deal with human rights offenders.




The


council


replaces


the


discredited


UN


Human


Rights


Commission


based


in


Geneva


U.S.


ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the Assembly today that UN made some improvements


but they are not enough. Bolton told the Assembly that rules for the new council are too weak to


prevent human rights violators from obtaining seats. Under the resolution adopted today, the old


commission will be abolished June 16


th


, and the new council will convene three days later.


Item 2


CC




FTFTTT


Item 3


The United Nations has welcomed new pledges by donor countries of nearly 600 million dollars to


fund


relief


efforts


after


the


South


Asian


earthquake.


But


the


UN



s


chief


relief


coordinator


Jan


Egeland said it was not clear how much was for immediate emergency relief and how much for


longer-term work. Pakistan says 79,000 people have died and Mr. Egeland had early warned that


hundreds of thousands more could die without an immediate big boost in funds. Winter snow is


expected


in


the


earthquake


zone


within


weeks.


A


top


Pakistani


relief


official,


General


Farooq


Ahmed, told the BBC that an extra 30,000 troops were in the area to help.


Item 3


1.



Donor nations have made pledges of nearly 600 million dollars to und relief efforts after the


South Asian earthquake.


2.



Mr. Egeland is the UN chief relief coordinator. He said it was not clear how much money was


for immediate emergency relief and how much for longer-term work.


3.



Pakistan


says


79,000


people


have


died


and


Mr.


Egeland


had


warned


that


hundreds


of


thousands more could die without an immediate big boost in funds.


4.



Winter snow is expected in the earthquake zone within weeks.


5.



An extra 30,000 troops were in the earthquake-hit area to help.
























Unit 4


Section A


1.



expressed concern


2.



apologized




remarks


3.



denied charges



warned


4.



condemned


5.



called for


6.



threatened




accused




of


7.



deeply troubled


8.



allegations




baseless


9.



reiterated


10.



stressed the importance


Section B


1.



The Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper has announced the construction of two military


facilities in the Arctic and a move to assert his country



s sovereignty over the contested region,


which is estimated to contain billions of dollars of oil and gas deposits.


2.



A


speaker


purporting


to


be


al-qaeda


leader


Osama


bin


Laden


is


accusing


the


U.S.


and


the


European Union of backing a war against Islam.


3.



The


former


president


of


Iran


Mohammad


Khatami


says


American


attempts


to


impose


western-style democracy on the Middle East are flawed because democracy is not something


that can be exported.


4.



The


Pentagon


has


issued


a


memo


to


rebut


the


criticism


from


several


retired


generals


who


called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign.


5.



British


Prime


Minister


Tony


Blair


says


his


country


is


taking


tough


new


measures


to


fight


extremism following last month



s deadly terrorist attacks in London.


Section C


Item 1


Russian


President


Vladimir


Putin


says


his


country


is


prepared


to


help



new


leaders


establish


stability


in the wake of a political upheaval. Mr. Putin made these comments today following a


telephone


discussion


with



opposition


leader



who


was


appointed


by


parliament


to


lead


an


interim government. Kyrgyzstan



s new leaders are trying to restore order after two days massive


looting and street violence that left at least 3 people dead and injured many more.


Item 2


British


officials


in


Iran


have


denied


allegations


of


any


British


involvement


in


violence


in


the


southwestern


province


of



where


at


least


four


people


were


killed


in


two


bomb


attacks


on


Saturday.


The


British


embassy


in


Tehran


condemned


the


attacks


and


said


Britain


rejected


allegations link it to terrorist outrages. Several Iranian officials have made statements implication


British


troops


stationed


across


the


border


inside


southern


Iraq


in


the


bombings


and


in


previous


attacks earlier this year which killed 10 people.


Item 3


For the first time, President Bush has said it could be accurate to compare the recent escalation of


violence in Iraq to the 1968 Tet Offfensive during the Vietnam War. The Tet Offensive marked a


strong downturn in public support for both the Vietnam War and then-President Lyndon Johnson.


