听力原文： Now European finance ministers are expected to reprimand the Irish government today after they meet in Brussels. They've been alarmed by December's budget in the Irish Republic which cut taxes and increased government spending. The other European co

Irish nationalism climaxed in（）.in which an Irish Republic was proclaimed.

Practice 1　　Since the earliest times in England，the traveler’s inn has always been a warm and hospitable place, a gathering place for voyagers to rest and recover. The tireless landlord，the local customers sharing drinks and food, the welcoming atmosphere，have all become part of the legend of the typical English country and city life. In later centuries, the English tavern took on the role of community gathering place, being the location where friendly chatter and fierce social debate mixed with business discussions, and food, wine, beer and coffee were consumed as the noise of convivial exchanges rose.　　In modern times, the English pub often continues to function as the communal meeting place, especially for people whose homes are too small to entertain any number of guests or friends. In many Asian countries, the local restaurant serves a similar social function.　　In Ireland, the pub has acted as a central attraction for poorer villagers in the rural areas, and as a literary and social focus in the cities. In keeping with the sociable nature of pub gatherings, music as well as talk has become a central part of this institution in Ireland.　　Now people around the world are able to experience the friendly nature of the Irish pub, which follows in the wake of its English equivalent as a welcome and growing expert. English pubs have been found in America, in parts of Europe and throughout the world where English pub is witnessing an outburst of international popularity as westerns turn away from their television and computer screens and seek to put a human face to their social contacts. They are finding it in the bars and corners of Irish pubs where Guinness stout, the Irish national drink, is available in the tall dark creamy pint glasses and Irish music is the regular fare.　　An international representative for the Irish manufacturers of Jameson’s whiskey, Patrick Mc-Carville, points out that while the world has been laughing at Irish jokes（a stereotype of the Irish way of life）, the Irish have been quietly carrying out an economic coup which is seen in the evidence of the explosion of Irish pubs.

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Which of the following is the most influential of all Irish newspapers?（）

Passage 1　　A CHEER went up from most students when the announcement came over the intercom at Centennial High School. Teachers across the province were going out on strike this morning, in protest against the Ontario government’s education reforms. But for other students, the news could not have been worse.　　“It really makes me angry,” says Sarah Wright, a senior preparing for college. “This is going to ruin my (school) year.”　　The showdown between teachers' unions and the government in Ontario, Canada’s largest province, will keep 2.1 million students out of class starting today.　　Last minuts talks still going yesterday, with former Chief Justice of Ontario Charles Dubin as referee.　　The teachers' union, in announcing the strike, said their actions were a 'political protest' as well as a strike. At issue is who will make policy: the cost-cutting Conservative government, or the unions that represent the 126,000 teachers.　　The teachers oppose education reforms in Bill 60, legislation now before the Ontario Legislature. They say certain sections of the bill cut them out of the decision-making process.　　“Teachers across this province are concerned about the undemocratic nature of this bill,” say Eileen Lennon, president of the Ontario Teachers' Federation. “Schools are put into the shared trust of teachers, parents, communities, and government. We want the parents, teachers, and communities to have some input into school policy.”　　The government wants teachers to spend time in the classroom, to extend the school year, and to have one standard set of examinations so students across the province are measured uniformly. The government also wants the freedom to make significant spending cuts.　　The premier of Ontario, Michael Harris, bought television time after the strike was announced to explain his government’s reforms. Harris, who was elected on a promise to cut taxes, said Ontario school taxes has doubled over the past 10 years performance on international test scores has declined.　　“Our plan is about moving the focus on education away from the blank-check spending mentality that has failed, to a new accountability where we focus on the student in the classrooms,” said harris.” Choosing an illegal strike punishes only parents and their children.”　　Harris criticized the time high school teachers spend in the classroom, just 3.75 hours a day. He also wants to use people other than teachers to handle non-academic subjects, such as car repair.　　The premier moved to win the support of parents by ordering local school boards to pay parents $ 40 a day to cover daycare costs while the teachers are out on strike.　　The talks have been so acrimonious that earlier this month the premier fired the education minister and appointed a new one, David Johnson, a move that has done little to placate the teachers.　　High school student Sarah Wright feels caught up in a political war.　　“We've been listening to the teachers side of the story for the past year,” she says.　　“Many students go along with the teachers because they don't know any better. I don't think they've really thought it through. If it goes on for a couple of months, I’ll go to another province to finish high school. This is stupid.”　　Local school boards, who employ the teachers, say they may take legal action against the union leaders and maybe the teachers who do not show up for work today.　　1. Why do Ontario teachers oppose the government’s education reforms?　　2. What does Ontario government say about the current education situation in high schools?　　3. Why does the author cite the example of Sarah Wright?