What I Want for You and Every Child in America
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of ___（31） these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have．But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn’t ____（32）for all the time we’ve been apart．I know ____（33）I’ve missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey．
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I’d___（34） my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want．But then the two of you came into my____（35） with all your curiosity and mischief （捣乱） and those smiles that never____（36） to fill my heart and light up my day．
I want all our children to go to schools_____（37） of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill （灌输） in them a sense of_____（38） about the world around them．I want them to have the chance to go to college____（39）their parents aren’t rich．And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own_____（40）and retire with dignity．
I want us to____（41） the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer．And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach _____（42）the divides of race and region, gender and religion that_____（43） us from seeing the best in each other．
That was the_____（44） your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for_____（45） because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean_____（46）．
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the_____（47）work of perfecting our union falls to each of us．It’s a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to_____（48）we know America should be．
These are the things I want for you, to_____（49）in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach．And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have．That’s why I’ve taken our family on this great adventure．
I am so proud of both of you．I love you______（50）you can ever know．And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise （自信）, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House．
Love, Dad
| 小题2: | | A．take up | B．pick up | C．make up | D．put up |
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| 小题3: | | A．how much | B．how many | C．how soon | D．how long |
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| 小题5: | | A．world | B．family | C．position | D．place |
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| 小题6: | | A．succeed | B．come | C．tend | D．fail |
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| 小题7: | | A．worth | B．worthless | C．worthwhile | D．worthy |
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| 小题8: | | A．humor | B．happiness | C．wonder | D．sadness |
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| 小题9: | | A．even if | B．as if | C．though | D．although |
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| 小题10: | | A．friends | B．kids | C．boys | D．girls |
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| 小题11: | | A．rush | B．catch | C．push | D．pull |
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| 小题12: | | A．to | B．in | C．into | D．beyond |
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| 小题13: | | A．keep | B．let | C．make | D．warn |
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| 小题14: | | A．way | B．method | C．means | D．lesson |
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| 小题15: | | A．quantity | B．quality | C．equality | D．quarter |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题17: | | A．unfinished | B．finished | C．unfinishing | D．finishing |
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| 小题18: | | A．which | B．who | C．what | D．that |
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| 小题19: | | A．wake up | B．grow up | C．come up | D．get up |
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| 小题20: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．less than | D．more than |
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小题1:B。fun乐趣。我知道这两年你们俩随我一路竞选都有过不少乐子。
小题1:C。make up弥补。无法弥补我们不在一起的所有时光。
小题1:A。how much多少。我明白这两年我错过的太多了。
小题1:B。make one’s way前进。当我还年轻的时候，我认为生活就该绕着我转：我如何在这世上得心应手，成功立业。
小题1:A。后来，你们俩进入了我的世界（world），带来的种种好奇、淘气和微笑，总能填充我的心，照亮我的日子。
小题1:D。解析见上题。
小题1:D。worthy值得。我要让所有儿童都在能够发掘他们潜能的学校就读。
小题1:C。这些学校要能挑战他们，激励他们，并灌输他们对身处的这个世界的好奇心（wonder）。
小题1:A。even if即使。我要他们有机会上大学，哪怕他们的父母并不富有。
小题1:B。薪酬高还附带健康保险的任务，让他们有时间陪孩子（kids）、并且能带着尊严退休的任务。
小题1:C。我要大家向发现的极限挑战，让你在有生之年能够看见优化我们生活、使这个行星更干净、更安全的新科技和发明。
小题1:D。我也要大家向自己的人际界限挑战，跨越（beyond）使我们看不到对方长处的种族、地域、性别和宗教樊篱。
小题1:A。keep … from doing阻止做某事。解析见上题。
小题1:D。这正是我在你们这年纪时，外婆想要教我的功课（lesson）。
小题1:C。equality平等。她把独立宣言开头几行念给我听，告诉我有一些男女为了争取平等挺身而出游行抗议。
小题1:B。因为他们认为两个世纪前白纸黑字写下来的这些句子，不应只是空话。
小题1:A。她让我了解到，美国所以伟大，不是因为它完美，而是因为我们可以不断让它变得更好，而让它更好的未竞（unfinished）任务，就落在我们每个人的身上。
小题1:C。这是我们交给孩子们的责任，每过一代，美国就更接近我们的理想。
小题1:B。grow up长大。这些是我想要让你们得到的东西：在一个梦想不受限制、无事不能成就的世界中长大。
小题1:D。more than不仅仅。我深以你俩为荣，你们从不会明白我有多爱你们。 |
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试题【What I Want for You and Every Child in AmericaDear Malia and Sasha, I know that 】；主要考察你对
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On my birthday this year, I decided to do something very different. I had been 31 so much and I wanted to reach out to bring happiness to someone else. So, that 32 , I bought some flowers and went to a hospital. I had no 33 who I was going to present the flowers to, but I would find someone who needed 34 .
