单选题
The general election will be held on ______. A. Friday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Monday
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] Britain' s opposition leader said yesterday he had not lost hope of winning this week' s election, despite predictions of a ruling Labor landslide, because Judo had taught him that "to the last second you can win. " Latest opinion polls made grim reading for William Hague's conservatives, with forecasts that Prime Minister Tony Blair' s Labor Party could win Thursday' s general election by between 12 and 23 percentage points. The third major party, the Liberal Democrats, ranged between 15 and 17 per cent. Seven of the country' s nine Sunday newspapers said they endorsed Blair, with only the traditionally conservative Mail and Telegraph remaining loyal to Hague.
单选题
Mail and Telegraph endorsed ______. A. Tony Blair B. William Hague C. the Liberal Democrats D. Labor Party
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 判断邮报支持的对象。 [详细解答] 可依据课外知识,英国的报纸都有一定的政治立场,而邮报是"traditional and conservative, so it remains loyal to William Hague". "endorse"为"to give approval of or support to, esp by public statement; sanction"支持,拥护。