US President George W. Bush meets with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday.

According to the author, the present pessimism in the US is mainly due to [A] their chronic bad mood. [B] the uncertain prospect in Iraq. [C] the incapable political system. [D] the unpromising president candidates.

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听力原文： The US president's helicopter flew over the path of the deadly storm in the state of Alabama, where eight teenagers were killed Thursday in the collapse of a high school in the town of Enterprise.

The storm killed two other people in Alabama, nine in the neighboring state of Georgia, and a young girl in Missouri. Fourteen teams of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are evaluating the damage to assess what federal assistance might be needed in situations that overwhelm state and local capabilities. That agency and President Bush were widely criticized for their poor response to Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005, which killed more than 1,800 people along the Gulf Coast. Asked if the president's decision to visit the tornado-stricken areas Saturday was influenced by the political fall-out from Hurricane Katrina, White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino said that was never part of the discussion. Traveling with the president, FEMA Director David Paulson stressed how much the response system has changed since Hurricane Katrina, telling reporters that federal officials no longer wait for state and local governments to be overwhelmed before stepping in. Why are 14 teams of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency evaluating the damage？ A．To find out the lost people and animals. B．To criticize the authority's poor response. C．To assess the federal assistance needed. D．To make clear the investment in agriculture.

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N. O. W. accounts are not available at savings banks.

A．True B．False

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After George W. Bush, Sr. 's success in 1988 Presidential campaign, the junior gathered the group of partners______.

A．to start the preparations for his own campaign for US presidency B．to buy the Texas Rangers baseball franchise C．to begin a career in the energy business D．to study for a Master of Business Administration

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So far, George W.Bush, as US President, has been building a future of______for all Americans.

A．ownership, riches, and possibility B．more money, less work, and no tax C．safety, wealth, and chance D．education, employment, and opportunity

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听力原文：Hast: Today, we're going to examine some of the complexities involved in managing today's Internet. And our industrial expert here for us today is Matthew Flanigan, President of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Matt, many thanks. Welcome to the program. What are some of the key issues that we're still grapping with when trying to maximize the Internet's sufficiency？

Matt Flanigan, President, TIA: Well, today I would say speed and bandwidth. Especially, a little smile up to the consumer' is probably a big issue holding back the Internet. But security is also important with electronic commerce. And until they really solve that, people are not gonna feel secure. Host: All right. Well, Let's introduce our guest. We're joined by an executive from Effnet: Tomas Althen. Welcome to the program. We're delighted to have you. Tomas, let's start with this. What sort of Internet issue is Effnet dealing with？ What kind of solutions do you bring to the table？ Tomas Althen, CEO, Effnet Group: The Internet is growing at a very rapid speed at the moment. As you must know, the number of users doubles every year. However, also the information on the net doubles every month. And this calls up the two issues we have been hearing about here, speed and security. Host: Well, let's look at more details. Look at this video about the city council of Stockholm, Sweden. Narrator on the video: Here is the power. The politicians and high civil servants at Stockholm County Council are used to having access to qualified information. Now with everyone using Internet and Intranet, some information has to remain secret. The decision on how to do this are mad here at IT Control. They have found the way to let 10, 000 employees use the Internet but some information can still be accessed only by qualified people. This is the firewall keeping the information system secure. A box in the basement with software from Effnet. Scandinavia is known for its technology. Cellular phones and Internet are part of daily life. And here in Sweden there are some young, very innovative up-starting companies. One is Effnet, founded in 1997 and already on the world market. As the world demands speed and security and reliability, Effnet's gigabit router on a card makes security easier. The generic plug-in card, firewaller and router in one, proves that they are ready to meet the world demand. Host: Well, how does the firewall work？ We were told a few days ago that one of the new methods of transmission was to break everything up into little packets, send them all into the Internet and hope they arrive in the same order, and so on. Is the protection of these packets from being raided is this the principle task of the firewall？ Tomas Althen: You can say that in one sense. You also don't want packets to come in to your data system, or into your network, packets which you don't want to be there. You want to be able to decide for yourself as an organization or as a company: hey, I don't want these guys to be able to access my treasure. And to do that you need to do some filtering. You need to decide which packets are allowed, which packets are not allowed. You have to do that very fast so you don't end up with yet another bottleneck. And we solved that problem. Host: Let's look ahead a couple of years and have you estimate for us how you see this technology evolving. What do you think will be different or new on the horizon in a couple of years？ Tomas？ Tomas Althen: More and more has been put into smaller and smaller spaces. We are making quite a leap in putting all these features on one card. But the next step is clearly putting them on one chip. And we are talking to chip vendors to try to do that as quickly as reasonable. They usually say that one year in this business is seven ordinary years. So, that would be 14 years from now. We'll see things more and more integrated. For Effnet, in two years I would s A．The quality of being easy to use. B．For most of us, broadband access is years in the future. C．To maximize the Internet's sufficiency.