I asked the nurses in the hospital, who thought it 35 that I didn’t have anyone in particular to see. 36 , they gave me the room number of a(n) 37 lady, who needed some comfort.
I entered the room with the flowers. The elderly woman looked up, staring at me 38 . She was greatly moved when I told her about my 39 in being there. She was an amputee(被截肢者) and she explained to me that she was very worried 40 they were going to fit her with prosthetic leg(假肢). She knew that as she was getting used to the “ 41 ”leg, she would be in 42 .
Later, in the following two hours, we 43 a lot and both felt very happy. I 44 until it was dark. I will always remember how 45 she was the moment she received the flowers from me—a 46 . She called me her angel and said she had no more 47 .
I 48 that story with my neighbor and she 49 that she was going to do the same thing on her birthday. And I hope that she will 50 others to be kind and do the same thing. You never know you might be considered someone’s angel one day.
| 小题1: | | A．shown | B．told | C．given | D．bought |
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| 小题2: | | A．week | B．afternoon | C．hour | D．night |
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| 小题3: | | A．belief | B．sense | C．message | D．idea |
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| 小题4: | | A．paying attention to | B．cheering up | | C．looking after | D．looking down upon |
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| 小题5: | | A．strange | B．lucky | C．difficult | D．true |
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| 小题6: | | A．Instead | B．Still | C．Besides | D．Therefore |
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| 小题7: | | A．young | B．old | C．happy | D．strong |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．suddenly | C．quickly | D．confusedly |
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| 小题9: | | A．purpose | B．experience | C．failure | D．trouble |
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| 小题10: | | A．unless | B．but | C．because | D．until |
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| 小题12: | | A．surprise | B．pain | C．need | D．sight |
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| 小题13: | | A．talked | B．asked | C．imagined | D．smiled |
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| 小题14: | | A．worked | B．stood | C．stayed | D．rested |
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| 小题15: | | A．busy | B．shy | C．disappointed | D．moved |
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| 小题16: | | A．stranger | B．friend | C．relative | D．doctor |
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| 小题17: | | A．fun | B．interest | C．fear | D．challenge |
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| 小题18: | | A．repeated | B．shared | C．learned | D．changed |
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| 小题19: | | A．agreed | B．forgot | C．joked | D．promised |
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| 小题20: | | A．force | B．warm | C．allow | D．encourage |
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The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 41 . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to 42 … and place you on our waiting list.”
“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of 43 for me.
“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”
“Well, at least it isn’t 44 ,” he said brightly.
“Yeah, but 45 , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 46 . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for 47 ’.”
“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”
“That sounds 48 , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”
Upset and annoyed, I 49 myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept 50 in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 51 that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.
“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.
“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 52 to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 53 to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best 54 . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t 55 it.” The words had poured out 56 I could stop them or check their desperate tone.
Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.
“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”
It was so 57 and I asked, “I’m sorry?”
“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 58 the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk 59 to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”
The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever 60 .
| 小题1: | | A．attend | B．study | C．admit | D．visit |
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| 小题2: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．no one |
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| 小题3: | | A．trust | B．pity | C．anxiety | D．curiosity |
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| 小题4: | | A．admission | B．imagination | C．restriction | D．rejection |
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| 小题5: | | A．ever | B．again | C．also | D．still |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognized | B．received | C．accepted | D．permitted |
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| 小题7: | | A．writing | B．trying | C．replying | D．waiting |
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| 小题8: | | A．lame | B．reasonable | C．painful | D．practical |
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| 小题9: | | A．enjoyed | B．comforted | C．stayed | D．buried |
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| 小题10: | | A．saying | B．ringing | C．showing | D．reminding |
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| 小题11: | | A．point | B．conclusion | C．agreement | D．arrangement |
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| 小题12: | | A．chance | B．motivation | C．degree | D．change |
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| 小题13: | | A．refer | B．turn | C．mean | D．stick |
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| 小题14: | | A．contribution | B．condition | C．advantage | D．result |
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| 小题15: | | A．suspect | B．disappoint | C．refuse | D．regret |
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| 小题16: | | A．as | B．when | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题17: | | A．unbelievable | B．unforgettable | C．unbearable | D．favorable |
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| 小题18: | | A．take | B．get | C．make | D．receive |
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| 小题19: | | A．patiently | B．openly | C．carefully | D．calmly |
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My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it 41 to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I 42 running and jumping. When I was 43 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.
