News Item 2: The Commerce Department says the American economy has ___________ for the_____________ in eight years.

A . which is the Mark 2 project. B . which I would like you to have. C . that the process can be made simpler. D . that values his new ideas.

A . less jerky starts B . less jerky stops C . overheating worries D . none of the overheating worrie

A . Consumer direct store model B . Advanced B2B direct store model C . Demand chain store model D . Advanced Demand chain store model E . Marketplace hub store model

A .  Asset B .  Location C .  Storeroom D .  Rotating Asset

A、A hurricane came along. B、An earthquake suddenly happened. C、A fire broke out in a hotel. D、A snowstorm attacked the city.

A．Martin's struggle against his political opponents. B．the opposition's calling a vote of no confidence. C．Martin's opposition to the United States. D．the new election campaign in Canada.

A．The Curiosity rover finally got on Mars after eight months cruising. B．NASA launched a new spaceship—the Curiosity rover. C．Astronauts getting on Mars would develop cancer due to radiation. D．Astronauts can be protected from the radiation by lots of methods.

A．New findings of the reason for sudden infant death. B．New methods to prevent sudden infant death. C．The mystery of sudden infant death. D．The relationship between sudden infant death and modern medicine.

A．Negotiations between developing and industrialized countries. B．A struggle to reach a new global agreement on climate change. C．The deadlock of United Nations climate talks. D．A list of demands by developing nations.

A．a breakthrough is coming soon in University of Maryland B．modified fungus will soon be approved for use by the US government C．locusts in Africa, Australia and China will be killed by the same fungus D．an alternative to chemicals might be used to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes

A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Ardorn district, where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence. Northern Ireland’s police chief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence. The violence has erupted sporadically throughout a summer of Sectarian tension in northern Belfast. 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. Now listen to the news. 20. Altogether how many people were injured during the violence？ A.1. B.2. C.13. D.14.

A. Martin's struggle against his political opponents. B. the opposition's calling a vote of no confidence. C. Martin's opposition to the United States. D. the new election campaign in Canada.

A．Herself B．A friend C．A co-worker D．Her grandmother

A．You need more calories to make up for the energy spent staying up B．Lack of sleep makes you feel exhausteD C．Sleeplessness will produce chemicals that will increase your pleasure of eating． D．Eating delicious food helps you pass the time when you can’t fall asleep．

A．A B．B C．C D．D

A．suffers from less serious problems than Spain B．survives from financial pressure in Eurozone C．will not welcome the ECB"s announcement D．seeks more help from European Central Bank

B．News 2