单选题
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
单选题
Which countries sponsored the measure? A. France, Russia and the United States. B. The United States, Britain and Russia. C. France, Britain and the United States. D. France, Britain and China.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 24-25 The U,N.Security Council adopted a resolution strongly encouraging Syria to establish formal diplomatic ties with Lebanon.[24] The measure sponsored by France, Britain and the United States also calls for the two neighbors to set their common border.[25]Thirteen of the Council's 15 members voted in favor of the resolution.China and Russia abstained.Washington's U.N. Ambassador John Botton said he would have preferred a unanimous vote.But he called the resolution an important step in implementing previous Council demands for the disarming of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon.