单选题 Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
单选题 What does the news item mainly talk about?
  • A. BP got 69 million dollars from American government.
  • B. BP reached an "important milestone" in oil industry.
  • C. BP used the "cut and cap" plan to exploit oil.
  • D. BP starts paying up cleanup and efforts to stop the leak of the Gulf oil.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] {{U}}The US government wants British Petroleum (BP) to start paying up for the Gulf oil spill.{{/U}} (美国政府要求英国石油公司偿还清理海湾石油泄漏造成的损失。) The company got a $69 million bill this week. That includes costs for cleanup and efforts to stop the leak. BP said it reached an "important milestone" yesterday with the "cut and cap" plan we've been telling you about. {{U}}But the long-term solution is a relief well, and that may not be in place until August.{{/U}} (直到今年8月，海湾石油泄漏才能得到初步解决。)
单选题 The British Petroleum may not solve the Gulf oil problem until ______.
  • A. April
  • B. August
  • C. November
  • D. September
【正确答案】 B
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