美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-10（在线收听）

1. Prosecutors say new DNA tests clear the family of JonBenet Ramsey in the 1996 killing of the six-year-old beauty queen. The District Attorney's Office says tests point to an unexplained third party.
 
2. More than 1,000 people have been confirmed ill from a salmonella outbreak, making it the worst food outbreak in years. Raw tomatoes are a chief suspect, but the government says some types of hot peppers may be implicated too.

3. Turkish officials say suspected al-Qaeda militants surprised a police officer near the US consulate, sparking a gun battle. Three attackers and three officers were killed in the Istanbul shooting. At least one attacker escaped.
 
4. The Eiffel Tower is getting a 267-million-dollar makeover,designed to improve the experience for visitors and make the monument greener, helping the environment. It is one of the world's most popular attractions, drawing nearly seven million visitors a year.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.clear [transitive usually passive]v.

to prove that someone is not guilty of something

2. implicate [usually passive]v.

formal if something is implicated in something bad or harmful, it is shown to be its cause

be implicated in something
 
3.surprise [transitive]v.

to find, catch, or attack someone when they are not expecting it, especially when they are doing something they should not be doing

4.consulate[countable]n.领事馆

PGO the building in which a consul lives and works [embassy]
 
５.spark[transitive]v.
to be the cause of something, especially trouble or violence [= provoke]
 
6.makeover[countable]n.
if you give a place a makeover, you make it look more attractive by painting the walls, putting in new furniture etc