Voice of America (VOA) is a state-controlled international television network funded by the U.S. federal tax budget. It is the largest U.S. international broadcaster. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages which it distributes to affiliate stations around the globe. It is primarily viewed by foreign audiences, so VOA programming has an influence on public opinion abroad regarding the United States and its people. Voice of America's central newsroom has hundreds of journalists and dozens of full-time domestic and overseas correspondents, who are employees of the U.S. government or paid contractors. They are augmented by hundreds of contract correspondents and stringers throughout the world, who file in English or in one of VOA's other radio and television broadcast languages.
In late 2005, VOA shifted some of its central-news operation to Hong Kong where contracted writers worked from a "virtual" office with counterparts on the overnight shift in Washington, D.C., but this operation was shut down in early 2008.
Task 1: Write True or False after each statement: (1 point)
31.The U.S. federal tax budget is used to fund VOA. ___________________
32.Only American people view VOA progammes. ___________________
33.The word “They” in line 7 refers to languages. ___________________
34.VOA’s central-news operation in Hong Kong lasted nearly 3 years. ___________________
Task 2: Choose the best answers: (0.5 point)
35.What is the passage mainly about?
A. international stations B. the U.S. international broadcaster
C. VOA programming D. Voice of America's central newsroom
36.It can be inferred from the passage that _______
A. digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages is produced by VOA.
B. only foreign audience view VOA.
C. VOA’s journalists, domestic and overseas correspondents are employees of the U.S. government.
D. contract correspondents can file in French.
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