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1. In Greece, a senior judge is sworn in to lead a caretaker government for the next month. This comes a day after power-sharing talks collapsed¹. Greece is facing a political crisis, threatening its membership in the euro.

2. Vice² President Joe Biden criticizes the background of Republican hopeful Mitt³ Romney, saying in Ohio that Romney is a corporate⁴ raider, more interested in profits than people.

3. Closing arguments start on Thursday in the trial of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. The defense⁵ rested without calling Edwards or his former mistress to the stand. Edwards is accused of misusing⁶ campaign funds.

4. Iraq says it wants to send 30 athletes to the Summer Olympics in London. Despite harsh conditions, athletes have qualified⁷ in international competitions. Iraq has only won a bronze medal since its first Olympics in 1948.

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1 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

2 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

4 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

5 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 misusing
v.使用…不当( misuse的现在分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用
参考例句：
This means we must stop misusing them. 也就是说，我们已必须停止滥用抗菌素不可了。来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 预防生物武器 Misusing organic fertilizer may cause a decrease in the soil's quality. 滥用有机肥料可能会导致土地的土质下降。来自互联网

7 qualified
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
参考例句：
He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。 We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。