Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short news items. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer.

单选题 What is the project mainly concerned with?

A、

A. Commerce.
B、

B. Education.
C、

C. Industry.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] China Central Radio and TV University and TCL Group Co. signed an agreement to establish the Modern Distance Learning Cooperation Project in Beijing.

单选题 How many people were taken to hospital?

A、

A. Less than twelve.
B、

B. More than twelve.
C、

C. About fifty.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] At least 50 people were injured when two trains collided at a Bangkok subway station. A rescue worker told Reuters more than a dozen passengers were taken to hospital, while another 20 to 30 people sustained minor injuries.

单选题 What kind of ceremony did Australians hold to remember the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster?

A、

A. Prayer services.
B、

B. Concerts and surfing ceremonies.
C、

C. Both of them.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] Australians held prayer services, concerts and surfing ceremonies on Sunday to remember the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that killed more than 163,000 people.

单选题 What award did Clint Eastwood receive?

A、

A. Best Supporting Actor.
B、

B. Best Actor.
C、

C. Best Director.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] In the battle of the Hollywood veterans, the undoubted winner was Clint Eastwood. His "Million Dollar Baby" was voted Best Film by the Academy while he also won the coveted Oscar for Best Director for the second time. The film won four Oscars in total with Hilary Swank picking up Best Actress for her portrayal of a female boxer and Morgan Freeman named Best Supporting Actor.

单选题 What do the officials from 23 countries and 6 international organizations do? A. Clean up the corruption and ineffective rule that plagued Palestine. B. Overhaul the Palestinian government, economy and security forces. C. Protect Palestine's national security.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] The London conference has generated new international support for President Abbas to clean up the corruption and ineffective rule that plagued the Palestinian authorities under Yasser Arafat. Senior officials from 23 countries and 6 international organizations have thrown their weight behind a Palestinian work plan to overhaul the Palestinian government, economy and security forces.