英语六级听力练习：常速英语5.14(3)
<p> <span word="Since">Since</span> 2009, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overthrow">overthrow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="wreaked">wreaked</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="half">half</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="insurgency">insurgency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flee">flee</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="broadened">broadened</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>, <span word="mosques">mosques</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span>, <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 14 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Borno">Borno</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abducting">abducting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 250 <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="as">as</span> 15-<span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="Abubakar">Abubakar</span> <span word="Shekau">Shekau</span>, <span word="released">released</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="brazenly">brazenly</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raid">raid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nigerias">Nigerias</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="stormed">stormed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>.</p><p> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="aiding">aiding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>. <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sanctioned">sanctioned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shekaus">Shekaus</span> <span word="location">location</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kidnapping">kidnapping</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chibok">Chibok</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span>.</p>
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