【正文】 said 15 illegal immigrants, [27:]all believed to e from Somalia, [27:]survived being thrown into the Mediterranean sea, [27:]but one of the survivors, a woman, was in a serious condition. [27:]They told the coastguard that their boat had left Libya 20 days [27:]before with around 100 emigrants aboard. [27:]They said most had died during the trip. [28:]Last Friday, seven Africans, including three children, [28:]died before their boat could reach the island. [28:]A further 25 people survived. [28:]Question 23 is based on the following news. [28:]China has set its sight on putting three people into space for a week, [28:]the China News Service said on Tuesday. [28:]The news agency reported an official as saying [28:]that preparations were under way for the next Shenzhou launch. [28:]The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next two years. [28:]Shenzhou V carried a Chinese astronaut aloft. [28:]He circled the earth 14 times during his 21hour trip, October 15 to 16, 2022, [28:]making China the third country to put a man into space. [29:]Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. [29:]Gigantic waves of flame that covered entire neighborhoods [29:]and filled the skies over southern California [29:]with ash have killed at least 13 people. [29:]At least six separate wildfires [29:]were still burning on Monday morning, [29:]all the way from the Mexican border [29:]to the suburbs of Los Angeles. [29:]They were reported to have destroyed 800 homes [29:]and consumed about 120,000 hectares of land. [29:]Authority said they were seeking two men [29:]in connection with the fires, [29:]which they believe were started deliberately. [30:]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. [30:]There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide [30:]despite two years of terrorism, war, and disease, [30:]and China is the engine driving it, [30:]according to the World Tourism Organization. [30:]International tourists’ numbers hit a record 702 million last year, [30:]a rise of per cent over 2022, [30:]the year of the September 11 attacks. [30:]France remains the most popular destination, [30:]receiving more than 77 million visitors, [30:]followed by Spain, United States and Italy. [30:]China, however, marked 11 per cent growth over that period, [30:]attracting million international visitors. [30:]It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations. [30:]By 2020, it will be top, [30:]with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. [31:]Chinese themselves are also being a major force as travelers. [31:]According to a Xinhua report, [31:]over million Chinese traveled abroad last year, [31:]up 37 per cent from the previous year. [31:]Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million [31:]by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020. [31:]Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. [31:]Around forty former military officers in Argentina [31:]have been arrested for possible extradition [31:]to Spain on human rights charges. [31:]The arrest came as the Argentine government [31:]struck down the decree [32:]prohibiting such extradition, [32:]saying all Argentine should be equal before the law. [32:]Those detained include a former navy captain [32:]and several other exofficers suspected of torture or murder [32:]during the last period of military rule in Argentina, [32:]which ended in 1983. [32:]This is the end of Listening Comprehension. [32: