Английский язык. Конова М.А. - 46 стр.

        Such countries as the USA, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Canada,
France,
    and Japan promised to deny terrorist suspects entry into their countries to bring about
    close cooperation between the police and security forces in their countries, to place
    severe restrictions on diplomatic missions suspected of being involved in terrorism,
and
    to cooperate in a number of other ways.
                                                                            (1100 symbols)

        7.2.1 Answer the following questions:

   1. Why do terrorists take hostages?
   2. Why do some governments always refuse to agree to terrorist demands?
   3. Why is terrorism of today internationally dimensioned?

        7.2.2 Match the words and their explanation (one item has been done for you):

   hijacking (n)                              1   anything fired at, especially a
                                                  round board with circles on it,
                                                  used in shooting practice
   target (n)                                 2    the prisoners of terrorists
   release(v)                                 3    a member of an unofficial fighting
                                                   group which attacks the enemy in
                                                   small groups unexpectedly
   secure (v)                                 4    to take control of a bus, train, ship
                                                   or plane; the people on the board
                                                   then become prisoners
   guerilla (n)                               5    taking someone away unlawfully
                                                   and often by force in order to
                                                   demand money or something else
                                                   for his/her safe return
   hostage (n)                                6    to make safe
   kidnapping (n)                             7    to permit someone to go free


          7.3 Read the text and translate it using the dictionary

                                         Text B
                       Customs Launches Anti-Terrorism Initiative

     U.S. Customs Service Commissioner Robert C. Bonner announced a new anti-
     terrorism initiative designed to speed the free flow of traffic across the U.S. –
     Canadian border.
     About 7,000 commercial trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge, which links
   5 Detroit to Windsor, Canada, daily and delays following the Sept.11 terror