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Polling stations have closed in all 28 European Union member countries, following four days ofvoting for the European parliament. Exit polls suggest anti-immigration parties hostile to theEU have done well. The far-right Front National party is claiming victory in France, ahead of therelease of the official results. The French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said such result would beshocking. Chris Morris reports from Brussels.

“The first exit polls have been published in several European countries, already there are somestriking predictions. The National Front in France, which wants to quit the EU, says it's clearly inthe lead there. In response, the French Prime Minister has spoken of a political earthquake. InGermany, by contrast, main-stream parties of the center-right and center-left have performedwell. But anti-Euro campaigners are also said to win seats in the next European parliament.”

Exit polls suggest that the billionaire confectionary magnate Petro Poroshenko has won an out-right first-run victory in the Ukrainian presidential elections with about 56% of the vote. Officialresults won't be announced until Monday. However, Mr Poroshenko is already claiming victory.

“All exit polls without exception which were conducted by the most authoritative¹ sociologicalagencies of the country and the world, with very small differences, confirm that the electionwas completed in one round, and the country has a new president.” Mr Poroshenko said hisintention was to end war and bring peace to the country, and added that Ukraine would neveraccept, what he called, Russia's occupation of Crimea.

President Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to see American troops aheadof the planned withdrawal² of combat forces by the end of the year. Addressing soldiers at thebase, he promised that the war would be over this year. He said that Al Qaeda had beendecimated and the Taliban's momentum³ reversed.

Poland's last Communist leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski has died at the age of 90. GeneralJaruzelski was bestknown for declaring martial⁴ law in 1981 in the face of growing resistance toCommunist rule from Lech Walesa’s solidarity⁵ movement.

“I announce that today the military council for national salvation⁶ was constituted. The statecouncil in accordance with the constitution imposed today at midnight a state of war in theterritory of the whole country.” After the demise⁷ of communism, General Jaruzelski wasdefended this decision, saying it was the only way to avoid a Soviet⁸ invasion of Poland.

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Pope Francis has made an unexpected invitation to the Israeli and Palestinian presidents tovisit the Vatican to pray for an end to the conflict between the two peoples. Both ShimonPeres and Mahmoud Abbas have accepted. Earlier, he made an unscheduled visit to theconcrete barrier Israel is building in and around the west bank.

A special day of Muslim prayers for peace and security has been held in the Nigerian capitalAbuja. The event was called by the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims who said terrorism hadno place in Islam. Will Ross reports from the Nigerian capital.

“From all corners of the country, the Muslim faithful, including Islamic scholars and imams,headed to Abuja's gold domed⁹ national mosque¹⁰. As the insurgency¹¹ rages in the northeast,there were prayers for peace and security. They were invited by the spiritual leader of Nigeria'sMuslims. The sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar the third said terrorism had noplace in Islam, and then singled out corruption¹² as the root cause of the country's woes¹³. Heberated people for expecting their prayers to be answered when they themselves he said weremorally bankrupt. The sultan called on leaders to end corruption.”

Police in Malaysia have arrested three Sri Lankan men suspected of attempting to revive theTamil Tiger rebel group. A police spokesman told the BBC they’d engaged in fund-raising andpropaganda. He said the suspects were being held under immigration laws and could facedeportation from Malaysia.

The South African president Jacob Zuma has appointed a black African to head the country'sfinance ministry¹⁴ for the first time. He is Nhlanhla Nene, who has served as deputy financeminister. Mr Zuma was sworn in for a second term on Saturday, promising¹⁵ radical¹⁶ socialeconomic transformation¹⁷. In the 20 years since the end of apartheid rule, economic wealthremains predominantly in white hands.

1 authoritative   

adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的

参考例句：

• David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
• Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

4 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

5 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

6 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

7 demise   

n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

8 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

9 domed   

adj. 圆屋顶的, 半球形的, 拱曲的 动词dome的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead. 我抬头凝望着上方弧形的穹顶。
• His forehead domed out in a curve. 他的前额呈弯曲的半球形。

10 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

11 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

12 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

13 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

14 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

15 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

16 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

17 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。