Mr. Bush spoke in an ABC TV interview in which he addressed increased violence in Iraq. The




comparison of the insurgency in Iraq to the Tet Offensive in Vietnam was made in a column by


Tom Friedman in the New York Times.


Section D


News item 1


Iran



s


president


is


denying


reports


he


gave


an


interview


to


an


Arab


newspaper


in


which


he


threatened to halt oil sales if Tehran was referred to the United Nations Security Council. Iran



s


Presidetial


Media


Department


made


that


denial


in


a


statement


issued


today


in


a


reaction


to


an


article published in the Khaleej Times. Earlier today the United Arab Emirates-based newspaper


reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatened in an interview to stop oil sales if Iran


is


sent


to


the


council


for


its


nuclear


activities.


The


reports


from


a


French


news


agency


say


the


reporter is astonished by the denial, but the news agency also says, the publisher of the newspaper


says the confusion may be due to the reporter not adequately identifying herself as a journalist.


News item 1


1.



denying


2.



halt oil sales


3.



referred to


4.



nuclear activities


5.



media


6.



made that denial


7.



reaction


8.



French news agency


9.



astonished


News item 2


South


Korea


and


Japan


say


they


have


not


detected


any


radioactivity


to


confirm


North


Korea



s


claim


that


it


conducted


an


underground


nuclear


test


on


Monday.


Late


Friday


unnamed


U.S.


officials said U.S. aircraft have detected traces of radiation in the air samples collected near the


suspected North Korea test site, but they stressed no final determination had been made. Word of


the latest findings comes as the UN Security Council members continue to hammer out details of a


draft resolution that would imposed sanctions on North Korea for conducting the reported test. A


vote


on


the


resolution


was


expected


Saturday.


The


UN


draft


resolution


includes


economic


and


weapons sanctions against North Korea, including a travel ban and financial restrictions.


News item 2


D B


TFFFTFT


New Item 3


Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will not allow foreign powers to dictate Russia



s energy


policy or interfere in any of its internal affairs.


In an interview broadcast from Saint Petersburg


today, Mr. Putin told NBC News that recent Western criticism of Russia is a mix of cold war and


colonialist thinking. Mr. Putin singled out U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney



s recent criticism of


Russian energy policy in which Cheney accused Russia of using its vast oil and gas resources as


tools


of


intimidation.


Putin


compared


those


comments


to


an


errant


gunshot


by


Cheney


that


wounded a companion on a hunting trip earlier this year. The Russian leader host President BUhs


and other world leaders later this week in a summit of the G-8 industrialized nations. Mr. Putin


said


Russia


is


ready


to


hear


well- intentioned


criticism


from


foreign


leaders,


but


said


he


will




categorically reject what he called interference in Russia



s internal affairs.


News item 3


1.



He would not allow foreign powers to dictate Russia



s energy policy or interfere in any of its


internal affairs


2.



in an NBC interview broadcast from Saint Petersburg today


3.



He called it a mix of cold war and colonialist thinking


4.



Cheney accused Russia of using its vast oil and gas resources as tools of intimidation


5.



He compared them to an errant gunshot by Cheney that wounded a companion on a hunting


trip earlier this year


6.



Russia welcomes well-intentioned criticism from foreign leaders.






































Unit 5


Section A


1. snowfalls





Blizzards




disrupted


2. worsening drought


3. struck






aftershocks


4. collapsed



5. debris




crushed


6. relief supplies







7. tornado






forecasters


8. locusts


9. tropical storm




hurricane


10. battling





toxic



spill


Section B


C C D B A


1. An Air


France


passenger


plane


has


skidded


off


the


runway


and


burst


into


flames


on


landing


Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada.


2.


In


Nigeria


at


least


12


people


were


reported


drowned


after


an


overcrowded


dugout


canoe


capsized in a remoter creek in the oil-producing Niger Delta.


