News Item 2:

News Item 2:

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
The House of Representatives is expected to vots soon to override President Reagan's order to impose economic sanctions against South Africa.
(2)
It is reported that the President has promised to expand economic sanctions on his own with the hope of winning support in the Senate.

2. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Both Houses of Congress passed the economic sanctions against South Africa ___________.

a. by a fourteen-to-one vote b. by a two-thirds vote c. by narrow margins d. by wide margins
(2) Now the President is placing his hope on _____________. a. the House of Representatives b. the Senate c. the Presidential veto d. the public opinion
(3) It is believed that ____________ will soon pool a majority vote for override. a. the House b. the Senate c. the House Foreign Affairs Committee d. the Opposition
(4) President Reagan hopes that the proposed executive order will win the support of ___________ he needs. a. the fourteen additional senators b. the forty additional senators c. the fourteen additional members of the Congress d. the forty additional members of the Congress

3. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
(1) Today President Reagan sent a long letter to
Robert Dole,
to "
sanctions that
of a apartheid." The letter went on to
the President plans to sign which would
the sanctions passed by
.
(2) The Chairman of
said today that Congress would simply
next year with
if the veto is
.