单选题

A、 Russia and the UK.
B、 Russia and other former Soviet Republics.
C、 Russia and Ukraine.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Ukrainian politicians claim there are political motives behind the price rise originally demanded by the Russian energy giant Gazprom. They say Russia is offering much more favourable terms to other former Soviet Republics. Russian officials insist it"s a purely commercial matter.
Question: Which countries are having talks over gas prices?

A、 Ban smoking in indoor public places.
B、 Ban smoking in all public places.
C、 Improve the health care system.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Britain"s Labour government is having a difficult week. The government wants to ban smoking in indoor public places, including restaurants and other places of entertainment. This is partly because it wants to discourage people from smoking, since smoking causes so much illness, but also to protect the health of the staff who work there, and who got no choice about breathing in second hand smoke.
Question: What does the British government want to do?

A、 More than 35,000.
B、 More than 2,600.
C、 More than 4,700.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
A crowd of some 35,000, including U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and Italian film legend Sophia Loren, filled the Olympic Stadium. More than 4,700 performers, including fast-moving skaters with fiery rocket packs, dancers and even dancing cows opened the festivities. Some 2,600 athletes from more than 80 countries and territories marched into the stadium accompanied by American pop music from the 1970s and 1980s.
Question: How many performers joined the Winter Olympics opening ceremony?

A、 Mobile phone gambling is on the rise in Europe.
B、 Mobile phone gambling is on the rise in Australia.
C、 Mobile phone gambling is on the rise in Asia.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Governments from Singapore to South Korea are increasingly lifting restrictions on gambling. But gamblers do not have to wait for new casinos to open to place their bets: they can just use their mobile phones. Europe is the largest market for mobile gambling, but telecommunications analysts predict that Asia will catch up soon.
Question: What is the passage mainly talking about?

A、 The north-eastern part.
B、 The south-eastern part.
C、 The north-western part.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
The United States National Weather Service says that this huge winter stoma has dumped some 68.3 centimetres of snow in Central Park, making it the worst blizzard to hit New York City since records began in 1869. To add to the problems facing the entire north-eastern seaboard, winds across the region have been gusting at up to 96 kilometres an hour, causing serious localised drifting.
Question: Which part of the United States was attacked by snowstorm?