Strike of Professors at Pennsylvania state universities
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are set to take the debate stage Wednesday night for one final prime-time's showdown in Las Vegas, both (Q1) candidates facing their own challenges with 20 days to go before the election. For Trump, the debate may be his last opportunity to (Q2) turn the race around, while Clinton needs to answer new rounds of questions about her (Q3) authenticity and (Q4) trustworthiness.
Multiple (Q5) firefighters were injured in an explosion in Oregon. Fire (Q6) officials say the explosion occurred as (Q7) utility workers and firefighters responded to reports of a damaged gasline in northwest Portland.
Professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities went on strike Wednesday after both sides failed to (Q8) reach an agreement on a new contract. This is the first strike in the system's 34-year history which affects more than 100,000 students.
And the birth of an 80-pound (Q9) endangered black rhino is being called an extremely significant event by Iowa zoo officials. With less than 1000 in existence, the zoo says the birth is part of the effort to try and reverse a long (Q10) decline in the number of black rhinos.
Susan Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
VOCABULARY
1. authenticity n. the quality of being genuine or true 真实性；确实性
2. trustworthy adj. that you can rely on to be good, honest, sincere, etc. 值得信任的；可信赖的；可靠的。trustworthiness n.
3. utility n. 公用事业 A utility is an important service such as water, electricity, or gas that is provided for everyone, and that everyone pays for.
QUESTIONS
Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you hear in the news.
This is AP News Minute.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are set to take the debate stage Wednesday night for one final prime-time’s showdown in Las Vegas, both (Q1) ___________________ facing their own challenges with 20 days to go before the election. For Trump, the debate may be his last opportunity to (Q2) ______________ the race ________________, while Clinton needs to answer new rounds of questions about her (Q3) _____________________ and (Q4) _______________.
Multiple (Q5) ______________________ were injured in an explosion in Oregon. Fire (Q6) ______________________ say the explosion occurred as (Q7) ________________workers and firefighters responded to reports of a damaged gasline in northwest Portland.
Professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities went on strike Wednesday after both sides failed to (Q8) _______________________________ on a new contract. This is the first strike in the system's 34-year history which affects more than 100,000 students.
And the birth of an 80-pound (Q9) __________________________ black rhino is being called an extremely significant event by Iowa zoo officials. With less than 1000 in existence, the zoo says the birth is part of the effort to try and reverse a long (Q10) ______________________ in the number of black rhinos.
Susan Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201610/473070.shtml
KEY
QUESTION | KEY |
Q1 | candidates |
Q2 | turn … around |
Q3 | authenticity |
Q4 | trustworthiness |
Q5 | firefighters |
Q6 | officials |
Q7 | utility |
Q8 | reach an agreement |
Q9 | endangered |
Q10 | decline |