听力原文： US lawmakers have criticized the recent US-North K..

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听力原文：U.S. lawmakers have criticized the recent US-North Korean deal calling for freezi

听力原文： U.S. lawmakers have criticized the recent US-North Korean deal calling for freezing Pyongyang's nuclear program in return for US diplomatic and economic concessions. They express concern that the North may take the concessions and break the accord. Other lawmakers noted that inspection of Pyongyang's nuclear site is not required for at least five years. The U.S. chief negotiator defended the accord, saying he had made no compromise that would damage U.S. national security.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT？ U.S. lawmakers

A．challenged the accord for freezing Pyongyang's nuclear program.

B．required the inspection of Pyongyang's nuclear site for at least five years.

C．were worried that North Korea may take advantage of the concessions.

D．blamed the U.S. Negotiator for making no compromises with North Korea.

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听力原文：Iraqi lawmakers are expected to vote on a security agreement by Wednesday, which

听力原文： Iraqi lawmakers are expected to vote on a security agreement by Wednesday, which will keep the U. S. troops here until the end of 2011 , the parliament's speaker said yesterday. After hours of heated debate, Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani announced that the vote is scheduled for Wednesday and can be put forward provided parties in the parliament would reach an agreement on the pact (Q23). The long-delayed agreement passed the Iraqi cabinet last week and went to the parliament for reviewing. The vote date was originally set for tomorrow. The security agreement will replace the UN mandate to grant U. S. military presence in Iraq legal status from 2009. The U. S. has agreed to pull troops out of Iraqi cities and towns by mid-2009 and leave Iraq by the end of 2011 (Q24). The Iraqi government wants the parliament to make the decision before lawmakers would set out for a pilgrimage trip to Mecca next week.

The Iraqi parliament can vote on the security agreement only after ______.

A．all parties have agreed on it.

B．the US troops have pulled out.

C．the cabinet has reviewed it.

D．the lawmakers have returned from Mecca.

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听力原文： President George W. Bush insisted the Iraq war could still be won and dismissed

mounting calls for a change in strategy as US lawmakers voted again for troop withdrawals.

Bush struck a defiant tone Thursday, insisting on his authority to run the war despite a report from his ad- ministration showing the Iraqi government was making only paltry progress and growing anxiety over the war from fellow Republicans.

Bush frequently invoked Al-Qaeda, warning the withdrawal of 160,000 US troops in the country would mean "surrendering the future of Iraq to Al-Qaeda."

The House of Representatives answered Bush with a vote to withdraw most combat troops by April, as Democratic leaders blasted the president's handling of the war. The House voted by 223 votes to 201 to pass the measure, but the Republican coalition stayed intact: only four party members voted with the Democrats.

What is Bush's reaction towards US troop withdrals ？

A．Support.

B．Objection.

C．Neutrality.

D．Unclear.

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听力原文：W: Hi, Tom. Haven't seen you for a long time. Still studying in the US？M: No, I h

听力原文：W: Hi, Tom. Haven't seen you for a long time. Still studying in the US？

M: No, I have graduated and now I am working in a Chinese branch of Microsoft. What about you, Jane？

W: I am in the U.S. with my boyfriend now.

Who is in the US now？

A．Tom.

B．Jane.

C．Jane and Jane's boyfriend.

D．Tom and Jane's boyfriend.

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听力原文： We know then that in the, US, it's the job of Congress to propose new laws, whic

h we call bills, and perhaps to modify these bills and then write on them. But even if the bill is passed in Congress, it still doesn't become a law until the President has a chance to review it, too. And if it's not to the President's liking, the bill can be vetoed or killed in either of two ways. One is by a veto message. The President has ten days to veto the bill by returning it to Congress, along with the message explaining why it's being rejected. This keeps the bill from becoming a law unless overwhelming majorities of both Houses of Congress vote to over-right the President's veto. Sometimes they do that. Often, lawmakers simply revise the vetoed bill and pass it again. This time, in the form. the President is less likely to object to, and less likely to want to veto. The other way the President can kill a bill is by pocket veto. Here's what happens. If the President doesn't sign the bill within ten days, and Congress ajourns during that time, then the bill will not become law. Notice that it is only at the end of an entire session of Congress that the pocket veto can be used, not just whenever Congress takes a shorter break, say, for a summer vacation. After a pocket veto, that particular bill is dead. If a lawmaker in Congress wants to push the matter in their next session, they'll have to start all over with a brand-new version of the bill.

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A．How the President proposes new laws.

B．How a bill is passed by lawmakers in Congress.

C．How the President can reject a proposed law.

D．How lawmakers can force the President to sign a bill.

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听力原文：M: Does David want us to return this book to him when we've finished？W: I think h

听力原文：M: Does David want us to return this book to him when we've finished？

W: I think he said to keep it.

Q: What does the woman mean？

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A．David wants them to return the book.

B．David wants them to keep the book.

C．David wants to keep the book himself.

D．David doesn't want to lend the book to them any more.

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听力原文： National lawmakers in Ukraine have demanded that President Leane Castrok leave o

ffice because of the agreement he reached Friday with Russia. Under the accord, Ukraine's nuclear warheads will be transferred to Russian for dismantling and ensure that the Black Sea Fleet will come under Russian control. National lawmakers say that the deal is a betrayal of Ukraine's interest. The issue will be put to the parliament which will rectify the accord.

What have Ukraine's National lawmakers demanded？

A．An agreement with Russia.

B．A reshuffle of the government.

C．Cooperation with Russia.

D．The resignation of the President.

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听力原文： National lawmakers in Ukraine have demanded that President Leane Castrok leave o

ffice because of the agreement he reached Friday with Russia. Under the accord, Ukraine's nuclear warheads will be transferred to Russia for dismantling and ensure that the Black Sea Fleet will come under Russian control. National lawmakers say that the deal is a betrayal of Ukraine's inter est. The issue will be put to parliament which will rectify the accord.

The Ukraine national lawmakers have demanded ______.

A．cooperation with Russia

B．a reshuffle of the government

C．the resignation of the President

D．an agreement with Russia

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听力原文： National lawmakers in Ukraine have demanded that President Leane Castrok leave o

ffice because of the agreement he reached Friday with Russia. Under the accord, Ukraine’s nuclear warheads will be transferred to Russia for dismantling and ensure that the Black Sea Fleet will come under Russian control. National lawmakers say that the deal is a betrayal of Ukraine's interest. The issue will be put to parliament which will rectify the accord.

Under the agreement, the nuclear warheads will be ______.

A．controlled by Russia

B．controlled by the Black Sea Fleet

C．disassembled in Ukraine

D．disassembled in Russia

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听力原文： US lawmakers have criticized the recent US-North Korean deal calling for freezin