The Voice of America began during the World War II. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 36 , American officials believed they should 37 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 38 . “The 39 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 40 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English. After the World War II ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 41 had to be changed, 4 2 the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to 43 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian. In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 44 “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 45 English to completely understand its 46 English broadcast. So VOA 47  a simpler kind of English, 48 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 49 of course, it is special English. In the 50 of most VOA listeners, the most 51 program is the news report. News from around the world 52 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 53 cities and also from other 54 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 55 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages. 小题1: A．business B．culture C．support D．information 小题2: A．reply B．answer C．join D．interrupt 小题3: A．same B．short C．English D．German 小题4: A．news B．problems C．effects D．opinions 小题5: A．stations B．news C．announcers D．officials 小题6: A．home B．position C．purpose D．results 小题7: A．if B．supposing C．considering D．in order that 小题8: A．reach B．satisfy C．attack D．support 小题9: A．known B．reported C．called D．printed 小题10: A．American B．British C．standard D．enough 小题11: A．normal B．fast C．good D．exact 小题12: A．invented B．discovered C．taught D．stopped 小题13: A．it B．who C．which D．that 小题14: A．pleasure B．course C．opinion D．advice 小题15: A．pleasure B．course C．opinion D．advice 小题16: A．difficult B．important C．various D．common 小题17: A．flies B．sends C．delivers D．pasts 小题18: A．all B．major C．American D．news 小题19: A．broadcasts B．forms C．newspapers D．countries 小题20: A．broadcast B．announce C．translate D．prepare