1. The first international meeting of the United Nations was held in 1945.

2. Most of the important U.N. organizations are in the United States.

3. The General Assembly is always held in New York City.

4. People are not always satisfied with the work of the U.N.

5. The U.N. can help people win human rights in any country.

6. The U.N. cannot exist without the support of its member countries.

7. The U.N. was established because people felt that only an international
organization could keep world peace and control modern science.

8. When the U.N. was first started, all its member states were large countries.

9. Except the World Health Organization and the International Court of Justice,
all the offices of the U.N. are in New York City.

10. The job of the Security Council is to solve serious problems before they lead to war.

11. Two working languages are used in the U.N.: English and French.

12. People have different opinions about the U.N.

1.The purpose of this article is .

A)to defend the U.N. Charter

B)to introduce early developments in the U.N.

C)to introduce the different organizations of the U.N.

D)to offer a defense for the existence of the U.N.

2.What was the main reason for the creation of the United Nations at the end of W.W.II?

A)To end W.W.II.

B)To find a way to solve world health problems.

C)To prevent wars from starting again.

D)To allow small nations an opportunity to speak.

3.Some people feel the U.N. is too weak because it cannot .

A)act without the agreement of all the five big powers

B)allow every nation an equal say in world affairs

C)make all nations rich

D)create a single world language

4.We learn from the article that .

A)all important problems must be brought to the General Assembly

B)international debates should be sent to the Court of Justice

C)the important organizations of the U.N. can decide war or peace

D)important problems can be solved at the Security Council when the General Assembly is closed

5.The U.N. is described in this article as an organization that .

A)uses many languages to discuss world affairs

B)has beautiful hopes for and far-reaching effects on world peace

C)never lets the small countries speak

D)creates wars more often than it solves