单选题 Question 1 and 2 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.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
The Arab League voted to suspend Syria over the weekend. France has removed its ambassador from Syria. Turkey is threatening to cut off power supplies to Syria. All of this is because of Syria"s violent crackdown on people who are protesting against the Syrian government.
Officials from the Arab League said Syria"s president, Bashar al-Assad, didn"t keep his promises to pull troops out of some areas and give journalists access inside of Syria.
There are also reports about a group of fighters that deserted the Syrian military. They call themselves the Free Syrian Army, and they claim to have attacked an important government security compound this week.

Which of the following is NOT true about Syria?

[解析] 辨别题。新闻中提到是法国撤回了驻叙大使(France has removed its ambassador from Syria)。而其他信息在文中均有提到。因此答案为B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What promise has the Syria"s president made?

[解析] 由“...keep his promises to pull troops out of some areas and give journalists access inside of Syria”. (从部分地区撤出军队,让记者进入叙利亚),可知选项A与原文相反,选项B和D原文没有提到。故答案为C。