3. A full-scale relief operation is underway on Indonesia



s Java Island where a tsunami hit Monday,


killing at least 340 people.


4.


The


bodies


of


10


New


Jersey


senior


citizens


killed


in


this


week‘s



tour


bus


crash


in


the


mountains of northern Chile are being flown home.


5.


Hurricane


John


has


been


downgraded


to


a


tropical


storm


after


hitting


the


Baja


California


Peninsula on the west coast of Mexico. The storm struck the tourist port city of Lepas, bringing


down trees and power lines and flooding streets. It had earlier inundated the seaside resort of los


Cabos.


Section C


News item 1


Iraqi police say more than 640 people have been killed in a stampede that broke out today near a


Shiite shrine in Baghdad. Authorities say some 300 were hurt in the stampede that erupted on a


Tigris


River


bridge


when


thousands


of


people


crushed


a


railing


and


plunged


into


the


river.


Officials say bodies are still being recovered from the river and that the final death toll could rise.


The incident occurred when a rumor spread that a suicide bomber was in the crowd.


News item 2


A


Peruvian


airliner


carrying


100


passengers


and


crew


members


has


crashed


in


a


northeastern


jungle town, killing at least 40 people. Officials say the TAN Air Flight 204 went down Tuesday


while


attempting


an


emergency


landing


during


a


severe


storm.


Police


at


the


scene


say


foreign


nationals are among the dead, including at least one Italian and an American. Officials say at least


52 people survived the accident with most being treated at area hospitals.


News item 3


Officials in Japan say the train crash near Osaka in western Japan has killed as many as 57 people,


injured


more


than


400.


a


commuter


train


carrying


around


580


passengers


during


morning


rush


hour Monday smashed into an apartment building near Amagasaki, about 400 kilometers west of


Tokyo.


Workers


are


still


trying


to


reach


some


of


the


passengers


trapped


in


the


wreckage.


The




accident


was


Japan



s


worst


in


more


than


four


decades.


Investigators


say


speed


and


diver


inexperience may be factors in the crash.



Section D


New item 1


A fire at a Paris apartment building housing African immigrants has killed at least 17 people, a


half of them children. French officials say some 30 others were injured in the blaze that broke out


shortly after midnight in a stairwell of the dilapidated building. Authorities say it took more than


two hours for some 200 firefighters to extinguish the blaze. The cause isn



t known. French media


are reporting the victims are from African countries such as Senegal and Mali. Officials say about


100 children and 30 adults lived in the building, which was run by a humanitarian association. In


April a fire at a Paris hotel catering mostly to African and European immigrants killed 23 people.


One of the hotel



s residents admitted to accidentally starting that blaze.


News item 2


A small aircraft has crashed into the 20


th


floor of a high-rise apartment building in New York city,


killing


at


least


two


people.


The


plane


burst


into


flames


on


the


impact


and


fire


spread


through


several floors of the building. The White House said all the indications were that the crash was an


accident.


Investigators


are


at


the


scene


gathering


evidence,


but


the


authorities


don



t


believe


the


incident was linked to terrorism. The BBC



s Gitto Harry was at the scene shortly after the incident


and sent this report.


The authorities in New York now say that four people were killed in the plane cash in Manhattan.


Reports from the United States say the plane was being piloted by the New York Yankee



s baseball


pitcher Cory Lidle, who dies in the accident.


New item 3


Thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina are still being evacuated from New Orleans. More than


10,000 people already have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter at a sports stadium in Texas


more than 550 kilometers from New Orleans. Rescuers in New Orleans are working to evacuate


thousands


of


additional


flood


refugees


in


and


near


the


city



s


former


convention


center,


a


large


building


without


power,


water


or


toilet


facilities,


overflowing


with


crowds


calling


today.


He


is


scheduled to visit parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana that were wretched by the powerful


hurricane.

















Unit 6


Section A


1.



life expectancy


2.



regulators




abortion


3.



rabies



4.



infected with





cases


5.



bird flu




immune


6.



outbreaks




borne


7.



prescription medicines


8.



