▶ Phrase Check ▶ Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank AP/Reuters airs the show, pulled, dying of, make light of, episodes, in light of 11. Episodes of the Simpsons show that joke about nuclear meltdowns are being pulled in Germany the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. 여전히 계속되고 있는 안 된 일본의 원전 사고를 고려하여 원자로의 멜트다운을 희화화하는 심슨스의 에피소드들이 독일에서 방영되지 않고 있다. 12. The channel that in Germany will be screening current and future episodes of the show. 독일에서 심슨스를 방영하는 방송국은 그 프로그램의 현재와 앞으로의 에피소드들을 검토할 것이다. 13. ORF, an Austrian network, has reportedly two -- No. 66 and No 오스트리아의 방송국인 ORF 는 제 66 화와 제 346 화의 에피소드들을 뺐다. 14. Episode 66 features scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie radiation poisoning. 제 66 화는 방사선 피폭으로 죽는 과학자들인 마리 퀴리와 피에르 퀴리를 다룬다. 15. We would never what’s happening in Japan. 우리는 일본에서 벌어지고 있는 일을 가볍게 여기지 않을 것입니다. * 총 25 문항, 각 문제당 4 점씩 배점 1. nuclear2. ongoing 3. meltdown4. crisis 5. screen6. remove 7. replace8. reportedly 9. radiation10. executive

▶ Reading Comprehension ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article. European Networks Edit The Simpsons’ Nuclear Jokes Episodes of the Simpsons show that joke about nuclear meltdowns are being pulled in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in light of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. The channel that airs the show in Germany will be screening current and future episodes of the show and remove or replace episodes about a disaster at Mr. Burns’ nuclear power plant. ORF, an Austrian network, has reportedly pulled two episodes --No. 66 and No Episode 66, titled “Marge Gets a Job,” features scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie dying of radiation poisoning, while characters joke about a nuclear meltdown in Episode 346, titled “On a Clear Day I Can’t See My Sister.” “We would never make light of what’s happening in Japan,” said executive producer Al Jean. Japanese workers are currently struggling to prevent a meltdown at the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant AP/Reuters 16. Why are European networks screening episodes of the Simpsons? ① The Simpsons' contain a lot of vulgar and inappropriate language. ② Some episodes of 'The Simpsons' poke fun at European society. ③ Some episodes of 'The Simpsons' poke fun at the recent nuclear disaster in Japan. ④ Some episodes of 'The Simpsons' joke about nuclear explosions, which is a sensitive world issue these days. 17. What happens in Episode 66 "Marge Gets a Job"? ① Characters joke about a nuclear meltdown. ② Mr. Burns dies in a nuclear power plant explosion. ③ Scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie die of radiation poisoning. ④ A tsunami hits Mr. Burn's nuclear power plant.

☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Composition ☞ Reordering the words in the blank to make correct sentences. 23. 매일 약 50 명의 사람들이 그 수용소 안에서 굶주림으로 죽어간다. ( hunger, fifty people, the camp, of, around, every day, in, die ) → 24. 난 당신이 이 문제를 가벼이 보지 않았으면 합니다. ( make, this problem, I, you, wish, of, wouldn’t, light ) → 25. 비판을 감안하여 우리는 그것들을 수정했다. ( them, comments, of, modified, we, light, in ) → AP/Reuters 18. Which of the following is not a country in which Simpsons episodes are being screened? ① Japan ② Switzerland ③ Germany ④ Austria 19. What is meant by the term 'make light of' in the 2nd paragraph? ① To make fun of, or joke about ② To raise importance of an issue ③ To downplay or devalue importance of an issue ④ To shine a light onto something 20. European Networks make light of nuclear crisis in Japan. _____ 21. A few episodes of the Simpsons include jokes about nuclear meltdowns. _____ 22. This article shows people’s fear of nuclear meltdowns. _____

