The prime minister insisted that ____________（成立委员会)to look into the matter.

A.American president

B.his sister

C.Natalie

D.Chancellor

听力原文： And Malaysia's ousted Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will be tried next month on charges of corruption and illegal homosexual acts. High Court Judge Augustine Paul made the announcement during today's court appearance by Mr. Anwar. He says the trial will begin in Kuala Lumpur on November 2nd.

I'm Emmony Crosby, VOA news.

The Malaysia's ousted Deputy Prime Minister will ______.

A．appear in the parliament next month

B．appear in court next week

C．be tried next month

D．charge the High Court judge with corruption and illegal homosexual acts

According to the third paragraph, Indias National Rural Health Mission

A．was initiated by India"s Minister of Health.

B．was spearheaded by India"s Prime Minister.

C．was based on barefoot doctors.

D．was the origin of all community health efforts.

th on charges of corruption and illegal homosexual acts. High Court Judge Augustine Paul made the announcement during today's court appearance by Mr. Anwar. He says the trial will begin in Kuala Lumpur on November 2nd.

I'm Emmony Crosby, VOA news.

The Malaysia's ousted Deputy Prime Minister will ______.

A．appear in the parliament next month

B．appear in court next week

C．be tried next month

D．charge the High Court judge with corruption and illegal homosexual acts

t as Prime Minister.

M: I didn' t turn on the radio this morning, but I did see the headlines, if you remember, he threatened to leave the office at the last cabinet meeting.

Q: How did Mr. Johnson learn that the Prime Minister has resigned？

(14)

A．He read the cabinet report.

B．He read the newspaper.

C．He listened to a radio report.

D．His secretary telephoned him.

he return to her country despite her government ban. Sheikh Hasina faces murder charges in Bangladesh in connection with the deaths of four protesters who had died during a riot in the capital Dacca last October. She denies the charges. She told the BBC she would return whatever the consequences. "Yes, I'm going back: I know that those charges are all false and fake, so they can arrest me, they can kill me, they can do whatever they like, but still I have to go back to my people and my country. This is my country."

Sheikh Hasina insisted that she ______.

A．be set free

B．be innocent

C．be Prime Minister of Bangladesh

D．return to Bangladash

t as Prime Minister.

M: I didn't turn on the radio this morning, but I did see the headlines. If you remember, he threatened to leave the office at the last cabinet meeting.

Q: How did Mr. Johnson learn that the Prime Minister has resigned？

(19)

A．He read the cabinet report.

B．He read the newspaper.

C．He listened to a radio report.

D．He's secretary telephoned him.

inister John Howard and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in Washington today.

Mr. Howard held informal talks about terrorism, Iraq and Afghani stan with US Vice President Dick Cheney at the weekend and is expected to build on those discussions when he meets Mr. Rumsfeld at the Pentagon.

The prime minister arrived in Washington last Friday but has kept a fairly low profile throughout the weekend in order to catch up with his youngest son Richard, currently living in the US capital.

But today his schedule speeds up with talks with Mr. Rumsfeld, US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and a major speech to the In ternational Democratie Union, an organization of about 70 conservative, Christian Democrat and other centre-right political parties from around the world.

Mr. Howard plans to use his speech to praise Indonesia and Iraq for their push towards democracy.

"Indonesia is now the third largest democracy in the world and it's a point that I will be making in the speech I deliver," he told reporters.

"I'll (also) certainly be talking about the extraordinary courage of the Iraqi people in defying violence and intimidation and threats of death in order to embrace democracy. It's one of the more inspiring democratic stories of the last few years."

Meanwhile, Mr. Howard's wife Janette is planning to present an Australian diamond to the Smithsonian Museum.

According to the news items, Prime Minister John Howard plans to talk with all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A．US Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld

B．US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan

C．US President George W. Bush

D．US Vice President Dick Cheney

听力原文： When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modern artist, Graham Sutherland. The painting had been ordered and paid for by the members of Parliament, who wanted to honor the Grand Old Man of World War Ⅱ.

Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this mark of respect and affec tion. Neither of them, of course, allowed the donors to see how much they both disliked the portrait. "It makes me look stupid which I am not!" protested Churchill in private. Publicly, he only remarked that it was "a fine example of modern art." His friends smiled; it was well-known that Sir Winston didn't care for modern art.

What happened to Winston Churchill in 1954？

A．He was eighty years old.

B．He became famous for his portrait.

C．He gave the prime minister a present.

r？

M: Well, I got it from the headlines this morning. It's reported that he made public his decision at the last cabinet meeting.

Q: What do we learn about Jame Smeil？

(16)

A．He has been successfully elected Prime Minister.

B．He has already reached the retirement age.

C．He has left his position in the government.

D．He made a stupid decision at the cabinet meeting.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： Israeli Justice Ministry has confirmed that the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is under criminal investigation on suspicion of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from a Jewish American business- man. The ministry has lifted an order preventing media reporting of the allegations. At a news conference Mr. Olmert denied breaking the law. Paul Wood reports from Jerusalem.

In a brief televised statement, Ehud OImert declared: "I never took bribes; I never took a penny for myself." The Israeli Prime Minister said he would not resign unless he was formally charged. Mr. Olmert is alleged to have received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Jewish-American financier Morris Talansky. The Israeli Prime Minister is facing several investigations into alleged corruption but for the first time foreign observers are raising the possibility that peace efforts with the Palestinians could be deflected by the allegation swirling around the Israeli head of government.

What is the main idea of the news item？

A．Mr. Olmert was confirmed of having taken bribes from a Jewish American businessman.

B．Mr. Olmert was suspected of taking bribes and the inquiries might affect the peace process.

C．Mr. Olmert, the head of government, deflected the peace efforts With the Palestinians.

D．Mr. Olmert would resign because he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.