AIDS


9.



antiviral


10.



medicare


Section B


B D A C B


1.



The


problem


of


obesity


is


spreading


into


many


different


aspects


of


Americans




lives.


Now


researchers


have


confirmed


that


some


children


are


so


fat


they


can



t


fit


into


car


safety


seats


designed for kids.


2.



Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks produced by Coca- cola


and Pepsi-cola after a test by an environmental group showed high pesticide levels. This brings the


total number of states to six where there is a partial r full ban of the soft drinks.


3.



An


Asian


expert


says


disease


and


natural


disease


and


natural


disasters


may


pose


a


greater


security threat to the region than conventional political conflicts.


4.



The United Nations says opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined for the first time since


2001 as tens of thousands of farmers have given up opium poppies for legal crops.


5.



The authorities in Iran have warned that if the dangerously high level of air pollution in the


capital Teheran continues, there could be thousands of casualties.


Section C


Item 1


The number of people infected with HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS, is still rising and has


passed 14 million worldwide for the first time. The United Nations said there had been 5 million


new


infections


this


year


and


warned


that


AIDS


was


outstripping


global


and


national


efforts


to


contain it. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the worst affected region. In Asia, where more than eight


million people are infected, the UN says infection rates are rising sharply. It warned that Pakistan,


in particular, was on the verge of a serious epidemic.


Item 2


The


biggest


ever


international


conference


on


malaria


has


begun


in


the


West


African


state


of


Cameroon to discuss the latest scientific findings on the disease which kills more than 1.5 million


people worldwide each year. 75% of those


victims are African children. Of the 2,000 delegates


meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% are from Africa. The disease costs the continent more than 12


billion


dollars


in


lost


GDP


each


year.


The


latest


research


suggests


that


41%


of


the


world



s


population live in areas where malaria is transmitted.


Item 3


The


Food


and


Drug


Administration


is


investigating


whether


more


than


one


food


company


is


responsible


for


an


outbreak


of


E.


coli


bacteria.


Officials


have


linked


bad


spinach


from


Natural




Selection Foods as one source of the E. coli. The company says the products are sold under the


brand name Earth Bound Farm. Doctor David Atchison with the FDA says natural selection Foods


has voluntarily recalled the spinach. The FDA advises shoppers to get rid of any fresh spinach in


bags or other containers. At least one person has died. Dozens of others have gotten sick in at least


19states.


Section D


Item 1


European


health


experts


have


gathered


in


Brussels


to


formulate


a


response


to


recent


bird


flu


outbreaks


among


migratory


birds.


The


panel


today


endorsed


measures


that


would


increase


surveillance and toughen import bans, such as the European Union



s plan, suspending the imports


of


untreated


feathers


from


non-EU


countries.


The


European


Commission


has


dedicated


an


additional 2.2 million dollars for bird surveillance and testing programs. German authorities today


confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in wild swans on an island in the Baltic


Sea. Outbreaks have been confirmed in the Balkans, Turkey, the Caspian Sea areas and elsewhere.


Several EU countries have ordered farmers to keep poultries indoors to prevent transmission of the


disease. But the World Organization for Animal Health in Paris says this is not necessary at the


present time.


Item 2


A week after a toxic waste scandal brought down the government of Ivory Coast, teams of Ivorian


and French experts are still trying to establish exactly what the material was composed of. Tons of


waste from a ship were dumped in leaking drums in at least 11 open air locations in Ivory Coast



s


biggest city Abidjian. Our correspondent James Copnall is there.


The


latest


health


ministry


figures


show


that


the


health


situation


is


deteriorating


just


as


rapidly,


however, a state of panic seems to have set in. meanwhile, teams of French and Ivorian experts


were attempting to find out what exactly the toxic waste was composed of.


