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Direetions：In this section.you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is readfor thefirst time,you shouM listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is readfor the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have lust heard.Finally,when the passage is readfor the third time,you should check what you have written.
根据下列材料，请回答：
The economy is one of the most important and urgent issues for Nicholas Sarkozy，France’s new President.He focused on change during his(26)__________ campaign，but trade unions are expected to strongly(27)__________ some of the changes he is planning.
There’s no doubting the scA.e of the economic problems(28)__________ Nicholas Sarkozy.France’s(29)__________ rate hasn’t fallen below 8 percent in a quarter of a century and its economic growth rate during 2006 was the slowest of any(30)__________ in the European Union，except PortugA..But the new President has
(31)__________ change.
He wants to make it easier for businesses to hire and fire workers.Anyone who(32)__________ a job offer will lose their unemployment benefit.The civil service will be slimmed down to help fund big tax cuts for both businesses and individuals.And any time the French work above the thirty-five hour week will be completely tax free.
These measures won 7t go down well with trade unions—who in the past have organized campaigns of open defiance to force French presidents with plans for painful reform to back down.But Mr.Sarkozy has made it an election pledge that unions will(33)__________ be able to bring the country to a standstill.Workers in key areas like public transport will face new(34)__________ to provide minimum levels of service even during strikes.The unions may not like it—but the new President’s entire programme of reform(35)__________ his winning any stand off.