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听力原文: As Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Dr. Fred Cerise has had little time to rest since Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic flooding that followed. Dr. Cerise spoke with VOA in the state capital at Baton Rouge while a helicopter waited outside, ready to take him on an inspection tour over a devastated New Orleans.
"Our priority now is essentially establishing a medical system for a million people who have been displaced from the New Orleans area. These are people have had chronic diseases and other physical mental diseases and disabilities, those type of things that were all 'plugged into' health systems in that area that don't exist anymore."
Dr. Cerise's department has overseen efforts to relocate patients evacuated from New Orleans hospitals to medical care facilities in other parts of the state. Its department has also set up temporary shelters for those with special medical needs that do not require hospitalization. He adds that many with psychological needs also need urgent care.
"First and foremost you've got the people who have responded to the crisis, and the things they were dealing with. Crowds of people, people that were dying. We have people that were out in the field seeing bodies and things like that who have been traumatized. We do have teams out there working with them to address those needs," he added.
According to the doctor, what is their primary work at present?

A. Establishing a medical system for those displaced people.
B. Helping the displaced people rebuilding their homes.
C. Fighting against the diseases brought by the hurricane.
D. Calling for help from International Red Cross.

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Hundreds of people filed through the ruins of School No. 1 today, survivors of the Siege alongside friends and relatives of those who died here. Many wept as they brought flowers, lit candles and left children's toys on the charred floorboards of the school gym. One year on, the grief in Beslan is still raw. But many here are also extremely angry with the authorities. They are furious, no senior officials have been held to account for the fact that the government ever made it to the school, for the decision not to negotiate, and then for the violent way the 3-day siege eventually ended.
What is the news mainly about?

A bomb attack happened in Beslan.
B. An activity in commemoration of a man-made disaster.
C. A school in Southern Russia.
D. Chechen rebels in Russia.

It's the first sign of progress after three years of confrontation, the statement of principles that would rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons. The North said it would abandon its nuclear programs in return for aid, economic cooperation and security guarantees. The chief American negotiator Christopher Hill described it as "a win-win situation" and "a good agreement for every one". The most contentious disputes between North Korea and Washington have all been deferred for future discussions. North Korea continues to insist on the provision of a civilian nuclear power plant to replace its existing facilities. The demand had nearly led to the breakdown of the talks.
The main idea of the news is ______.

A. North Korea agreed to hold peace talks with South Korea
B. North Korea violated the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
C. North Korea signed an agreement to abandon its nuclear weapons
D. North Korea abandoned its use of nuclear power

What is one reason astronomers make long-time exposures?

A. To spend less time at their telescopes.
B. To overcome the problem of weak light.
C. To take more photographs.
D. To photograph astronomical objects without using a telescope.

听力原文: Brazilian officials arrive in London today to meet a team investigating the shooting of a Brazilian man police mistakenly thought was a suicide bomber. The Brazilian government wants to get a clear picture of the events leading up to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, and to find out if media reports about the investigation based on a leak are accurate. The mother of Mr. de Menezes, Maria, says the policeman who killed him should be punished. Tom Gibb reports from Brazil:
Maria de Menezes said her only desire now was to see justice done. She said she didn't want to see any other mother suffer as she has. The family say they are glad that documents and pictures of Jean Charles de Menezes after he'd been shot which contradict the original police version have been made public. They say they knew from the start that he had no reason to run from the police and world never have jumped over a barrier of an underground station.
According to the news, why was the Brazilian man killed?

A. He was a murderer.
B. He was a spy.
C. He was expected as a terrorist.
D. He was taken for a robber.

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