Item 3


The


White


House


has


issued


an


updated


version


of


its


strategy


for


dealing


with


a


possible


influenza pandemic. The plan warns cities, states and businesses that they should prepare now to


keep operating on


their own


and


not


count


on


federal help,


and


says


that


a


flu


pandemic


could


make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time and that the infection


could remain active in a community for up to two months. In the worst case, the report says, a


pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States. Influenza pandemics


tend to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus starts passing from person to person.


Scientists are currently worried that the Asian bird flu might mutate into that kind of virus.














Unit 7


Section A


1.



interim


2.



quit



post


3.



sworn in


4.



step down


5.



named



chief


6.



monarch





reign


7.



resigned




in bribes


8.



tapped



top


9.



allegations




in office


10.



replacing




in the job




nominated




take over


Section B


1.



Democrats in the House of Representatives have unanimously confirmed Nancy Pelosi as the


United States



first woman speaker. Mrs. Pelosi will be the second in line to the presidency


after Vice President Dick Cheney when she takes office in January.


2.



President Bush has nominated the head of his Council of Economic Advisors Ben Bernanke


as


chairman


of


the


Federal


Reserve,


the


U.S.


central


bank.


He


succeeds


the


outgoing


chairman Alan Greenspan.


3.



Salva


Kiir


Mayardit


was


sworn


in


as


Sudan



s


senior


vice


president


today


to


replace


John


Garang who died in a helicopter crash.


4.



President


Bush



s


nominee


for


U.S.


United


Nations


ambassador


told


the


Senate


hearing


Monday he will work to make the world body more effective.


5.



An


outspoken


aide


to


the


Russian


president


Vladimir


Putin


has


resigned


in


protest


against


changes in government policy.


Section C


Item 1


White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan announced today that he



ll leave his post as part of


a shakeup of White House personnel. McClellan has come under fire from Republicans who have


complained


that


he


has


not


done


enough


to


keep


the


president



s


popularity


from


sliding.


The


White


House


also


announced


that


top


presidential


adviser


Karl


Rove


will


give


up


his


policy-making role in order to focus on maintaining Republican control of Congress during the


next election.


Item 2


World Bank executive directors meet Thursday in Washington to vote on the nomination of U.S.


Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as the


bank‘


s mew president. Mr. Wolfowitz passed a


major


hurdle


Wednesday


when


European


Union


officials


said


they


have


no


objection


to


his


nomination. The nomination had been controversial in Europe because of Mr. Wolfowitz



s strong


support for the war in Iraq. Mr. Wolfowitz acknowledges he is a polarizing person. Washington


traditionally nominates World Bank presidents while Europe chooses the head of the International


Monetary Fund.



Item 3


Argentina‘s


Finance Minister Roberto Lacagna who helped to oversee the country



s recovery from


virtual economic collapse in 2001 has resigned. Mr. Lavagna quit amid reports of personal clashes




with


President


Nestor


Kirchner


as


well


as


disagreements


about


future


economic


policy.


Mr.


Lavagna reportedly wanted tough measures to stop inflation returning, while the president favored


more investment to stimulate growth.


Section D


Item 1


President Bush



s nominee for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme court Harriet Myers has announced


she


is


withdrawing


her


candidacy.


She


said


she


was


concerned


that


the


confirmations


process


presented a burden for the White House. The BBC Washington correspondent says her withdrawal


is a huge blow for President Bush. Ms. Myers is an experienced lawyer but has never been a judge,


leading to criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. One of the Democratic members of the


Judiciary Committee, Senator Edward Kennedy, hoped the future nominee would be acceptable to


both the main parties.


Item 2


Embattled Federal Emergency Management chief Michael Brown has been relieved of his duties


as managing the massive hurricane relief effort. Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff Friday in


Baton Rouge said Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen will take charge of federal operations in


the area. The Admiral has been overseeing the rescue and recovery efforts in New Orleans. Mr.


