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Hello, this is six minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob and I'm Sam.

When it comes to US presidential elections, some are more dramatic than others.

But few elections have been as controversial as this November's contest between current

President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

In America where many votes are cast digitally, there is a risk of cyber attacks on election day,

and with so much depending on the result, U. US election officials are worried.

In this program we'll be hearing about plans to prevent election cyber attacks,

which involve election officials working with a very unusual group of people, volunteer hackers.

Volunteers are people who work willingly without being paid.

And hackers are people who break into computer systems without permission in order to find information or do something illegal.

But cyber attacks from hackers are not the only threat to fair and democratic elections.

In 2000, the presidential race between Al Gore and George W Bush ended in recounts and disputes

over missing votes. George Bush became the first modern president to win the election

despite gaining fewer popular votes than his opponent. But how many fewer? That's our quiz question. How many fewer votes did Bush win than Gore in the 2000 American presidential election?

Was it a half a million votes?

B a million votes, B a million votes, or C 2 million votes?

I'll say B a million votes.

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