Russia and the United States have completed the largest spy exchange since the Cold WarOn

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Russia and the United States have pleted the largest spy exchange since the Cold War.On Friday, at an airport in Vienna, Austria, an American plane and a Russian plane landed, parked side by side and exchanged occupants.
The United States freed ten admitted Russian agents.The men and women were arrested in late June and pleaded(承认) guilty on Thursday.
In exchange, Russia freed four Russians serving prison sentences on charges of spying for the West.The men include Igor Sutyagin, an armed researcher who always denied the charges.Some considered him a political prisoner.
The United States deported(驱逐) nine Russian and an American citizen born in Peru.Some raised children while living quiet lives as married couples.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry praised the exchange, saying, “The action improved Russian-U.S.relations.”
The group was accused of trying to gain information on American nuclear weapons, foreign policy and politics for the SVR — Russia’s foreign intelligence service.
The ten were only charged with plotting(阴谋) to act as undeclared foreign agents.They were not charged with the more serious crime of spying, so the extent(程度) of their success as spies is not clear.
One of the Russians, Anna Chapman, drew attention with her looks and stories of her New York party life.Hr lawyer, Robert Baum, said she had not passed secret information to Russia or received any payment.He also said, “She was accused of municating with a Russian official through a laptop to laptop munication, without the government specifying the nature of the munication.”
【小题1】The underlined word “occupants” in the first paragraph probably refers to     .A.the pilots of the planesB.the passengers on board the planesC.the spies of Russia and the United StatesD.the officials of Russia and the United States【小题2】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Altogether fourteen spies were exchanged.
B.Anna Chapman wrote stories about her New York party life.
C.One of the Russian spies was an American born in Peru.
【小题3】The way both countries are handling the issue suggests that     .A.neither side is interested in starting a fightB.neither side is in need of spies nowC.the two countries are finding faults with each otherD.the two countries are in a cold war now【小题4】The passage is most probably     .A.an advertisementB.a newspaper adC.a book reviewD.a news reportC 

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