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What I Want for You and Every Child in America

Dear Malia and Sasha,

    I know that you've both had a lot of ___21  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 ___22  for all the time we've been apart．I know ___23  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___24   my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want．But then the two of you came into my__25  with all your curiosity and mischief （捣乱） and those smiles that never___26  to fill my heart and light up my day．

    I want all our children to go to schools___27  of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill（灌输）in them a sense of___28  about the world around them．I want them to have the chance to go to college__29  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__30  and retire with dignity．

    I want us to___31   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 ___32  the divides of race and region, gender and religion that___33  us from seeing the best in each other．

    That was the___34   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__35   because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean____36  ．

    She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the____37  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___38    we know America should be．

    These are the things I want for you, to___39   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___40    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

A．play        B．fun      C．pain     D．gain

A．take up    B．pick up  C．make up       D．put up

A．how much    B．how many     C．how soon     D．how long

A．lose   B．make         C．take             D．walk

A．world       B．family       C．position     D．place

A．succeed     B．come         C．tend         D．fail

A．worth     B．worthless     C．worthwhile    D．worthy

A．humor   B．happiness    C．wonder       D．sadness

A．even if      B．as if   C．though   D．although

A．friends B．kids C．boys D．girls

A．rush    B．catch    C．push     D．pull

A．to B．in   C．into     D．beyond

A．keep    B．let C．make     D．warn

A．way     B．method   C．means    D．lesson

A．quantity    B．quality C．equality     D．quarter

A．everything B．something     C．anything     D．nothing

A．unfinished B．finished C．unfinishing D．finishing

A．which   B．who C．what     D．that

A．wake up     B．grow up C．come up D．get up

A．rather than     B．other than     C．less than   D．more than

                           Hire charges

What’s included:

1)Unlimited mileage (英里数).

2)Expenses on oil , maintenance (保养)and repairs, which will be repaired on production of invoices(发票).

3)Full insurance except personal accident (see below) and contents.

What’s not included:

1)Personal accident insurance.

2)Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines

                            Conditions of Hire

The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative (代理人)at the hotel.

Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee(保证) a car.But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.

The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.

Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company” Conditions of Hire.

If you decide to hire a car , just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us . A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.

Should you be forced to cancel (取消)your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before the date of hire), a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.

from the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay extra money for_____.

  A.insurance against damage to the car  B.insurance against injury to the driver

  C.the cost of maintenance of the car    D.the cost of repairs to the car

Which of the following conditions , you have to accept when hiring a car?

  A.When you hire a car from the company, the driver will go together with you

  B.It’s unnecessary for you to give invoices if you want to be repaid for repairs

  C.If you have paid a booking fee , you don’t have to fill in the Booking Form.

D.You have to accept the terms of car hire company’s Conditions of Hire

If you change your mind after paying the whole cost of hiring , the ￡12

Booking fee is_____.

  A. partly returned                B.doubtly paid 

C.not returned at all              D.returned within six weeks

The prices for car hire are especially low when _____.

A.it is booked for at least three days    B.it is booked two weeks in advance

C.it is booked for two days           D. the booking is made in London

You have heard of Webster Toys.Websters have made good，safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years.Now we sell them，and children play with them，in countries from New Zealand to Norway，and from Japan to Brazil.We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East.He (or she) will be between the age of thirty and forty.He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him.He will speak good English，and at least one other language of the Far East.

The person we are looking for will live in Singapore，and work in our office there，but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year.He will know the Far East quite well already.He will know how to sell in old markets and where to find new ones.He will understand money and more than ever before，for himself，and for Webster Toys.

Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet.If you think you are the person we are looking for，write to Mr J Sloman at our head office.

Webster Toys Company

Church Mill，Watford

Hert，WD 36 HE

36．What are Webster Toys?

A．A kind of old toys.

B．Factories where good，safe and interesting toys are made.

C．People who are famous for making toys for children.

D．A company that has been making and selling toys.

37．The passage is written because________.

A．they need a right person to work for them

B．they are trying to find the man they have lost

C．they want to have a choice between a man and a woman

D．they are looking for a man living in Singapore

38．The person must be good at speaking________.

A．English and any other language

B．English or any other language

C．English and any other Far Eastern language

D．English or any other Far Eastern language

39．“Someone who can stand on his own feet” means________.

