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News Item 1:
1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements after listening to the opening sentence of this news item just once.
(1)
has made the address.
(2) It lasted about
.
(3) It was about the meeting between
leaders.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Although President Reagan and Secretary Gorbachev did reach an agreement on arms control at this weekend's meetings, they failed to arrange a date for their next meeting.
(2)
America's NATO allies were disappointed at the lack of agreement and lost hope for any substantial results from future summit meetings.
(3)
America's NATO allies were especially disappointed at the summit's failure to rid Europe of medium-range US and Soviet missiles.
(4)
The next summit will be in Geneva.

3. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard on the tape.
    I would regard what has happened in Iceland as
of
, but rather
in
of
. There is now an interval
. We hope that it will be
and that the
will
the next act
.

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News Item 1:
1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements after listening to the opening sentence of this news item just once.
(1)
has made the address.
(2) It lasted about
.
(3) It was about the meeting between
leaders.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Although President Reagan and Secretary Gorbachev did reach an agreement on arms control at this weekend's meetings, they failed to arrange a date for their next meeting.
(2)
America's NATO allies were disappointed at the lack of agreement and lost hope for any substantial results from future summit meetings.
(3)
America's NATO allies were especially disappointed at the summit's failure to rid Europe of medium-range US and Soviet missiles.
(4)
The next summit will be in Geneva.

3. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard on the tape.
    I would regard what has happened in Iceland as
of
, but rather
in
of
. There is now an interval
. We hope that it will be
and that the
will
the next act
.