News in Detail

News in Detail

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Shimon Peres will have a summit with Egyptian President immediately after his visit to the United States.
(2)
Peres is in Washington D.C. only weeks after he came to the post of Israeli Prime Minister.

2. Identification. Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II by recognizing the person's identity.
Column I                    Column II
(1) Shimon Peres      a. High-level US official
(2) Mubarak              b. Israeli Foreign Minister
(3) Yitzhak Shamir    c. Israeli Prime Minister
(4) George Shultz     d. Egyptian President

Answer: (1) —
; (2) —
; (3) —
; (4) —
.

3. Focusing on Details. Fill in the detailed information according to what you have heard.
(1) The rotation in the Israeli government was
  a. arranged
ago,
  b. involving the posts of
and
,
  c. between
and
.
(2) Peres' farewell visit to Washington has now taken on a new importance because of
towards
between Israelis and Arabs.
(3) President Reagan said the Middle East peace process was
between the two leaders.

4. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) President Reagan mentioned the favorable trends in the Middle East:
  a. the
, and
  b. the
in the region.
(2) According to President Reagan,
has done more to the peace process among all the leaders in that region.
(3) Three aspects of Peres are greatly appreciated in the United States, including
  a.
,
  b.
, and
  c.
.
(4) President Reagan assured Peres that
   
.
(5) The other items on the agenda of Reagan's meeting with Peres are
  a.
,
  b.
, and
  c.
.