1.
Our
correspondent says that Gen Hayden's greatest challenge will be to rebuild
confidence in the CIA's ability _____ accurate intelligence.
a)
gathers
b)
gathering
c)
gather
2.
The
11 September attacks and the failure to find the much-touted weapons of mass
____ in Iraq have eroded the public sense that the intelligence agencies are
effective.
a)
destroyed
b)
destruction
c)
destructive
d)
destructively
3.
UK
Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush have made a stark
public _____ that they made mistakes in Iraq.
a)
acknowledgement
b)
acknowledge
c)
acknowledged
d)
acknowledgements
4.
The
two leaders have _____ admitted their mistakes in such frank terms.
a)
ever
b)
yet
c)
never
d)
still
5.
Correspondents
say that both men have seen their _____ drop and are keen to ensure a positive
legacy as their terms draw to a close.
a)
worth
b)
charge
c)
price
d)
popularity
6.
Asked
about mistakes in Iraq, Mr. Bush _____ the prisoner abuse scandal at Baghdad's
Abu Ghraib prison.
a)
brought up
b)
brought about
c)
brought down
d)
brought back
7.
He
also said he regretted ____ unsophisticated language such as "Wanted dead
or alive", which had been misinterpreted in some parts of the world.
a)
having used
b)
to have used
c)
having using
d)
had used
8.
The
BBC's Jonathan Beale in Washington says the US president was full of introspection
after frequently being criticized _____ lacking powers of self-analysis.
a)
about
b)
with
c)
as
d)
for
9.
A
frantic ____ for survivors is continuing after a strong earthquake struck the
Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 4,500 people.
a)
search
b)
survey
c)
seclusion
d)
seizure
10.
Many
people are still believed to be trapped under rubble and ____ buildings, but
rescue teams say the chances of finding anyone alive are slim.
a)
collapse
b)
collapsed
c)
collapsing
d)
collapsible
11.
____
4,500 are thought to have been killed and more than 10,000 injured when the
quake, measuring 6.3, flattened buildings south of the city of Yogyakarta.
a)
At last
b)
At the least
c)
At least
d)
At less
12.
The
BBC's Rachel Harvey at the scene says that the situation is still ____ in the
worst affected region around the city of Yogyakarta.
a)
decent
b)
desperate
c)
detectable
d)
detestable
13.
Badly
____ people are arriving at hospitals already short of space and hundreds of
victims are having to be treated outdoors.
a)
injury
b)
injuring
c)
injurious
d)
injured
14.
Field
clinics are being set up to ____ the pressure on hospitals.
a)
release
b)
relieve
c)
relive
d)
relate
15.
____
also reports that one of the country's most important ancient temple complexes
was badly damaged by the quake.
a)
There were
b)
It was
c)
They were
d)
There was
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