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Unit 14
Parliament and Legislation
Section A
1.
lower house
2.
Congress
；
legislation
3. Lawmakers
4. Senate; vote
5.
Capitol Hill;
budget
6. legalize; passed;
by a large majority
7.
session
8. lift the immunity
9.
recessed; passed a bill
10. authorizing
Section B
1. Parliament in Nepal is due to
reconvene in a few hours’ time for the first time
since
it
was
abolished
by
the
king
four
years
ago.
King
Gyanendra
responded
to
the
demands
of
the
seven
-
party
opposition
alliance
which
forced
him
to
restore
democratic rule after three weeks of
mass protests.
2.
The
Peruvian
Congress
has
unanimously
approved
a
controversial
bill
which
would grant Peru
control of 35,000 square kilometers of the Pacific
Ocean, an
area
currently
controlled by neighboring Chile.
3. The Mexican Congress has passed a
law
decriminalizing the possession of
small
amounts of marijuana, cocaine and
heroin for personal use
. The law still
needs to
be passed by President Fox ,
but the government has welcomed it, saying police
will
now be able to concentrate on
major drugs traffickers.
4.
U.S.
Defense
Secretary
Donald
Rumsfeld
is
testifying
before
a
U.S
Senate
committee
at this hour on
the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rumsfeld.
Flanked by
several
high
–level
generals,
told
senators
the
recent
violence
in
Iraq
is
in
part
a
strategy by insurgents to influence
public opinion in America .
5.
A
bill
designed
to
change
U.S.
immigration
law
has
stalled
in
the
Senate.
A
compromise
version
of
the
bill
failed
to
gain
enough
votes
to
move
forward.
Supporters say they plan to keep trying
until it passes.
Key:
B A D A B
Section C
Item 1
The U.S. Senate has defied
President Bush by voting overwhelmingly to
strengthen
the
guidelines
governing
the
treatment
of
prisoners
in
American
military
custody.
Senators passed an
amendment to the defense spending bill that would
explicitly bar
U.S. soldiers from
torturing of maltreating detainees. They expressed
the hope that the
measure would repair
the image of the United States after the
publication of pictures
of inmates at
Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison being abused. But a
spokesman for president
Bush, Scott
McClellan, said the administration could still
veto the bill .
Key:
1 . D
2. A,F
3. G
4. H
Item 2
The
has
opened
confirmation
hearings
on
President
Bush’s
choice
of
Judge
John
Roberts to be the new chief justice
of
the Supreme Court. In an opening
statement Judge Roberts said he would
make decisions based on precedent and case
law.
“
If I am confirmed I will be
vigilant to protect the independence and integrity
of the
Supreme
Court.
And
I
will
work
to
ensure
that
it
upholds
the
rule
of
law
and
safeguards
those
liberties
that
make
this
land
one
of
endless
possibilities
for
all
Americans.”
On Tuesday Judge Roberts will answer
questions from
in fuller
detail.
Task 1: F T F T T
Task 2:
1. opened; on; choice; new chief
justice
2. opening
statement; precedent; case law
med;
vigilant;
independence
and
integrity;
ensure;
upholds;
rule
of
law;
safeguards; endless
possibilities
Item 3
Congress
returns
to
work
this
week
following
a
month
-
long
summer
break.
Republican lawmakers plan to focus on
national defense and battling terrorism. The
pre
-
election
session
is
a
prelude
to
the
battle
for
control
of
Congress.
The
Senate
begins
work
today
on
a
defense
spending
bill
and
will
soon
work
a
port
security
measure. The House, which returns
tomorrow,
will work on bills
legalizing military
tribunals and the
terrorist surveillance program. With the November
elections looming
and their continued
control of both the House and the Senate in doubt,
Republicans
are taking a
time
-
tested approach by
focusing on national security issues.
Key:
1. National defense and battling
terrorism
2. The battle for
control of Congress
3.
Today; tomorrow
4. Defense
spending bill. //A port security
measure.
5. Bills legalizing
military tribunals and the terrorist surveillance
program.
6. Focusing on
national security issues.
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