On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of Los Angeles．Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million．About ? sixteen percent of the city’s population are black．
News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States．Here is how one major newspaper reported the event：
LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTY BLACK WINS 56％ OF VOTES
Bradley called his victory over Yorty “the fulfillment(实现)of a dream”．During his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him, “You can’t do this, you can’t go there, because you are a Negro．” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent．Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge．Thomas Bradley had to form an opinion of him．The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940．During his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night．He was elected to the city council(市政厅)ten years ago．
At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles．Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger．Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967．In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary．In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970．Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising．
In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate(候选人)．Bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles．Four years ago Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty．This time Bradley won．
(1)
In the author’s opinion, it was surprising that ________．
[ ]
A．
the whites would vote for a black mayor
B．
a black mayor would be elected in such a large city
C．
a black from a poor farmer’s family could be elected mayor of Los Angeles
D．
there would be so many black mayors
(2)
From the passage we can infer that people ________．
[ ]
A．
voted for Bradley because of his black color
B．
didn’t care much about his color when they voted
C．
voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dream
D．
voted for Bradley because they trust him
(3)
Bradley hit the front page headline for ________．
[ ]
A．
he was the first black mayor in history
B．
he was the first black mayor in the south of USA
C．
he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in USA
D．
a poor farmer’s son could also win an important election
(4)
From Bradley’s victory in the election we can see that ________．
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A．
blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA
B．
black people’s situation began to be improving much more than before
C．
one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is
D．
it is certain that someday the USA will have a black president
Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988 Department of Education and Training
International Students Centre
Hong Xue 827-839 George Street PO Box 707
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WARNING LETTER
Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．
You must obey the following rules：
1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
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A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
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Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
