News in Detail

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News in Detail

 

1. Fill in the blanks to complete the first paragraph of the news.
    American journalist, Nicholas Daniloff,
to the United States today, a
man. He walked
a plane at Dulles Airport
Washington
this afternoon after
detention in the Soviet Union. Dailoff
words for members of
family and journalists
.

2. Focusing on Details. With the help of the first few words, complete as precisely as possible the questions asked concerning Daniloff and then fill in the blanks to complete the replies to these questions.
(1) Richard, what was the mood
?
Answer: The Daniloffs enjoyed an
reunion. Daniloff was
by his children with a bottle of
and some
and a
.
(2) What seemed most on Daniloff's mind
?
Answer: Daniloff seemed very, very
that his own
as a
had not been damaged in the
.
(3) Is there any chance Daniloff who is
?
Answer: Daniloff told reporters that he left
with his
and
which was still
and he hoped that he would be able to revisit
.
(4) What else can you tell us
?
Answer: There were
at the airport which proved that Daniloff had a lot of
among the
.
(5) So he seemed a lot more
?
Answer: Yes, he seemed
,
and well
.

3. Fill in the detailed information according to what you have heard.
(1) When Daniloff believed that
Soviet-American affairs is
, he quoted an English saying, "
."
(2) The words on
presented to Daniloff
had been
from "
Nick Daniloff" to "
Nick Daniloff."
(3) Daniloff displayed
with
to the cameramen and photographers,
.

4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
(1) The Daniloffs enjoyed
here at Dulles Airport. Daniloff was
by his daughter,
, and his son,
. They celebrated his arrival with
. And they bought
for their father.
(2) "I can tell you that there were
here too, some of whom
Mr. Daniloff with
, and that it
for Daniloff to get their attention so that
. I think that the most obvious thing is that
here, among
, that were very happy to see him."

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Daniloff insisted that his release and that of Zakharov were not two equivalent things because he was released in Moscow without a
while there was a
and a
for Zakharov before he left.
(2) Daniloff felt that his personal honor or integrity as a journalist had been preserved in the negotiations because he believed that he had
.

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News in Detail

 

1. Fill in the blanks to complete the first paragraph of the news.
    American journalist, Nicholas Daniloff,
to the United States today, a
man. He walked
a plane at Dulles Airport
Washington
this afternoon after
detention in the Soviet Union. Dailoff
words for members of
family and journalists
.

2. Focusing on Details. With the help of the first few words, complete as precisely as possible the questions asked concerning Daniloff and then fill in the blanks to complete the replies to these questions.
(1) Richard, what was the mood
?
Answer: The Daniloffs enjoyed an
reunion. Daniloff was
by his children with a bottle of
and some
and a
.
(2) What seemed most on Daniloff's mind
?
Answer: Daniloff seemed very, very
that his own
as a
had not been damaged in the
.
(3) Is there any chance Daniloff who is
?
Answer: Daniloff told reporters that he left
with his
and
which was still
and he hoped that he would be able to revisit
.
(4) What else can you tell us
?
Answer: There were
at the airport which proved that Daniloff had a lot of
among the
.
(5) So he seemed a lot more
?
Answer: Yes, he seemed
,
and well
.

3. Fill in the detailed information according to what you have heard.
(1) When Daniloff believed that
Soviet-American affairs is
, he quoted an English saying, "
."
(2) The words on
presented to Daniloff
had been
from "
Nick Daniloff" to "
Nick Daniloff."
(3) Daniloff displayed
with
to the cameramen and photographers,
.

4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
(1) The Daniloffs enjoyed
here at Dulles Airport. Daniloff was
by his daughter,
, and his son,
. They celebrated his arrival with
. And they bought
for their father.
(2) "I can tell you that there were
here too, some of whom
Mr. Daniloff with
, and that it
for Daniloff to get their attention so that
. I think that the most obvious thing is that
here, among
, that were very happy to see him."

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Daniloff insisted that his release and that of Zakharov were not two equivalent things because he was released in Moscow without a
while there was a
and a
for Zakharov before he left.
(2) Daniloff felt that his personal honor or integrity as a journalist had been preserved in the negotiations because he believed that he had
.