Question 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ____ compared with that a decade earlier.

A. 1.5 years B. 1.4 years C. 1.2 years D. 1.1 years

23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.

A. infant B. maternal C. male D. middle-aged

Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

24.According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ____.

A. great B. small C. growing D. greater than before

25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of ____.

A. their border conflicts B. their military build-up

C. killings in the two countries D. their mutual distrust