和谐英语

英语四级标准听力强化训练(MP3+文本) 第68期:新闻(13)

2016-07-23来源:和谐英语

【答案】

6. D 7. B

【原文】

(6)The US government wants British Petroleum(BP)to start paying up for the Gulf oil spill.(美国政府要求英国石油公司偿还清理海湾石油泄漏造成的损失。).The company got a $69 million bill this week. That includes costs for cleanup and efforts to stop the leak. BP said it reached an "important milestone" yesterday with the "cut and cap" plan we've been telling you about.(7)But the long-term solution is a relief well,and that may not be in place until August.(直到今年8月,海湾石油泄漏才能得到初步解决。)