Match the names with the positions.

3. Group these words and word combinations Iran's nuclear threat, Tehran, America's allies, Israel, Britain ,France, Washington, friends, America's foes, the White House, Russia, Europe’s approach. What principle determined your grouping? Write the Key word(s) in the heading line.

C – Comprehension Test 4

B – Comprehension Test 4

Part 1

1. What claims did the US President shrug off?

2. What information has new American intelligence delivered?

3. Who supports the US president?

Part 2

Washington correspondent Kim Landers reports.

KIM LANDERS: There's no going back for a President who once____________

_________of World War Threeand _____________a nuclear holocaust if Iran had nuclear weapons.

Faced with a new US____________________________, that Iran's nuclear weapons program has been____________________for four years, George W Bush prefers to call the report a "warning signal".

GEORGE W. BUSH: Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous if they have ___________ necessary ________ a nuclear weapon.

Part 3

KIM LANDERS: The national intelligence_________ has taken America's friends and _________ by surprise after years of _____________ from the US, accusing Iran of pursuing______________________nuclear weapons.

But the President's warning message is one he's repeated often, in what can be regarded as a _______________________media conference at the White House today.

GEORGE W. BUSH: I still feel strongly that Iran's a danger. _________________________in this NIE (National Intelligence Estimate) that says, "Okay, why don't we just stop worrying about it?" _________________
__________________________.

Part 4

KIM LANDERS: Iran's _________________________ is Manouchehr Mottaki.

MANOUCHEHR MOTTAKI (translated): Now that the questions and ___________________have been___________________, if any countries have found answers to those question, no matter what their intentions were, and now want to correct their views towards Iran, we will obviously welcome that. The Iranian nuclear issue is a normal issue, like that of all countries, and Iran will continue its activities ____________________of the____________________.

KIM LANDERS: The US is clearly concerned that the intelligence report could cripple its_____________a fresh round of UN_______________against Iran.

Russia has ___________________ said it has no evidence Iran ________ nuclear weapons, so today President Bush phoned Vladimir Putin to make the case now's not the time to back off.

Part 5
Israel's _____________________ Ehud Olmert says it's still vital to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons in the future.

EHUD OLMERT: There's a need to continue ______________ to stop Iran from _____________nuclear___________________.

KIM LANDERS: Britain and Germany say the report ____________ Europe's _____________________ of trying to negotiate with Iran, while France says world powers should ______________________________a new UN resolution.

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the US report should "help ___________________the current____________________".

But President Bush warns military force is still _____________________to stop Iran from getting nuclear arms.

This is Kim Landers in Washington for AM

A – Comprehension Test 4

Use these words and word combinations to render? the text in the written form.

halted its nuclear weapons program, is backed, raised the spectre, warned of, holocaust, intelligence assessment, dormant, estimate, strident rhetoric, covert, a damage control, media conference, Iran's Foreign Minister, under the supervision of the IAEA, drive for, a fresh round, UN sanctions, repeatedly, seeks nuclear weapons, concerted efforts, acquiring nuclear capacity, backs Europe's approach, France, continue to prepare, defuse the current crisis