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填空题Beijing: The United States and North Korea had their first ______ in four months here this afternoon as part of the ______ negotiations on how to end North Korea's nuclear program, but diplomats played down prospects for______. James A. Kelly, assistant ______, and Kim Yong Ⅱ, North Korea's deputy foreign minister, met ______ of formal discussions, ______ on direct dialogue that began after a stormy meeting ______ in which North Korea warned that it was moving quickly to ______ nuclear arms. The Bush administration had insisted ______ that it would only hold talks with North Korea ______ because, it argued, only ______ pressure would persuade North Korea to______. It got its way when North Korea dropped its insistence on ______ and agreed, after extensive efforts by China, to hold unusual simultaneous negotiations with ______,______,______ and ______ as well as the United States. Though Bush administration officials had not ______ talking privately with the North Koreans during______, the fact that Mr. Kelly and Mr. Kim met on the first day was seen as a sign of ______ by the American side.

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填空题 Most taxpayers have had enough income tax collected by their employers during the year. So they do not {{U}}(36) {{/U}} any money. In fact, most Americans get some money back. Last year, the Internal Revenue Service returned at least some money to more than {{U}}(37) {{/U}} Americans paying individual income tax. The United States has what is called {{U}}(38) {{/U}}. Tax rates increase as {{U}}(39) {{/U}} increase. This year, people earning more than {{U}}(40) {{/U}} are taxed at the highest rate. Earnings above that amount are taxed at {{U}}(41) {{/U}}. Earnings below that amount are taxed at lower rates. Individuals who earn less than {{U}}(42) {{/U}} pay no income tax. But they do pay {{U}}(43) {{/U}}, Medicare and other taxes. There are many different ways for people and businesses to reduce their {{U}}(44) {{/U}} Most homeowners, for example, can reduce their taxes a little by reporting to the I.R.S. the interest they pay {{U}}(45) {{/U}} . This is called a {{U}}(46) {{/U}} In 2004, personal income taxes provided the government with most of its money: {{U}}(47) {{/U}}of the budget. Social security and other {{U}}(48) {{/U}} taxes provided {{U}}(49) {{/U}}. Other forms of income include {{U}}(50) {{/U}}, money borrowed to {{U}}(51) {{/U}} and special taxes on {{U}}(52) {{/U}}. But income from taxes did not provide enough to pay for government spending. The I.R.S. says the budget deficit for 2004 was about {{U}}(53) {{/U}} dollars. Preparing tax documents can be complex. The I.R.S. estimates that taxpayers need an average of about 13 hours to prepare tax documents. And that is just for the basic tax form. For business, the I.R.S. estimates an {{U}}(54) {{/U}} needs more than 50 hours. This is why a lot of Americans pay {{U}}(55) {{/U}} to complete their tax documents for them.

填空题 The Commission is expected to propose allowing people to choose which legal jurisdiction they would come under, based on their {{U}}(1) {{/U}} or their residency. But the proposal is set to {{U}}(2) {{/U}} because of the very different laws on divorce that apply across the EU. The Commission wants to {{U}}(3) {{/U}} problems over which law to apply when, for example, a married couple from one member state is {{U}}(4) {{/U}} in another member state or when the couple is of different EU nationalities. The {{U}}(5) {{/U}} of member states are said to be {{U}}(6) {{/U}} the idea and responded positively to a {{U}}(6) {{/U}} which followed the {{U}}(8) {{/U}} of a Commission Green Paper. With 15 percent of German divorces each year involving couples of different nationalities, the government of Berlin {{U}}(9) {{/U}} see resolved the issue of which laws should apply. But some member states are expected to resist the {{U}}(10) {{/U}} which would involve allowing different divorce laws to be applied in their countries. For example, in Ireland where the divorce law states a couple must have been separated for four years, establish that their marriage has broken down and be offered {{U}}(11) {{/U}}, a couple from Sweden could apply to an Irish court to allow them to divorce under Swedish law, where divorce can be {{U}}(12) {{/U}} quickly. The Irish government's {{U}}(13) {{/U}} to the Commission on the Green Paper stated: "Ireland is not in favor of allowing {{U}}(14) {{/U}} to choose the applicable law, as this could be open to abuse.., such abuse would be likely to {{U}}(15) {{/U}} most on divorce regimes, such as that of Ireland, which require a relatively long separation period." Ireland, like the UK, however, is allowed to choose whether to "opt-in" to such a proposal under rules agreed in the Amsterdam treaty. Malta has no such {{U}}(16) {{/U}} but could {{U}}(17) {{/U}} the proposal in the Council of Ministers since {{U}}(18) {{/U}} approval will be required. "It is going to lead to {{U}}(19) {{/U}} ," said Geoffrey Shannon, Irish expert on the Commission on European Family Law, which examines the {{U}}(20) {{/U}} of EU family law. The proposal would also mean that judges would have to be trained in the divorce law of all 25 member states.

