News Item 2

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News Item 2:

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the news summary.
    The news is about
who has been captured by the
government because he
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Hasenfus is one of the survivors of Sunday's plane crash near Nicaragua.
(2)
Charles Redmond is the spokesman of State Department.
(3)
The Sandinista government has refused to receive the American representatives.
(4)
The American government is outraged about the refusal and planning to send troops to Nicaragua.
(5)
The Nicaraguan government is thinking of granting US officials' access to Eugene Hasenfus.
(6)
President Reagan confirmed today that the downed plane was carrying arms to Contra rebels.
(7)
Private American group and citizens have been helping the anti-government forces in Nicaragua.
(8)
President Reagan denied the US government's involvement in the transportation of arms to the Contra rebels.

3. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
    And we view this with
. The rendering of
is an essential part of the
. The
has once again taken action to make
and has raised the question of
, indeed, a
can function
within
.

Listening answers

News Item 2:

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the news summary.
    The news is about
who has been captured by the
government because he
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Hasenfus is one of the survivors of Sunday's plane crash near Nicaragua.
(2)
Charles Redmond is the spokesman of State Department.
(3)
The Sandinista government has refused to receive the American representatives.
(4)
The American government is outraged about the refusal and planning to send troops to Nicaragua.
(5)
The Nicaraguan government is thinking of granting US officials' access to Eugene Hasenfus.
(6)
President Reagan confirmed today that the downed plane was carrying arms to Contra rebels.
(7)
Private American group and citizens have been helping the anti-government forces in Nicaragua.
(8)
President Reagan denied the US government's involvement in the transportation of arms to the Contra rebels.

3. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
    And we view this with
. The rendering of
is an essential part of the
. The
has once again taken action to make
and has raised the question of
, indeed, a
can function
within
.