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News Item 2:

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Black miners in South Africa went on a 24-hour general strike to protest the death of their co-workers last mouth
(2)
One hundred seventy-seven coal miners were killed in the tragedy last month.
(3)
About half the country's total of 60,000 miners joined in the strike.
(4)
It is estimated that the strike will bring several million dollars of damage to the mining industry.
(5)
All the miners at the Kinross gold mine went on strike.
(6)
Newspaper reporters were kept in some barrack-like hostels.

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) In central Johannesburg
was held by the
.
(2) A union spokesman said miners had gathered not to
but to
.
(3) Bayers Nordea, white church leader, believed that the tragedy need
, and the
men need
.

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News Item 2:

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Black miners in South Africa went on a 24-hour general strike to protest the death of their co-workers last mouth
(2)
One hundred seventy-seven coal miners were killed in the tragedy last month.
(3)
About half the country's total of 60,000 miners joined in the strike.
(4)
It is estimated that the strike will bring several million dollars of damage to the mining industry.
(5)
All the miners at the Kinross gold mine went on strike.
(6)
Newspaper reporters were kept in some barrack-like hostels.

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) In central Johannesburg
was held by the
.
(2) A union spokesman said miners had gathered not to
but to
.
(3) Bayers Nordea, white church leader, believed that the tragedy need
, and the
men need
.