Answer Key 2005 BBC News Items - Listening - Exercises

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• 1. The USA: Topic: Social Struggle. Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks dies, 26 October
1. made, 2. seat, 3. rules, 4. fined, 5. 381, 6. bus, 7. recalled, 8. leave, 9. came, 10. arrested, 11. afraid, 12. what, 13. hard, 14. moved, 15. devoted, 16. at, 17. helped.

• 2. International: Topic: Education. UNICEF report on education, 18 April
1. target 2. concerned 3. needed 4. gender 5. damage 6. says 7. gaps 8. same 9. increase 10. each

• 3. International: Topic: Health. World slow to face bird flu threat, 29 August
1. ducks 2. warnings 3. indoors 4. villages 5. wild 6. soon 7. head 8. carry 9. health 10. disease 11. fatal

• 4. International: Topic: Environment/Weather. Storm season ends, 30 November
1. ended 2. another 3. storms 4. record 5. used 6. latest 7. late 8. briefly 9. reached 10. single 11. increased 12. warming 13. linked 14. at 15. warmer 16. helping 17. short 18. expect 19. for 20. deadly

• 5. Spain: Topic: Environment/Pollution. Spain's greenhouse gas problem, 2 Dec
1. forces 2. worst 3. up 4. admitted 5. done 6. blame 7. taxes 8. private 9. prime 10. warn 11. fail 12. targets

• 6. International: Topic: World Economy/Debt. IMF discuss debt relief for 20 countries, 23 Dec
1. claims 2. recommends 3. affected 4. timing 5. debt 6. summit 7. held 8. involves 9. IMF 10. nearly 11. key 12. poverty 13. aid 14. likely 15. once 16. manage

• 7. The UK: Topic: Wars/Terrorism. London bomb attacks, 8 July
1. promised 2. track 3. stressed 4. just 5. occurred 6. hole 7. debris 8. timed 9. rush 10. faced

• 8. The USA: Topic: Wars/Terrorism. New York subway search, 15 August
1. joined 2. privacy 3. search 4. 467 5. lawsuit 6. fair 7. policy 8. ve 9. charges 10. lawyer 11. says 12. law 13. work

• 9. International: Topic: Scientific Research. Scientists study violence, 30 May
1. led 2. lead 3. onlookers 4. 1,500 5. complicating 6. shot 7. involved 8. which 9. believes 10. regions 11. higher 12. diseases 13. stronger

• 10. Middle East: Topic: Wars/Terrorism. Israel begins Gaza Strip pull-out, 15 August
1. withdrawal 2. poses 3. departure 4. moreover 5. agreement 6. taken 7. safer 8. chance 9. while 10. pullout 11. struggle 12. challenge 13. require

• 11. International: Topic: Health. Aids continues to spread, 21 November
1. over 2. rates 3. highlights 4. engaged 5. users 6. found 7. bought 8. spreads 9. their 10. virus 11. risk 12. greatest 13. target 14. carry 15. likely 16. encourages

• 12. The UK: Topic: Work. Royal Mail prize for coming to work, 2 May
1. taking 2. fired 3. absenteeism 4. sick 5. pretending 6. businesses 7. reliable 8. success 9. attendance 10. vouchers

• 13. The USA: Topic: Leisure/Culture. The Oscars, 28 February
1. battle 2. voted 3. female 4. Supporting 5. missed 6. award 7. although 8. portrayal 9. shared 10. audience

• 14. Europe: Topic: Health. New European anti-smoking campaign, 1 March
1. 95 2. prevent 3. campaign 4. though 5. reduce 6. ties 7. measures 8. launch 9. adverts 10. encouraging 11. packets 12. banned 13. racing