▶ Phrase Check ▶ Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank AP/Reuters airs the show, pulled, dying of, make light of, episodes, in light of 11. Episodes of the Simpsons show that joke about nuclear meltdowns are being pulled in Germany in light of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. 여전히 계속되고 있는 안 된 일본의 원전 사고를 고려하여 원자로의 멜트다운을 희화화하는 심슨스의 에피소드들이 독일에서 방영되지 않고 있다. 12. The channel that airs the show in Germany will be screening current and future episodes of the show. 독일에서 심슨스를 방영하는 방송국은 그 프로그램의 현재와 앞으로의 에피소드들을 검토할 것이다. 13. ORF, an Austrian network, has reportedly pulled two episodes -- No. 66 and No 오스트리아의 방송국인 ORF 는 제 66 화와 제 346 화의 에피소드들을 뺐다. 14. Episode 66 features scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie dying of radiation poisoning. 제 66 화는 방사선 피폭으로 죽는 과학자들인 마리 퀴리와 피에르 퀴리를 다룬다. 15. We would never make light of what’s happening in Japan. 우리는 일본에서 벌어지고 있는 일을 가볍게 여기지 않을 것입니다. * 총 25 문항, 각 문제당 4 점씩 배점 1. nuclear [ 원자력의 ]2. ongoing [ 계속되는 ] 3. meltdown [ 원자로 노심의 용융 ( 유독 방사능 유출로 이어지는 심각한 사고 )] 4. crisis [ 위기 ] 5. screen [ 상영하다 ]6. remove [ 없애다 ] 7. replace [ 대체하다 ] 8. reportedly [ 보도에 의하면, 소문에 의하면 ] 9. radiation [ 방사선 ]10. executive [ 간부의, 중역의 ]

▶ Reading Comprehension ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article. European Networks Edit The Simpsons’ Nuclear Jokes Episodes of the Simpsons show that joke about nuclear meltdowns are being pulled in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in light of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. The channel that airs the show in Germany will be screening current and future episodes of the show and remove or replace episodes about a disaster at Mr. Burns’ nuclear power plant. ORF, an Austrian network, has reportedly pulled two episodes --No. 66 and No Episode 66, titled “Marge Gets a Job,” features scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie dying of radiation poisoning, while characters joke about a nuclear meltdown in Episode 346, titled “On a Clear Day I Can’t See My Sister.” “We would never make light of what’s happening in Japan,” said executive producer Al Jean. Japanese workers are currently struggling to prevent a meltdown at the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant AP/Reuters 16. Why are European networks screening episodes of the Simpsons? [4] ① The Simpsons' contain a lot of vulgar and inappropriate language. ② Some episodes of 'The Simpsons' poke fun at European society. ③ Some episodes of 'The Simpsons' poke fun at the recent nuclear disaster in Japan. ④ Some episodes of 'The Simpsons' joke about nuclear explosions, which is a sensitive world issue these days. 17. What happens in Episode 66 "Marge Gets a Job"? [3] ① Characters joke about a nuclear meltdown. ② Mr. Burns dies in a nuclear power plant explosion. ③ Scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie die of radiation poisoning. ④ A tsunami hits Mr. Burn's nuclear power plant.

☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Composition ☞ Reordering the words in the blank to make correct sentences. 23. 매일 약 50 명의 사람들이 그 수용소 안에서 굶주림으로 죽어간다. ( hunger, fifty people, the camp, of, around, every day, in, die ) → Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp. 24. 난 당신이 이 문제를 가벼이 보지 않았으면 합니다. ( make, this problem, I, you, wish, of, wouldn’t, light ) → I wish you wouldn’t make light of this problem. 25. 비판을 감안하여 우리는 그것들을 수정했다. ( them, comments, of, modified, we, light, in ) → We modified them in light of comments AP/Reuters 18. Which of the following is not a country in which Simpsons episodes are being screened? [1] ① Japan ② Switzerland ③ Germany ④ Austria 19. What is meant by the term 'make light of' in the 2nd paragraph? [3] ① To make fun of, or joke about ② To raise importance of an issue ③ To downplay or devalue importance of an issue ④ To shine a light onto something 20. European Networks make light of nuclear crisis in Japan. [F] 21. A few episodes of the Simpsons include jokes about nuclear meltdowns. [T] 22. This article shows people’s fear of nuclear meltdowns. [F]