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　　Ⅰ.Fast­reading

　　(Ⅰ)Read the text quickly and decide if the statements below are true (T) or false (F)．

　　1．G8 stands for eight presidents of the world's wealthiest nations. (　　)

　　2．The Group of Eight will be reformed this year.(　　)

　　3．G8 has decided to cancel the debt of Africa.(　　)

　　4．At 12：45 UK time today London's name has been announced twice.(　　)

　　答案：1.F　2.F　3.F　4.F

　　(Ⅱ)Choose the best answers according to the text.

　　1．Which of the following is the reason that makes this meeting unusual?

　　A．They will discuss major problems.

　　B．They don't meet every year.

　　C．G8 stands for the world's wealthiest nations.

　　D．The topic of Africa will be discussed carefully this year.

　　2．How can the G8 nations help Africa's poorest countries?

　　A．They discuss the problems in Africa.

　　B．They can give many people in Africa food, houses, and so on.

　　C．They can cancel the debt of Africa's poorest countries.

　　D．They can help the people in Africa treat their AIDS.

　　3．What are some of the major problems in Africa?

　　A．Many people cannot get water.

　　B．Many people can't get clothing, housing, electricity or education they need.

　　C．AIDS.

　　D．All of the above.

4．From the second passage, we can learn the following information EXCEPT that________.