听力原文：London: Researchers say women increase the risk of getting breast cancer with eve

ry alcoholic drink they consume. The study by Cancer Study UK says smoking, which causes 15 other types of the disease, does not cause breast cancer. Research teams examined the health records of 150,000 women for the survey.

Berlin: A train carrying a large shipment of nuclear waste from a French reprocessing plant was halted briefly by protesters after crossing into Germany on Tuesday. Two anti nuclear activists chained themselves to the rails to block the train on its way to the controversial nuclear dump at Gorlin in northern Germany. It is expected that hundreds of more protesters will attempt to slow down or block the train. Around 10,000 police are deployed to protect the shipment of radioactive waste due to arrive on Wednesday.

Tokyo: International credit-rating agency Standard & Poors has lost faith in the ability of Japan to deal with its economic crisis. S&P has downgraded its outlook on Japan's long term credit ratings to negative from stable. S&P believes not enough has been done by the government and the Bank of Japan to revive the world's second largest economy. The news comes less than a week after rival ratings agency Moody's put Japan's bonds under review for a possible downgrade. The benchmark Nikkei Index has lost a quarter of its value since Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took office in April.

New York: The Internet search group Google has overtaken Time Warner to become the world's largest media company as measured by the value of its shares. Google was founded seven years ago by two computer science students with a cheque for a hundred thousand dollars from a benefactor. There are some solid reasons for Google's recent success—the company has shown three quarters of spectacular growth. Despite the success, some investors are wondering whether this company is really worth more than one that owns a Hollywood studio, CNN television, magazines and the many other substantial assets that Time Warner has.

Amsterdam: Following Sunday's No vote in the referendum in France, the people of the Netherlands are voting on whether to accept or reject the proposed EU constitution. If, as widely predicted, the Dutch also vote No, the chance of the EU adopting the constitution Would probably be non-existent. In the Netherlands, even ardent supporters of the constitution have acknowledged in advance that a No vote is likely, perhaps an overwhelming one. If so, two founding member nations of the European Community would have rejected the constitution as a new political basis to unite the European continent, and it would be seen as a dead letter.

Questions:

6.What is the main finding of the research done by Cancer Study UK？

7.What happened to the train carrying nuclear Waste from France to Germany？

8.What do Standard & Poor and Moody's agree on the status and prospect of Japanese economy？

9.Which of the following is NOT true about the Internet search group Google？

10.What is most likely to happen in the Netherlands concerning the constitution of European Union？

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A．Smoking cigarette causes breast cancer among women.

B．Alcoholic consumption may lead to more cases of breast cancer among women.

C．150,000 women suffer the disease of breast cancer in Britain.

D．Alcoholic consumption causes more than 15 types of diseases.