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1. A Republican plan to avoid the fiscal cliff came to an (abrupt) end. "Plan B", as it was called, would have kept tax rates down for most Americans, but would not have (addressed) the spending cuts that take effect January 1st.英语口语培训

2. One of the two (bank robbers) who escaped from a prison in Chicago has been caught. The FBI says it found Joseph Banks still in the Windy City. Banks and Kenneth Conley broke a huge hole in the jail wall and lowered themselves 20 stories with a bed sheet rope. Conley (remains at large).

3. Airlines are expecting travel to get back to normal Friday after a big winter-like storm (canceled) more than 1,000 flights Thursday. The storm dropped more than a foot of snow on some Midwestern states. 易说堂电话英语

4. And Guatemala marked the end of the Mayan Calendar cycle with a (ceremony) in front of a Mayan pyramid. The calendar's end had prompted (speculation) about the impending end of the world.

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