判断题
判断题 The man was caught at the fence under the north lawn at the White House today.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析]
A man was arrested by the Secret Service, moments after jumping over a fence under the north lawn at the White House today. The suspect was caught at the fence that faces Pennsylvania Avenue and did not make it fall on the grounds The president wasn"t at the White House at the time.

[难点] 与原文一字不差。
判断题 A later winter storm is occurring in the Northwest in Mid-Atlantic.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
A late winter storm is causing headaches for residents and travelers up and down the East Coast. Forecasters say the storm could dump a lot of snow in the Northeast and a lot of rain in the Mid- Atlantic. The weather has already forced JetBlue to cancel all of its flights at the New York metropolitan area. Other airlines have also canceled flights including Delta and Northwest.

[难点] 本题在于听清楚事件发生的细节问题,风暴发生的地点应该是Northeast。
判断题 The British coroner criticized US military for killing a British soldier unlawfully in a fire incident with US troops 5 years ago.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
A British inquest into a friendly fire incident with US troops that killed a British soldier, says now that the shooting was unlawful and entirely avoidable. The US government already cleared the soldiers of any wrongdoing and the British findings are nonbinding. Cockpit recordings captured the incident that happened 4 years ago in Iraq, one British soldier died and 4 others were wounded. The coroner that conducted the inquest criticized US military for not cooperating with the investigation.

[难点] 本题是考时间,应该是4年前。
判断题 A government health study backs up the recommendation that one should be eating fruit and vegs in his diet.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析]
A government health study backs up what Mom has said all along, "you should be eating your fruit and vegs". The study says less than a third of Americans get the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables in their diet. The goal is to get 75% of Americans eating 2 pieces of fruit a day and 50% eating 3 vegs daily by 2010 and proving once again, Mom is always right.

[难点] 本题可以从原文直接推断得出,也可以运用自己的常识得出。
判断题 Valerie Plame Wilson was convicted of lying and obstruction in that leak investigation.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA operative and figure at the center of the CIA leak case is testifying before a House committee today. Plame Wilson said she felt like she received a kick in the gut when she learnt her identity had been compromised. Former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted of lying and obstruction in that leak investigation. Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says he originally leaked her name.

[难点] 本题在于理清人物关系,正确的应该是“Former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted of lying and obstruction in that leak investigation”。