The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 __________, American officials believed they should 2 __________the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 __________. “The 4 __________may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5__________ were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After the World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA‘s 6__________ had to be changed, 7 __________the Soviet Union became enemy of AmericA.They wanted to 8__________ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9__________ “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959.VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10__________ English to completely understand its 11__________ English broadcast. So VOA 12__________ a simpler kind of English, 13__________ uses about 1，500 words and is spoken 14__________ of course, it is special English.

In the 15__________ of most VOA listeners, the most 16 __________program is the news report. News fromaround the world 17__________ into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18__________ cities and also from other 19__________ like BBC.VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20__________ news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

1. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.business B.culture C.support D.information

2. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.reply B.answer C.join D.interrupt

3. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.same B.short C.English D.German

4. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.news B.problems C.effects D.opinions

5. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.stations B.news C.announcers D.officials

6. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.home B.position C.purpose D.results

7. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.if B.supposing C.considering D.in order that

8. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.reach B.satisfy C.attack D.support

9. 请把最佳答案填入()。

A.known B.reported C.called D.printed

10.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.American B.British C.standard D.enough

11.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.normal B.fast C.good D.exact

12.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.invented B.discovered C.taught D.stopped

13.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.it B.who C.which D.that

14.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.slowly B.rapidly C.normally D.loudly

15.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.pleasure B.course C.opinion D.advice

16.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.difficult B.important C.various D.common

17.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.flies B.sends C.delivers D.pasts

18.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.all B.major C.American D.news

19.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.broadcasts B.forms C.newspapers D.countries

20.请把最佳答案填入()。

A.broadcast B.announce C.translate D.prepare

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