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Unit 2 Visits and TalksSection B 1、 President Bush is due in Mongolia in the next few hours, the first American leader to visit the country.2、 The American Defense Secrety Donald Rumsfeld has left China after his visit there since taking office in 2001.3、 The Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in Japan shortly for talks about expanding economic ties, and particularly increasing cooperation in the energy sector.4、 South Asian leaders are holding final talks on the closing day of their summit in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.5、 President Bush has ended a visit on Brazil with a speech outlining his ideas for democracy and economic development in Latin America.Keys: BADACSection CItem 1 President Bush has met with Pakistani Pervez Musharraf at the White House to discuss a wide range of international and regional issue .The two leader told a joint news conference that the talks were candid and reinforced trust and confidence in each other .Ahead of the meeting, a controversy developed when President Mushraffaf told a television interview that an American officer had threatened to bomb Pakistan if it did not cooperate in the U.S. led war on terrorism. That issue was raised in an exchange with reporters.Keys: 2578Item 2 And a meeting in New York between the foreign minister of Guatemala and Venezuela has failed to resolve the deadlock over which country will represent Latin America and the Caribbean as a non-permanent member on the United National Security Council .In a BBC interview after the meeting, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Madour blamed Guatemala for the ongoing impasse. He said it bad show no interest in agreeing to a compromised candidate.Keys: TASK1 FFFTFTASK2 (1) failed, deadlock, non-permanent member (2) the ongoing impasse (3) on interest ,compromised candidateItem 3 Africas first female elected leader met with President Bush at the White House today. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf met with Mr.Bush in the Oval Office and then the two had lunch together in the White Houses East Room. Among the issues the two discussed, there is a request for Nigeria to band over former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is want on war crimes charges .She told the reporters today that she asked Mr. Bush for help. Taylor has been living in exile in Nigeria .Many Liberian blamed him for fueling a civil war that ravaged the country.Keys (1) Africas first female elected leader /Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.(2) In the Oval Office.(3) The two had lunch together.(4)Hand over Liberias former president. (5)War crimes charges. (6)Fueling a civil war in Liberia.Section DThe president of Kazakhstan has started a U.S. visit. Nursultan Nazarbayev spent part of Tuesdey and yesterday in Maine. A former President Geoge H.W.Bush, hes to meet with Mr.Bushs son President Bush at the White House tomorrow. Today, hes to unveil a monument to his countrys independence from the Soviet Union in Washington DC. Kazakhastan is important to the U.S. for its oil supplies. Its also a focus of human rights advocates who says that it has a poor recored of protecting the rights of individuals.And the topic id likely to be the White House agenda tomorrow .Nazarbayev has been Kazakhstans only leader since it gained independence in 1991.Keys：（1）President of Kazakhstan（2）only leader （3）in 1991（4）Maine (5) guest (6) unveil a monument (7)Washington D.C. (8) meet with (9) poor record (10) rightsItem 2 Environment minister and official from more than twenty countries have ended four days of informal talks in Greenland in efforts to deal with global warming. Danish Environment Minister Connie Hedegaard, the meetings host, called on participants to stop blaming one for global warming and take concerted action. Participants of the meeting in Greenlands Arctic town of Elucigot included the United States, China and several European countries. They focused on possible action after the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, an accord on reducing global warming .It expires until 2012.U.N. studies show that global warming could melt polar icecaps and push thousands of species close to extinction.Keys: Task 1 AC Task 2 FFTTFItem 3 G-8 leaders are gathering near Edinburgh, Scotland at this hour for a summit that will focus on aid to African and protecting the environment. They are expected to endorse a write-off more than 40 billion dollars in debt owed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region. On a stop in Denmark en route to Scotland, President Bush said he would emphasize the need for African nations to commit to good government to get the increased aid. In villages near the G-8 conference site demonstrator smashed car windows and fought with riot police. Some tried to storm barricades surrounding the conference site and dozens were arrested.Keys (1) Aid to African and environment protection (2) They are expected to endorse a write off of more than 40 mollion dollars in debt owed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region (3) President Bush said he would emphasize the need for African nations to commit to good government to get the increased aid (4) In Denmark en route to Scotland (5) Demonstrators smashed car windows and fought with riot police .Some tried to storm barricades surrounding the site and dozens were arrestedSection E1、 Meanwhile talks on Russias bid to enter the World Trade Organization broke off without an agreement.2、 President Bush hosted Australian Prime Minister John Howard at the White House today.3、 Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld traveled to Germany today for a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers.4、 The leader of a rebel movement controlling the north of Ivory Coast, Guil