1.
Mr.
Bush urged Mr. Hu to take action over the Yuan. US producers say that its low
value has contributed ____ the massive US trade deficit with China.
a)
with
b)
to
c)
of
d)
for
2.
Mr.
Bush asked for China's help to restart ____ negotiations over North Korea's
nuclear program.
a)
stalled
b)
stalling
c)
to stall
d)
stall
3.
Mr.
Hu pledged that China would try to help resolve nuclear disputes with both Iran
and North Korea, but insisted ____ a diplomatic solution.
a)
in
b)
of
c)
on
d)
with
4.
Sony
has cut the price of ____ best-selling PlayStation 2 by $20 in the US.
a)
their
b)
its
c)
them
d)
it
5.
The
price drop was ____ expected, coming ahead of the planned November launch of
Sony's new PlayStation 3.
a)
wide
b)
width
c)
widen
d)
widely
6.
Console
makers ____ reduce the price of existing machines in the run-up to the release
of a new model.
a)
usually
b)
on a daily basis
c)
day after day
d)
each day
7.
Since
its appearance in 2000, Sony ____ more than 101 million units globally.
a)
is manufacturing
b)
has been manufactured
c)
manufactures
d)
has manufactured
8.
Console
sales have been in ____ over the past few months, as gamers save up their cash
to invest in a next generation machine.
a)
decline
b)
demand
c)
despair
d)
debt
9.
Crude
oil breached the $74 a barrel mark in New York on Friday, on persistent fears
that demand will squeeze global ____.
a)
consumptions
b)
requirements
c)
supplies
d)
competitions
10.
In
London the price of Brent North Sea crude ____ to $73.74, after touching a
record $74.22 on Thursday.
a)
rose
b)
fell
c)
mounted
d)
reached
11.
The
ongoing row between Iran and the US over Tehran's nuclear program has ____
concerns about the future of supplies from the world's fourth biggest exporter.
a)
expressed
b)
addressed
c)
shared
d)
caused
12.
On
Friday the Iranian president said Iran should rely on ____ produced petrol from
September, thus making it less liable to be affected by any sanctions.
a)
domestic
b)
domesticated
c)
domestically
d)
domestication
13.
England
coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident that four key players will recover ____
injury in time for the World Cup.
a)
from
b)
against
c)
for
d)
of
14.
Michael
Owen, Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole and Ledley King have been sidelined, but
Eriksson is happy with the progress they are ____ with their injuries.
a)
doing
b)
making
c)
monitoring
d)
measuring
15.
Arsenal
duo Cole and Campbell, plus Newcastle's Owen, will play before _____.
a)
end of the season
b)
ending of the season
c)
the end of the season
d)
an end of the season
16.
Defender
Cole had played just once in six months before a reserve team outing this week,
____ Eriksson is relieved to see him on the mend.
a)
for
b)
despite
c)
but
d)
however
17.
Owen,
____ broke his foot at Spurs on New Year's Eve, is close to a comeback after
being named in the Newcastle squad to face West Bromwich Albion.
a)
that
b)
whom
c)
when
d)
who
18.
Campbell
is now back in Arsenal first-team contention after ankle and toe injuries,
although a ____ nose has temporarily set him back.
a)
broken
b)
breaking
c)
broke
d)
breakage
19.
The
CIA has sacked an employee for ____ secret information to the media.
a)
leaking
b)
containing
c)
extracting
d)
sharing
20.
Several
US media outlets named her as Mary McCarthy, an intelligence analyst who ____ a
special assistant to Bill Clinton and George W Bush.
a)
acted on
b)
waited on
c)
served as
d)
characterized as
21.
The
CIA refused to confirm any names, but said a worker had admitted to "the
unauthorized sharing of classified information" ____ the media.
a)
to
b)
about
c)
among
d)
with
22.
The
agency said the employee was fired after a three-month long ____.
a)
investment
b)
investigation
c)
inclusion
d)
insertion
23.
In
her final position at the CIA, she was assigned to its Office of Inspector
General, looking into allegations that the CIA was ____ in torture at Iraqi
prisons.
a)
admitted
b)
participated
c)
involved
d)
concerned
24.
The
CIA was rocked by ____ in November that the US was detaining terror suspects at
"secret jails" abroad.
a)
returns
b)
reports
c)
refunds
d)
reform
25.
The
information, initially published in US daily The Washington Post, sparked an
outcry in several countries ____ governments are allied to the US.
a)
which
b)
whom
c)
where
d)
whose
26.
The
US ____ that it is using prisons in allied nations to hold terror suspects.
a)
has never confirmed
b)
never has confirmed
c)
has confirmed never
d)
never confirmed has
27.
Speaking
to Congress in February, CIA director Porter Goss ____ a federal grand jury to
uncover the origin of the leaks.
a)
called off
b)
called in
c)
called for
d)
called back
28.
The
CIA did not specify ____ the firing of its employee was related to the leaks in
The Washington Post or not.
a)
how
b)
when
c)
where
d)
whether
29.
Citing
the Privacy Act, the CIA would not ____ any details about the officer's
identity or what she might have told the news media.
a)
disclose
b)
discover
c)
remember
d)
obtain
30.
Wang
Wenyi, 47, was charged with harassing, ____ and threatening a foreign official.
a)
intimidates
b)
intimidated
c)
to intimidate
d)
intimidating
31.
If
she were convicted, Ms. Wang ____ six months in jail and a fine of $5,000.
a)
will face
b)
could face
c)
would have faced
d)
had faced
32.
Ms
Wang had received a press pass for the White House event on behalf of the
English-language Epoch Times, which has ____ supported Falun Gong in the past.
a)
strictly
b)
stringently
c)
strongly
d)
harshly
33.
The
former coach of Brazil's national football team, Tele Santana, has died ____.
a)
at the age of 74
b)
for the age of 74
c)
at the age 74
d)
with the age of 74
34.
Santana
guided a Brazilian national team that ____ stars such as Zico, Socrates,
Falcao, Junior and Eder through the World Cup in 1982 and 1986.
a)
involved
b)
injured
c)
incised
d)
included
35.
He
encouraged the attacking, flamboyant form of football ____ Brazil is famed -
though neither side he coached went on to lift the World Cup.
a)
which
b)
that
c)
for which
d)
whose
36.
A
California woman is going ahead with the construction of a house ____ of
elements from a 747 Jumbo jet.
a)
makes
b)
making
c)
to make
d)
made
37.
The
wing of the Boeing jet will be used for the roof, its nose as a meditation
temple while its trademark "bulge" will ____ as a loft.
a)
serve
b)
refer
c)
identify
d)
consider
38.
The
plane's parts were ____ from an airplane scrap yard in California.
a)
obstructed
b)
obtained
c)
obscured
d)
obeyed
39.
The
plane's parts ____ around $100,000 to purchase.
a)
worth
b)
cost
c)
charge
d)
pay
40.
The
construction of the project, which is expected to start in June, ____ likely to
cost several million dollars by the time it is completed.
a)
is thought
b)
are thinking
c)
thinks
d)
has thought
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