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填空题 Earthquakes often happen near volcanoes, but this is not always true. The centers of some are {{U}}(1) {{/U}}. The bottom of the sea suddenly {{U}}(2) {{/U}}. The powerful forces inside the {{U}}(3) {{/U}} break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel {{U}}(4) {{/U}} and rush over the land when they reach it. They are strong enough to {{U}}(5) {{/U}} houses and other buildings; sometimes they break {{U}} (6) {{/U}} than the earthquake itself. Very often fires followed the {{U}}(7) {{/U}} earthquakes. In 1906, the great earthquake at San Francisco broke the gas-pipes. The gas {{U}}(8) {{/U}}, and soon large numbers of fires were burning in the city. The water-pipes were also {{U}}(9) {{/U}}; so it was not possible to put the fires out. There was {{U}}(10) {{/U}}. The Tokyo earthquake of {{U}}(11) {{/U}} happened just before the middle of the day. People were {{U}}(12) {{/U}} on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook too. {{U}}(13) {{/U}} were thrown on the different parts of the houses, some of which were {{U}}(14) {{/U}}. Soon 134 fires were burning in the city. What kind of building {{U}}(15) {{/U}} in an earthquake? A building with concrete walls is perhaps the best. A {{U}}(16) {{/U}} will make it even stronger. The frame holds the {{U}}(17) {{/U}} together, and the walls do not easily fall. There is {{U}}(18) {{/U}} of fire because concrete and steel do not burn. The Americans {{U}}(19) {{/U}} the results of the earthquake in San Francisco, and they are convinced that this kind of building is the {{U}}(20) {{/U}}.

填空题Today I"d like to talk about how to become a 1 . Usually you have to start at the beginning. That is, you have to begin 2 of some sort on a local newspaper, a 3 , maybe on a small magazine -- work 4 . Now there aren"t that many organizations which have large numbers of foreign correspondents so you also have to 5 with that aim 6 . Another way of doing it is to work abroad, and work as 7 . That"s somebody who sells stories, and gets paid 8 , to newspapers and magazines and so on. And hoping to 9 that way, and eventually to be offered a 10 . I don"t really know 11 are needed, but obviously a degree in modern languages or 12 would be very useful. But, a degree in itself probably wouldn"t 13 . It wouldn"t be enough to get you job. It wouldn"t 14 to make an editor decide to 15 . So it"s difficult to define the 16 . You"re going to need 17 and the ability to assimilate information 18 and then produce stories which 19 of the newspaper or radio or television station you 20 .

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填空题 After its {{U}}(1) {{/U}} to the {{U}}(2) {{/U}} in 2001, China has taken steps towards opening up its {{U}}(3) {{/U}}. As a condition for joining the WTO, China {{U}}(4) {{/U}} itself to a {{U}}(5) {{/U}} of trade liberalization, including the reduction of tariffs on cars and agricultural products. These tariffs reductions are both {{U}}(6) {{/U}} and there is {{U}}(7) {{/U}} for China to {{U}}(8) {{/U}} at a faster pace. A {{U}}(9) {{/U}} of {{U}}(10) {{/U}} and a more rapid and profound reduction of import tariffs would {{U}}(11) {{/U}} of those Chinese consumers who would {{U}}(12) {{/U}} imported products at lower prices. Second, a higher {{U}}(13) {{/U}} into China would take away much upward pressure on the Renminbi and provide a true and lasting {{U}}(14) {{/U}} to solving current global {{U}}(15) {{/U}}. Indeed, even a modest {{U}}(16) {{/U}} in the opening-up process would go a long way towards solving the problem. The opening up of China's markets to international competition should {{U}}(17) {{/U}} deep reforms. Banks should be recapitalized, bad loans provisioned fully and state-owned companies' runaway indebtedness {{U}}(18) {{/U}}. Only when real progress in these areas is made should China begin to consider a reform to its {{U}}(19) {{/U}}. Doing it any earlier would be highly {{U}}(20) {{/U}}.

填空题Exercise: You are going to hear a passage about dangers in traveling. Listen and then fill each of the blanks in the following passage with an appropriate word or words. You will hear the passage only once. It can certainly be dangerous if you're doing it alone. I avoid {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}wherever I can. I mostly go with people I know very well and this is part of the travel {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}you're traveling with and discovering the differences in taste and the {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}. But, the most dangerous situation I found myself in was {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}here in Devon. But apart from that, I was {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}in Hungary where there was a murder in the 1oo, and we were {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}while they investigated why somebody had been {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the loo. I've also slept, voluntarily, in a prison {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}and another prison in Germany. And in one of them we {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}in and heard the other prisoners {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}on the doors and that felt quite {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}. I managed to get right into {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the Middle East war through {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}of my own. They wouldn't let us out of the plane and we were caught {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}in the country and couldn't get around at all. That felt as if you were living on {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}; we were lying there {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}quite coolly whether, if there was an {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}, we should actually go {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}or allow ourselves to be killed {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}. And, there are certainly risks and I think more so when you do travel alone, so I {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}.

填空题 The Commission is expected to propose allowing people to choose which {{U}}(36) {{/U}} they would come under, based on their {{U}}(37) {{/U}} or their residency. But the proposal is set to {{U}}(38) {{/U}} because of the very different laws on divorce that apply across the EU. The Commission wants to {{U}}(39) {{/U}}problems over which law to apply when, for example, a married couple from one member state is resident in another member state or when the couple is of different ELI nationalities. The {{U}}(40) {{/U}}of member states are said to be {{U}}(41) {{/U}} the idea and responded positively to a {{U}}(42) {{/U}} which followed the {{U}}(43) {{/U}} of a Commission Green Paper. With 15% of German divorces each year involving couples of different nationalities, the government of Berlin {{U}}(44) {{/U}} see resolved the issue of which laws should apply. But some member states are expected to resist the {{U}}(45) {{/U}} which would involve allowing different divorce laws to be applied in their countries. For example, Malta does not allow divorce. The proposal would mean that although Maltese nationals could not divorce in Malta, a couple of different EU nationality {{U}}(46) {{/U}} in Malta could apply to the Maltese court for a divorce under their country's laws. Similarly in Ireland where the divorce law states a couple must have been separated for four years, establish that their marriage has broken down and be offered {{U}}(47) {{/U}} a couple from Sweden could apply to an Irish court to allow them to divorce under Swedish law, where divorce can be {{U}}(48) {{/U}} quickly. 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填空题Washington: The Bush administration has 1 for the first time that it maY be willing to 2 amultinationalforceinIraqtooperateunderthe 3 of the United Nations as long as 4 by an American． The idea was described by Richard L．Armitage，the deputy secretary of state，as just “ 5 ”in discussions at the United Nations．It was first 6 publicly last week by Kofi Annan，the United Nations"secretary general． Mr.Armitage"s remarks，made 7 to regional reporters and released by 8 today，represent 9 incoursefortheadministration， which has until nOW insisted that all 10 matters in Iraq remain under total American control．Allowing the United Nations 11 would be intended to win the support of the Security Council for 12 authorizing the 13 occupation of the country． In his remarks，Mr.Armitage 14 todiscusstheplans 15 ， saying，“I don"t think it helps to 16 publicly right now．”But he described the arrangement under consideration as“a multinational force 17 ”in which “the American would be the U．N．commander．” On Monday，Defense Secretary Donald H.Rumsfeld was asked whether he could 18 American troops fighting 19 ．His answer： “I think that"s not going to happen．”But he went on to rule out only“ 20 ” meaning by the United Nations，whose troops wear blue helmets over a peacekeeping force in Iraq．