Section C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section, you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 6 to 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each question. Now listen to the news.
MAINZ, Germany—At least 4,000 demonstrators vented their anger at the visit of US President George W. Bush to Germany but were kept well away from the security ring around him.
The protesters brandished placards reading "Terrorist No. 1" and "Bush swim home" while police helicopters circled overhead. The organizers of the rallies, an alliance of pacifist groups under the motto "Not Welcome, Mr. Bush", said they were expecting 10,000 people to attend, but police put the numbers at about 4,000.
Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
CHINA'S population will officially reach 1.3 billion by Thursday, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Some experts have claimed the government's family planning policies of the past 30 years delayed the arrival of that figure by four years.
It is expected to increase by about 10 million people annually and to peak at 1.46 billion in the mid 2030s, Xinhua has quoted population experts as saying last year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia will support any option of reforming the UN's Security Council approved by consensus. Russian President Vladimir Putin says debate on the United Nations reform would not split the organization.
Putin made the remarks after talks with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Putin said that Russia will support any option of reforming the United Nations' Security Council approved by consensus. Putin said Russia will continue supporting Germany as candidate to the seat of permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schroeder came to Kaliningrad at Putin's invitation to mark the 750th anniversary of the exclave's founding.
Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
The World Heritage Committee (WHC) overlooking conservation of global heritage sites will convene its annual meeting next week in Durban, South Africa, to review 42 proposed sites for inscription on the prestigious World Heritage List.
Extensions for nine sites that have already been inscribed will also be proposed during the 29th session of the WHC under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), according to the organization's official website. The proposed sites include 28 cultural sites, 10 natural sites and 4 mixed sites presented by 44 countries, including Albania, China and the host country South Africa.