One of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign finance reform. The people who are 1 for reform usually want the 2 to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates（候选人）and their 3 can spend.

One reason that reform is called for is that it costs so much to 4 for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort 5 money. The incumbents (those already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must 6 so many money raising events.

Another 7 is the fear that candidates will be owned or 8 by the “special interest groups” that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the 9 .

On the 10 side are those who say that it doesn’t mean it’s really 11 just because you call something “reform”. They argue that the right to freedom of speech is 12 if the government can limit anyone’s ability to get his or her message out to the people.

If one person or a group of people want to tell the 13 what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to buy 14 on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertisements along highways and on websites. All this costs a lot of 15 .

Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you don’t really have freedom of 16 or freedom of the press if you can’t get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control 17 discussions. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make 18 .

What do you think about this 19 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candidates 20 the most sense to you?

1．A．waiting　 B．calling　　 C．standing　　 D．preparing

2．A．government　　　　　　　 B．president　 C．candidates　 D．citizens

3．A．leaders　 B．bosses　　　 C．supporters　 D．states

4．A．pay　　　 B．compete　　 C．wait　　　　 D．work

5．A．raising　 B．earning　　 C．giving　　　 D．getting

6．A．notice　 B．report　　　 C．guard　　　 D．attend

7．A．event　　 B．cost　　　　 C．reason　　　 D．office

8．A．encouraged　　　　　　　 B．forced　　　 C．controlled　 D．ordered

9．A．joke　　 B．purpose　　 C．case　　　　 D．example

10．A．other　 B．same　　　　 C．another　　 D．different

11．A．worse　 B．better　　　 C．easier　　　 D．harder

12．A．meaningless　　　　　　 B．unimportant C．unnecessary D．impossible

13．A．reporters　　　　　　　 B．truth　　　 C．story D．public

14．A．time　　 B．copies　　　 C．rights　　　 D．advertising

15．A．energy　 B．effort　　　 C．time　　　　 D．money

16．A．argument B．opinion　　 C．speech　　　 D．election

17．A．common　 B．political　 C．general　　 D．special

18．A．profit　 B．trouble　　 C．plans　　　 D．decisions

19．A．quarrel B．problem　　 C．issue　　　 D．affair

20．A．find　　 B．make　　　　 C．create　　　 D．produce

 

Chen’s comment on this issue 　　　 the cross-strait relation.And he will have to be responsible for the consequence.

A.has destroyed　　 B.has damaged

C.ruined　　　　　　 D.hurt ?

 

It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 　 31　 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 　32　 in the company should ever do.

I wish I　 33　 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 　 34　 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m 　 35　 , experienced and I know better.

　 　 36　 I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to　 37　 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 　 38　 they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ 　39　 ” person here.

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 　 40　 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 　 41　 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would　 42　 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.

As I expected , Lois didn’t pass over the　 43　 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly,　 44　 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my　 45　 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)　 46　 .

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 　 47　 that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s　 48　 . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her　 49　 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”

I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those　 50　 words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

31. A. by the way B. in the way C. on the way D. to the way

32.　 A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. the one

33.　 A. should　　　　　　　 　　　 B. might　　　　　　　 　　　 C. will　　 　　　　 　　 D. could

34.　 A. fix　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. blame 　　　　　　　　　　 C. rely　　　　 　 　　　 D. put

35.　 A. outgoing　　　　　　　　　 B. old　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cheerful　　 　　　 D. energetic

36.　 A. Thankfully 　　　　　　 B. Naturally　 　　　　　　 C. Generally　 　 　　　 D. Hopefully

37.　 A. work 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. watch　　　 　 　　　 D. sit

38.　 A. decisions　 　　　　　　 B. troubles　　 　　　　　　 C. attempts　　 　 　　　 D. mistakes

39.　 A. annoying　 　　　　　　 B. confusing　 　　　　　　 C. embarrassing 　　　 D. puzzling

40.　 A. repairs B. wants C. works D. occupies

41.　 A. mad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. serious　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. curious　　 　 　　　 D. hopeful

42.　 A. react　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. agree　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　 　　　 D. object

43.　 A. issue　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. outcome　　 　　　 　　　 C. criterion　　 　 　　　 D. message

44.　 A. for　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. therefore　　　　　 　 C.　 but　 　　　 　 　　　 D. otherwise

45.　 A. challenge B. imagination C. conclusion D. explanation

46.　 A. order 　　　　　　　　　　 B. key　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. end　　　 　　　 　　　 D. process

47.　 A. forget 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruin　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. prevent　　 　 　　　 D. change

48.　 A. broken　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. done　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　 　 　　　 D. kept

49.　 A. attention　　 　　　　　　 B. skill　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. patience　　 　 　　　 D. interest

50.　 A. sweet 　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant　　 　　　　　　 C. meaningful　 　 　　　 D. colorful

　 It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake． My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 　 36　 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 　 37　 in the company should ever do． I wish I 　 38　 give a good excuse for what I did． At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 　 39　 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance． Unfortunately, I’m 　 40　 , experienced and I know better．

　 41　 I work with some very kind and compassionate （富于同情心的） people． For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 　 42　 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support． Some have shared with me similar 　 43　 they have made． Evidently I’m not the only “　 44　 ” person here．

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 　 45　 the desk right next to mine． Lois was completely 　 46　 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 　 47　 to such an extremely embarrassing incident．

