Bill Clinton took office(就职)on January 20,1993 and became the 42nd U.S.president(总统).He is the first U.S.president who was born after World War 1I(二次世界大战).He is also one of the youngest of all the U.S.presidents.

Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died. When he was young. his mother remarried(再婚)Norger Clinton, So the boy's family name was changed.

In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington. During his visit, he met President Kennedy in the White House. At that time, he wanted to become a president. And now he is!

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1. When Clinton became the 42nd U.S.president, he was________.(　)

A. thirty　　　　　　　　　　    B. about forty

C. Forty—seven　　　　　　　　　　    D. 3 7 years old

2. Clinton’s father died________.(　)

A. after 1946　　　　　　　　　　    B. before Clinton was born

C. before World War1l　　　　　　　　　　    D. when Clinton was young

3. Why was the boy's name changed?(　)

A. Because he became a president.

B. Because his family was very poor.

C. Because his father was dead.

D. Because his mother remarried Norger Clinton.

4. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington________.(　)

A. to take part in an exam　　　　　　　　　　    B. for his holidays

C. for a visit　　　　　　　　　　    D. to have a meeting with Kennedy

5. Which one of the following is NOT right?(　)

A. Everybody can visit the president in the White House.

B. A1l the U.S.presidents work in the White House.

C. Clinton wanted to become a president after he saw President Kennedy.

D. In 1963.Clinton met President Kennedy.

 

Several years ago,a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies(公司) in the world, and the third one had many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker. 　

The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President（总统） of the United States is really important.”　

　  The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

The man shook his head,“No,I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if when you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”　　

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”　

　  “No，I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”　

“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked. 　　

"Oh,I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang，and the President picked up the receiver,listened and then said,“It’s for you.”　　

66. This story happened in _______. 　　

A. England            B. America　　 C. Japan              D. Australia

67. There are _______ in this passage. 　　

A. two men and two women　  　 B. three men and one woman　　

C. three women and one man　　  D. four women　　

68. The banker thought _______. 　　

A. he was really important because he was a rich banker　　

B. the visitor to the White House was really important　　

C. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.　

D. the reporter was really important.　

69. The owner of the very large company thought _______. 　　

A. she was really important because he had one of the largest companies in the world.　

B. the banker was really important.　　

C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important　　

D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President，the President would not answer any phone call

70. The owner of many buildings thought _______. 　　

A. he was really important because he had many buildings in the center of New York　　

B. the owner of the very large company was really important　　

C. the visitor was really important if he talked to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor　　

D. the person who worked in the White House was really important