44 the time came nearer, I felt quite 45 . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m 46 but I was far from 47 because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were 48 for their team. The competition was so 49 that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was 50 the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to 51 it.
52 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs 53 . Then my promise came to mind again and 54 me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to 55 the finish line!
56 , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not 57 at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their 58 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they 59 to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the 60 .
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| 小题2: | | A．exercised | B．practiced | C．chose | D．tried |
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| 小题3: | | A．tired | B．upset | C．lazy | D．happy |
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| 小题5: | | A．confident | B．worried | C．proud | D．nervous |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．sad | C．excited | D．pleased |
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| 小题8: | | A．heading | B．racing | C．cheering | D．shouting |
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| 小题9: | | A．difficult | B．close | C．heated | D．near |
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| 小题10: | | A．running before | B．leading | C．falling behind | D．catching up with |
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| 小题11: | | A．fetch | B．hold | C．pass | D．take |
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| 小题13: | | A．gave in | B．gave out | C．gave up | D．gave away |
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| 小题15: | | A．draw | B．cut | C．cross | D．catch |
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| 小题16: | | A．At last | B．After all | C．Above all | D．As a result |
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| 小题17: | | A．bad | B．weak | C．slow | D．strong |
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| 小题18: | | A．congratulations | B．respect | C．support | D．pride |
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| 小题19: | | A．seem | B．hope | C．look | D．expect |
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
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Part-time Waitress
Busy café needs honest and good-looking waitress for weekends. Must enjoy working with a team and dealing with customers. Call Li Ling at 0732-8536724 after 6 pm.
Delivery (投递) Person
Young, healthy person able to deliver heavy boxes of books. Must have a driver’s license and can carry heavy boxes. We’re looking for a person for this position. Call Liu Fang at 0732-7887766 at any time.
Nanny Wanted
Kind, hard-working nanny wanted to look after three friendly children. Must be experienced and have childcare quail fications(资格). Please call Chen Yiping at 0732-6774538 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m
小题1:These are _______ in the newspaper.| A．notices | B．ads | C．stories | D．news |
小题2:If you can get the job in the café, you must be a _______.| A．pretty young woman | B．good-looking boy | | C．cool young man | D．hard-working student |
小题3:Who can do the delivery job?| A．A beautiful woman who is good at selling books. | | B．A person who has been a taxi driver for more than 40 years. | | C．A beautiful and hard-working girl. | | D．A strong young man who can drive. |
小题4:Which of the four statements is true?| A．You can call Chen Yiping in the evening. | | B．If you want to call Li Ling, do it in the morning. | | C．You can call Liu Fang at any time. | | D．If you want to call Li Ling, you can do it in the afternoon. |
小题5:What’s the Chinese for the underlined word “nanny”? |
PAINTER
Must have at least 3 years’ painting experience. Commercial and new construction work.
$ 10/hr. Immediate opening. Call 435-9201 with work history.
SECRETARY
Part-time position available in friendly, busy office. Good typing and general office skills.
Some weekends required. High pay. Various duties. Apply at East Side Management,
VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT（兽医助理）
Person needed for busy animal hospital. Some nights and weekends. Apply personally to Johnson-Marks Animal Hospital, 404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224.
After 4 p. m. only please.
NURSES’ ASSISTANTS
Full-time and part-time positions available for modern nursing home. High pay. Call Mrs. Downes, R. N. at 534-7618.
COOK NEEDED
Immediately. Busy downtown restaurant. Must be good and dependable. Experience preferred. Weekends required. Call 324-9817.
SALESPERSON
Experienced. Must have some knowledge of men’s clothing industry. Available to work evenings and some Saturdays. Send resume（个人简历）to: Martin’s Apparel, 237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224.
TEACHER
Small private school needs English and math teachers. Must have BS degree and at least 4 years’ teaching experience. Send resume to: Wales Charter School 19 South 8th St. NY. 13214.
HOTEL
Needs part-time FRONT DESK CLERK. No experience necessary. Excellent people and phone skills a must. Some computer skills helpful. $13/hr. Call: Mr. Jones 357-2897.
小题1:If you want to get a job as a maths teacher, send your resume to ______.| A．237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224 | | B．404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224 | | C．500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214 | | D．19 South 8th St. NY. 13214 |
小题2:If you dislike working on Sundays, being a ______ should be your best choice.| A．cook | B．secretary | C．salesperson | D．veterinarian assistant |
小题3: If you want to get a job at ______, you must have office skills.| A．Martin’s Apparel | B．East Side Management | | C．Wales Charter School | D．Johnson-Marks Animal Hospital |
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