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 （搗亂） 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 （灌輸） 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(分水嶺) 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

What I Want for You and Every Child in America

Dear Malia and Sasha,

　 I know that you've both had a lot of 1 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（小狗）, 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 （搗亂） and those smiles that never 6 to fill my heart and light up my day．

　 I want all our children to go to schools 7 　of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill （灌輸） 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 spend time with their own 10 and retire with dignity．

　 I want us to 11　 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 　12 the divides 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 charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to 18 we know America should be．

　 These are the things I want for you, to 19 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 （茁壯成長(zhǎng)） 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, poise （自信）, 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．happiness C．wonder　 　 D．sadness

9．A．even if　　 B．a(chǎn)s if 　　　 C．though 　　 D．despite

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．responsibility

16．A．everything B．something 　 C．a(chǎn)nything 　 D．nothing

17．A．unfinished B．finished 　 C．well-done 　 D．limited

18．A．which 　　　 B．who 　　　　 C．what 　　　 D．that

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

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

Eric Seal thought the poor dog at his feet was perhaps five weeks old. Sometime during the night, the little female had been 　16 at the Seals front gate. “We can’t just turned her　 　17 ” his wife, Jeffrey said, “I’ll feed her and get her 18 up. Then we’ll find a home for her.”

Standing between them, the puppy seemed to 　19 that her fate was being decided. Her tail wagged 　20 she looked from one to the other. Finally, Eric shrugged his shoulders, “Okay, if you want to fool with her, 　21 ” Eric continued, “one other thing, let’s wait a few days to put her in the doghouse with Tex. We don’t want Tex 22 to anything. He has all the troubles he can handle.”

Tex, the six-year-old cattle dog --- the Seals had raised from a puppy, 　23 he already shared his doghouse with a yellow cat, happily moved over and made room for the new puppy the Seals called Heinz. Not long before Heinz showed up, the Seals had noticed that Tex 　24 to be losing his eyesight. When they brought Tex to a specialist in Dallas, doctors there determined that Tex was already 　25 . It was soon obvious that the little puppy 　26 be a large dog --- too large to continue sharing a doghouse with Tex and the yellow cat. One weekend the Seals built　 　27 doghouse next to the one the dogs had shared.

It was then they 　28 that what they had supposed was puppy playfulness actually had a purpose. 　29 any training or coaching, Heinz had become Tex’s “seeing eye” dog. Each evening when the dogs 　30 for the night, Heinz gently took Tex’s nose in her mouth and　 　31 him into his house. In the morning, she got him up and guided him out of the house again. On sunny days, Tex 　32 stretched out on the driveway, if a car was coming, Heinz would wake him up and guided him 　33 danger.

The Seals were surprised, without any training, the young dog had devised 　34 means were necessary to help, guide and protect her blind companion. It was clear that Heinz shared 　35 her eyes with Tex; she shared her heart.

16. A. caught　　　　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　 　　 C. found　　　　 　　 D. left

17. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 　　 C. away　　　　 　　　 D. down

18. A. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　 　　 C. give　　　　 　　　　 D. stand

19. A. sense　 　　　　　　　　　 B. smell　　　　 　　　 C. tend　　 　　　　　　　 D. train

20. A. for　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 　　 C. so　　　　　　 　　 D. since

21. A. go on　　　 　　　　　 B. go up　　　　 　　 C. go ahead　　　 　 D. go down

22. A. left　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exposed　　　 　　 C. come　　　　　 　 D. gone

23. A. although　 　　　　　　 B. when　　 　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 　　 D. however

24. A. happened　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 　　 C. supposed　　　 　 D. thought

25. A. recovered 　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　 　　 C. blind　　　　 　　　 D. kind

26. A. might　　 　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　　　　 D. had to

27. A. other　　 　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　 　 C. one　　　　　 　　　 D. another

28. A. recognized 　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　 　　 C. wondered　　　 　　 D. doubted

29. A. With　　　　 　　　　 B. Because of　　 　　 C. Without　　　 　　 D. Instead of

30. A. stayed up　　 　　　　 B. settled in 　　　　　 C. watched out　　　　　　 D. lay down

31. A. forced　　　 　　　　 B. carried　　　　 　　 C. put　　　 　　　　　 D. let

32. A. slept　　　 　　 　　 B. walked　　　 　　　 C. ran　　　　　　 　 D. sat　

33. A. into　　　　 　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　 　 C. without　　　　 　 D. from behind　

34. A. no matter why　　　　　 B. no matter how　　　　 C. wherever　　　　　　　　 D. whatever

35. A. the same as　 　　　　　 B. as well as　　 　　　 C. more than　　 　　　 D. rather than

Mother is out. Who is _______ the baby?

A. to tend B. tend　 C. tended D. to tending

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago．We had a yard with a lot of 36 ．Very of-ton when W6 have flowers，Denise or I would plant some between the rocks，just to add some 37 to the area．

Last summer，I found a tiny little 38 in the yard that I could not immediately identify．I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either．We decided to let it 39 growing until we could find out what it was．

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 40 plant，it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 41 the weeds around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I no-ticed something 42 .The sunflower had not 43 where I saw it begin．It actually had begun under a big 44 and grown under and around it to reach the 45 ．

That’s when I 46 that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its 47 of developing，we too have the ability of doing the same thing．If we 48 ourselves like that little sunflower, We can reach where we 49 to go and get what we need for growth．

We need to believe in ourselves knowing We have the 50 to achieve our goats．Like the 51 ，it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 52 in itself that it would succeed．Stand tall like the sunflower and be 53 who and what We are，then the environment will begin 54 us. We will find a way to go under or 55 any “rocks” in order to reach our goals．

36．A．flowers　 　　 B．insects　 　　 C．rocks 　　　　　　 D．vegetables

37．A．colour　 　　 B．water　 　　　 C．fertilizer　 　　 D．shape

38．A．weed　 　　　 B．seed　 　　　　 C．rock　 　　　　 D．plant

39．A．stop　 　　　　 B．continue　 　 C．improve 　　　　 D．escape

40．A．weak　 　　　 B．lonely　 　　　 C．strange 　　　　 D．pretty

41．A．remove　 　　 B．tend　 　　　　 C．watch 　　　　　 D．collect

42．A．wonderful　 B．terrible　 　　 C．valuable 　　　　 D．unusual

43．A．passed　 　　 B．started　 　　 C．left 　　　　　　　 D．died

44．A．tree　 　　　　 B．table　 　　　　 C．rock 　　　　　　　　　　 D．wall

45．A．a(chǎn)ir　 　　　　　 B．top　 　　　　　 C．sun 　　　　　　　 D. house

46．A．realized　 　　 B．doubted　 　 C．regretted 　　　 D．hoped

47．A．place　 　　　 B．way　 　　　　 C．course 　　　　　 D．process

48．A．fill in　 　　　 B．put in　 　　　 C．worry about 　 D．believe in

49．A．forget　 　　 B．hate　 　　　　 C．a(chǎn)im 　　　　　　　 D．wait

50．A．a(chǎn)bility　 　　　 B．wish　 　　　　 C．plan 　　　　　　　 D．idea

51．A．yard　 　　　　 B．sunflower　 　 C．home 　　　　　　 D．summer

52．A．energy　 　　 B．virtue　 　　　　 C．courage　　　　　 D．faith

53．A．a(chǎn)ware of　 　 B．a(chǎn)fraid of　 　 C．proud of 　　　 D．tired of

54．A．support　 　　 B．a(chǎn)ffect　 　　　　　　 C．upset 　　　　　　 D．forgive

55．A．into　 　　　　 B．a(chǎn)round　 　　 C．through 　　　　 D．from