Do you think the presidential election betwee...

Do you think the presidential election between Obama and Romney is worthy________?

A．discussing         B．to be discussed     C．to discuss          D．being discussed

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How long do you think _______ the conflict between Japan and China comes to an end?

A.will it be until B.will it be when

C.it will be before D.it will be that

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---What do you think has made Tom feel down?

---- ______ his seat in the election, I think.

A. As he lost　　　　 B. Lost

C. Losing　　　 　　　 D. Because of losing

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---What do you think has made Tom feel down?

---- ______ his seat in the election, I think.

A. As he lost       B. Lost     C. Losing         D. Because of losing

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----What do you think has made Tom feel down?

----________his seat in the election, I think.

A．As he lost         B．Losing            C．Because of        D．Lost

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The campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun.

The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations?

Obama’s victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times, “Kobe doesn’t have to be everybody’s role model anymore.”

Recent polls（民意测验）also suggest that Obama’s victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites “will finally be worked out”. This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963.

However, it’s still too early to tell whether Obama’s presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities.

Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on America’s racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse(瓦解)of the family unit in black communities.

It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse (扭转) such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. “That’s not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence.”

In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obama’s rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.

“When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Barak Obama,” he told London’s The Times newspaper. “It will be the first time we’ve seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift (心理转变) for both the white people and the colored ones in the world.”

1.For years, before Obama was elected president of the US, __________.

2.According to Bill Bank, ____________.

3.What would be the best title for this passage?

4.What will be the huge psychological shift Trevor mentioned at the end of the passage?

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You might say that Barack Obama was elected President of the US because he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004, the little-known Obama gave a speech at the Democratic national Convention(民主党全国会议). It was a great speech---poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.

Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express difficult ideas in a straightforward, natural way.

Before becoming President, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer---his two memoirs have become best-sellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his success as a speechmaker.

As a lawyer, Obama learned how to make strong, convincing arguments. As a professor, he learned how to explain complex subjects in ways that helped students understand without boring them. As a writer, he learned how to use language to have a powerful influence on his audience.

Secret weapons of Obama 

Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential addresses and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits and rewrites the drafts several times.

Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently making fun of his guests. His opening lines attract the audiences’ attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.

Making fun of himself: Obama laughs at his past mistakes and is never afraid of showing them to the public.

Obama delivers speeches to audiences large and small. He can make his audiences laugh or cry. His speeches are always thoughtful, well written, and just right for each occasion.

1... The third and fourth paragraphs mainly talk about _____.

A. why Obama’s speeches are praised       B. how Obama acquired his speaking ability     C. what subjects Obama’s speeches about    D. Obama’s success as a writer and a lawyer

2.. When delivering a speech, Obama ______.

A. usually starts with some famous sayings    B. sometimes turns his speech into a song

C. sometimes shares a joke with the audience  D. is very strict most of the time

3.. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Obama won the election campaign.       B. Obama is a brilliant speechmaker

C. Obama had taken a couple of jobs.        D. Obama is good at writing.

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It is not until January ,2013________the Presidential election of the United States comes to an end________we’ll know who is the new president.

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--How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?

--The key ________ the problem is to meet the demand _______ by the customers.

A. to solving...making 　　 B. to solving...made

C. to solve...making 　　　 D. to solve...made

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— How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?

— The key ________ the problem is to meet the demand ________ by the customers.

A. to solving; making  B. to solving; made

C. to solve; making           D. to solve; made

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