Use as much of this news report’s language as possible.

lawyers for smb, the death penalty, build a case against smb, have smb extradited

face sexual assault charges, grant permission, hand their 35 pages of legal argument to the media,

a house arrest, a condition of his bail, raise the ire, American authorities, classified US government cables,

the army intelligence analyst in custody, unabated, Cablegate, whistleblower, take legal revenge against,

ex lover, pretext for a criminal prosecution, land smb in an electric chair, foreign jurisdictions,

face torture, in the appalling state of affairs, give a firm commitment, render or permit to be rendered,

the realms of proper justice

 

TESTING SECTION

TEST 1

T1 - Variant 1

The presenter says that Palestinian President

A believes that the attack was justified

B called Israel's attacks a massacre

C ignored the attack as a kind of routine

 

The Palestinian President is sure that

A the attack was launched by mistake

B the attack accelerated the peacemaking process

C the attack put an end to efforts to resume peacemaking negotiations

3. During his visit to Israel President George W. Bush

A promoted US-Israeli relations

B called for peace talks between Israel and Palestine

C called for peace talks between the USA and Palestine

4. One of the killed was
A a founding member of Al-Qaeda

B a founding member of the Hamasmovement

C one of the most militant Israeli leaders
 
5. The deaths came during

A an Israeli ground operation on the eastern side of the Gaza Strip

B an Israeli air and ground operation on the western side of Gaza City

Сan Israeli air and ground operation on the eastern side of Gaza City

 

Israel says it took the action

 

A to stop the peacemaking process

В to stop Palestinian militants from firing rockets into the border town

С to stop Palestinian militants from flying over their territory

7. According to the Israel Government spokesman
A over the last months Israel suffered from continuous terrorist activities

B over the last weeks and months there were not any terrorist activities

C over the last weeks and months Palestine suffered from continuous terrorist activities

Palestinian leader blamed Israel for the deaths and said that

Athat actions like these can’t bring peace
B deaths were a kind of sacrifice to bring peace
C actions like these always precede long-lasting peace

In the eyes of many Palestinians their President is a traitor because he

A has been embraced by Israel's Prime Minister

B shaked hands and smiled with US President

C shaked hands and smiled with Israel's Prime Minister

10. Hamas leaders say that Abu Mazen’s people
A are very helpful as mediators between Israel and Palestine

B collaborate with Israel and the spies of America.

C collaborate with America and the spies of Israel

 

TEST 1

T1- Variant 2

The presenter says that Israeli forces killed

A 17 Palestinians, including three Cypriots

B 17 Palestinians, including three civilians.

C 70 Palestinians, including three civilians

 

The described military action took place in

A the Israeli territory

B the Gaza Strip territory

C neither

 

Israeli party to the conflict claims

A to defend itself against continued air raids from the Gaza Strip

B to defend itself against bombings

C to defend itself against continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

George W. Bush left Israel

 

A four days before the attack

B four days after the attack

C was in Israel when the attack was launched

It was predicted that Israel would launch the attack

 

A during US President’s visit

B after George W. Bush left

C on the first day of his visit

 

The father whose son was killed believes that

A US President promotes peace and friendship between the parties to the conflict

B US President encouraged the Israeli to kill the Palestinian people

C US President encouraged the Palestinian to kill the Israeli people

7. Hamas has taken responsibility for

A gunfire murders

B a small arms fire

C a barrage of rockets over the last 24 hours

 

Palestinian president has called this action

A a cold-blooded murder of the Palestinian people

В a serious political mistake

С the greatest scandal of the time