【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] Venezuela. Thousands of oil workers have gone on strike to demand a pay increase. Union leaders say 90% of the country's 40,000 oil workers have stopped working. However, the Venezuelan oil industry officials say operations remain the same. They say it will be one week until the strike affects oil exports. The oil workers are demanding a 15% pay increase ordered for all government workers by President Hugo Chavez. The state-owned oil company says the presidential order does not include oil workers. Also Venezuelan school teachers went on strike demanding a similar pay increase. Q: Why have Venezuelan oil workers gone on strike? Venezualan委内瑞拉的，委内瑞拉人。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] The British government says it will decide within two days if it will start an animal treatment program to halt the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Britain's National Farmers' Union has requested a quick decision. On Wednesday animal experts in the European Union gave Britain the choice to start a treatment program. 180,000 farm animals in the Cumbria and Devon areas would receive the treatment. Also in Moscow E. U. officials have protested Russia's ban on European meat imports. They say the 3-week ban is too strong because of measures the E. U. has now taken to control the disease. Q: How long is the Russia's ban on European meat imports? meat imports肉类产品的进口。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] The United States says it will officially ask France to return an American man wanted for killing a doctor 3 years ago in New York State. French police arrested James Cope Thursday in France. He is charged with killing a doctor who helped women end unwanted pregnancies. The head of America's Federal Bureau of Investigation Louis Free says the United States will work closely with France. Q: When did French police make the arrest? arrest．逮捕。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] Turkey. A newly-appointed finance minister has announced a program to rescue the economy. Kemal Dervis said the plan calls for changing companies owned by the state into private businesses. It also calls for banking reforms and cuts in government spending. As Mr. Dervis spoke, about 10,000 demonstrators held a peaceful protest in Istanbul. They demanded the resignation of Turkey's coalition government. The Turkish lira has lost about 40% of its value against the American dollar in the last 8 weeks. Q: Who has announced a plan to rescue the Turkish economy? Turkey土耳其共和国，首都Andara。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] At the United Nations, assistant secretary general for peacekeeping Hedi Anaby says preparations for voting in East Timor must go forward quickly. Mr. Anaby says voters must be officially recorded by June 22nd for the election to be held on August 30th. Voters will elect an 88- member National Assembly which will write a constitution. Mr. Anaby has told the UN Security Council that it will be difficult to record voters by the required dates. Als0 East Timorese independence leader Xanana Gusmao has again said that he will not seek the presidency of the new country. He said he will help East Timor in other ways. A presidential election is expected next year. Q: According to Hedi Anaby, what must go forward quickly in East Timor? East Timor东帝汶，首都帝力。