NOTTINGHAMFORUM（论坛）GEOFFHOON“(74)”GeoffHoonisoneofBritain’smostexperiencedpoliticians.MrHoonjoinedtheForeignandCommonwealthofficeinMay1999asMinisterofStatewithresponsibilityf

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NOTTINGHAM FORUM （论坛）

GEOFF HOON

“ __________ (74)”

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 Iraq. 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 24 ^th 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 24 ^TH NOVEMBER

4 O’LOCK

A48 SIR CLIVE GRANGER (GEOGRAPHY & ECONOMICS)

FREE ENTRY

www.nottingham.forum.org

 

71. At the time of the writing Geoff Hoon was a ______.

A. retired politician    B. university scholar   C. state leader          D. military consultant

72. 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

73. 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

74. The topic of the talk missing in the 3 ^rd 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

75. 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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