【听听测测】Model Test 1

17 President Bush said US forces will remain in Irac until ______

[A] It's a free country run by UN 

[B] It is a colony¹ run by US 

[C] It is a freeland run by its own people 

18 Bush officials say the White House may send peacekeeping troops to_____

[A] help end Irac's deadly civil War 

[B] help reconstruct Irac after the war 

[C] help end Liberia's deadly civil war 

19 Washington has come to do something about the fighting which killed hundreds of civilians² in Liberia's capital because of ______

[A] Iraq's deadly civil war 

[B] Liberia's deadly civil war 

[C] the international pressure

20 When will President Bush leave for his five-day African tour? 

[A] Wednesday  [B] Monday  [C] Tuesday  

1 colony   

n.殖民地；(同类人的)聚居地

参考例句：

• There lived a colony of bees on the tree.树上生活着一群蜜蜂。
• They live in an artists'colony.他们住在艺术家聚居区。

2 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。