英语四级听力新闻练习题(八) Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A . The Angeles National Forest . B . The fire fighting in Los Angeles . C . The tools used in fire fighting . D . The protection of Mount Wilson . 2. A . Tractors and hand tools . B . Helicopters and airplanes . C . The slightly higher humidity . D . The 20-kilometer fire lines . Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A . It is the new health care law . B . It is the short-term spending law . C . It is the new federal budget law . D . It is the federal operation law . 4. A . It will increase the government's economic burden . B . It will lead to a partial shutdown of the US government . C . It will give rise to a clash between the two major political parties . D . It will oblige people to buy insurance policies unwillingly . Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A . The country's big labor union . B . The country's big government . C . The country's big business . D . The country's big police . 6. A . They blocked the traffic . B . They occupied New York . C . They clashed with community groups . D . They controlled too much wealth . 7. A . It has now spread to other Asian cities . B . The protesters have camped in New York's cultural district . C . Members of labor unions joined the movement on Wednesday . D . The protesters represent the wealthiest 99% of Americans .