17.What is NOT a change to the literature class?ª¤
 
A. Class location.   B. Class times.ª¤
 
C. Class length.   D. Class size.
 
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
 
ª«  Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.ª¤
 
Now listen to the news.ª«ª¤
 
18.The journalist was brought to court because ____.ª¤
 
A. he was working for a British newspaper.ª¤
 
B. he published an untrue story.ª¤
 
C. the story was published in Britain.ª¤
 
D. he was working with other foreign journalists.ª¤
 
19.How did the lawyer defend for the journalist?ª¤
 
A. He was an American journalist.  
 
B. He worked for a British newspaper.ª¤
 
C. His story was published elsewhere.  
 
D. Foreigners are not subject to local laws.ª¤
 
Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.ª¤
 
Now listen to the news.ª«ª¤
 
20.Afghanistan¡¯s first match will be against ____.ª¤
 
A. Mongolia.   B. South Korea.   C. Iran.   D. Qatar.
 
21.Which of the following statements is NOT true?ª¤
 
A. The announcement was made by AFA.ª¤
 
B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC.ª¤
 
C. Afghanistan had been in chaos  for long.ª¤
 
D. The football player were under 23.ª¤
 
Question 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.ª¤
 
Now listen to the news.ª«ª¤
 
22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ____ compared with that a decade earlier.ª¤
 
A. 1.5 years    B. 1.4 years   C. 1.2 years   D. 1.1 yearsª¤
 
23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.ª¤

A. infant   B. maternal   C. male   D. middle-aged
 
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.ª¤
 
Now listen to the news.ª«ª¤
 
24.According to Pakistan¡¯s President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ____.ª¤
 
A. great   B. small   C. growing   D. greater than beforeª¤
 
25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of ____.ª¤
 
A. their border conflicts   B. their military build-upª¤
 
C. killings in the two countries   D. their mutual distrust
 
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