完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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

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