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单选题 What would be announced concerning the elections?

A、 Where to register.
B、 When to register.
C、 Who to be nominated.
D、 How to cast the vote.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文22-23] Saudi Arabia has announced that municipal elections will be held in September for the first time in more than forty years. The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs said Saturday that a list of regulations, ballot centers, registration dates and deadlines would be announced soon. The kingdom's thirteen provinces will elect one hundred seventy-eight municipal councils. The Prince did not say if women would be allowed to vote or to run in the elections.

单选题 What can be inferred from the news?

A、 Women used to be excluded from elections.
B、 Women will be allowed to run in the elections.
C、 178 municipal councils have been elected.
D、 Saudi Arabia has never held such elections.

【正确答案】 A

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