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NOTTINGHAM FORUM ( 论坛 )

GEOFF HOON

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Geoff Hoon is one of Britain's most experienced politicians.

    Mr Hoon joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office in May 1999 as Minister of State with responsibility for Asia the Pacific the Middle East and North Africa; he was then made Minister for Europe. Later in 1999 Mr Hoon joined Tony Blair's Cabinet ( 内阁 ) as Secretary of State for Defence where he oversaw four major deployments ( 部署 ) of British troops including to lraq. After the 2005 general election he became leader of the House of Commons and earlier this year(2006) he was appointed as Minister for Europe again.

On Friday 24th November Mr Horn is visiting Nottingham to address Forum. He will speak about his experience in the public spotlight and explain what life as a Cabinet Minister is really like.

There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk which is open to all students and staff at Nottingham University. Please arrive early as there are limited spaces and nobody will be admitted once the event had begun.

FRIDAY 24TM NOVEMBER

4 O'LOCK

A48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER (GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS)

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1. At the time of the writing Geoff Hoon was a __

A. retired politician 

B. university scholar

C. state leader      

D. military consultant

2. Whoever wanted to attend were advised to "arrive early" in order __

    A. to be allowed to ask questions     B. to be admitted to the talk

    C. not to interrupt the speaker         D. to find a place closer to the speaker

3. By "A48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER" the writer gives information about _______.

    A. who was organizing the event          B. where the event was to take place

    C. how one could get admitted            D. how old the lecturer was

4. The topic of the talk missing in the 3rd line (blank) should be _______.

    A. Life in the Cabinet                   B. An Excellent Lecturer

    C. Top State Secrets to Be Let Out        D. Analysis of World Situation

5. The writing above is most likely to have been taken from a ________

    A. webpage of the Internet               B. news report column

    C. campus ( 校园 ) broadcast program    D. campus poster

Answer 1

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