【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] In Argentina, money exchange markets are expected to remain closed Wednesday. Other banking restrictions are also expected to continue. The move is to give officials more time to carry out new policies on trading the devalued peso. The Argentine government has said it will permit the peso's value to be decided by the financial market. President Eduardo Duhalde is also expected to ease banking restrictions. They were set by former President Fernando de la Rua last month. He limited bank withdrawals to keep money from leaving Argentina. Q: What is President Duhalde expected to ease?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says he will continue to press Russia to return four disputed islands in the northern Pacific Ocean. Mr. Koizumi admitted that negotiations over the territorial dispute would be difficult. He spoke during a yearly "Observance" held in Tokyo to repeat Japanese demands for Russia to return the islands. Japan calls the islands the North Territories. In Russia, they are called "the Kuriles". The Soviet Union seized the islands during the final days of World War II. Q: What are the disputed islands called in Japan?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will meet with President Bush at the White House today. They are expected to talk about a number of issues including the war against terrorism. A White House spokesman says the two leaders will discuss the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. American and Pakistani officials have been working to find Mr. Pearl. He disappeared from Karachi January 23rd while working on a story about Islamic extremism. On Tuesday, Pakistani police arrested the suspected organizer of his kidnapping. Islamic extremist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is reported to have told investigators that Mr. Pearl is alive and in Karachi. Q: Who was kidnapped in Karachi?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] The United States says it will consider ending restrictions against Burma if there is major progress in talks between Burma's military government and the opposition. A State Department report praised steps taken since the two sides started 'talking two years ago. The report also noted the release of 200 political prisoners in Burma. The report calls for the release of more than 1,000 other political prisoners and the end of house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Buma's military government said Wednesday that it has released 5 more prisoners. Q: Is there any progress in talks between Burma's military government and the opposition?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] An Australian television network has accused the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe of planning to kill Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai immediately denied the report. The Australian television network SBS broadcast what it calls secretly recorded pictures of Mr. Tsvangirai reportedly discussing the murder plot with Canadian political observers. However, the quality of the recording is poor and the faces of those speaking are unclear. In Zimbabwe, opposition supporters say the Australian report is part of a government campaign to destroy Mr. Tsvangirai. Presidential elections are to be held in Zimbabwe next month. Q: Who planned to kill Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe according to an Australian TV network?