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1. Nearly 50 years of rule by Fidel Castro Ruz ended in Cuba as parliament chose his brother Raul to replace him. The vote came just five days after the ailing1 81-year-old president said he was retiring.

 

2. California police discovered five people dead in what they say appeared to be a murder-suicide. Officials say a 14-year-old boy called 911 to report that his father had shot him and his brother at their condo. Authorities are still investigating the motive2 for the shootings and the relationship of the victims.

 

3. Ralph Nader has announced he will run for president as a third-party candidate. The 73-year-old consumer advocate says most people are unhappy with both Democratic and Republican parties. He is also criticizing the top White House contenders, saying all three are too close to big business.

 

4. Virgin3 Atlantic has carried out the world's first flight of a commercial aircraft powered with biofuel. In a test flight from London to Amsterdam, the airline hopes to show it can produce less carbon dioxide than normal jet fuels.

 


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1 ailing XzzzbA     
v.生病
参考例句：
  • They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
  • She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。
2 motive GFzxz     
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
3 virgin phPwj     
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
参考例句：
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

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