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 （捣乱） 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 （灌输） 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
| 小题2: | | A．take up | B．pick up | C．make up | D．put up |
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| 小题3: | | A．how much | B．how many | C．how soon | D．how long |
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| 小题5: | | A．world | B．family | C．position | D．place |
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| 小题6: | | A．succeed | B．come | C．tend | D．fail |
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| 小题7: | | A．worth | B．worthless | C．worthwhile | D．worthy |
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| 小题8: | | A．humor | B．happiness | C．wonder | D．sadness |
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| 小题9: | | A．even if | B．as if | C．though | D．although |
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| 小题10: | | A．friends | B．kids | C．boys | D．girls |
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| 小题11: | | A．rush | B．catch | C．push | D．pull |
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| 小题12: | | A．to | B．in | C．into | D．beyond |
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| 小题13: | | A．keep | B．let | C．make | D．warn |
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| 小题14: | | A．way | B．method | C．means | D．lesson |
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| 小题15: | | A．quantity | B．quality | C．equality | D．quarter |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题17: | | A．unfinished | B．finished | C．unfinishing | D．finishing |
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| 小题18: | | A．which | B．who | C．what | D．that |
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| 小题19: | | A．wake up | B．grow up | C．come up | D．get up |
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| 小题20: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．less than | D．more than |
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