Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican, offers a sensitive plan to do that, and estimates that i
第1题
听力原文: The Democratic Party has officially taken control of the United States Senate from the Republican Party. This is the first time since 1995 that the Democrats have controlled the Senate. The Democrats now control 50 Senate seats. The Republicans have 49 seats. Senator James Jeffords is the only Independent member of the Senate. He represents the state of Vermont. He officially left the Republican Party and is expected to support the Democrats. On Wednesday, the Senate will appoint a new Senate president. Senator Tom Daschle will become the new majority leader.
Q: When will the Senate appoint a new president?
(11)
A.On Tuesday.
B.On Wednesday.
C.On Friday.
第3题
The senator tried every means to protect his () in the political world.
A.image
B.imagine
C.imagination
D.imaginable
第4题
A senator and a representative can only be elected for two times.()
第5题
What happened to Senator Stems could happen to ______.
A.other old men
B.other senators
C.other politicians
D.anyone in the United States
第6题
The senator was offended by the reporter's silly questions.
A.insulted
B.rejoiced
C.defended
D.rejected
第7题
A.deliberate
B.envious
C.articulate
D.probable
第8题
The prize-winning senator first______ politics at the age of twenty.
A.engaged to
B.engaged in
C.entered for
D.entered to
第9题
Senator Lange is ______ to be in the hospital recovering from a minor heart attack.
A.believes
B.believing
C.believed
D.to believe
第10题
What does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?
A. Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.
B. Banning the sharing of users' personal information.
C. Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.
D.Removing ads from all social-networking sites.