Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of ’the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. The police searched ______homes in attempt to find attack-related explosives and computer files.

单项选择题Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are ______.

单项选择题According to the passage, what do many young novelists try to do

单项选择题The reason why Sandra Day O’Connor resigned from the Supreme Court was [A] that she failed to please either party in the Congress [BI that she had served too long a time in the Court [C] that she was 80 years old and ailing with thyroid cancer [D] not mentioned

单项选择题What subject is Mr. Pitt good at

单项选择题A new study on birds’ sleep has revealed that______.