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What I Want for You and Every Child in America
by President-Elect Barack Obama
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of 1 these last two years during the campaign, 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 although you are both excited about that new puppy(幼犬), it doesn’t 2 for all the time we’ve been apart. I know 3 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 4 my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my 5 with all your curiosity and mischief (捣乱) and those smiles that never 6 to fill my heart and light up my day. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. That’s why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.
I want all our children to go to schools 7 of their potential---schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill (灌输) in them a sense of 8 about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college 9 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 have time to spend time with their own 10 .
I want us to 11 back the boundaries(界限) 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 12 the divides(分水岭) of race and region, gender and religion that 13 us from seeing the best in each other.
That was the 14 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 15 because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean 16 .
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the 17 work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It’s a duty we pass on to our children.
These are the things I want for you--- to 18 in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach. And I want every child to have the same 19 to learn and dream and grow 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 20 you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, confidence, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
1. A. play B. fun C. pain D. gain
2. A. take up B. pick up C. make up D. put up
3. A. how much B. how many C. how soon D. how long
4. A. lose B. make C. take D. walk
5. A. world B. family C. position D. place
6. A. succeed B. come C. tend D. fail
7. A. worth B. worthless C. worthwhile D. worthy
8. A. humor B. hatred C. wonder D. sadness
9. A. even if B. as if C. as long as D. if
10. A. friends B. kids C. boys D. girls
11. A. rush B. catch C. push D. pull
12. A. to B. in C. into D. beyond
13. A. keep B. let C. make D. warn
14. A. way B. method C. means D. lesson
15. A. quantity B. quality C. equality D. quarter
16. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
17. A. unfinished B. finished C. unfinishing D. finishing
18. A. wake up B. grow up C. come up D. get up
19. A. difficulty B. barriers C. anxiety D. chances
20. A. rather than B. other than C. less than D. more than
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I want to share a 39 that perfectly shows this point. Trisha was told that 40 is the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother 41 he read his schoolbooks and could hardly 42 the day when she would learn to read.
But after Trisha 43 started school, she found that she was not able to understand words like the other boys and girls. However hard she 44 , she saw only confusion. Trisha 45 , the teacher and the other children laughing at her, and she began to believe that she was not 46 .
By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the 47 in herself. That was the year when she met Mr. Falker. He was 48 . He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn’t tolerate the other children laughing at her. After some time, Mr. Falker 49 that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could 50 some help.
He found an expert, and together they 51 with Trisha after school. They 52 her to understand words 53 one day Mr. Falker handed her a book and she could read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.
This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco, a famous 54 , and Thank you Mr. Falker is the twenty-sixth book that she has written. Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new 55 and made a difference in her life.
【小题1】A. cause B. mark C. describe D. show
【小题2】A. absurd B. strange C. mixed D. strong
【小题3】A. blood B. evidence C. hope D. air
【小题4】A. belief B. story C. view D. concern
【小题5】A. reading B. speaking C. listening D. thinking
【小题6】A. before B. since C. as D. though
【小题7】A. look for B. wait for C. ask for D. wish for
【小题8】A. gradually B. mostly C. finally D. firmly
【小题9】A. breathed B. tried C. managed D. pressed
【小题10】A. took off B. stayed up C. kept on D. fell behind
【小题11】A. smart B. hard-working C. healthy D. easy-going
【小题12】A. memory B. balance C. chance D. confidence
【小题13】A. shy B. proud C. different D. strict
【小题14】A. doubted B. witnessed C. represented D. realized
【小题15】A. with B. besides C. including D. within
【小题16】A. sang B. worked C. danced D. chatted
【小题17】A. helped B. forced C. begged D. allowed
【小题18】A. when B. once C. until D. whether
【小题19】A. teacher B. writer C. expert D. guide
【小题20】A. school B. start C. home D. attention
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Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with 36 .
I followed her to the bush and found a 37 ! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up 38 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She 39 you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was 40 !
I 41 to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have 42 the wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky. So we called the vet finally.
Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph , 43 she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he 44 but came back several days later.
On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s 45 . After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and 46 . When Becky returned, he got happy again. This 47 throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve 48 passed.
One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were 49 about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤). Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and 50 him. We hope he could come through. However, he 51 .
Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s 52 ! Before he died, Ralph 53 his child to us! He knew he would be 54 here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph... I was 55 .
“Don’t be afraid, little ... Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”
1. A.encouragement B.entertainment C.agreement D.excitement
2. A.dog B.fox C.wolf D.tiger
3. A.lovely B.finally C.suddenly D.patiently
4. A.hurts B.loves C.kills D.hates
5. A.wonderful B.unhappy C.unbelievable D.normal
6. A.prepared B.rushed C.pretended D.wanted
7. A.loved B.found C.damaged D.killed
8. A.and B.but C.so D.or
9. A.disappeared B.turned C.passed D.came
10. A.sadness B.dream C.understanding D.anger
11. A.slept B.left C.sang D.waited
12. A.stopped B.joined C.lived D.continued
13. A.days B.weeks C.months D.years
14. A.surprised B.puzzled C.worried D.careful
15. A.comforted B.beat C.washed D.amused
16. A.succeeded B.died C.cried D.woke
17. A.mother B.father C.wife D.child
18. A.posted B.brought C.sold D.threw
19. A.safe B.happy C.warm D.friendly
20. A.confused B.disappointed C.moved D.frightened
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