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填空题 Washington: The Bush administration has ______ for the first time that it may be willing to ______ a multinational force in Iraq to operate under the ______ of the United Nations as long as ______ by an American. The idea was described by Richard L.Armitage, the deputy secretary of state, as just"______" in discussions at the United Nations. It was first ______ publicly last week by Kofi Annan, the United Nations' secretary general. Mr. Armitage's remarks, made ______ to regional reporters and released by ______ today, represent ______ in course for the administration, which has until now insisted that all ______ matters in Iraq remain under total American control. Allowing the United Nations ______ would be intended to win the support of the Security Council for ______ authorizing the occupation of the country. In his remarks, Mr. Armitage ______ to discuss the plans ______, saying, "I don't think it helps to ______ publicly fight now." But he described the arrangement under consideration as "a multinational force ______ "in which "the American would be the U.N. commander." On Monday, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was asked whether he could ______ American troops fighting ______ . His answer: "I think that's not going to happen." But he went on to rule out only ______ meaning by the United Nations, whose troops wear blue helmets over a peacekeeping force in Iraq.

填空题Beijing：The United States and North Korea had their first 1 in four months here this afternoon as part of the 2 negotiations on how to end North Korea"s nuclear program,but diplomats played down prospects for 3 ． James A．Kelly,assistant 4 ，and Kim Yong 11，North Korea"s deputy foreign minister，met 5 offormal discussions， 6 On direct diah，gue that began after a stormy meeting 7 in which North Korea warned that it was moving quickly to 8 nuclear arms． The Bush administration had msisted 9 that it would only hold talks with North Korea 10 because，itargued,only 11 pressurewould persuade North Korea to 12 ．It got its way when North Korea dropped its insistence on 13 and agreed，after extensive efforts by China， to hold unusual simultaneous negotiations with 14 ， 15 ， 16 and 17 as well as the United States． Though Bush administration officials had not 18 talking privately with the North Koreans during 19 ，the fact that Mr．Kelly and Mr.Kim met on the first day was seen as a sign of 20 by the American side．

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填空题China is to send its top negotiator on North Korea"s nuclear program to Pyongyang 1 amid international concern over the launch of 2 . While the 3 and its ally Japan push for 4 against North Korea, China is 5 , not sanctions. Also, the 6 to Japan says sanctions on North Korea will 7 efforts to bring the secluded state back to 8 on its nuclear program. North Korea 9 the six-party talks in 10 after Washington imposed financial sanctions for alleged counterfeiting and 11 activities. A broadcast on North Korean State Television 12 the missile tests, in what it called a "successful 13 ". It said North Korea will take action against anyone who 14 them. The Minister is reported to have told a 15 that the missile launches were 16 because of America"s sanctions against Pyongyang. North Korea remains 17 in the face of international condemnation and has warned 18 could be carried out. UN Security Council members will 19 discussions tonight on whether a 20 condemning the missile launches should call for sanctions.

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填空题Beijing: The United States and North Korea had their first 1 in four months here this afternoon as part of the 2 negotiations on how to end North Korea"s nuclear program, but diplomats played clown prospects for 3 . The talks are at the Diaoyutai 4 , a sprawling, garden-filled 5 in western Beijing, with negotiators gathering around a giant hexagonal table built to 6 the six delegations. The Chinese placed the Americans and the North Koreans in 7 , which may have facilitated the 8 between Mr. Kelly and Mr. Kim, which took place 9 in the afternoon session. The two spoke for 30 minutes, two Asian diplomats 10 . The early indications of how the talks are going 11 . A South Korean who took part in the meetings described North Korea as "willing to 12 through dialogue." Chinese officials also put a 13 on the talks. "I heard talks this morning and this afternoon were very successful," the Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, told delegates 14 . But Japanese and Russian participants were 15 . The Russian 16 , Aleksandr Losyukov, described the negotiations as 17 . "So far, the countries have put forward a number of 18 , which are 19 the development of these talks," he told Russian reporters in Beijing. "I would not say that I am feeling 20 ."