单选题 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.
单选题 A. Mr. Gordon Brown's proposal was announced at the conference in Copenhagen.
B. The fund would be available to the poorest and most vulnerable countries alone.
C. The proposed fund is intended to help poorer countries deal with climate change.
D. The total fund would be 10 billion British pounds in total over three years.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 6-10
LONDON
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown proposed a "Copenhagen Launch Fund" to help poorer countries tackle climate change immediately, as part of a global climate agreement to be reached in Copenhagen in December, the prime minister's office announced on Friday.
Brown said he was optimistic that developed countries would support the measure of 10 billion U.S. dollars. Half of the funding would go towards helping developing countries reduce green housegases. The other half would help developing countries to adapt to climate change, with priority for the poorest and most vulnerable.
According to the prime minister, the British government would contribute 800 million pounds in total over three years, which has already been budgeted for.TORONTO
Real gross domestic product (GDP) of Canada increased 0.1 percent in the third quarter, the first quarterly gain since the third quarter of 2008, according to Statistics Canada on Monday.
Domestic demand, including consumer spending, housing, government spending and even business investment, performed better than the previous quarter.
Final domestic demand advanced 1.2 percent, as capital investment and personal expenditures both increased. Real GDP was up 0.4 percent in September, as most major industrial sectors increased their production, according to Statistics Canada.
DUBAI
Confidence of Western investors across the Gulf has been shaken by the Dubai government's shock decision to ask creditor banks for six-month delay on its massive debt repayments on Thursday. Western investors turned to the oil-exporting Gulf region for help during the global financial crisis. But now European stock markets dropped sharply on the news, with European exchanges particularly hard hit. The U. S. markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday and the dollar edged up from 14-year lows as renewed risk aversion prompted investors to shed riskier assets. However, a Dubai's senior official said the suspension of payments on Dubai World was carefully planned, and done in full knowledge of how the markets would react.
GENEVA
A group of demonstrators protesting against the World Trade Organization smashed shop windows and set fire to several cars in central Geneva on Saturday, witnesses said. Police in riotg ear had to intervene and tried to head off the vandalizing protesters in the city's main shopping street, leading to clashes, they said.
An estimated 3,000 people took part in the march, which meant to protest against a WTO ministerial conference starting on Monday. The conference aims to review all the activities of the world trade body, including the long-running Doha Round of global trade negotiations. Anti-WTO activists have accused the body of adopting trade policies in favor of multinational companies while neglecting the interests of the poor.
Similar protests have happened during previous WTO ministerial meetings.
UNITED NATIONS
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced his "heartfelt condolences" over the tragic loss of hves in the wake of derailment of an express train running from Moscow to St.Petersburg in Russia on Friday, November 27, 2009, a UN statement issued here.
The statement issued by his spokesperson said. "At this moment of grief, his thoughts go out to the victims and their families. He wishes the many injured a swift recovery, and hopes that investigations currently being conducted will shed more light on the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident. "
A home-made chemical bomb planted on the tracks in an apparent act of terrorism derailed a
high-speed train in Russia carrying hundreds of people Friday night, killing at least 26 and injuring scores more.
Question No. 6 Which of the following statements is TRUE about British Prime Minister's proposal?
单选题 A. 0.1%. B. 0.4%.
C. 1.2%. D. 3%.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析]
At what percentage did real GDP of Canada increase in the third quarter of the year?
单选题 A. To ask for a suspension of its massive debt repayments.
B. To restore confidence of Western investors across the Gulf.
C. To carefully plan a six-month delay on payments on Dubai World.
D. To turn to Asian countries for help in the global financial crisis.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析]
What did the Dubai government decide to do on Thursday?
单选题 A. To demonstrate their support for the Doha Round of global trade negotiations.
B. To ask to review all the activities of the world trade body in recent years.
C. To accuse multinational companies of neglecting the interests of the poor.
D. To protest against a WTO ministerial conference starting on Monday.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析]
Why did an estimated 3000 people march in central Geneva's main shopping street?
单选题 A. At least 27 passengers dead. B. 26 killed and scores injured.
C. Hundreds of people dead. D. Casualty figures yet unknown.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
What casualties did the derailment of an express train cause in Russia?