Of all Barry H.Landau's anecdotes about his friendships with presidential dogs,perhaps the best is the one about the time the Clinton White House called to postpone his play-date with Buddy.

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Of all Barry H.Landau's anecdotes about his friendships with presidential dogs,perhaps the best is the one about the time the Clinton White House called to postpone his play-date with Buddy.
Yes,Landau is both human and an adult,a 60-year-old author,presidential historian,former White House protocol officer and memorabilia collector.But so enamored is he of dogs,and so well connected to a succession of presidents,that he had an appointment for a South Lawn romp one day with Buddy,Bill Clinton's Labrador retriever(拉布拉多犬).
Logistics got in the way,though,and hence Clinton secretary Betty Currie's apologetic voice mail left at the Smithsonian Institution,where Landau was doing research:"I'm sorry,but we'll have to reschedule Mr.Landau's play-date with Buddy."
Not surprisingly,this is a happy week for Landau,with the new Obama family dog,Bo,joining a White House tradition that dates to George Washington.It's one that Landau feels is invaluable to a presidency.
"Having a dog just humanizes a president,"he says."It completes the picture.It's something people can relate to."
And Landau has related to the best of them.He's known about 25 White House dogs since the Eisenhower administration.Among the presidential-pooch memorabilia in his Manhattan apartment are matching orange inaugural dog coats worn by LBJ's twin beagles(小猎犬),Him and Her,and a photo of Landau kissing Clipper,JFK's German shepherd.

Who was the first president to have a dog in the White House?

A.Bill Clinton
B.John Kennedy
C.Dwight Eisenhower
D.George Washington
参考答案和解析
答案:D
解析:
第四段。the new Obama family dog,Bo,joining a White House tradition that dates to George Washington.奥巴马的狗,Bo是自华盛顿总统以来加入白宫传统的新的总统家庭狗。由此可见,华盛顿是第一位把狗带入白宫的总统。
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第1题:

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He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 46 he bad to go back home and see his father.

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正确答案:C

第2题:

Mark Twain was at his best when he wrote about children.()

此题为判断题(对,错)。


参考答案:正确

第3题:

Look at that little boy wandering about--perhaps he__________his mother.

A. will lose

B. is losing

C. had lost

D. has lost


正确答案:D
因为那个小男孩正在四处徘徊,故可推知他可能是找不到妈妈了。应用现在完成时来表示。

第4题:

阅读理解Betty and Harold have been married for years.But one thing still puzzles old Harold.How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa, talking?

What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

Betty shrugs.Talk? We’re friends.

Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men.No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear.Women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable”.

More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend.Those who could were likely to name a woman.Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman.More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(情感危机).“Most women,” says Rubin, “identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives”.

“In general,” writes Rubin in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part, Rubin says , interactions (交往) between men are emotionally controlled—a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior”.

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D.his wife is difficult to talk to

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A.a male friend

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C.her parents

D.her husband

8.According to the text, which type of behavior. is NOT expected of a man by society?()

A.Ending his marriage without good reason.

B.Spending too much time with his friends.

C.Complaining about his marriage trouble.

D.Going out to ballgames too often.

9.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?()

A.Men keep their innermost feeling to themselves.

B.Women are more serious than men about marriage.

C.Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.

D.Women depend on others in making decisions.

10.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers on() .

A.happy and successful marriage

B.friendships of men and women

C.emotional problems in marriage

D.interactions between men and women


参考答案:BBCAB

第5题:

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leave the practice.

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(a) Describe the six stages of a formal disciplinary procedure that an organisation such as Hoopers and

Henderson should have in place. (12 marks)


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1 Overview
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Part (a):
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参考答案:A

第9题:

B

When people hear a president speak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation(报告). Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them communicate(交流)effectively. Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U.S. president; he is also the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for the White House. His is an all-American story of success.

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D. Edmonds served the White House after 2000.


正确答案:B

第10题:

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正确答案: A

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