1、Unit 4 Statements and CommentsSection A1.The US has （ ）following the completion of a two-billion-dollar arms deal between Venezuela and Spain.2.The former American presidential candidate John Kerry has （ ）for controversial （ ）he made about US troops in Iraq. On Monday Senator Kerry warned students a
2、t a university in California that if they neglected their education they might get stuck in Iraq.3.An Iranian government spokesman has（ ） that Iran is aiding the Lebanon-based Shiite group Hezbollah. He also（ ） Isreal of dire consequences if it attacks Syria.4.The US has（ ） Tuesdays military coup in
3、 Thailand and called for the restoration of democracy as quickly as possible.5.The US anti-drug chief has（ ） a strong military action by NATO forces to destroy the opium industry in southern Afghanistan.6.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has （ ）to cut off oil exports to the US. Speaking at a youth f
4、estival in Caracas, Mr. Chavez accused the US government of aggression against Venezuela.7.The US says its （ ）by Irans Guardian Council decision to bar more than 1000 presidential candidates form running in next months elections.8.Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told reporters Tu
5、esday the （ ）that money was diverted from charities to terror groups are completely（ ）9.Iran has （ ）its determination to develop nuclear technology for peaceful uses.10. The British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have （ ）of raising international awareness of the th
6、reat posed by climate change.Section B1. The Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper has announced the construction of two military facilities in the Arctic and a move to assert his countrys sovereignty over the contested region, which is estimated to contain billions of dollars of oil and gas deposit
7、s.2. A speaker purporting to be al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is accusing the US and the European Union of backing a war against Islam.3. The former president of Iran Mohammad Khatami says American attempts to impose western-style democracy on the Middle East are flawed because democracy is not so
8、mething that can be exported.4. The Pentagon has issued a memo to rebut the criticism from several retired generals who called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign.5. British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his country is taking tough new measures to fight extremism following last months d
9、eadly terrorist attacks in London.Section CItem 1Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is prepared to help Kyrgyzstans new leaders establish stability in the wake of a political upheaval. Mr. Putin made these comments today following a telephone discussion with Kyrgyzstans opposition lea
10、der Kurmanbek Bakiyev who was appointed by parliament to lead an interim government. Kyrgyzstans new leaders are trying to restore order after two days of massive looting and street violence that left at least three people dead and injured many more.Item 2British officials in Iran have denied allega
11、tions of any British involvement in violence in the southwestern province of Khuzestan where at least four people were killed in two bomb attacks on Saturday. The British embassy in Tehran condemned the attacks and said Britain rejected allegations linking it to terrorist outrages. Several Iranian o
12、fficials have made statements implicating British troops stationed across the border inside southern Iraq in the bombings and in previous attacks earlier this year which killed 10 people.Item 3For the first time, President Bush has said it could be accurate to compare the recent escalation of violen
13、ce in Iraq to the 1968 Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The Tet Offensive marked a strong downturn in public support for both the Vietnam War and then-President Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Bush spoke in an ABC TV interview in which he addressed increased violence in Iraq. The comparison of the insurgen
14、cy in Iraq to the Tet Offensive in Vietnam was made in a column by Tom Friedman in the New York Times.Section DIrans president is denying reports he gave an interview to an Arab newspaper in which he threatened to halt oil sales if Tehran was referred to the United Nations Security Council. Irans pr
15、esident Media Department made that denial in a statement issued today in a reaction to an article published in the Khaleej Times .Earlier today the United Arab Emirates-based newspaper reported the that president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatened in an interview to stop oil sales if Iran is sent to the
16、 council for its nuclear activities. the reports from a French news agency say the reporter is astonished by the denial, but the news agency also says, the publisher of the newspaper says the confusion may be due to the report not adequately identifying herself as a journalist.Item2South Korea Japan
17、 say they have not detected any radioactivity to confirm north Koreas claim that it conducted an underground nuclear test on Monday. Late Friday unnamed U,S, officials said U.S. aircraft have detected traces of radiation in the air samples collected near the suspected north Korea test site, but they
18、 stressed no final determination had been made .Word of the latest findings comes as the UN Security Council members continue to hammer out details of a draft resolution that would impose sanction on north Korea for conducting the reported test. A vote on the resolution was expected Saturday. The UN
19、 draft resolution includes economic and weapons sanctions against north Korea, including a travel ban and financial restrictions.Item3Russian president Vladimir Putin says he will not allow foreign powers to dictate Russias energy policy or interfere in any of its internal affairs. in an interview b
20、roadcast from Saint Petesburg today, Mr. Putin told NBC News that recent Western criticism of Russia is a mix of cold war and colonialist thinking. Mr. Putin singled out U.S. Vice president Dick Cheneys recent criticism of Russian energy policy in which Cheney accused Russia of using its vast oil an
21、d gas resources as tools of intimidation .Putin compared the comments to an errant gunshot by Cheney that wounded a companion on a hunting trip earlier this year. The Russia leader host president Bush and other world leaders later this week in a summit of the G-8 industrialized nations Mr. Putin sai
22、d Russia is ready to hear well-intentioned criticism from foreign leaders, but said he will categorically reject what he called interference in Russias internal affairs.Answers of Unite 4Section A 1. expressed concern 2. apologized remarks3. denied charges warned4. condemned 5. called for 6. threate
23、ned accused 7. deeply troubled 8. allegations baseless9. reiterated10. stressed the importance Section B Key 1.B 2.D. 3.A 4.D 5.CSection C Key1-(B,D) 2-(A,D) 3-(G) 4-(E)Item 2Task11.F 2.F 3.F 4.T. 5.FTask2 1.embassy rejected linking it to 2.Iranian officials implicating bombings previous attacksItem
24、31. The 1968 Tet Offensive (during the Vietnam War)2. Downturn in public support for the war and the president.3. Increased violence in Iraq.4. The New York Times.5. A column writer /a columnist.Section D Item1 Key1.denying 2.halt oil sales 3.referred to 4.nuclear activities 5.Media 6. made that den
25、ial 7.reaction 8.French news agency 9.astonishedItem2 KeyTask11.D 2.BTask2 1.T 2.F. 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.TItem3 Key 1. He would not allow foreign powers to dictate Russias energy policy or interference in any of its internal affairs.2. In an BBC interview broadcast from Saint Petersburg today.3. He cal
26、led it a mix of cold water and colonialists thinking.4. Cheney accused Russia of using its vast oil and gas resources as tools of intimidation.5. He compared them to an errant gunshot by Cheney that wounded companion on a hunting trip earlier this year.6. Russia welcomes well-intentioned criticism from foreign leaders.Home listening 1.C 2.B. 3.C