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Ventrus Airlines announced today that Hillman F. Teasdale has been elected Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer by a unanimous vote of the Company's Board of Directors. He succeeds Chairman and CEO John W. Lawrence, who is taking over the CEO position at Marvin-Bavasi Motors. The appointment is effective immediately.

Mr. Teaschle is the former Chairman and CEO of Agave, Inc. who has served as Vice Chairman of SigmaAgave Corp. since the two energy companies merged in October 2001. In May 2002, he was named to the additional role of interim Chairman of Genertec Inc., to assist the energy merchant in restoring investor confidence and stabilizing the company's financial position. He is resigning from the positions he holds at Sigma Agave and Genertec to focus exclusively on his duties at Ventrus. On behalf of the Ventrus board, James J. Reilly, a director who led the nationwide search for a new CEO, said, "Hillman is a forceful, positive executive who is exactly the right person to lead Ventrus at this critical time. He knows how to guide major global companies through difficult transitions with a sharp focus on financial responsibility. He is an extremely hardworking, hands-on executive who knows how to engage employees. He believes that a company is as good as the ambitions its stakeholders share, and he will push firmly but fairly to achieve the company's goals. He has the reputation and credibility needed to lead Ventrus to economic recovery and a great future." Ventrus Airlines operates more than 1,900 flights a day on a route network that spans the globe. Date: Thursday, Feb. 19 To: Mr. Teasdale From Ms. Teasdale Message: Ms. Teasdale saw the news and called to congratulate again. She said she had persuaded your parents to cone for the celebration party. She asked if you needed to see the guest list Please call back. What is the possible title of the news？ A．Hillman F. Teasdale Saved Ventrus Airlines B．Hillman F. Teasdaie, CEO of Three Giant Companies C．Ventrus Announces New CEO Appointment D．Board Decision for Dramatic Strategic Change

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George W. Bush firmly believes that the strength of America lies in______.

A．the US armed forces B．the struggle against terrorism C．the wealth of the United States D．the American people

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Everyone（1)of the President of the US（2)the most powerful man in （3).But when the repr

Everyone(1)of the President of the US(2)the most powerful man in (3).But when the representatives of the 13 former British colonies(4)to draw up the constitution of the new country (5) 1788， (6) of them were not sure whether they (7) to have a President at all.There were even (8) who (9) a king， (10) their successful war against the British king，George III.The decision was in doubt (11)the last moment.One group wanted (12) for life，while (13)suggested that )(14) not be a President，because a Committee would govern the country better;a third group (15) a President (16) term of office would last seven years but who could not stand for reelection，because they were afraid he would spend his time (17) votes at the next election.In the end they chose George Washington as President for four years and let him (18) for reelection because they trusted him.But they were (19)to make rules in case a future President (20) badly and these rules were used to get rid of President Nixon two hundreds years later. 1、A.use to think B.think C.thinks D.uses to think 2、A.to be B.being C.like D.as 3、A.western world B.the western world C.accident D.the accident 4、A.found B.met C.encountered D.put together 5、A.at B.by C.on D.in 6、A.a number B.a great deal C.a large amount D.the most 7、A.should B.would C.needed D.must 8、A.few B.a few C.little D.a little 9、A.had preferred B.would have preferred C.should have preferred D.were preferring 10、A.although B.however C.nevertheless D.in spite of 11、A.until B.as far as C.so far as D.by 12、A.that the President was elected B.that the President would be elected C.to elect the President D.to be elected the President 13、A.another B.other C.the other D.some other 14、A.it should B.it would C.there should D.there would 15、A.would have liked B.would rather C.would like D.would be liking 16、A.that's B.whose C.which D.of which 17、A.looking for B.to look for C.to look at D.looking at 18、A.stand B.to stand C.be standing D.that he stood 19、A.so careful B.too careful C.careful enough D.enough careful 20、A.would carry B.carried C.would behave D.Behaved

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US President George W. Bush meets with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday.

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