A．someone who can deal with all the business all by himself

B．someone who doesn’t stand on other people’s feet

C．someone who has nothing wrong with his feet

D．someone who can understand and can earn a lot of money

40．Where can you probably read above passage?

A．In a book.                                          B．In a dictionary.

C．In a magazine.                                    D．In a newspaper.

British researchers are looking for volunteers willing to eat a piece of chocolate daily for a year in the name of science. The trial(实验) will explore whether flavonoids (类黄酮) found in chocolate and other foods can reduce the risk of heart disease.

“We are looking at a high risk group first,” said Aedin Cassidy, a biochemist who will lead the study.

Previous studies have suggested dark chocolate is rich in the beneficial flavonoids linked with heart health, but experts note the high sugar and fat content of most commercially available chocolate might cancel out some of the advantages. Other research has also shown dark chocolate appears to lower blood pressure, improve the function of blood vessels (血管)and reduce the risk of heart attack.

This has encouraged companies to market specific products containing dark chocolate. Mars Inc has introduced Cocoa Via, a line of dark and premium chocolates that plays up such health advantages.

Cassidy said her team will also publish findings in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showing that flavonoids found in soy and cocoa appear to have the strongest effects of reducing risk of heart disease.

The next step will organize 150 women volunteers with a specific illness. The researchers will look at whether flavonoids help reduce blood pressure, cut cholesterol levels and improve the condition of blood vessels.

Half the women in the year-long study will eat chocolate containing 30 grams of flavonoids found in soy, cocoa and other fruits and vegetables. The others will get chocolate without the active flavonoids.

“This could help doctors give advice to patients on the type and amount of foods to eat to reduce heart disease risk—and it does not necessarily need to be chocolate,” Cassidy said. “If this trial works we will be able to advise on a whole range of foods. People won't have to go around eating specially designed chocolate.”

1. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Volunteers wanted for chocolate study.               B. Chocolate is good for health.

C. A new research on heart attacks.                    D. Flavonoids found in chocolate.

2. What’s the purpose of the trial?

A. To test the advantages of a new kind of chocolate.

B. To find cures for heart disease.

C. To discover how to control blood pressure.

D. To explore the advantages of flavonoids.

3. From Paragraph 3 we can infer that __________.

A. Cassidy’s team has done several studies on chocolate

B. dark chocolate has proved beneficial to health

C. people should eat much chocolate with high sugar and fat

D. most commercially available chocolate doesn’t contain flavonoids

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the volunteers will eat the same chocolate.

B. CocoaVia is a company that produces dark chocolate.

C. People who want to take part in the trial should be healthy.

D. Soy, cocoa, some fruit and vegetables contain flavonoids.

Cancer researchers urged people on Wednesday to take more vitamin D to lower risk of cancer, saying studies showed a clear link. “Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake (吸入，摄入), through diet or a vitamin supplement,” Dr. Cedric Garland said in a telephone interview.
Garland's research team reviewed 63 studies, including several large long-term ones, on the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide between 1966 and 2004. “There's nothing that has this ability to prevent cancer,” he said, urging governments and public health officials to do more to fortify (增强) foods with vitamin D. Garland is part of a University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center team that published its findings this week online in the American Journal of Public Health. Vitamin D is found in milk, as well as in some fortified orange juice, yogurt and cheeses, usually at around 100 international units（IU）a serving. “People might want to consider a vitamin supplement to raise their intake to 1000 IUs per day” Garland said， adding that it was well within the safety guidelines established by the National Academy of Sciences.
The authors said that taking more vitamin D could be especially important for people living in northern areas, which receive less vitamin D from sunshine.
“African Americans, who don't produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin colour, could also benefit significantly from a higher intake,” the authors said.
61. According to the passage, people are advised to take more Vitamin D, because__.
A. it is nutritious             B. it can‘t harm people’s health
C. it can lower cancer risk      D. it is not taken enough every day
62. Which of the following can not help people get more Vitamin D?
A. Have some sunshine        B. Have more meat
C. Have more fortified cheese   D. Have a vitamin supplement
63.Who can Garland probably be?
A. A health researcher        B. A doctor   
C. A scientist               D. A public health official
64.Which of the following food can lower people‘s chance of getting cancer?
A. Milk                    B. Fortified orange juice
C. Fortified yogurt           D. All of the above
65.People from which area should take more Vitamin D according to the passage?
A. Asian people               B. African people 
C. American people            D. European people