As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the 　 48　 when she saw me the next day． She mentioned it directly, 　 49　 with empathetic consideration． She listened to my 　 50　 ． Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a（n） 　 51　 ．

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 　 52　 that． It happened． But it’s over now． It’s 　 53　 ． It’s in the past． You need to let it go, and move on．” And with that she returned her 　 54　 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here．”

I beat myself up for weeks． At such times I need to remember those 　 55　 words: It’s over． It’s done． Let it go． And mostly, move on．

36．A． by the way 　　　　 B． in the way 　　　　　 C． on the way 　　　　 D． to the way

37．A． someone 　　　　　 B． anyone 　　　　　　　 C． no one 　　　　　　　 D． the one

38．A． should 　　　　　　　　 B． might 　　　　　　　　 C． will 　　　　　　　　　 D． could

39．A． fix 　　　　　　　　　 B． blame 　　　　　　　　 C． rely 　　　　　　　　　 D． put

40．A． outgoing 　　　　　　 B． old 　　　　　　　　　　 C． cheerful 　　　　　　 D． energetic

41．A． Thankfully 　　　　　 B． Naturally 　　　　　　 C． Generally 　　　　　 D． Hopefully

42．A． work 　　　　　　　　 B． stop 　　　　　　　　 C． watch 　　　　　　　　 D． sit

43．A． decisions 　　　　　　 B． troubles 　　　　　　 C． attempts 　　　　　　 D． mistakes

44．A． annoying 　　　　　　 B． confusing 　　　　　 C． embarrassing 　　　 D． puzzling

45．A． repairs 　　　　　　　 B． wants 　　　　　　　　 C． works 　　　　　　　　 D． occupies

46．A． mad 　　　　　　　　　 B． serious 　　　　　　　 C． curious 　　　　　　　 D． hopeful

47．A． react 　　　　　　　　　 B． agree 　　　　　　　　　 C． turn 　　　　　　　　　 D． adjust

48．A． issue 　　　　　　　　　 B． outcome 　　　　　　 C． standard 　　　　　 D． message

49．A． for 　　　　　　　　　　 B． therefore 　　　　　　 C． but 　　　　　　　　　 D． otherwise

50．A． challenge 　　　　　　 B． imagination　　　　　 C． conclusion 　　　　 D． explanation

51．A． order 　　　　　　　　 B． key 　　　　　　　　　　 C． end 　　　　　　　　　　 D． process

52．A． forget 　　　　　　　 B． ruin 　　　　　　　　　 C． prevent 　　　　　　　 D． change

53．A． broken 　　　　　　 B． done 　　　　　　　　 C． lost 　　　　　　　　　　 D． kept

54．A． attention 　　　　　　 B． skill 　　　　　　　　　　 C． patience 　　　　　　 D． interest

55．A． sweet 　　　　　　　　 B． pleasant 　　　　　　 C． meaningful 　　　　 D． colorful

It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 　 31　 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 　32　 in the company should ever do.

I wish I　 33　 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 　 34　 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m 　 35　 , experienced and I know better.

　 　 36　 I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to　 37　 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 　 38　 they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ 　 39　 ” person here.

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 　 40　 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 　 41　 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would　 42　 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.

As I expected , Lois didn’t pass over the　 43　 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly,　 44　 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my　 45　 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)　 46　 .

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 　 47　 that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s　 48　 . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her　 49　 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”

I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those　 50　 words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

31. A. by the way　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the way　　　　　　　 C. on the way　　　　　　　 D. to the way

32.　 A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. the one

33.　 A. should　　　　　　　 　　　 B. might　　　　　　　 　　　 C. will　　 　　　　 　　 D. could

34.　 A. fix　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. blame 　　　　　　　　　　 C. rely　　　　 　 　　　 D. put

35.　 A. outgoing　　　　　　　　　 B. old　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cheerful　　 　　　 D. energetic

36.　 A. Thankfully 　　　　　　 B. Naturally　 　　　　　　 C. Generally　 　 　　　 D. Hopefully

37.　 A. work 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. watch　　　 　 　　　 D. sit

38.　 A. decisions　 　　　　　　 B. troubles　　 　　　　　　 C. attempts　　 　 　　　 D. mistakes

39.　 A. annoying　 　　　　　　 B. confusing　 　　　　　　 C. embarrassing 　　　 D. puzzling

40.　 A. repairs B. wants C. works　　　 　 　　　 D. occupies

41.　 A. mad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. serious　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. curious　　 　 　　　 D. hopeful

42.　 A. react　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. agree　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　 　　　 D. object

43.　 A. issue　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. outcome　　 　　　 　　　 C. criterion　　 　 　　　 D. message

44.　 A. for　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. therefore　　　　　 　 C.　 but　 　　　 　 　　　 D. otherwise

45.　 A. challenge B. imagination C. conclusion　 　　　 D. explanation

46.　 A. order 　　　　　　　　　　 B. key　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. end　　　 　　　 　　　 D. process

47.　 A. forget 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruin　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. prevent　　 　 　　　 D. change

48.　 A. broken　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. done　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　 　 　　　 D. kept

49.　 A. attention　　 　　　　　　 B. skill　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. patience　 　　 　　　 D. interest

50.　 A. sweet 　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant　　 　　　　　　 C. meaningful　 　 　　　 D. colorful