单选题
Which country is possibly involved in the attack? A. Iran B. Iraq C. Israel
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 11. American media say the United States is investigating possible Iranian involvement in a recent attack in the Iraqi city of Karbala. Five American soldiers were killed in the attack. The media are reporting comments of unnamed United States government officials.
单选题
For what reason were the three Israelis sentenced in prison? A. Spying for Israel B. Spying for Egypt C. Employing the Egyptian
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 12. A court in Cairo has sentenced an Egyptian man to 15 years in prison Saturday for spying for Israel. Mohammed al-Attar holds both Egyptian and Canadian citizenship. Three Israelis were also given 15 years sentences for reportedly employing the Egyptian.
单选题
According to Russell Rosenberg, why do many Americans suffer from insomnia? A. Because they are taking medication. B. Because they are not eating correctly. C. Because they are living in the modem world.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 13. Foucht is one of an estimated 60 million Americans who regularly suffer from insomnia, either because they are taking medication, or experiencing pain, or not eating right. Or according to Russell Rosenberg, who directs the Sleep Medicine Institute in Atlanta, Georgia - simply because they are living in the modem world.
单选题
What percentage of Americans had sleeping problems in 1999, based on the NSF research? A. 75%. B. 62%. C. 3%.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 14. According to an annual poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, in 2005, 75 percent of Americans experienced sleeping problems ranging from minor and transient to severe and chronic. That is up from 62 percent in 1999, when the NSF first conducted its poll.
单选题
How many fans attended the Glastonbury Festival in 2004? A. 115 thousand. B. 50 thousand. C. 150 thousand.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 15. Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength--in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ~ 112 for tickets to the three-day event. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours.