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Test 1 Script

1. A. Education problems of American children

B. Education problems of Syrian children in Turkey. C. A statement published by Human Rights Watch D. Many children in Turkey don’t receive education 2. A. They built long-lasting schools in Turkey

B. They established a huge school system in Turkey C. They offered financial support to Turkey. D. They sent refugee children to refugee camp. 5. A. Violate the civil liberties in Australia B. Increase the legal age to buy cigarettes C. Introduce a plan called plain packaging D. Raise the price of cigarettes in Australia

3. A. They killed no more than 50 people B. They fired against NATO troops

C. They attacked an airport in Afghanistan D. They killed 10 children and two police officers

4. A. Withdrawal of combat troops from other countries B. False claim of foreign military troops C. Decline of the local troops’ strength D. Last year’s victory over foreign troops North Atlantic Treaty Organization

7. A. To follow the anti-smoking trend in Kuwait and Hawaii B. To make Tasmania Australia’s healthiest city by 2025 C. To ease existing tough anti-smoking polices D. To have more tough anti-smoking polices

6. A. Details of anti-smoking polices C. Health warnings including pictures B. Pictures with olive tree D. Data of cigarette sales worldwide

[1]There are about 660,000 school-aged Syrian refugee children in Turkey. Government officials estimate only about one-third of them are going to school. Educating the refugee children is an enormous task. One U.S. official says that a huge school system like the one in New York City would be overwhelmed.

The United States says it is working with the United Nations to help bridge the education gap for refugee children. Without school, the effects will be negative and long-lasting.

The United States provided Turkey with aid for education earlier. [2]In December, it offered an additional $24 million. Human Rights Watch says a quality education will ensure a more stable future for these children. The organization says about 90 percent of children in refugee camps run by the Turkish government attend school. But most of the children living outside of those camps are not receiving education. 1. What is the news report mainly about?

2. What did the United States do to help refugee children?

[3] Eleven Taliban fighters attacked an important airport in southern Afghanistan early Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, Afghan officials said. The Afghan Defense Ministry said 38 civilians, 10 soldiers and two police officers were killed.

The attack on the Kandahar Air Field lasted 20 hours, reported The Washington Post. Among the dead were women and children, the newspaper wrote. The airport includes a military base with troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO. There were no reports that NATO troops were killed or injured in the attack.

A spokesman for the Taliban says fighters entered the base and attacked local and foreign military troops. He said more than 150 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban often makes claims about the results of their attacks that are not true. [4] Taliban attacks have grown in number and strength in Afghanistan this year after the withdrawal last year of combat troops from other countries. 3. What did Taliban fighters do early Tuesday?

4. What led to the growth of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan?

[5]The Australian state of Tasmania is considering raising the legal age for buying cigarettes to at least 21 and potentially as high as 25. If the plan goes ahead it will give Tasmania some of the toughest tobacco laws in the world. The current legal age to purchase, possess or smoke cigarettes in all Australian states is 18. Critics have complained the proposed restrictions would be a violation of civil liberties. Australia already has some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking policies. It introduced so-called plain packaging four years ago, [6] where packs are colored an identical olive brown and are covered in health warnings that include pictures. The country is also one of the most expensive places in the world to buy cigarettes --- from around $15 a pack.

Parts of the world already ban cigarette sales to those under 21, including Kuwait, and, from next year, Hawaii. Around on in five Tasmanians smoke, with the vast majority taking up the habit before the age of 25. [7] Tasmanian government proposals are part of a five-year plan to make the state Australia’s healthiest by 2025. 5. What does the state of Tasmania plan to do?

6. According to plain packaging, what should be included in the packs of cigarettes? 7. What’s the purpose of the Tasmanian government proposals?

Model Test 2

1. A) The number of adult girls is expected to double by 2050.

B) Child marriage in Africa will be ended by 2050. C) Half women will be married before reaching adulthood by 2050.

D) The legal marriage age will set above 18 by 2050. 2. A) Poverty and lack of education. B) Local culture that undervalues children. C) The low legal age for marriage.

D) High risks of becoming teenage mothers.

3. A) Waste products of whisky could make biofuel. B) Scotland is the largest producer of whisky in the world.

C) A new fuel called Biobutanol is found by a Scottish professor.

D) There are many waste products in making whisky. 4. A) Corn and sugar cane. C) Strong beer and wheat. B) Rye and corn. D) Rice and wheat. 5. A) Getting high skilled people. B) Promoting company’s technology C) Finding enough employees.

D) Increasing members of immigrants.

6. A) The number of them decreases dramatically. B) They mainly move from south states. C) They come to Chicago without work visa.

D) The number of them increases after the recession. 7. A) The law of immigrants

B) The environment for companies. C) The number of work visas. D) Higher salary and better titles

The number of girls married in African is expected to double in the next 35 years, experts say. (1)That means almost half, or 310 million girls, by 2050 will be married before they reach adulthood, says a United Nation’s report. The African Union says it wants to end child marriage in African.

Delegates at a summit in Zambia are expected to set 18 years old as the lowest legal age for marriage across the continent. Marriage before age 18 is already against the law in most African countries.Yet the UN says more than 125 million African women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday. Experts say most were given to men in traditional or religious unions in violation of the law.

(2)African Union chairwoman Nkosozana Dlamini Zuma says local culture that undervalues girls and women is to blame. Poverty and lack of education are also responsible, experts say. 1. What do we learn from the United Nation’s report? 2. What is the reason for child marriage in Africa?

(3)Waste products from a popular alcoholic drink could be used in the future to make biofuel. Researchers say the new fuel, based on whisky, could reduce demand for oil.They say using less oil could cut pollution that studies have linked to climate change.

Scotland is the largest producer of whisky in the world. And a Scottish professor has found how to take the waste products from distilling whisky and turn them into a form of alcohol called biobutanol. Biobutanol can be used as fuel. Whisky comes from grain, such as corn and wheat. Martin Tangney is director of the Biofuel Research Center at Napier University in Edinburgh. He says less than 10 percent of what comes out can be considered whisky. (4)The rest is mainly one of two unwanted products: strong beer and wheat.Tangney says the two byproducts can be produced to create a new material: biobutanol.

3. What is news report mainly about?

4. What are the unwanted products in making whisky?

For several years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says it’s been a challenge to fill all the jobs at his suburban Chicago-based technology company. (5)Getting high skilled people is still a challenge. Elizabeth Sue is principal policy analyst for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, who studies Chicago’s recent immigration trends. She said “They are slowly moving into the south, especially Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. (6)What we are seeing right now is a substantially decreased total of international in-migrations.Prior to the recession we were

between 50 and 60 thousand most years. Now, since 2010, we’ve been at about 23- to 24-thousand international in-migrations on a net basis.”She says that dramatic drop—as much as two-thirds some years—contributes to Chicago’s overall still population growth. Tapaskar says there are many reasons why immigrants choose to live in Southern states instead of Chicago. (7)“The environment there is ideal for starting a business, could be the taxes there are low, and employers are getting a lot of benefits from the state government.” But Tapaskar says one thing that could bring new immigrants to Chicago is increasing the number of work visas that would attract the highly skilled tech workers his business needs.

5. What is the problem for the technology companies in Chicago? 6. What do we learn about international in-migrations in Chicago? 7. Why do immigrants choose Southern states instead of Chicago?

Model Test 3

1. A) The asset of the US there has been frozen. 5. A) At 4:35 pm local time. B) The conflict there threatens the U.S. B) At 4:35 am local time. nationalsecurity. C) At 4:25 am local time. C) Rallies are planned to protest the war there. D) At 4:25 pm local time. D) The U.N. Security Council is involved in 6. A) The Us Geological survey first reported the the issue there. earthquake. 2. A) Four Sudanese. B) India’s Meteorological Department has B) The U.S. president. predicted the earthquake. C) Reporters C) A newly-built building collapsed in the D) George Clooney earthquake. 3.A) Consumers give up motorcycles. D) Three thousand people were reported dead in B) Some politicians suggest cutting down prices the earthquake. of gasoline. 7. A) Because he had a heart attack after the C) Oil companies are not satisfied with it. earthquake. D) Some congressmen think oil companies B) Because he jumped from a four-floor should be examined. balcony. 4. A) It might not work. C) Because he was badly injured during the C) It is good for oil company. quake. B) Consumers will finally benefit from it. D) Because he suffered a stroke after the D) It should also be imposed on other industries. earthquake.

[1] In a statement, the US president says he is taking the action, because the conflict in Darfur threatens the national security and foreign policy of the United States. The asset freeze is being imposed on four Sudanese identified by the U.N. Security Council as being involved in organizing and carrying out cruel and violent actions in Darfur. The president’s order comes days before rallies are planned in Washington and throughout the United States to protest the three-year war in Darfur.

[2]Celebrities such as Academy Award winning actor George Clooney are scheduled to speak at the rally. Clooney, who just returned from a trip to the Darfur region, told reporters in Washington the world’s attention need to be focused on what he called the “first massive murder of the 21st century.” 1. Why is the U.S. president taking actions in Darfur? B 2. Who is scheduled to speak at the rally? D

When the top U.S. oil companies announced huge increases in profits this week, many consumer raised complaints. At a time when American motorists are paying record-level prices for gasoline, [3]some in the U.S. Congress think the oil company profits should be examined closely. The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is seeking tax return information on top U.S. oil companies from the Internal Revenue Service and some politicians are calling for a windfall profits tax.

Of course, oil companies oppose such a move, citing similar or even higher profit increases in other industries, such as real estate, that have not caused controversy. [4]Oil industry analysts, however, say a windfall profits tax might be counterproductive. Bob Tippee, editor of Houston-based Oil and Gas Journal, says large oil company profits could benefit consumers in the end.

3. What are the reactions to the oil companies’ huge increases in profits? D 4. What do the oil industry analysts think ofthe windfall profits tax? A

An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale has hit northeast India, near its borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, killing at least nine people. [5]The quake hit at 4:35 am local time about 29 km northwest of Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, according to the US Geological Survey. Strong quake have been felt across the region. The earthquake was originally reported to have measured 6.8 on the Richter scale. India’s Meteorological Department said it struck at a depth of 17 km.

The earthquake cracked walls and [6]a newly-built six-storey building in Imphal collapsed, police said. Other buildings were also reported to have been damaged. At least six people have been killed in Manipur and more than 30 injured, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. In the neighboring Bangladesh, three people were reported dead while dozens were being treated in hospital for injuries sustained during the quake.

[7]A 23-year-old man died when he suffered a stroke after the quake while two others died of heart attacks, news agency AFP quoted police as saying. A university student, who jumped from a fourth-floor balcony to escape, was among the severely wounded, the agency added. 5. When did the earthquake happen? B

6. What do we know about the earthquake from the news report? C 7. Why did the 23-year-old man die? D

Model Test 4

1.A) Their health becomes worse. C) The decline of coal supply in the world. B) They don’t fight as hard as before. D) An accident causing thousands of death. C) They won’t get the benefit of pension. 5. A) An express company that delivers food. D) They receive less education B) A meal replacement diet. 2. .A) In the late 1970s. C) A report on fast weight-loss diet category. B) In the early 1970s D) An annual ranking of best diet plans. C) During World War II. 6. A) The food is made by medical workers. D) In the late 1960s B) The food is healthier than made-at-home meal. 3. A) Nobody was injured in it. C) The food is delivered to dieters directly. B) It was caused by an error. D) Dieters can order a variety of food. C) It killed 27 miners 7. A) It is tough to achieve. D) It affected national electricity supply. B) It may change our lifestyle. 4. A) Extraordinary expansion of mine companies. C)It is unhealthy and unsustainable. B) The laws requiring federal mine inspections D) It can lead to future diseases.

The number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to double between now and 2030. This next generation of retirees will be the healthiest, best educated, and most wealthy in American history. (1)But many of them won’t have a retirement benefit their parents’ generation fought hard to get. It is something known as a defined-benefit plan, or “pension”. Retired workers who have a pension continue to be paid a certain percentage of their highest annual salary-usually anywhere from one to three percent-multiplied by the number of years they worked for the company. Pensions first became popular during World War II, when a federally-approved wage-freeze meant unions had to negotiate for retirement benefits, inside of pay increases. (2)Pensions reached the height of their popularity in the late 1970s, when more than 60 percent of Americans had one.

1.What problem does the next generation of retiree have? C 2.When did pension reach the height of their popularity? A

U.S. government health and safety officials are investigating the cause of the recent explosion at a West Virginia coal mine, which killed 12 miners. (3)The accident was apparently an error in an industry, which has prided itself on miner safety at a time of extraordinary expansion. Mine companies operate in 27 states, from West Virginia in the east to Montana in the west, producing a total of about one billion tons a year, or more than a third of the world’s coal supply. The U.S. economy is dependent on coal production. Coal-fired power plants generate about 50 percent of the nation’s electricity. More than half the nation’s coal is mined underground by thousands of men and women who daily risk injury and death. (4)But the occupation has become much safer since the late 1960s, when the U.S. Congress passed laws requiring federal mine inspections. 3. What do we learn about the recent explosion at a coalmine? B 4.What made the mining industry safer in the late 1960s? B

When it comes to dieting, losing weight fast holds some appeal. Maybe that’s why U.S. News & World Report has added a Fast Weight-loss Diet category to its annual rankings of best diet plans. And one of the diets that comes out on top is the Health Management Resources (HMR) program.

