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War-game warming         China is to carry out its largest military exercises of the year this month aimed at sending a “substantial warning” to Taiwan separatists, state media reported yesterday.         The military drills will take place on Dongshan Island in southeastern China’s Fujian province, just 150 nautical miles west of Taiwan’s Penghu Island, the Beijing News said.         “The Dongshan Island exercises are different from exercises…….   It is joint exercise of The three militaries (army, air force and navy).  It’s the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) largest- scale exercise this  year,” the Beijing News said         The report did not say when the drills would start or how long they would last but similar drills in 2001 lasted for four months.         Nor did it reveal how many soldiers would take part. AGENCE FRANCE - PRESSE

1.  What is the news mainly about?

        1.  The war game

        2.  China’s drills

        3.  Taiwan’s military exercises

        4.  Fujian province

        5.  A substantial warning

 2.    The “drills” here refer to……………………………..

        1.  warning

        2.  army

        3.  separatists

        4.  soldiers

        5.  military exercises

3.  What is “Dongshan”? 

       1.  It’s in southeastern Beijing.

       2.  It’s on Penghu island.

       3.  The name of an army.

       4.  An island in Fujian province.

       5.  The military drills.

4.   What information is given about the military exercises? 

      1.  The place where they will take place.

   2.  The number of soldiers they involve.

      3.  The duration of them.

      4.  The date when they start.

      5.  Its duration is the same as the drills in 2001.

5.    What is the source of news?

          1.  China

          2.  Beijing

          3.  Taiwan

         4.  Agence France

          5.  Fujian province

 6.    What is the unique characteristic of the military exercise?

          1.  It’s the first exercise.

          2.  It’s the largest in Beijing.

          3.  It will take place on an island.

          4.  It is the People’s Liberation Army’s.

          5.  It’s the cooperation of army, air force and navy.