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Model Test 4Section ANews Report One(1)At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train collision in Northern Iran, officials say. Four carriages derailed and two caught fire after an intercity express train broke down between stations and was hit by another train early on Friday. The accident happened in subzero temperatures about 250km (150 miles) east of the capital, Tehran. Four of the fatalities were railway employees, state media report. “The bodies of 31 dead have been identified and more than 70 people hospitalised,” State Governor Mohammad Reza Khabbaz told local media. A mechanical failure had forced the intercity express train to stop between stations, the governor said. (2)The crash occurred in Iran’s northern province of Semnan, on the main line between Tehran and Mashhad in the northeast. Red Crescent Director Hassan Shokrollahi said rescue efforts were hampered by the remote location of the crash site. “Due to the difficulty of access, only our helicopter has managed to reach the scene,” he said. The injured were taken to hospitals in Semnan and Damghan. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.How many people have been killed in the train collision?2.Where did the crash occur?News Report TwoThe top appeals court in Egypt overturned life sentences against former Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi and officials of the Muslim Brotherhood. The court cancelled the second of two life sentences against the former president. A death sentence against Morsi had been overturned by the same court a week before in the middle of November. (3)The overturned charges include accusations of spying for the militant group Hamas.Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud is a lawyer for the Muslim Brotherhood. The group has been outlawed in Egypt. He told the French news agency AFP he believes the court’s decision was fair because, in his words, “the (first) verdict was full of legal flaws”. The former president and his associates will be