(5)HMR is a meal replacement diet that can be done on your own at home or under medical supervision. Instead of made-at-home meals, dieters can order low-calorie milk, soups, nutrition bars and multigrain cereal.

The U.S. News reviewers say (6)the plus side to the HMR diet is its quick-start option and the convenience of having meals delivered to you. The down side is “the milk lacks variety,” and it’s tough to eat out while on this diet.

(7) “A common misunderstanding is that losing weight quickly is not healthy, not sustainable, and will just lead to future weight re-gain,” wrote Carol Addy, the chief medical officer at HMR, in a release. But she says, to the country, “numerous studies demonstrate that following a lifestyle change program which promote fast initial weight loss can result in better long-term success. 5. What is the HMR program? B

6. What is the advantage of HMR program? C

7. What’s the common misunderstanding about losing weight fast? C

Model test 5

1. A) Their persona life B) Economic support from western nations was cut B) Educational opportunities off. C) Political development C) Uganda’s role model in the region was canceled. D) Their views on international issues. D) Uganda’s relationship with its donors felt 2. A) In Morocco, both satisfaction and optimism strained. have doubled. 5. A) It was wet and cold. B) It was hot and B) Optimism grows generally in the Arab world in dry. recent years. C) It was cold and terrible. D) It was hot and C) Many Arab countries have improved the income terrible. of their citizens. 6. A) All the extreme weather events. D) There is an acceleration of the economic growth B) El Nino and a warmer climate. in the Arab world. C) Light snows and record rain. 3. A) To arrest the leader of the opposition party. D) The land’s surrounded by ocean. B) To prepare for the presidential elections. 7. A) There was record-breaking snowfall. C) To answer his charges at home. B) There was recording-breaking rainfall. D) To protect his supporters. C) It were the warmest months ever recorded. 4. A) Uganda’s multi-party elections were D) It were the wettest months ever recorded. darkened.

Two months ago, Zogby International, a Washington-based research organization, conducted a public

opinion poll in six Arab countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. the respondents, randomly chosen from different neighborhoods in various cities of each country, [1] were asked to give their opinion on a number of issues, including concerns facing their country and their personal life, economic development, employment opportunities and the likelihood of peace in the Middle East. [2]Overall, respondents expressed more satisfaction with their lives and more optimism about their future than they did in the poll conducted ten years ago. In Lebanon, both satisfaction and optimism have doubled. This is not surprising, says James Rauch, a professor at the University of California. “The Lebanese have experienced an enormous change now with the end of the Syrian occupation. They would have good reasons to be optimistic.”

1.What were the respondents asked to comment on? A 2.What do we learn about the result of the poll? B

[3]In October the Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Basigye, returned to Kanpala to prepare for the presidential elections next year. Three weeks later he was arrested. The Ugandan government says he must answer the charges, but his supporters say it’s an attempt by Ugandan President Museveni to prevent Dr. Basigye running against him. [4]The incident is threatening to darken the country’s first multi-party elections in two decades. Western nations which provide essential economic support to Uganda have held up Uganda as a role model in the region, opposition leaders are calling on them to take a stand. In this edition of analysis, Lucy Williamson looks at whether Uganda’s relationship with its donors is feeling the strain. 3. Why did Kizza Basigye return to Kampala? B 4. What is the consequence of Basigye’s incident? A

At the end of every year, U.S. weather researchers look back at what the nation’s weather was like, and what they saw last year was weird. [5]The year was hot and annoyed by all number of extreme weather events that did a lot of expensive damage. December, in fact, was a fitting end.

“This is the first time in our 121-year period that a month has been both the wettest and the warmest month on record,” says Jake Crouch, a weather researcher. The rest of the year was very wet and hot too, he says—the second-hottest period on record for the U.S.

[6]The cause: a warming climate and a super strong EI Nino. EI Nino is a weather phenomenon out of the ocean that hits every few years and affects weather globally.

Together, climate and a very strong EI Nino pushed the weather in the U.S. as warm as its 20th century average.

And even when the atmosphere is only that much warmer, it holds more moisture, [7]leading to record snow in the Northeast last February and March, and record rain in the South and Midwest. 5. What was weather in the U.S. like last year? D 6. What made last year’s weather so weird? B

7. What happened in the Northeast last February and March? A

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