4. A. news　　　　 B. problems　 C. effects　　 D. opinions

答案: A　 指导：“可能是好消息，也可能是坏消息。”

3. A. time　　　　 B. short　　　 C. English　　 D. German

答案: D　 指导：最初的节目是用德语广播的。．为回应德国的广播，用德文而不是英文是自然而然的事情。

2. A. reply　　　 B. answer　　 C. join　　　　 D. interrupt

答案: B　 指导：美国官员觉得他们应用事实来回应德国的广播。

1. A. business　　 B. culture　　 C. support　　 D. information

答案: C　 指导；德国的广播节目是为了赢得世界范围的支持。

20. A. hot　　　　 B. sad　　　　　 C. new　　　　 D. quiet

答案: A　 指导：因佛罗里达在南方，所以应该很热。

Cloze 2

　　 The Voice of America began during the World War 　Ⅱ,when Germany was brodcasting a radio program to get international　 1　 . American officials believed they should 　2 　the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in　 3　 　"The 　4　 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth. "Within a week, other VOA 　5 　were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

　　 　After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's　 6 　had to be changed　 7 　the Soviet Union(苏联) became enemy of America. They wanted to 　8 　Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

　　 In the early days VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 　9 　"Music USA". Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10　 English to completely understand its 　11　 English broadcast. So VOA 　12 　a simpler kind of English,　 13　 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 　14 　. Of course,it is special English.

In the　 　15　 of most VOA listeners, the most　 　16 　program is the news report. News from around the world　 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 　18 　cities and also from other 　19　 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 　20 　news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 lan- guages.

19. A. arrangement　　　　　　　　 B. journey

C. voyage　　　　　　　　　　　 D. adventure

答案: B　 指导：“希望你能像我一样平安抵达。”

18. A. over　　　　 B. back　　　　 C. out　　　　 D. in

答案: D　 指导：“而且已经住下。”

17. A. gone　　　　 B. died　　　　 C. left　　　　 D. arrived

答案: D指导：“我已抵达。”

16. A. Disappeared　　　　　　　　 B. Deserted

C. Departed　　　　　　　　　　 D. Dead

答案: C　 指导：因为丈夫先到佛罗里达，所以是来自“你离别的丈夫”。

15. A. Living　　　 B. Loving　　　 C. Brave　　　 D. Poor

答案: B指导：习惯性说法，“给我亲爱的妻子”。