Step1：先泛听一遍了解大意，并回答以下问题。

1. According to Rear Admiral Gregory Smith, what casualty numbers coming out of Iraq are the most important, and why? (from News 1)

2. What measures is the U.S. military planning to take to help U.S. troops and their families? (from News 2)

Step2：请听写下面空格部分。
There have been battles between coalition forces and insurgents, and sectarian fighting between different local groups. Earlier this year, President Bush put a new strategy in place, ____3____. (大约在50秒左右)

What might've been a horror scene was ______4_______ using actors from a local haunted house. (大约在7分40，仔细听哦)

Step3 ：请根据新闻，判断下面五句话是正确还是错误。（T/F）

5. In January, you could drive up and down Haifa Street without getting shot at. (from from News 1)

6. Those civilian casualties due to car bombs or IEDs are down 80%. The number of car bombs is down 65%.(from News 1)

7. Since the surge began in February, more than 700 U.S. troops have been killed, nearly 5,000 wounded. (from New 2)

8. Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he's getting an earful from excited troops at home and in Iraq. (fromNew 2 )

9. Halloween is the one day each year that belongs to ghosts and goblins, costumes and of course candy. (from News 3 )