The United States on Tuesday denounced a flag-raising ceremony at Taiwan’s actual embassy in Washington, saying it broke a long-standing pact on US-Taiwan ties.

“We’re disappointed with the action,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said when asked about the raising of the Taiwanese flag on New Year's Day.The United States has long held a one-China policy, and as such does not have full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the island Beijing claims as a renegade territory.

Taiwan’s English-language daily the China Post said the island’s flag was raised over the building on Thursday, for the first time in 36 years since the US switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.

Psaki stressed however that the US administration had not been informed in advance of the move. “The flag-raising ceremony violated our longstanding understanding on the conduct of our unofficial relations,” she told reporters. “We are closed in cultural relations, but we do not have diplomatic relations.”

US officials in Washington and Taipei were discussing the issue with their Taiwanese counterparts, she added.

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1.When was the flag in the picture raised?

A On this Tuesday.

B On New Year's Day.

C In 1979.

D In 2014.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said when asked about the raising of the Taiwanese flag on New Year's Day.可知，故选B。

2.The United States has held a________with China since 1979.

A one country, two systems.

B two-China policy.

C one-China policy.

D one country, one systems.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The United States has long held a one-China policy,…可知，故选C。

3.The relations between the United States and Taiwan is________.

A unofficial

B official

C cultural

D Both A and C

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句The flag-raising ceremony violated …our unofficial relations," she told reporters.以及最后一句"We are closed in cultural relations,…可知，故选D。

4.What did the United States think about the flag-raising ceremony?

A Disappointed

B Excited.

C Surprised.

D Angry.

解析：选A。A 观点题。根据第二段第一句"We're disappointed with the action,"可知，故选A。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A The United States denounced Taiwan's flag-raising in Washington.

B Taiwan's flag-raising in Washington.

C Diplomatic relations between The United States and Taiwan.

D China denounced Taiwan's flag-raising in Washington.

解析：选A。A 文章标题题。选项A完整表述了文章的主题与内容，B选项未突出美国谴责这一重点；美国与台湾并无外交关系，C选项错；文章未提到中国谴责，D选项错；故选A。