After I arrived at her house, she showed me i...

After I arrived at her house, she showed me into ____________.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the White House after serving as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve year. On many occasions, Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need to find the right balance in our lives. For her, the elements of that balance are family, work, and public service.

Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. An excellent student. Hillary also enjoyed sports and was always interested in politics. Graduating from Wellesley College with high honors, she entered Yale Law School, where she developed her special concern for protecting the best interests of children and their families. It was there that she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student.

In 1973, Hillary became a lawyer for the Children’s Defense Fund. In 1975 Hillary left Washington and followed her heart to Arkansas, marrying Bill Clinton. The couple taught together in the University of Arkansas. Their daughter. Chelsea, was born in 1980. As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary continued to work tirelessly for the benefit of children and families. She introduced a program training parents to work with their preschool children. Because of her efforts, Hillary was named Arkansas Mother of the Year in 1984. Hillary Rodham Clinton brings her own special talents, experience, style and interests to the role of First Lady of the US. She played a leading part in national Health Care Reform.

Hilary Clinton was elected to the US Senate (参议院) in 2000, becoming the first Lady elected to public office and the first female senator to represent New York. In 2006, Senator Clinton won re-election to the Senate, and in 2007 she began her historic campaign for President. In 2008, she campaigned for the election of Barrack Obama and Joe Biden, and in November, she was chosen by President elect Obama as Secretary of State.

1．What do we know from the first paragraph?

A．Hillary Rodham Clinton never finds it hard to balance herself in life.

B．Family, work and public service are all important to Hillary Clinton.

C．The experience as First Lady of Arkansas led her to the White House.

D．Before entering the White House, Hillary had worked for the First Lady.

2．Why did Hillary leave the Children’s Defense Fund?

A．Because she wanted to marry Bill Clinton who was in Arkansas.

B．Because she married Bill Clinton and had to move to Arkansas.

C．Because she found she fell in love with Arkansas.

D．Because she was offered a better job in the University of Arkansas.

3．Where did Bill Clinton get his high education?

A．At Wellesley College.

B．At the Children’s Defense Fund.

C．At the University of Arkansas.

D．At Yale Law School.

4．Which is the right order of the following events?

a. Hillary was elected to the United States Senate.

b. Hillary was chosen as Secretary of State.

c. Hillary served as the First Lady.

d. Hillary supported Obama in his presidential election.

e. Hillary began her campaign for President.

A．c, a, e, d, b         B．c, e, d, b, a         C．a, e, c, b, d         D．b, e, c, d, a

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Hillary Diane Clinton arrived at the White House after serving as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve years. During that time she worked as a full-time partner of a law firm, chaired an education committee that set public school standards in Arkansas, managed a home, and cared for her husband and child.

Hillary Diane Rodham, daughter of Hugh and Dorothy Rodham, was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. She and her younger two brothers grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, as a close-knit family. As an excellent student, she was also a Girl Scout and a member of the local Methodist youth group. Hillary also enjoyed sports and was always interested in politics. She entered Wellesley College in 1965. Graduating with high honors, she moved on to Yale Law School, where she served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action. While at Yale, she developed her special concern for protecting the best interests of children and their families. It was there that she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student.

In 1973, Hillary became a lawyer for the Children’s Defense Fund. In 1975 Hillary left Washington and followed her heart to Arkansas（阿肯色州）, marrying Bill Clinton. The couple taught together in the University of Arkansas. Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.

As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary continued to work tirelessly on behalf of children and families. In addition to chairing the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, she founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She introduced a pioneering program called Arkansas Home Instruction for Preschool Youth, which trained parents to work with their children in preschool preparedness and literacy. Hillary also served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital. In recognition of her professional and personal accomplishments, Hillary was named Arkansas Woman of the Year in 1983 and Arkansas Mother of the Year in 1984.

Women’s International Center proudly presents the Living Legacy Award to Hillary Rodham Clinton for her vast contributions in so many fields, especially honoring her work for women and children.

1.Hillary did all the following things before going to college EXCEPT________.

2.The topic sentence of the fourth paragraph is ________.

3.What is the main reason why Hillary won the Living Legacy Award?

4.What do we know about Hillary from this passage?

A She and Bill Clinton were schoolmates at Yale.

B. She was in her thirties when she married Bill Clinton.

C. She has been a full-time lawyer for more than 20 years.

D. She once worked as a doctor in the Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

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She went through a period of emotional _______ after her company fell into ruins and she finally decided to find a new job.

