What I Want for You and Every Child in America
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of ___(31) 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 ____(32)for all the time we’ve been apart.I know ____(33)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___(34) my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want.But then the two of you came into my____(35) with all your curiosity and mischief (搗亂) and those smiles that never____(36) to fill my heart and light up my day.
I want all our children to go to schools_____(37) of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill (灌輸) in them a sense of_____(38) about the world around them.I want them to have the chance to go to college____(39)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_____(40)and retire with dignity.
I want us to____(41) 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 _____(42)the divides of race and region, gender and religion that_____(43) us from seeing the best in each other.
That was the_____(44) 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_____(45) because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean_____(46).
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the_____(47)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_____(48)we know America should be.
These are the things I want for you, to_____(49)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______(50)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
小題2: | A.take up | B.pick up | C.make up | D.put up |
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小題3: | A.how much | B.how many | C.how soon | D.how long |
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小題5: | A.world | B.family | C.position | D.place |
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小題6: | A.succeed | B.come | C.tend | D.fail |
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小題7: | A.worth | B.worthless | C.worthwhile | D.worthy |
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小題8: | A.humor | B.happiness | C.wonder | D.sadness |
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小題9: | A.even if | B.as if | C.though | D.although |
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小題10: | A.friends | B.kids | C.boys | D.girls |
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小題11: | A.rush | B.catch | C.push | D.pull |
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小題12: | A.to | B.in | C.into | D.beyond |
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小題13: | A.keep | B.let | C.make | D.warn |
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小題14: | A.way | B.method | C.means | D.lesson |
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小題15: | A.quantity | B.quality | C.equality | D.quarter |
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小題16: | A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.nothing |
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小題17: | A.unfinished | B.finished | C.unfinishing | D.finishing |
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小題18: | A.which | B.who | C.what | D.that |
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小題19: | A.wake up | B.grow up | C.come up | D.get up |
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小題20: | A.rather than | B.other than | C.less than | D.more than |
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