Washington, November 1, 2012  (CNN) -- After years of planning and months of campaigning（竞选）, the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs.
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to hold virtually nonstop events between now and the Tuesday election considered too close to call.
The focus is on battleground states worth 95 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Both sides are trying to close the deal with a decreasing number of uncommitted(未表态的) voters, while making sure supporters actually cast ballots.
That means a game of campaign chess that started Thursday, with appearances by the candidates (候选人)and their assistants as well as advertising dollars allocated to the places considered most vital to success.
Concluding a race expected to cost more than $6 billion overall, Obama and Romney and their running mates will hit all the battleground states -- Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin. The campaigns also are unloading a blast of television ads and mailings that threaten to overwhelm voters already saturated with politicking. Perhaps no one said it better than 4-year-old Abigael Evans of Fort Collins, Colorado, who -- according to NPR -- cried after listening to more election coverage on the radio and told her mother, ‘I'm tired of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.’
【小题1】The underlined phrase “too close to call” probably means               .

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[1] July 13 - Chinese mainland actress Chen Hao has been chosen as the most beautiful woman in China in an online poll （调查）featuring more than one million voters, reports CRI.

[2]The actress shot to fame for her role in TV series "Pink Ladies", which was adapted from Taiwan cartoonist Zhu Deyong's comic book . Chen Hao ___________ one of the leading roles in "Pink Ladies" as a sexy and adorable lady that manipulates the guys. The drama later turned out to be a super hit all across Asia's Chinese community.

[3]Other identities in the top 10 included Yang Lan, a TV hostess and entrepreneur, Annie Yi, a Taiwan singer and actress, and Yu Dan, a professor and media scholar, says CRI.

[4]The poll began in April and initially featured 100 candidates（候选人） from all circles of life.

[5]Voters then reduced the candidate list to 50, based on criteria （标准）including theirreputations, achievements, personalities and contributions to the society, the organizer said.

[6]Over one million people attended the online poll conducted on Sina.com, the web site reported. The result was determined according to the public votes and the opinions of the jury(陪审团) team.

1.What is the main idea of the text ? ( no more than 10 words )

2.Do you think the actress Chen Hao is the most beautiful woman in China? Why? (no more than 15 words )

3.Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 2 words )

4.What criteria do the voters take into consideration? ( no more than 10 words )

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5.What does the underlined word “ their “ ( line 1, paragraph 5 ) refer to ? .( no more than 2 words )

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That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, ­ 1  his head．

Hearing her husband back, Kay  2  out of the kitchen, but to her  3 , Joe sat still,

without  4 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 5 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 6 news?”

“Well, I have to say that things are not in our  7 ．It seems that I have no  8 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more 9 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 10  job．Many signs show that he’s in the 11．”

“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own  12 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to  13  you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 14”

Their next three weeks were spent  15  different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door,  16  their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”

The night before the 17 vote, the whole Hart family were too 18 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their 19 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 20 and burst into tears．

Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．

1.                A．lifting          B．raising          C．hanging   D．combing

2.                A．walked         B．looked         C．kept D．stole

3.                A．anger          B．joy            C．surprise  D．disappointment

4.                A．hope          B．movement      C．patience  D．smile

5.                A．said           B．sensed         C．told  D．did

6.                A．lucky          B．exciting         C．new D．bad

7.                A．favor          B．way            C．place D．sight

8.                A．time           B．thought         C．chance   D．wish

9.                A．interesting      B．experienced     C．lovely    D．fit

10.               A．good          B．poor           C．beautiful  D．funny

11.               A．success        B．office          C．lead  D．government

12.               A．people         B．reasons        C．rights D．advantages

13.               A．force          B．expect         C．order D．ask

14.               A．choice         B．friend          C．leader D．person

15.               A．helping         B．visiting         C．inviting    D．traveling

16.               A．answering      B．repeating       C．showing   D．offering

17.               A．final           B．next           C．first  D．close

18.               A．eager          B．sorry          C．anxious   D．happy

19.               A．breaths        B．worries         C．tongues   D．hearts

20.               A．left            B．arrived         C．laughed   D．jumped

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A
Events took place around the world last week to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The March eighth observance came as thousands of delegates from one hundred thirty countries met at the United Nations in New York. They discussed progress on a plan of action for women's equality. The document was approved ten years ago at a conference in Beijing.
It calls for improved health care for women, along with economic and political gains. It also calls for efforts to reduce human rights violations against women.
In Asia last Tuesday, there were demonstrations against unfair treatment of women.
In Washington, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held a Conference of Women Leaders. Laura Bush, the president's wife, spoke at the event which had representatives from fifteen Muslim nations. The first lady praised recent political gains for Muslim women.
In Afghanistan, for example, President Hamid Karzai has appointed the first female governor of a province. In Iraq, women hold almost one-third of the 249 seats in the newly elected National Assembly. And Missus Bush noted that nearly half the voters in the Palestinian presidential election were women.
International Women’s Day began in nineteen ten in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was designed to build support for voting rights for women worldwide. Missus Bush noted that it took American women many years to be recognized as full citizens with the right to vote.
Last week, just before International Women Day's, hundreds of women and men demonstrated in Kuwait to demand the right for women to vote. The government urged parliament to act quickly to debate such reforms.
Also last Monday, Human Rights Watch released a report on sexual violence by soldiers and members of armed groups in eastern Congo. The New York-based group says tens of thousands of women and young girls have been raped and beaten. Yet it says almost all the crimes have gone without punishment.
51．According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A. The document on women’s equality has not been approved yet.
B. Muslim women’s rights have been improved.
C. Palestinian women are totally equal now.
D. Kuwait women urged government to reform.
52. About how many women have been elected into National Assembly?
A. 166      B. 83        C. 249        D. 124
53. You can most probably read the text in ________.
A. a textbook    B. a magazine    C. a newspaper    D. a biology book
54. What’s the best title of the text?
A. International Women’s Day
B. Women’s equal rights
C. How to ensure women’s equal rights
D. How do people celebrate International Women’s Day

That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, ­ 1  his head．
Hearing her husband back, Kay  2  out of the kitchen, but to her  3 , Joe sat still,
without  4 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 5 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 6 news?”
“Well, I have to say that things are not in our  7 ．It seems that I have no  8 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more 9 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 10  job．Many signs show that he’s in the 11．”
“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own  12 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to  13  you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 14”
Their next three weeks were spent  15  different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door,  16  their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”
The night before the 17 vote, the whole Hart family were too 18 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their 19 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 20 and burst into tears．
Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．