Chertoff said Mr. Brown is to return to Washington to oversee the federal Emergency Management


Agency



s operations nationwide. A number of congressional leaders and Louisiana officials have


fiercely criticized the federal government



s initial response to the disaster and called on President


Bush to fire Mr. Brown. Several Democratic Senators said reclaiming Mr. Brown to oversee the


Emergency


management


Agency


in


Washington


is


a


bad


decision.


They


said


his


continued


presence in the critical position endangers the success of the recovery efforts.


Item 3


Japan



s parliament has officially chosen Shinzo Abe as the country



s new prime minister. VOA


?


s


Steve Herman has more from Tokyo.


With


the


Liberal


Democratic


Party


firmly


in


control


of


Japan



s


parliament,


there


was


no


doubt


Tuesday who would be selected as prime minister. Lawmakers cheered the announcement of the


Lower House vote, showing the LDP President Shinzo Abe defeating his rivals by a large margin.


Within hours of his election, Mr. Abe spoke to the nation, assuring it that he would not back away


from the reform the reform program implemented by his predecessor Junichiro Koizumi. Mr. Abe


instead vowed to accelerate the administrative reform. The new prime Minister also reiterated his


campaign


pledge


to


make Tokyo


a


more


equal


partner


in


its


security


alliance


with


Washington.


Steve Herman, VOA News, Tokyo.














Unit 8


Section A


1.



signing up for






booms


2.



layoffs





competitive


3.



consumer spending




upsurge


4.



take over


5.



opening up


6.



inflation






interest rates


7.



subsidies


8.



retailer





drop in profits





9.



stake


10



in stock




stockholders


Section B


1.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 104 points to 11,076 in active trading today. The


NASDQ closed up 12 at 2,262. and the S&P closed up 9 points today to 1,281. the S&P was


down 5 points for the week.


2.



American beef is back in the Japanese market and slated to return to South Korea soon. But


for


America



s


beef


exporters


who


lost


two


of


the


three


largest


markets


in


2003


after


a


few


cases of mad cow disease were discovered in the U.S., it is going to be an uphill struggle.


3.



The executive board of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington has agreed to


write


off


more


than


three


billion


dollars


in


debt


owed


to


it


by


some


of


the


world



s


poorest


countries.


4.



Ford Motor Company plans to close truck manufacturing plants in Virginia and Minnesota in


2008. The closure is a part of Ford



s effort to make its North American operations profitable


again.


5.



The New York Stock Exchange enters a new era tomorrow morning. For the first time in its


history the exchange will become a for-profit entity that sells its own shares to the public.


Section C


Item 1


The


European


Trade


Commissioner


Peter


Mandelson


is


facing


criticism


from


France


and


some


other


countries


over


negotiations


on


a


new


global


trade


agreement.


At


today



s


EU


foreign


ministers meeting Mr. Mandelson is being called on to clarify concessions he is said to have made


to


reduce


EU


farm


subsidies


as


part


of


a


deal


to


help


less-developed


countries.


There


were


suggestions


the


cuts


are


more


generous


than


those


agree


by


EU


member


states


and


that


Mr.


Mandelson is exceeding his mandate. He



s denied the accusation.


Item 2


Oil prices hit a record high of more than 71 dollars a barrel today in part because traders were


worried about possible disruptions in supply. Analysts said there is concern(s) about the nuclear


dispute with Iran and civil violence in Nigeria, both important oil suppliers. The rise in oil prices


comes


despite


a


new


report


from


OPEC


that


predicts


a


weakening


in


world


demand


for


oil.


Analysts said if it


weren‘t


for concern about supplies, growing inventories of crude oil would be


forcing prices down.


Item 3


Boeing


has


agreed


to


pay


15


million


dollars


to


settle


a


dispute


with


the


State


Department


over




foreign sales of commercial aircraft equipped with a small gyro chip that has military applications.


The chip is used in some missile guidance systems. The fine is among the largest ever paid by a


company for violation of the Arms Export Control Act. Boeing failed to get the license required


fro foreign sales of the gyro chip and then continued the sales even after the State Department told


the firm to stop. Boeing spokesman says in hindsight the company should have handled the matter


differently.


