CBC Hourly News

November 27, 2011

Listening Cloze

Fill in the blanks with the words that you hear.

This is CBC news. Im 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 Egypts _____________ ____________ ______________, 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 BBCs John Line,
in Cairo.
2. Officials in Congo are also _______________ that elections will _____________
_______________ tomorrow. Thats 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 Assads government, halting ________________ with Syrias 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

observers 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 years Grey Cup. Suzanna de Silva has more from
______________. After a long night of ____________, its all about the game. There are some
more ________________ and celebrations ________________ the day but thats 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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