SECTION C    NEWS BROADCAST


Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news.

17. There are _____ members in the United Nations Security Council.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 14
D. 15
正确答案是

18. The United States _____ the plan.
A. has nothing to do with
B. has not approved of
C. has agreed to
D. has no idea of
正确答案是

Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news.

19. NASA scientists announced they had found _____ on Mars.
A. people living
B. some ancient animals
C. some living plants
D. some single-cell structures like bacteria
正确答案是

20. On hearing the news, _____.
A.    scientists criticized the NASA
B. all scientists were inspired and excited
C. all scientists expressed disbelief
D. some scientists are doubtful
正确答案是

Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news
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21. Police made nearly _____ arrests.
A. 20
B. 50
C. 100
D. 150
正确答案是

22. Officials were _____ with the behavior of most fans.
A. annoyed
B. excited
C. dissatisfied
D. pleased
正确答案是

Question 23 is based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question.    Now listen to the news.

23. What has NOT been studied by astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia according to the news?
A. How plant growth is influenced by weightlessness.
B. How the lack of gravity affects the human body for a long period of time.
C. Whether animals can survive without gravity.
D. Whether bending pine saplings will straighten themselves without gravity.
正确答案是

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item.    At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions.    Now listen to the news.

24. How many people have been killed in the Asian-Pacific Region by the typhoon?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 20
D. 30
正确答案是

25. Where is the typhoon now moving to?
A. Taiwan.
B. The Northern Philippines.
C. The Island of Luaon.
D. Not mentioned in the news.
正确答案是