___1___ have a new toy to play with. Apple’s iPad hit the store today. The tablet computer is being built as the next revolutionary gadget. Customers waited overnight to get their hands on one. The spiritual leader of the Church of England says the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has lost its ___2___. The tough words come as the Catholic Church is struggling to deal with the priest abuse scandal that has shaken the Vatican and reached the Pope. International officials in Afghanistan are investigating a deadly case of friendly fire. Six Afghan troops were killed by German soldiers at a checkpoint in Kunduz. German officials have expressed their ___3___ dismay. It’s one of the great sites of Easter. Saturday, thousands of Orthodox Christian gathered in Jerusalem for the Holy Fire. They believe that a flame appears ___4___ from the spot of Jesus’ tomb, the day before Easter, to show he has not forgotten his followers.
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1. technophiles - One who has a love of or enthusiasm for technology 2. credibility 3. profound - strong 4. spontaneously - happen in a natural and sudden way
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The downtown area of the US border city of Calexico remains shut down after a powerful earthquake ___1___ Southern California and Mexico. The 7.2 magnitude killed at least two and injured at least 100 more. The quake was felt as far away as Las Vegas.
More than 100 Chinese miners have been pulled out alive after being rescued from a flooded ___2___. The miners have been trapped for more than a week. The rescue was broadcast on national television.
The Space Shuttle Discovery is on its way to the International Space Station. Discovery and seven astronauts, blasted off this morning, will deliver supplies and experiments to ______3______ long after the shuttles retire later this year. Tiger woods is back at Augusta National. The world's No.1 golfer quietly made his first ___4___ there yesterday as he prepares for the Masters. Tiger will answer questions from the media later this afternoon.
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1. rattled- to move and make noise like a series of knocks 2. shaft 3. keep the station running 4. appearance
فایل صوتی شماره 21 West Virginia's governor says it may be Wednesday night before crews can resume their search for four missing miners. The efforts are put on hold because (of) ____1____ and carbon monoxide readings. Monday's huge explosion killed 25 workers.
President Barack Obama is calling his administration's nuclear strategy a ____2____ forward. But some Republicans said the plan could weaken US defense capabilities. Obama strategy includes a promise not to use nukes against countries that don't have them except North Korea and Iran.
A Catholic priest in India says he's willing to return to the U.S. but authorities tried to ___3___ him. Joseph Jeyapaul has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage practitioner in Minnesota. He's currently working a desk job in his native country.
California's attorney general says Corey Haim obtained more than 550 prescription pills illegally in the three months before his death. Investigators said they'd spoken to the seven doctors (where) those meds came from and it appears that they have been ___4___.
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1. elevated methane
2. significant step
3. extradite- To deliver (a fugitive, for example) to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
Federal officials say it is still too dangerous to send rescue crews into a West Virginia mine. Levels of gas here are still too high, four miners are missing, the governor of the state says family members are clinging to what he calls a ___1___ of hope, 25 miners died in the explosion.
A close look at the space shuttle Discovery after docking with the International Space Station. NASA needs to see if the orbiter was damaged during launch and antenna breakdown had the shuttle docking by other ____2____, one of the few times it has not used directly. Flooding and mudslides in Rio de Janeiro, from the heaviest ___3___ ever recorded in the city. At least 100 people are dead, many more homeless. ??? time for a ___4___ of giraffes at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. The animals (were) let into their outdoor yard for the first time this season.
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1. sliver - a very small thin piece of something 2. navigation aids 3. deluge - a large amount of rain or water 4. herd
فایل صوتی شماره 23 Rescue team have been forced to stop their underground search for four missing miners, they are waiting for a huge drill to ___1___ dangerous gases from a West Virginia mine. Searchers had spent four hours working their way to the mine before having to turn back because of gas levels.
Tiger Woods is back, marking his return to pro golf with a _______2_______ of the Masters. He's been away from the game for five months after a November car crash led to revelations of his extra-marital affairs.
A San Francisco man accused of ___3___ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in phone calls made his first court appearance. The FBI says Gregory Giusti was arrested Wednesday, authorities say he made dozens of calls to Pelosi because he was angry with healthcare reform.
And the brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been charged with ___4___ in the death of their father. Mark Kerrigan is accused in the death of 70-year-old Daniel Kerrigan in January after a fight in the family home outside Boston. He'd already been charged with assault.
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1. vent - An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam
2. par on the first hole
3. threatening
4. manslaughter - the crime of killing a person by someone who did not intend to do it
Church files showed that before becoming Pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger resisted ___1___ a California priest who molested children. The correspondence was attained exclusively by the AP. It's the strongest challenge yet to the Vatican, which says Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict, played no role in blocking removal of pedophile priests.
Justice John Paul Stevens announced he'll be retiring this summer. Stevens is the court's oldest justice, and a leader of its Liberal ___2___. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill. Rescue crews in West Virginia are returning underground to search for four missing coal miners. Officials say it will take them three or four hours to reach the chamber where the miners could have found ___3___. Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the ___4___ in the death of their father. Prosecutors say 70-year-old Daniel Kerrigan died after a violent clash with his son Mark in their Massachusetts home.
