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单选题
President Prosper Avril has been arrested on charge of ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]21-23
Former Haitian President Prosper Avril has been arrested in the capital, Port-au-Prince, on charges of plotting against the state.
Family members of Mr. Avril told Reuters News agency Saturday that the former leader was seized by police in the suburb of Potion-Ville as he signed copies of his new book about Haitian crime victims. No other details about the incident were given.
Mr. Avril came into power in 1998 during a military coup. He is the second politician to be arrested in the past week outside President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ruling Lavalas Family Party.
[试题分析] 本题是一道细节题。
[详细解答] 本题要求考生掌握事件发生的原因。文中，“... been arrested，......on charges of plotting against the state”就是本题答案所在。
单选题
When did Mr. Avril come into power?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[试题分析] 本题是一道细节题。
[详细解答] 本题只要考生听清文中“Mr Avril came into power in 1998”就不难得出正确答案。
单选题
In the past week, how many politicians were arrested?