【新闻听力教程】VOA慢速 Unit 3
Item 1. Thousands of supporters of Belarussian (1)________ leader Alexander Milinkevich are gathering in Minsk. They are protesting the results of the (2)________ presidential election last Sunday. Mr. Milinkevich moved the protest from October Square to a nearby park after thousands of riot police blocked the entrance to the square. Some (3)________ pushed through police lines, but officials moved most of the demonstrators out of the area. There were no reports of serious violence or (4)________. Mr. Milinkevich lost the election to President Alexander Lukashenko. Western countries (5)________ the vote as undemocratic. But Russia called it free and open. Mr. Milinkevich and his supporters say they want a new and fair election.
Item 2. Top officials in Afghanistan have met to discuss the (1)________ of an Afghan Muslim who faces possible (2)________ for leaving Islam and becoming a (3)________. The (4)________ meeting was held Saturday. An increasing number of western officials have expressed (5)________ about the case. Some reports from the Afghan (6)________ said President Hamid Karzai was taking part in the discussions. Afghanistan's (7)________ minister told VOA that the Karzai Administration is well (8)________ of the international attention the case has created. Abdul Rahman was (9)________ this past week for becoming a Christian 15 years ago. Afghan officials said he could face the death (10)________ if he refuses to become a Muslim again.
Item 3. Russia has denied reports that it (1)________ information to Iraqi officials during the 2003 (2)________ of Iraq. Russian (3)________ officials described the United States Defense Department report as being (4)________. The report was released Friday. It says two Iraqi (5)________ show that the Russians (6)________ information from the American Central Command in Doha, Qatar. The reports say the information was then given to (7)________ Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein through the Russian (8)________ in Baghdad. American military officials say the information provided to Iraq was (9)________. They said that led to Iraq's (10)________ in the early part of the war.
Item 4. Indian police say at least (1)________ people have been killed by a bomb explosion set off by (2)________. Several others have been (3)________. The explosion happened in India's Chhattisgarh state. Officials say the rebels set off the bomb under a (4)________ Friday. They say the rebels most likely thought the vehicle belonged to the police. The rebels have carried out several (5)________ in the area in recent month. Maoist rebels in India say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.
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