Answers 1. defrocking - to dismiss (= remove from his job) a priest, usually because of bad behaviour
2. bloc - group of people that have similar political interests 3. refuge - a place which gives protection 4. assault - attack
President Barack Obama is on his way back to the United States after holding private talks with the President of the Czech Republic. Obama was in Prague for just more than 24 hours, signing a major nuclear _____1_____ with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Rescuers have once again been pulled from a West Virginia mine, this time because of signs of fire there. The search teams are trying to reach four miners who may have survived the explosion earlier this week. 25 have been killed in the mine blast, making it the nation's deadliest mine disaster ____2____. The first of three spacewalks for astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery is complete. The two astronauts disconnected an old empty ammonia tank and got a new one ready to put in its place. The actual ___3___ of tanks will take place during the second spacewalk, which is Sunday. Tiger Woods' first competitive round of golf in six months turned out to be one of his best. Woods shot an opening round of 68, his lowest opening round ever at the Masters. Woods still ___4___ Fred Couples and Tom Watson, both of whom normally play on the Champions Tour.
The White House says Ukraine is getting rid of its ___1___ of highly enriched uranium, enough to build several nuclear weapons. The word came at the start of a conference in Washington on nuclear safety with leaders of 47 nations.
The Vatican says bishops and other high-level clergy should report _____2_____ to police. But the group representing victims of abuse by priests is not impressed. It wants to wait to see if bishops follow through with the instruction.
The attorney for a college student accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault says she is asking prosecutors to not pursue the case to avoid an ___3___ trial. The 20-year-old said the quarterback assaulted her at a nightclub in Georgia.
Passion proved too much for a pair of eagles in Alaska. _____4_____ has a female bird recovering from injury after the couple slammed into a snowbank.
Representatives at the global nuclear summit in Washington have agreed on the ___1___ for blocking away bomb materials that are still too accessible to terrorists. President Barack Obama told delegates Tuesday that the risk of a nuclear attack has risen.
First Lady Michelle Obama makes her surprise visit to Haiti. Obama and Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, met with Haitian President René Préval at the National Palace, which was destroyed by January's killer earthquake. They later visited with students and ___2___ the Tent City where thousands of families are still living.
Mexican authorities say they are waiting for the results of forensic tests before arresting an American TV producer in the death of his wife. The body of Monica Beresford Redman was found in a ___3___ at this resort last week. Investigators believe she was suffocated. And Australian father and son were on a fishing trip when they made an unexpected catch - A message and a bottle from a ____4____ in China. Their discovery was so rare that one expert said it's more likely for someone to win the lottery.
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1. framework
2. tour
3. sewer -
a large pipe, usually underground, which is used for carrying waste water and human waste
President Barack Obama travels to the Kennedy Space Center today to reassure workers that America's space adventures will continue despite the coming end of space shuttle flights. The Obama's space plan ____1____ private companies to fly to the space station.
Foreclosures have hit record numbers in the first 3 months of the year. The number of US homes taken over by banks jumped 35% in the first quarter compared to a year ago. ___2___ facing foreclosure had also grown, up 16% from the same time last year.
Toyota says it’s testing the safety of its sport-utility models after Consumer Reports warned about the 2010 Lexus GX460. The magazine says the SUV has possible ___3___ problems. Toyota has temporarily stopped selling the GX460 but has not recalled it.
All flights in and out of Heathrow and Stansted airports are suspended because of ash clouds, drifting from Iceland’s ___4___ volcano. Heathrow is Europe’s busiest airport with more than 1,200 flights a day. Airspace in Denmark is also closed for the same reason.
For a second straight day, there will be no flights over England because of a huge ash cloud from Iceland's erupting volcano. The cloud of ash is closing airspace throughout a large part of Europe. The ash is ___1___ from a volcano that began erupting Wednesday.
President Barack Obama is issuing a ___2___ he says will make it easier for hospital patients to receive visitors and choose who will make medical decisions on their behalf. The order is expected to particularly help gays and lesbians. The order covers hospitals receiving Medicare or Medicaid.
A United Nations report says the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto could have been avoided. The report says the Pakistani government did not take ___3___ measures to keep Bhutto safe. She was campaigning at the time she was killed.
A legal ___4___ by Jay-Z directed at Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. Jay-Z and a business partner are suing Ortiz, claiming Ortiz named his Dominican nightclub after the mogul’s chain of 40/40 clubs. Ortiz’s club is called 45/45. The lawsuit claims Ortiz named his club to trade-in on the rap star’s fame.
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1. spewing - eject forcefully in large amount
2. directive - an official instruction
3. adequate - enough
4. brushback - [Baseball] An inside, usually high fastball intended to force the batter to move away from the plate.
