CBC Hourly News November 27, 2011 Listening Cloze

Fill in the blanks with the words that you hear.

This is CBC news. I’m Carol MacDowell.

1. The head of the military council in ____________________ says ________________

elections will go ahead tomorrow, __________________ demands of ________________

_______________ _______________ of protesters in Tahrir Square who want anyone from the

_______________ regime removed from power before the _______________. John Line is

following the story. “Field Marshal Tantawi once again _________________ to rally

_______________ for the army and the new ________________ _______________ he has

just _________________. He said elections would start ______________ _______________.

The Field Marshall ________________ that the _________________ _______________

______________ was just to protect the _______________. And Field Marshal Hussein

Tantawi called on two of Egypt’s _____________ ____________ ______________, Mohamed

ElBaradei and Amr Moussa, to give their support to the new Prime Minister, Kamal Ganzouri.

Mohamed ElBaradei _____________ _____________ has indicated that he is _____________

to lead an ________________ government of national salvation, and he ______________

_______________ growing support from the protesters in Tahrir Square.” The BBC’s John Line,

in Cairo.

2. Officials in Congo are also _______________ that elections will _____________

_______________ tomorrow. That’s despite ______________ clashes at the ______________

in Kinshasa _______________. At least 10 people ______________ _______________ at the

airport ______________ ____________ ____________ to greet the main ________________

candidate, Etienne Tshisekedi. Tshisekedi _______________ ______________ to win this

election. ________________ ______________ ______________ are now expressing

________________ that ______________ vote ____________ ________________ in the

country.

3. The Arab League _____________ _______________ ______________ _____________ of

economic sanctions against _______________. Dominic Vilitus is following that story.

“Approved by a ______________ vote, sweeping sanctions on Syria ______________

______________ immediately. The Arab League said today was a ______________ day, but

______________ that if the crisis ______________ _____________ ____________ by Arabs,

foreign intervention in Syria _______________ _______________ the likely

_______________. Sanctions include a ______________ of _______________ related to

President Bashar Assad’s government, halting ________________ with Syria’s central bank,

and an end to _________________ in the country. Top Syrian officials will also be

_____________ from travel. The Arab League _______________ ____________ its sanctions

would _______________ the regime and not the ______________ people. A list of so-called

________________ goods which will be exempt from sanctions _______________

_______________ to be drawn up. As expected, Iraq and Lebanon _______________

_______________ sanctions but _______________ failure to ______________ the measures

_______________ ______________ a stir. The Arab League meanwhile called again on Syria

to stop __________________ crackdown on _________________ _____________ and allow

observer’s into the country. Dominic Vilitus, CBC News, London.”

4. Prince ________________ took part in a _______________ search and ___________ in the

________________ ____________. ______________ people were ______________

______________ a cargo ship that sank. In his role as ________________ lieutenant William

Wales, the prince was _____________ of a Sea King helicopter that _______________ two

men from the _______________.

5. Here at home, ________________ of ________________, including _______________ from

______________ and ____________, are at the scene of a ________________

______________ in Innisfail, _________________. Police say the _________________ that

killed a woman with a ________________ was likely _______________ by a ______________

delivered to her _______________. The victim, ___________________ Vicky Shachtay,

________________ __________________ by a car crash. Police in Innisfail ______________

now __________________ people to be wary of _________________ packages.

6. Well, finally, __________________ is just ________________ ______________

_________________ for this year’s Grey Cup. Suzanna de Silva has more from

______________. “After a long night of ____________, it’s all about the game. There are some

more ________________ and celebrations ________________ the day but that’s all leading up

until kick-off this ________________. Now ________________ ______________ they are also

ready for the game today, not to have any kind of a ________________ of the Stanley Cup

______________ _________________ this year. There are no _________________ venues for

people to ______________ ______________ to watch the game and all the

________________ ____________ that are in place _______________ ______________

________________ ____________ as soon as kick-off ______________, to ensure there are

no problems . Now coming into the game, the Lions are favoured, but talk to any Blue Bombers

_______________ and they will tell you that the ______________ _____________ of the

season ________________ ______________ anymore, because it all ______________

_________________ _______________ this ________________ game. Susanna de Silva,

CBC news, Vancouver.”

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