US Election(1) 1
ELECTIONS 1
US Election(2) 2
US Election(3) 2
US Election(4) 4
US Election(5) 5
Israeli Election(1) 5
US Election(6) 7
Israeli Election(2) 8
US Election(7) 9
Israeli Election(3) 9
Israeli Election(4) 10
US Election(8) 11
US Election(9) 12
Yugoslavia Due to Resume Relations with US 13
FOREIGN RELATIONS 13
Sino—American Relations 14
South—North Korean Family Reunion 15
Yugoslavia's Acceptance By UN 16
Clinton Visits Vietnam 16
Islamic Summit Conference(1) 17
Islamic Summit Conference(2) 18
Arafat Plans to Talk with Clinton 19
Clinton's Drive for Mideast Peace Talks 21
Clinton's Regret for No Gun Ri Victims 22
US Mediator Postponed Visit to Mideast 22
LAW AND JUSTICE 24
Estrada Faces Corruption Charges 24
Turkish Prisoners on Hunger Strike 24
Peru Votes to Change the Constitution 25
Florida Recount in Debate 26
Florida Recount Begins 26
Suharto Faces Trial 27
HEALTH AND MEDICINE 29
Conjoined Twin Girls 29
Dick Cheney Hospitalized 29
AIDS 30
Mad Cow Disease 31
Link between Illness and DU Weapons Denied by US 32
CALAMITIES 33
Plane Crash(1) 33
Plane Crash(2) 33
Tunnel Explosion in Austria(1) 34
Tunnel Explosion in Austria(2) 35
Mexico's Volcano Eruption 36
Indonesian Bomb Attacks 37
Gunman Shot Co—workers 38
The Dutch Blaze 39
MILITARY ACTIONS 41
Escalating Violence in Mideast 41
Israel Fired Rockets to Palestine 42
Gun Fire in Mideast 43
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 44
Astronauts on Their Way to the ISS 44
Astronauts Entry into the ISS 44
THE MISCELLANEOUS 46
Clinton Due to Attend APEC Summit 46
UN Climate Conference in Hague 47
Fujimori's Resignation in Debate 48
Wall Street 49
Fujimori's Resignation 50
Paniagua As Interim Leader in Peru 50
Key to the Exercises 52
APPENDIX Ⅰ 52
APPENDIX Ⅱ 90
Tape Scripts 90
APPENDIX Ⅲ 120
Chinese Translation 120
ELECTIONS 145
Sharon Opening Campaign for Prime Minister 145
Bush's Nomination of Attorney General 145
Barak Running against Sharon in Israeli Election 146
Bush's Promise 147
Clinton Bidding Farewell at Kennedy Airport 147
Bush's Presidency Promise 148
New Round of Mideast Peace Talk Held in Egypt 149
Philippine New President Forming Her Government 150
Sharon Leading Over Barak in Israeli Election 151
Estrada Challenging New Philippine President 151
Controversy over Choice of New US Attorney General 152
George W.Bush's Inaugural Address 154
FOREIGN RELATIONS 159
Li Peng Talks with Indian Foreign Minister 159
Mideast Negotiation Due to Be Resumed 159
Iraq Marks 10th Anniversary of Gulf War 160
Israel Accepting Palestinian Peace Talk Proposal 161
LAW AND JUSTICE 163
Impeachment of Estrada 163
Former President Surrenders to Face Genocide Charges 163
Two Palestinian Traitors Executed 164
First Day of Philippine New President 165
Pan Am 103 Verdict Due to Be Rendered 166
US Welcomes Pan Am 103 Verdict 167
NATO Rejects Moratorium on Use of DU Weapons 168
HEALTH AND MEDICINE 168
Reagon's Hip Surgery 169
CALAMITIES 170
Death of Illegal Immigrants in Turkey 170
Earthquake in El Salvador 170
Death of Kabila 171
Death of Kabila Confirmed 172
Peace Efforts Called in Congo 173
International Rescue Efforts for Indian Earthquake 174
Relief Supplies Pouring into India 174
Aftershocks Hitting India 175
MILITARY ACTIONS 177
Israel Considering Retaliation on Car Bombing 177
Investigation on USS Cole Bombing 178
Weapons Identified in USS Cole Bombing 178
Solar Panels Installed on ISS 180
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 180
Endeavor Due to Take Off 180
THE MISCELLANEOUS 182
Clinton Pledges Support for New President 182
Albright Urges Continued US Dialogue with North Korea 183
Merge of America On Line and Time Warner 184
Pope Celebrating Open Air Christmas Eve Mass 184
Wall Street Reaction to US Interest Rate Cut 185
US Interest Rate Cut Again 186
APPENDIX Ⅰ 188
Key to the Exercises 188
APPENDIX Ⅱ 216
Tape Scripts 216
APPENDIX Ⅲ 243
Chinese Translation 243