Step1：先泛听一遍了解大意，并回答以下问题。

1.How many people were killed by the storms? (from News 1)

2. According to the segment, how does President George W. Bush view the report's findings? (from News 2)

3. What statement did Iran's foreign minister issue in response to the report? (from News 2)

Step2：请听写下面空格部分。

President Bush says that new information about Iran's nuclear activities won't change his view on the Middle Eastern country. _____4______. (大约在3分20左右)

Japanese researchers ______5______ Oh, and the 5-year-olds? They were apes! Anjali Rao tells us who came out the winner. (大约在5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）

6. The severe weather began drenching the region over the weekend, raising water levels in some areas 25 feet in less than 48 hours! (from from News 1)

7. As the second storm made its way west across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, meteorologists were predicting snow. (from News 1)

8. President Bush says a newly declassified intelligence report will change his policy on Iran. (from New 2)

9. An Iranian official says Iran has never had a nuclear weapon and never will. He says the uranium is only used for energy. (fromNew 2 )

10. When Japanese researchers put chimpanzees and humans head to head in a memory contest, the chimps are champs. (from News 3 )