单选题
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.

[解题思路] 注意大选的时间。
[详细解答] 细节判断需要敏锐的捕捉,听新闻的一个技巧就是要对数字以及时问比较敏感,可适当做笔记。
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。