That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, 1 his head．
Hearing her husband back, Kay 2 out of the kitchen, but to her 3 , Joe sat still,
without 4 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 5 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 6 news?”
“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 7 ．It seems that I have no 8 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more 9 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 10 job．Many signs show that he’s in the 11．”
“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own 12 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to 13 you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 14”
Their next three weeks were spent 15 different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door, 16 their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”
The night before the 17 vote, the whole Hart family were too 18 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their 19 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 20 and burst into tears．
Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．
| 【小题1】 | | A．lifting | B．raising | C．hanging | D．combing |
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| 【小题2】 | | A．walked | B．looked | C．kept | D．stole |
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| 【小题3】 | | A．anger | B．joy | C．surprise | D．disappointment |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．hope | B．movement | C．patience | D．smile |
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| 【小题5】 | | A．said | B．sensed | C．told | D．did |
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| 【小题6】 | | A．lucky | B．exciting | C．new | D．bad |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．favor | B．way | C．place | D．sight |
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| 【小题8】 | | A．time | B．thought | C．chance | D．wish |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．interesting | B．experienced | C．lovely | D．fit |
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| 【小题10】 | | A．good | B．poor | C．beautiful | D．funny |
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| 【小题11】 | | A．success | B．office | C．lead | D．government |
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| 【小题12】 | | A．people | B．reasons | C．rights | D．advantages |
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| 【小题13】 | | A．force | B．expect | C．order | D．ask |
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| 【小题14】 | | A．choice | B．friend | C．leader | D．person |
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| 【小题15】 | | A．helping | B．visiting | C．inviting | D．traveling |
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| 【小题16】 | | A．answering | B．repeating | C．showing | D．offering |
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| 【小题17】 | | A．final | B．next | C．first | D．close |
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| 【小题18】 | | A．eager | B．sorry | C．anxious | D．happy |
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| 【小题19】 | | A．breaths | B．worries | C．tongues | D．hearts |
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| 【小题20】 | | A．left | B．arrived | C．laughed | D．jumped |
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