Section D


Item 1


The


International


Monetary


Fund


says


the


world


economy


will


enjoy


strong


growth


is


2006


marking


the


4


th



consecutive


year


of


expansion.


The


IMF


released


its


twice-yearly


report


on


the


global economy today at a joint meeting with the World Bank in Singapore. The lending agency


predicts


the


world


economy


will


grow


5.1%,


this


year


and


4.9%


in


2007.


Both


forecasts


are


slightly higher than previous estimates in April. The IMF also warns of some economic threats,


including


rising


inflation,


increasing


oil


prices


and


the


slowing


of


the


U.S.


housing


market.


Meanwhile


the


World


Bank


is


criticizing


Singapore


for


barring


some


invited


activists


from


entering the country to attend the meeting.


Item 2


The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has confirmed that deliveries of its giant new A380


airliner will be delayed by a further year. The Dubai-based airline Emirates, the largest customer


for


the


new


plane,


said


it


would


review


its


options


following


the


announcement.


Here


is


our


business reporter Theo Legit.


It



s the latest in a series of delays which have called the credibility of the 14-billion dollar project


into question. Airbus says it



s in discussions with its customers over how much compensation they


will be paid. The company has announced plan for an aggressive cost-cutting program intended to


save two and a half billion dollars a year. However, it is yet to confirm whether this will involve


job


losses


at


its plants


in Germany,


France


and


Britain.


The


parent


company


of


Airbus,


EADS,


says that the delays to the A380 will cut 6 billion dollars from its profits over the next four years.


Item 3


China has passed another milestone in the growth of its global economic influence. Its reserves of


foreign currency have hit one trillion dollars. This massive sum has been built up by the success of


China



s exports which has created a huge trade surplus with the rest of the world. Our economic


correspondent Andrew Walker reports.


This is yet another indication of China



s fast-growing economic influence. Japan with around 860


billion dollars has the next largest reserves. The figure for the United States is less than a tenth of


China



s.


this


huge


portfolio


has


been


built


up


essentially


as


an


indirect


result


of


the


surplus


in


China



s trade with the rest of the world.












Unit 9


Section A


1 Ammunitions depot rocked




2 offensive operations



3 exchanged gunfire



4 handing



to



5 NATO expansion



6 guerillas commando



7 pulled out



move



8 battled with



9 court marshal



10 military presence



Section B


1


Lebanon


is


asking


the


United


States


to


extend


the


term


of


an


interim


peacekeeping


force


following


clashes


between Hezbollah


militia


and


Israeli


forces


over


the


past


three days


along


a


disputed border area separating the two countries



2 Saudi Arabia signed a multibillion-dollar arms deal to buy a new fleet of fighter aircraft from


Britain .The terms of the deal are confidential, but reports from Saudi Arabia say that more than


70 jets have been purchased for nearly 20 million dollars



3 The United States armed forces have set up a new public relations unit to put across their version


of events in Iraq and elsewhere eight months after the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said


they lagged behind


America‘s


enemies in the propaganda war


4 Top US defense officials say the United States hopes to sharply reduce its forces in Iraq by the


middle of next year



5 The America secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has signed an agreement which will enable the


United States to set up four permanent military bases in Romania


Section c



Item 1


The Americans say they



ve carried out a successful test of their anti-missile defense system. The


missile


defense


agency


said


an


improved


interceptor


missile,


launched


from


an


airbase


in




California, homed in on a dummy armed missile fired from Alaska abd destroyed it. Only five of


the


ten


tests


carried


out


before


this


exercise


had


been


successful.


At


a


news


conference


in


the


Pentagon, the head of the US missile defense agency Lieutenant General Henry Obeying said the


test represented significant progress in protecting the US and its allies


Item 2



A United Nations disarmament conference is underway in Japan. Involving government officials


and


experts


from


15


countries,


officials


say


at


the


three-day


conference


in


Yokohama,


the


participants


plan


to


discuss


nuclear


programs


in


North


Korea


and


Iran


and


regional


security.


