单选题
US anti-smoking legislation is ______. A. to tighten control on tobacco advertising B. to impose penalties on tobacco companies C. to ensure the health of American children
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] President Clinton has renewed his attacks on the American tobacco industry accusing it of using delaying tactics to block anti-smoking legislation. The US Congress is considering a bill which would place tight restrictions on tobacco advertising and impose penalties on tobacco companies if they continue to sell cigarettes to children. Mr. Clinton said it was a fight with the lives of American children. And he urged Congress to move ahead with the bill. But a spokesman for one of the big tobacco companies called the legislation totally unreasonable and he said the process had become wholly politicized. 从原文可知A、B项所述的是禁烟的措施，而C项是最终目的，即为了保障美国儿童的身体健康，故C项正确。
单选题
The news item is mainly about ______. A. a call for research papers to be read at the conference B. an international conference on traditional Tibetan medicine C. the number of participants at the conference and their nationalities
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] The First International Tibetan Traditional Medicine Conference will be held on July 15-17 in Lhasa, capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region. China's Ethnic Medicine Institute, Tibetan Health Bureau and Tibetan Medical College will co-host the conference. The conference has received more than 500 research papers from China and abroad. The organizing committee primarily selected 290 articles to be discussed at the conference. More than 50 foreign guests from the United States, Russia, Britain, India, Germany, France, Italy and Nepal will attend the meeting. The Chinese mainland will send a delegation consisting of 250 Tibetan medicine experts to the conference. 本文报道了第一届国际医药会议在拉萨召开，并且这次会议讨论的是传统西藏药物，故B项正确。
单选题
Egypt, Syria, and six Arab Gulf States have ended ______ in Kuwait City. A. an one-day talk B. two-day talks C. three-day talks
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] Egypt, Syria, and the six Arab Gulf States have failed to resolve differences over an Arab security force for the Persian Gulf. They ended a two-day talk in Kuwait City, putting off further action until a September meeting in Cairo. Differences include the size of the force and the role Egypt will play. 报道讲述了包括埃及、叙利亚在内的六个阿拉伯国家结束了为期两天的谈话，故B项正确。
单选题
The United States has pledged 36,000,000 dollars to the United Nations Emergency Fund for ______. A. China B. India C. Iraq
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] The United States has pledged 36,000,000 dollars to the United Nation Emergency Fund for Iraq. Much of the money will be spent on food, shelter, and protection for over half million Kurds in northern Iraq. UN official in Geneva said the United States is the first country to pledge money for almost 150,000,000 dollars for humanitarian assistance to Iraq over the next six months. 美国承诺捐出36，000，000美元给United Nation Emergency Fund，用于Iraq事务。
单选题
Who will Roger Federer play in the men' s final at the US Open Tennis Championship? A. A player from Britain. B. A player from Australia. C. A player from Sweden.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] And in sports, Roger Federer of Switzerland has reached the finals in the men's single's event at the United States Open Tennis Championship. Federer defeated Tim Henman of Britain on Saturday. Earlier Lleyton Hewitt of Australia reached the finals by defeating Joachim Johansson of Sweden. In the women's finals, Svetlana Kuznetsova will play Elena Dementieva. Both players are from Russia. 根据新闻可知来自澳大利亚的Lleyton Hewitt打败了来自瑞典的Joachim Johansson进入决赛，因此来自澳大利亚的Lleyton Hewitt将和Roger Federer在决赛中对决，故B项正确。