Part Ⅰ Political News 1
Unit One：Visits and Talks(Item 1--Item 10) 1
Unit Two：International Relations(Item 11--Item 14) 16
Unit Three：International Organizations(Item 15--Item 18) 22
Unit Four：Foreign Policies(Item 19--Item 23) 28
Unit Five：United Nations Affairs(Item 24--Item 27) 37
Unit Six：Elections(Item 28--Item 34) 44
Unit Seven：Change of Government Officials(Item 35--Item 38) 54
Unit Eight：Demonstrations and Protests(Item 39--Item 43) 61
Unit Nine：Human Rights(Item 44--Item 47) 69
Part Ⅱ Economic News 75
Unit One：Policies(Item 48--Item 51) 75
Unit Two：Development(Item 52--Item 55) 81
Unit Three：Aids and Loads(Item 56--Item 62) 88
Unit Four：Business and Trade(Item 63--Item 68) 98
Unit Five：Stocks and Prices(Item 69--Item 73) 106
Part Ⅲ Military News 112
Unit One：Fighting(Item 74--Item 78) 112
Unit Two：Peacekeeping(Item 79--Item 81) 119
Unit Three：Deployment(Item 82--Item 86) 125
Part Ⅳ Miscellaneous 133
Unit One：Science(Item 87--Item 91) 133
Unit Two：Disasters and Calamities(Item 92--Item 101) 140
Unit Three：Justice and Law(Item 102--Item 112) 154
Unit Four：Nuclear Weapons(Item 113--Item 116) 169
Unit Five：Health and Medicine(Item 117--Item 124) 176
Unit Six：Terrorism(Item 125--Item 129) 186
Unit Seven：Refugee Issues(Item 130--Item 132) 194
Unit Eight：Violence and Riots(Item 133--Item 143) 199
Unit Nine：Scandal(Item 144--Itern 146) 214
Unit Ten：Art and Entertainment(Item 147--Item 149) 219
Unit Eleven：Others(Item 150--Item 156) 223
Appendix Ⅰ Keys to Exercises 232
Appendix Ⅱ Tape Scripts 296