2. Which of
the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. During the peak
of the SARS outbreak, life of Beijingers was greatly
affected.
B. Most provinces
and cities put a two-week quarantine (隔离) on travellers from Beijing.
C. In Beijing and Shanghai,
public spitters were forced to pay a fine of 50 yuan.
D. The number of cases in
Beijing's
hospitals fell below 60 by June 24.
Passage 6
Peace problem
Six months have passed since Saddam
Hussein's rule of Iraq
was declared over, but in many ways the war is still being fought.
Groups opposed to American
control of Baghdad
have launched a series of suicide bombings across the city. Last Monday around
40 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the bloodiest day since
peace was announced on May 1. One bomb even attacked the headquarters (总部) of the International Red Cross.
Dr Jalal
F Massa, a doctor whose daughter was injured in the attack on the Red Cross,
said: "We, the Iraqi people, who have suffered so much, feel helpless when
we see these things. The US
occupation has not been a success."
In the last three months,
there have been several attacks in Iraq causing heavy damage. Not only
were US troops targeted, but also UN buildings and workers, religious (宗教的) leaders, foreign officials and
members of Iraq's new government.
On October 28, the number of
US soldiers who have died in Iraq
since May 1 rose to 139, one more than the number who died during the war
itself.
Paul Bremer, the US
chief administrator (行政长官) in Iraq, told the Iraqi people the US didn't like being an
occupying power and promised they would only stay as long as is necessary.
Although, there is
transitory government in Iraq,
it is controlled by the US
and there is no timetable for handing over power to the Iraqis. Many other
countries, including France,
Germany and Russia, see
this as a key part to rebuilding the country.
"Only in this way
can it be made clear that the present political situation in Iraq is a
temporary (暂时的)
one," said Gunter Pleuger, Germany's Ambassador
(大使) to the UN.
Although the UN has agreed to help rebuild the country, it remains divided over
what its role should be. While the likes of France
and Germany want to see a
quick hand-over of power, the US
and Britain
focus more on removing rebel forces still supporting Saddam.
Rosemary Hollis, of the Royal Institute of
International Affairs in London,
said that whatever the US-led troops choose to do, they must act quickly.
"If they do not move soon, they will lose control and there will not be
any new government to put in power," she warned. "They will be stuck,
as happened to America after the war in Viet Nam (越南)."