A. control                   B. adjustment               C. outburst       D. improvement

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An Arizona mom says none of her son's kindergarten friends showed up to his birthday party after she sent 32 invitations to his classmates.

The boy, Teddy, held a birthday party on Sunday at Peter Piper Pizza in Tucson, where he and his mother, Sil Mazzini, had been expecting dozens of little girls and boys-as well as the children's parents-to join them at the restaurant. Mazzini said a few people told her in advance that they couldn't make it, but she wasn't prepared for everyone to be no-shows.

Mazzini shared a photo of her son sitting alone in front of several pizzas on her Facebook page. That brought dozens and dozens of birthday wishes from around the country, as well as other gifts and offers.

"I live near Tampa, Florida, and heard about you via my local news," one woman wrote on Facebook. "I hope you have a wonderful year and I'm sending you a big hug." The biggest unexpected birthday present for Teddy came from the Phoenix Suns, who invited him to watch Wednesday night's game at the Talking Stick Resort Arena against the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James. The city's professional soccer club, the Phoenix Rising, also invited Teddy to "join 7,000 of his closest friends" at a playoff game on Friday.

But some on social media questioned Mazzini's decision to broadcast her son's humiliating day. "Quick! Someone call the news. Don't embarrass this kid even more than he already is," one woman wrote on Facebook. "Good lord. This is so wrong. "

1.How may Teddy feel about his birthday party?

A. Relaxed B. Disturbed C. Disappointed. D. Bored.

2.What did the Phoenix Suns invite Teddy to do?

A. Play a playoff　 game on Friday.

B. Watch Wednesday night's game.

C. Join the professional soccer club.

D. Spend a weekend with them

3.What can we infer about Sil Mazzini from the last paragraph?

A. She is not supported by all the people.

B. She cares little about her son's feelings.

C. She regrets having posted her son's images.

D. She has removed the comments on Faceloook.

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After her parents separated, things at tam’s house changed. Her mom, still working, and Tami became responsible for the house and making meals for herself and her younger sister. Though money was right, they never went without. They had a nice home in a modest neighborhood food, belching and shelter. What Tami missed most of all, though, was family.

Tami spent the summer during her ninth grade year working at a park to ear exam spending money. Her job was to organize activities for the kids who spent their summer days at the park. The kids absolutely loved Tami. She was constantly going out of her way to do things for them. She would plan picnics, organize field trips and even buy ice cream for all of them, using her own money. She always did more than the job required, even if it did mean using her own money.

She got to know one little boy who lived in an apartment across the street from the park. His parents both worked at fast – food restaurants, and she knew that they didn’t have much money. The boy talked about his upcoming birthday and the fire truck he wanted so badly. He said he was going to be a fireman some day and needed the truck to practice. He told Tami more details about the truck than she knew a boy truck could have.

The boy’s birthday came and went. The next day when Tami saw the boy, she expected to see a shiny red truck in his arms. When he arrived empty – handed, she asked whether he had got the truck. The boy said no. his parents were going to get it for him later, when things were better. He seemed a little sad.

That week, Tami eased her paycheck and headed for the toy stores. She found the truck easily – after all, from his descriptions, she felt she knew it inside out. She used the money from her paycheck to buy the truck, and then had it wrapped in birthday paper.

61．What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．They didn’t need in worry too much about their living.

B．Tami’s sister became more responsible.

C．Tami began to earn money.

D．Her mother changed her job.

62．Why did Tami buy the birthday present for the boy using her own money?

A．Because he was poorer than she.

B．Because he was her best friend.

C．Because she wanted him to be a fireman.

D．because she wanted him to feel love around him.

63．What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．She knew how much money she would pay.

B．She knew she should check the toy truck inside out.

C．She was fully aware which toy truck the boy wanted.

D．She walked inside and then out of the toy store several times.

64．Which of the following could be the opening sentence of the next paragraph?

A．The next morning, Tami rode to the boy’s house and left the truck at the door.

B．When the boy showed up at the park that day, he was more excited than ever.

C．He showed off his new truck to Tami, and then played with it all day long.

D．That afternoon, the boy’s mom came to the park and walked over to Tami.

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It ___ to me that she didn’t know I had moved into the new house.

A. appeared     B. occurred      C. happened     D. broke

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_______ the news that she didn’t pass the job interview, tears came into her eyes.

A. After hearing        B. On hearing

C. Heard         　　　　　 D. When she heard

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The roof began to fall ______ she had time to dash into the room to save her baby.

A. after            B. as            C. before           D. until

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He invited me to a dance after the show Christmas Eve.

A. at       B. on        C. in         D. by

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