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　　News report one

　　The British government has called for more men to consider a career in nursing. Figures show the number of male nurses has fallen in the last three years. Now, the number of men working in the nursing sector has reached us seven year low. Numbers of male nurses increased between 2011 and 2014 and reached a peak of 7168. This figure has dropped to only 6924 in 2017. The UK Health Secretary said this is clearly a cultural problem, and probably one that exists in many parts of the world. But we can make efforts to change that now. We want to persuade males to think about career options of going into nursing. There is absolutely no reason why men can't go into this profession. The health secretary said that the government already has plans to attract a more varied workforce into nursing. She stated, we are leading the way on workforce planning. We will become the first nation in Europe to publish a national health and care workforce plan.

　　Questions one and two are based on the news report you have just heard.

　　1. What problem is Britain facing?

　　由开头Figures show the number of male nurses has fallen in the last three years可知，男护士的数量最近三年都在下降。

　　2. What is the cause of the problem according to the UK Health Secretary?

　　由The UK Health Secretary said this is clearly a cultural problem可知，这是一个文化问题。

　　News report two

　　A man from Libya was enjoying a walk along the sands at southport beach. When he was about half a mile out from the dark, he felt a bit tired. So he lay down and fell asleep, but the tide swept in quickly at the beach. And the man was shocked to wake up and find the tide had come in and completely surrounded him, cutting him off from the shore. Fortunately for him, the beach life guards were quickly on the scene to stop him from drowning. The actor professionally to ensure the man was comfortable until an ambulance arrived. He was then taken to hospital. He is now in a stable condition. When interviewed Keith porter of the Southport beach said, our beach is so flat that it's very common for the tide come around the back of people and cut them off from the beach. Thankfully the emergency services have again worked well together to ensure a positive outcome. And we wish the gentleman a speedy recovery.

　　Questions three and four are based on the news report you have just heard.

　　3. What does the news reports say about the Libyan man?

　　由首句A man from Libya was enjoying a walk along the sands at Southport beach. When he was about half a mile out from the dark, he felt a bit tired. So he lay down and fell asleep, but the tide swept in quickly at the beach可知，这个男的正在海滩散步，晚些时候，他感到有点累，于是躺下来休息，但是潮水涨了上来。

　　4. What did Keith Porter say at an interview?

　　由Thankfully the emergency services have again worked well together to ensure a positive outcome可知，Keith Porter在采访中说到，紧急救援部门再次通力合作，确保取得积极成果，因此得出答案，救援活动高效。

　　News report three

　　A raccoon, a small cat like animal climbed to the top of a 25-story sky scraper early on Wednesday. It was captured after becoming an online star across the world.

　　At a little before three am, the animal made it to the roof of the building, after it took a long break on a 17th floor window edge. At the top of the building, animal control officers put cat food in traps and captured the raccoon.A private wildlife management company will release the animal into the wild. The raccoons upward journey began on Monday. The brown animal was spotted stuck on a narrow window edge of the office tower. On Tuesday, the raccoon slowly climbed the building. It reached the 23rd floor, and it's legend continued to grow on social media with every floor it climbed.

　　As it went up, people gathered on the sidewalk below to take photos and cheer for its safety. Online office workers posted photos and videos of the raccoon, resting on window edges and climbing up the building's concrete exterior. One online post said that the raccoon has succeeded in uniting the country the way no politician could.

　　Questions five to seven are based on the news report you have just heard.