The Vice President of the USA, Mike Pence, said on Monday that US-North Korea relations have changed. Mr Pence said the era of strategic patience is over. Pence said that the USA has shown great patience with North Korea for many years. It has tried talking to North Korea to get it to end its nuclear weapons testing. However, new U.S. President Donald Trump promised he would not allow North Korea to develop nuclear weapons. Pence said, “Since 1992, the United States and our allies have stood together for a Korean Peninsula without nuclear. We hope to achieve this goal through peaceable means. But all choices are on the table.” One of these choices is to attack North Korea's missile bases.
Mr Pence's warning to North Korea to not test the USA came the day after North Korea tested another missile. Pence said North Korea's missile testing is a danger to the USA. He said North Korea would soon have missiles that can reach America. North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol told the BBC that his country would continue to test missiles. He said, “We’ll be doing more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.” He added that an “all-out war” would happen if the US took military action against North Korea. North Korea's ambassador to the UN, Kim In-ryong, said the US was breaking global peace and stability. He said the USA was using gangster-like logic in its foreign policy.
本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，未经书面授权，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！（投稿及合作联系：028-84400718 QQ：757722345）
1.What method did the USA take to get North Korea to end its nuclear weapon testing?
A All-out war.
B Talking to it.
C Military action.
D Be patient with it.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句It has tried talking to North Korea to get it to end its nuclear weapons testing. 可知美国之前一直试图采用谈话方式解决这一问题，故选B。
2.What’s the warning of America to North Korea?
A Not to test the missile.
B Not to missile the USA.
C Not to test the USA.
D Not to develop nuclear weapons.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Mr Pence's warning to North Korea to not test the USA ... 可知美国的警告是不要测试美国的底线，故选C。
3.What caused the change of the relationship between the USA and the North Korea?
A North Korea’s missile testing.
B The new president’s promise.
C The USA’s choice to attack the missile base.
D The development of North Korea’s missile.
解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第二段第一句... after North Korea tested another missile 及全文都在讨论美国试图劝说朝鲜不要进行导弹试验可知是朝鲜的导弹试验导致了二者的关系变化，故选A。
4.What’s the reaction of North Korea to the warning?
A It cares much for it.
B It pays no attention to it.
C It will take military action.
D It will choose to start a war.
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第二段内容朝鲜会继续导弹测试，且美国采取军事行动的话将全面应战可知朝鲜对于美国的警告不以为然，故选B。
