单选题
单选题 How long did the ASEAN"s separate summit meeting last?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo says the progress of past several days among leaders of foreign ministers from Southeast Asia and its Asian-Pacific neighbors have brought the region a step closer to full economic integration. Mrs. Arroyo says the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) which held the separate summit meeting here Saturday and Sunday can play a key role in reaching that goal.
单选题 What does the news item say about Senator Obama?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Senator Obama filed the necessary papers creating a presidential exploratory committee as the first step most candidates take before they mount a campaign for the White House. The Illinois Democratic who is the only Africa American in the Senate made the announcement in a recorded message posted on his website.
单选题 What is the average age in South Asians for heart attack?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
A new study in the journal of the American Medical Association confirmed that people from India and other Southeast Asian countries do have heart attacks earlier. Physician Sali Nucer from McMaster University in Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada, is one of the researchers. "Age of 53 or 54 is the mean age in Southeast Asia for heart attacks. That is about 58 to 59 in other parts of the world."
单选题 How did President Thabo Mbeki react to the reports of the succession battle?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
South African President Thabo Mbeki danced on stage with senior leaders of the African National Congress in the show of unity ended countering reports of intensifying and sometimes bitter fight to succeed him. Mr. Mbeki did not mention the succession battle that is reported almost daily in the news media. He said only the task ahead is to strengthen the party"s alliance with Trade Unions and South Africa"s Communist Party which has been marked by many public disputes in recent months.
单选题 What award did the film Babel get?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
California governor and superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the Golden Globe for best dramatic picture, "And the Golden Globe goes to-"Babel! An ensemble film Babel begins with a tragic shooting in the Morocco Desert, and follows with intertwining stories of six families around the world. Mexican director, producer Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu accepted the award for everyone involved in the production.