【正文】 ver from the financial crisis. 20. B 21. D 22. A News Item 12 The United States is reportedly considering economic or other restrictions against Syria. The restrictions could be put in place through the Syria Accountability Act that Congress passed last November. Officials would not say what the restrictions are being considered or when they might be carried out. But the law provides several possible economic and diplomatic restrictions. Last month the United States Defense Secretary again accused both Syria and Iran of permitting fighters to cross their borders into Iraq. 23 . D 24 . A News Item 13 Mexican President Vicente Fox has weled an agreement with President Bush on easing travel restrictions on some Mexicans visiting the United States. The agreement permits Mexicans traveling to America to avoid being photographed and providing other information. The easier way to cross the border is meant for Mexicans who plan only to stay in the United States for a short time. They also must remain close to the border and carry identification documents. Mister Bush said he does not know if Congress will vote on the agreement in an election year. 25 . D 26 . A News Item 14 AlJazeera television has broadcasted a message reported to be from Ayman 3 alZawahirithe top assistant to AlQaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. The sound recording urges all Muslims in Pakistan to overthrow the government of the President Pervez Musharraf. The speaker says the Pakistani leader should be ousted because he is working with the United States. The speaker also calls on Pakistani soldiers to disobey the President. The recording is broadcasted as Pakistani fight hundreds of suspected AlQaeda militants and their supporters. The fighting is taking place in a tribal area along the border with Afghanistan. 27. A 28. D News Item 15 BeijingAn official of the Chinese Foreign Ministry has called for talks between the United States and China. Sha Zukang says China opposes an American missile defense system. He says a missile defense system would threaten the balance of power in the East Asia area. However he said China wants to find areas of agreement with the United States. Chinese vicepremier Qian Qichen is preparing to travel to Washington next week for talks with President Bush. The United States says it wants a national missile defense system to protect it and its allies from attacks by rebel countries and not China. Russia says the antimissile system violates an international antimissile treaty. 29. B 30. A 31. C News Item 16 President Bush has met with Colombia President Alvaro Uribe in Washington. They discussed trade, terrorism and Colombia39。s fight against rebels and illegal drugs. After the meeting, Mr. Bush and Mr. Uribe announced that their governments will begin negotiating a free trade agreement in May. The Colombia leader is on a fourday visit to Washington. Reports say Mr. Uribe urged the United States to extend aid to Colombia for five more years to help destroy Coco industry in the country. Coco is used to produce the illegal drug cocaine. 32. C 33. D News Item 17 The United States space agency says it has found evidence that a salty sea once existed on Mars. NASA official spoke during a news conference in Washington. They said the discovery is important. NASA scientists said the space explore known as opportunity has found evidencea salt on the area it has been studying. The scientists said the rock was probably formed in water. Earlier this month, NASA said the space vehicle discovered that the same area of Mars was covered with liquid water. Opportunity and another explore have been studying opposite sides of Mars for evidence water necessary to support life. 34 . B 35 . A News Item 18 President Bush said he would work to create full nuclear civil energy cooperation with India in return for an agreement that India open its civilian nuclear operations to United Nation39。s inspections. Mr. Bush made the announcement in a joint statement following talks in Washington with Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh. The statement also said President Bush would work with congress to change American laws to permit cooperation with India. United States law bans providing nuclear technology to countries like India that did not sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. 36 . A 37 . A News Item 19 In El Salvador lawmakers have agreed to extend their country39。s military work In Iraq by one year. Lawmakers voted late on Thursday, to continue humanitarian and rebuilding work by the military. El Salvador is the last Latin American country with military forces in Iraq. Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominica Republic all have withdrawn their troops. EI Salvador sent its troops of more than 350 soldiers to Iraq in August of 2022. 38 . C 39 . C News Item 20 4 Officials in Britain and Italy say they believe they have captured all 4 suspects in the failed bombings 39。in London of July 21st. Police raid in London and Rome took place on Friday. Police say they captured 2 suspects in the Notting Hill area of London. One man has been identified as 27yearold Muktar, said Ibrahim. He went to Britain from Eritrea in 1990. The other man identified himself only as Rarnzi Mohammed. Italian official says the suspect arrested in Rome is Osman Hussein. He is a Somaliaborn British citizen. 40 . B 41. C News Item 21 BANGKOKThailand is Asia39。s biggest production base for pirated pact discs with a capacity to make 60 million copies a year, report said last week. Delegates at a seminar on international property rights said that CD piracy and a host of other copyright violations put Thailand at risk of losing trade privileges, the Nation Daily reported. Thienchai Prinvises, a representative of the Motion Pict