Test 2Part A Passage 1: Catherine's mother was an energetic woman full of life and love before she got cancer. It pained Catherine to see her mother suffer and become someone who depends entirely on others. Catherine tried hard to find a way to give

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President Bush Meets with 2008 Bassmaster Classic Champion and 2008 Women's Bassmaster Tour Champion THE PRESIDENT: I've got the fishing champs of this year. And, Judy, thanks for coming. She is from Many, Louisiana. She won the Women's Bassmaster.

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In Queensland, the search continues this morning for a missing vintage plane with six people on board. Contact with the 1930s De Havilland bi-plane was lost yesterday afternoon. The pilot had activated a distress call while returning to Brisbane from

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Now time for the business news, and when the markets in Europe closed couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was down 1.3%, and the Dax shed over 0.5%, in the US, trading comes to close shortly and the Dow and Jones is on 73 points while the SP 500 i

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The finance news.And the big four banks are under pressure to pass on the reserve bank's latest interest rate cut in full. The RBA has cut the official cash rate by 25 bases points. Steve M. from the Australian Bank Association will speculate on what

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A little known 19th century French painter is having a big show at Washington D.C.'s National Gallery of Art right now. And the reason he's not well known is a sad one. NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg brings us the story

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Little broken hearts of the night Slowly picking up their knives On the way to the fight Tonight they want revenge Beautiful soldiers in their beds Making love inside their hands With no chance to defend Tonight could be their end With the weapons in

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 October 2007 Concerns over the safety of two Afghan child actors have delayed release of the upcoming film The Kite Runner , a story set in a turbulent Afghanistan from the 1970s to 2001. Mike O'Sullivan reports on t

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New York City Program Teaches Children to Write and Enjoy Poetry Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we hear songs from country music star George Jones. We also tell about a Maryland group that is helping older

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Inmates at Tangerang prison in Jakarta leave their cells to participate in conflict resolution training After learning that a new terrorist group had sprung up in the Indonesian prison system earlier this year, officials put in place a new program ai

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Large Immigrant Influx on Texas Border Creates Huge Challenge 得州大量移民涌入成挑战 HOUSTON The tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who have come across the Mexican border into the US state of Texas in recent months seeking refuge fro

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LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Finally today, it's been nearly three weeks since the Las Vegas massacre, and another victim has been laid to rest. Yesterday, families and friends attended the funeral of Las Vegas Metro Police Officer Charleston Hartfield. He w

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The real estate market here in the nation's capital appears as strong as ever. And high demand for housing means neighborhoods are changing. People with money are moving into low-income areas. And predominantly African-American a

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Families without flood insurance are wondering if they can rebuild after the flooding from Florence. For those who are covered by insurance, the price is growing, as are the risks. Here's NPR's Colin Dwyer. COLIN DWYER, BYLINE: F

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The Australian share market was in the red all days. Investors waited for the latest US job figures out tonight. The All Ordinaries Index fell 1%. The ASX 200 was led down by health and finance stocks. And the Australian dollar is buying around 70.4

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 September 2007 A report by a panel of retired senior U.S. military officers has concluded that Iraq's security forces will not be able to take over the country's security from U.S. troops for 12 to 18 months. The repor

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By Brian Padden Washington, DC 18 December 2006 watch Civil War report There has been much talk about whether the level of sectarian violence in Iraq has risen to the point where it should be called a civil war. Why is it important to make such a di

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Fruit processing company SPC Ardmona is facing an uncertain future after Federal cabinet knocks back its request for financial assistance. The company was asking for 25 million dollars to help restructure its operations. Thousands of jobs in the Vict

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Theres been no surprises from the Reserve Bank today with the central bank leaving interest rate on hold as expected. The company statement appeared slightly more upbeat on the jobs market on the back of recent falls in unemployment. The cash rate re

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(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) NOEL KING, HOST: It is Friday, and that means it's time for StoryCorps. So Times Square is one option for New Year's Eve - if you like crowds. There's also some action in Tallapoosa, Ga., home of the New Year's Eve possum drop. I

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