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).
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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1】
A.playB.funC.painD.gain
【小題2】
A.take upB.pick upC.make upD.put up
【小題3】
A.how muchB.how many C.how soon D.how long
【小題4】
A.loseB.makeC.takeD.walk
【小題5】
A.worldB.familyC.positionD.place
【小題6】
A.succeedB.comeC.tendD.fail
【小題7】
A.worthB.worthless C.worthwhile D.worthy
【小題8】
A.humorB.happinessC.wonderD.sadness
【小題9】
A.even ifB.a(chǎn)s ifC.though D.a(chǎn)lthough
【小題10】
A.friendsB.kidsC.boysD.girls
【小題11】
A.rush B.catchC.push D.pull
【小題12】
A.to B.in C.into D.beyond
【小題13】
A.keep B.let C.make D.warn
【小題14】
A.way B.method C.means D.lesson
【小題15】
A.quantity B.quality C.equality D.quarter
【小題16】
A.everythingB.something C.a(chǎn)nything D.nothing
【小題17】
A.unfinished B.finished C.unfinishing D.finishing
【小題18】
A.which B.who C.what D.that
【小題19】
A.wake up B.grow up C.come upD.get up
【小題20】
A.rather thanB.other than C.less than D.more than


【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】D

解析【小題1】B。fun樂趣。我知道這兩年你們倆隨我一路競選都有過不少樂子。
【小題1】C。make up彌補(bǔ)。無法彌補(bǔ)我們不在一起的所有時光。
【小題1】A。how much多少。我明白這兩年我錯過的太多了。
【小題1】B。make one’s way前進(jìn)。當(dāng)我還年輕的時候,我認(rèn)為生活就該繞著我轉(zhuǎn):我如何在這世上得心應(yīng)手,成功立業(yè)。
【小題1】A。后來,你們倆進(jìn)入了我的世界(world),帶來的種種好奇、淘氣和微笑,總能填充我的心,照亮我的日子。
【小題1】D。解析見上題。
【小題1】D。worthy值得。我要讓所有兒童都在能夠發(fā)掘他們潛能的學(xué)校就讀。
【小題1】C。這些學(xué)校要能挑戰(zhàn)他們,激勵他們,并灌輸他們對身處的這個世界的好奇心(wonder)。
【小題1】A。even if即使。我要他們有機(jī)會上大學(xué),哪怕他們的父母并不富有。
【小題1】B。薪酬高還附帶健康保險的任務(wù),讓他們有時間陪孩子(kids)、并且能帶著尊嚴(yán)退休的任務(wù)。
【小題1】C。我要大家向發(fā)現(xiàn)的極限挑戰(zhàn),讓你在有生之年能夠看見優(yōu)化我們生活、使這個行星更干凈、更安全的新科技和發(fā)明。
【小題1】D。我也要大家向自己的人際界限挑戰(zhàn),跨越(beyond)使我們看不到對方長處的種族、地域、性別和宗教樊籬。
【小題1】A。keep … from doing阻止做某事。解析見上題。
【小題1】D。這正是我在你們這年紀(jì)時,外婆想要教我的功課(lesson)。
【小題1】C。equality平等。她把獨立宣言開頭幾行念給我聽,告訴我有一些男女為了爭取平等挺身而出游行抗議。
【小題1】B。因為他們認(rèn)為兩個世紀(jì)前白紙黑字寫下來的這些句子,不應(yīng)只是空話。
【小題1】A。她讓我了解到,美國所以偉大,不是因為它完美,而是因為我們可以不斷讓它變得更好,而讓它更好的未競(unfinished)任務(wù),就落在我們每個人的身上。
【小題1】C。這是我們交給孩子們的責(zé)任,每過一代,美國就更接近我們的理想。
【小題1】B。grow up長大。這些是我想要讓你們得到的東西:在一個夢想不受限制、無事不能成就的世界中長大。
【小題1】D。more than不僅僅。我深以你倆為榮,你們從不會明白我有多愛你們。

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