News in Detail
1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The meeting of the European Community was held in _____________.
(2) At the meeting, _____________ called for a collective response against Syria. a. Sir Jeffrey Howe b. President Reagan c. Daniel Shore d. Clifford Smith
(3) By a collective response, he meant _____________. a. all of Britain's European partners should break off diplomatic relations with Syria b. countries of the European Community should establish a joint army to fight against Syria c. countries of the European Community should do something to tell Syria that its behavior is unacceptable d. all of Britain's European partners should do whatever Britain has done
(4) At the meeting, ____________ the collective response against Syria. a. all the countries were willing to have b. most of the countries were willing to have c. some of the countries were reluctant to join in d. most of the countries were reluctant to join in
(5) Last month, Jeffrey Howe called an emergency meeting at the request of ____________. a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. Sweden
(6) ____________ passengers were there on board of the El Al airliner. a. Two hundred b. Three hundred and seventy-five c. Four hundred d. Three hundred and thirty-five
(7) Last April, _______________. a. an Arab-German Friendship Club in Berlin was bombed b. a bomb in Beirut killed two hundred and forty-one Americans c. Nezar Hindawi attempted to blow up an El Al airliner d. a Berlin discotheque was bombed.
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
At last month's emergency meeting, a solidarity with France was declared against the terrorist bomb attack in Paris.
(2)
Sir Jeffrey Howe expected France to support him.
(3)
All the other ministers were reluctant to support Jeffrey Howe, because they recognized that Syria had an important role in maintaining peace in the Middle East.
(4)
Israel once forced down a Syrian plane in a search for terrorists, and this made Syria very unhappy.
(5)
It was not clear whether Colonel Quddafi was involved in the Berlin Discotheque bombing.
(6)
The Reagan Administration decided to treat Syria in the same way as it dealt with Libya.
3. Identification. Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II by recognizing the person's identity.
Column I Column II
(1) Jeffrey Howe a. BBC reporter
(2) Clifford Smith b. the one who attempted to blow up an El Al airliner
(3) Daniel Shore c. President of Syria
(4) Nezar Hindawi d. news analyst
(5) Assad e. British Foreign Minister
Answer: (1) —
; (2) —
; (3) —
; (4) —
; (5) —
.
4. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Syria has been charged with
a. organizing
to
with
on board,
b. bombing of
, and
c. probable complicity in
that killed
.
(2) Reason for the Reagan Administration in an uncomfortable situation with regard to the problem of Syria:
a. On the one hand,
b. On the other hand,
News in Detail
1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The meeting of the European Community was held in _____________.
(2) At the meeting, _____________ called for a collective response against Syria. a. Sir Jeffrey Howe b. President Reagan c. Daniel Shore d. Clifford Smith
(3) By a collective response, he meant _____________. a. all of Britain's European partners should break off diplomatic relations with Syria b. countries of the European Community should establish a joint army to fight against Syria c. countries of the European Community should do something to tell Syria that its behavior is unacceptable d. all of Britain's European partners should do whatever Britain has done
(4) At the meeting, ____________ the collective response against Syria. a. all the countries were willing to have b. most of the countries were willing to have c. some of the countries were reluctant to join in d. most of the countries were reluctant to join in
(5) Last month, Jeffrey Howe called an emergency meeting at the request of ____________. a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. Sweden
(6) ____________ passengers were there on board of the El Al airliner. a. Two hundred b. Three hundred and seventy-five c. Four hundred d. Three hundred and thirty-five
(7) Last April, _______________. a. an Arab-German Friendship Club in Berlin was bombed b. a bomb in Beirut killed two hundred and forty-one Americans c. Nezar Hindawi attempted to blow up an El Al airliner d. a Berlin discotheque was bombed.
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
At last month's emergency meeting, a solidarity with France was declared against the terrorist bomb attack in Paris.
(2)
Sir Jeffrey Howe expected France to support him.
(3)
All the other ministers were reluctant to support Jeffrey Howe, because they recognized that Syria had an important role in maintaining peace in the Middle East.
(4)
Israel once forced down a Syrian plane in a search for terrorists, and this made Syria very unhappy.
(5)
It was not clear whether Colonel Quddafi was involved in the Berlin Discotheque bombing.
(6)
The Reagan Administration decided to treat Syria in the same way as it dealt with Libya.
3. Identification. Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II by recognizing the person's identity.
Column I Column II
(1) Jeffrey Howe a. BBC reporter
(2) Clifford Smith b. the one who attempted to blow up an El Al airliner
(3) Daniel Shore c. President of Syria
(4) Nezar Hindawi d. news analyst
(5) Assad e. British Foreign Minister
Answer: (1) —
; (2) —
; (3) —
; (4) —
; (5) —
.
4. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Syria has been charged with
a. organizing
to
with
on board,
b. bombing of
, and
c. probable complicity in
that killed
.
(2) Reason for the Reagan Administration in an uncomfortable situation with regard to the problem of Syria:
a. On the one hand,
b. On the other hand,