Among the participants of the conference are Japan, the United States and Iran. Japanese public


broadcaster NHK reports that a global framework which has been failing apart. The envoy says


that the United States, a major nuclear weapons-possessing nation, is not cooperating in nuclear


arms reduction


Item 3


Thousands of Marine Corps reservists in the United Nations face the prospect of being recalled to


military duty and send to Iraq or Afghanistan because of a shortage of volunteers to fill specialist


roles. The call has been given permission by president bush to order up to 2,500reservists to report


for duty in the first instance. This is the first the US marine have used such a procedure, known as



involuntary


recalls‖, since


the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The call said it was facing a shortfall of


about 1,200 marines in units due to be deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan.


Section D


North


Korea


fired


a


7


th



missile


today


hours


after


earlier


missile


tests


sparked


international


condemnation. Six of the missiles fired were short-range and fell into the Sea of Japan, one was


the


long-range


Taepodong-II


rocket,


which


is


capable


of


reaching


the


united


states .


the


white


house


says


officials


believed


the


missile


failed


less


than


one


minute


after


launch


and


was


not


aborted. It fell into the Sea of Japan. North


Korea‘s


foreign ministry described the missile tests as


a


matter


of


national


sovereignty.


Ministry


officials


say


no


country


has


the


right


to


judge


North


Korea for carrying out


the tests. The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency


session today to discuss the tests. White house spokesman Tony Snow says the key is to get North


Korea


back


to


the


six-party


disarmament


talks.


He


says


the


United


States


and


its


foreign


negotiating partners in the talks will determine together how to move forward.




Item 2



7 people aboard a Russian submarine that had been stranded on the ocean floors since Thursday


were rescued today. Officials with the Russian pacific fleet say all the crewmen aboard a buried


submarine survived their three-day ordeal in good condition. They left the vessel unassisted when


it


was


raised


to


the


surface


and


were


immediately


taken


for


medical


exams.


A


British


remote-controlled diving vehicle cut military antenna cables that have been holding the sub nearly


200


meters


down


in


the


North


Pacific


Ocean.


Russian


officials


say


that


the


sub


was


raised


at


emergency speeds due to fears that the crew was about to deplete the air supply. The United States


and


Britain


both


rushed


rescue


equipment


to


aid


the


Russian


naval


crews.


The


pacific


fleet


spokesman says that the successful rescue was made possible thanks to the joint efforts.


Item 3



Israeli ground troops clashed with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon today as more Israeli air strikes


killed 49 people in Lebanon .Lebanese officials say at least 12 of the deaths were in a village near


the


southern


port


city


of


Tyre,


where


Israeli


attacked


flattened


houses.


Israel


says


it


is


hitting


suspected


Hezbollah


strongholds.


Israeli


warplanes


also


blew


up


a


truck


in


a


Christian


neighborhood


of


Beirut


today.


Near


the


border,


an


Israeli


general


says


ground


troops


are


conducting


incursions


to


attack


Hezbollah


outposts.


Unconfirmed


reports


in


Arab


media


say


at


least two Israeli soldiers were killed in the fighting Hezbollah guerrillas fired several more rockets


into Israel today, killing 2 Israelis in the city of Nazareth.


Section E



Military conflicts and clashes are mostly likely to occur in a number of hotpots, that is, the Middle


East, Africa, Sri Lanka, the Kashmir region, Afghan, and the Korean peninsula. Reports covering


military affairs do not involve a lot of highly technical words, to facilitate comprehension, though,


it


is


still


necessary


for


us


to


have


a


good


command


of


key


words


such


as


operation,


stage,


deployment, missile, commando, guerrilla, logistical, confidential, marine, grenade, and reinforce,


to name just a few .the pattern of such news reports and the usual news elements are listed in table


I and table II. For more related words and expressions, please refer to table III, which presents the


less frequent and yet equally important words in alphabetic order.




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