Listen to the news item about festivals.

A.formed; listening to

B.felt; listening to

C.fallen; listening to

D.不填； to listen

e following passage. Creating a classroom environment that treats women and men equally is important for the educational success of students. However ____1______ equality does not stop with the teacher.

Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Well,I have news for you:Now is the 1 to turn your dream into reality by starting your own online business.Individuals just like you are 2 and enriching their lives by operating business online.The clock and your location are no longer 3 .Small 4 can now work any time of the night or day in their small bedrooms, local libraries, or neighborhood coffee shops.And there are new ways of making money online, such as starting a blog or starting a full-time business on eBay,which are becoming more viable all the time.The Internet is pretty much an accepted part of the 5 these days. Whether you’ve been in business for 20 years or 20 minutes, the keys to success are the same: having a good idea, working hard and preparing for succes.

听力原文：W: Don't you have any good news？

M: No. Yesterday, I had to stay after school, because I was talking during my biology teacher's class.

W: You'd better keep quiet during class.

M: Sometimes I do. The day before yesterday, I was very quiet during my history teacher's class and I still had to stay after class.

W: I don't understand.

M: Because I fell asleep during his class. But it wasn't my fault. The lesson was very dull.

W: I advise you to take school more seriously. If you don't pass your exam, you'll have to go out and work as a result.

M: I don't see that it makes much difference. If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day, but if I'm in school, I must listen to dull teachers every day.

What is the possible relationship between the two speakers？

A．Good friends.

B．Mother and son.

C．Teacher and student.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： President Bush told the soldiers their mission in Iraq is vital for peace and security, and that a free Iraq will be a blow to terrorists and their deadly aims.

"Part of their strategy is to use the killing of innocent people to get the American government to pull you out of there, before the mission is complete. I am going to assure you of this: that so long as I am the president, we are never going to back down. We are never going to give in. We will never accept anything less than total victory. It is important for you to know that. It is important for the enemy to know that, as well."

According to President Bush, US government ______.

A．has completed its mission in Iraq

B．is going to withdraw the American soldiers

C．has caused great loss to Iraqi people

D．stick to its policy and military presence in Iraq

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： This is Bob Smith from BBC. I' m at the scene of a miraculous rescue that occurred earlier today involving a fire, a 3 - month - baby, and the baby' s dog. Luckily, the fire broke out at the three - story building behind me. Unfortunately, we' re not able to get any closer because of the possibility of an explosion. However, witnesses say that they noticed of fire coming from the building earlier this morning.

It was believed that everyone had been evacuated to safety; however, one of the residents, Susan O' Connor, when she had returned and noticed the fire, she panicked, realizing that her 3 - month - old baby was still inside. However, witnesses report seeing the dog, the family dog, pulling the baby to safety by the baby' s clothes.

Fortunately, everyone is reported fine. The baby was taken to tile hospital, as well as the dog, but we're happy to say that at this time, it looks like everyone will be fine.

What news event is reported？

A．A bomb threat at a hospital.

B．A flood at a school.

C．A fire at an apartment building.

D．A severe drought famine in a village.

Part III News (5’) 1’*5=5’ Listen to the news item and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). () 1. Chinese scientists say they’ve developed a new treatment for blindness.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： Israeli Justice Ministry has confirmed that the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is under criminal investigation on suspicion of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from a Jewish American business- man. The ministry has lifted an order preventing media reporting of the allegations. At a news conference Mr. Olmert denied breaking the law. Paul Wood reports from Jerusalem.

In a brief televised statement, Ehud OImert declared: "I never took bribes; I never took a penny for myself." The Israeli Prime Minister said he would not resign unless he was formally charged. Mr. Olmert is alleged to have received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Jewish-American financier Morris Talansky. The Israeli Prime Minister is facing several investigations into alleged corruption but for the first time foreign observers are raising the possibility that peace efforts with the Palestinians could be deflected by the allegation swirling around the Israeli head of government.

What is the main idea of the news item？

A．Mr. Olmert was confirmed of having taken bribes from a Jewish American businessman.

B．Mr. Olmert was suspected of taking bribes and the inquiries might affect the peace process.

C．Mr. Olmert, the head of government, deflected the peace efforts With the Palestinians.

D．Mr. Olmert would resign because he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： As President Bush prepares to address the nation Wednesday evening on a revamped strategy for the Iraq War, Democrats who now control Congress are considering using the power of the purse to prevent to increase U. S. troop levels.

President Bush is expected to call for thousands more U. S. forces in Iraq. Blocking funds could avert such an escalation and Illinois Democratic Senator Barrack Obama says there may be a way to do that.

"My office is now investigating what tools are available to us, to condition or constrain appropriations, but what I've also said is that I'm not willing to create a situation in which troops already in Iraq might be short changed in some way."

But South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsay Graham warned against any attempt to cut off war funding. "I think it would be a monumental mistake that we will pay for decades." Still many other GDP lawmakers have expressed doubts about raising the force level in Iraq.

What could be a way to prevent Bush from increasing the U. S. troop levels in Iraq？

A．Calling for people's protest.

B．Blocking war funds.

C．Constraining president's rights.

D．Investigating into the escalation.