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The White House claims that its power of enforcement
A . outweighs that held by the states.
B . is dependent on the states’ support.
C . is established by federal statutes.
D . rarely goes against state laws.
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The outside of our house was()painted blue.
A . before
B . firstly
C . originally
D . lastly
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An operator wants to view all the scheduled jobs on a system. Which of the following locations would house scheduled jobs?()
A . /etc/var/spool
B . /var/spool/cron
C . /var/sched/jobs
D . /usr/sched/cronta
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Most of the measures F.D.Roosevelt took in the first hundred days he was in the White House were to()
A . stop bank failures
B . prevent radical actions in the United States
C . prevent the further worsening of the economic situation and lessen the personal sufferings of the people
D . prevent further worsening of the unstable political situatio
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Before he left the White House, the president made a _______ speech.
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Application for a group tour of the White House must be submitted ________.
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Easter Sunday is the only day of the year when tourists are allowed to wander over the White House lawn.
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The next thing he saw was smoke ______ from behind the house.
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The house was severely destroyed, so the couple spent thousands of dollars ____ it.
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The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States of America, and has been for over 300 years.
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The instrument was sent to my house, which was bought by my grandfather.
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14. M: Margaret has become an intern at the White House.W: When it comes to pursuing professional goals, she likes to shoot for the stars.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
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Our house is located at the foot of a hill, ____.
A. it’s facing a stream
B. it’s faced a stream
C. its front facing a stream
D. its front faced a stream
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Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for .
A.might be in the kitchen
B.was more likely to be upstairs
C.would be easily seen by the light from the hall
D.would look frightening to a child
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The house was quiet _________ the noisy.A.except
B.except for
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Which of the following has “ push ” with the same meaning and usage as that in “ The White House is push for an agreement by the end of February ” ?
A.It didn ’ t move,so she pushed harD
B.He was pushing hard for welfare reform.
C.He ’ s been pushing himself too hard,working 12-hour days.
D.The law would push even more children into poverty.
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The empty house was completely() . (寂静的)
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The author thinks the White House should ______.
A.limit the oil prices
B.manipulate prices by using the reserve
C.save money
D.reduce demand
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听力原文: Newsweek magazine on Monday retracted a report that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran after the story triggered protests in Afghanistan that killed 16 people and the White House criticized it.
"Based on what we know now, we are retracting our original story that an internal military investigation had uncovered Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay," Newsweek Editor Mark Whitaker said in a statement, a day after apologizing for the report.
The retraction came as the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department all heavily criticized the report and said it had damaged the U.S. image abroad. White House spokesman Scott McClellan had said it was "puzzling" that Newsweek had not retracted the story a day after apologizing for it.
The original report in Newsweek reported ______
A.that 16 Afghanistan prisoners were killed at Guantanamo Bay
B.that interrogators dishallowed the Koran at Guantanamo Bay
C.that interrogators heavily criticized U.S. policy at Guantanamo Bay
D.that prisoners of war were abused at Guantanamo Bay
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I was about to leave my house_____the phone rang.
A.while
B.when
C.as
D.after
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Why did the Pentagon and White House object to the release of the report? Because______.
A.it may stir a great deal of debate among the Bush Administration
B.every unit of the modern military has depended on the heavy use of some kind of electronic equipment
C.the Pentagon's concern was understandable
D.they had different arguments
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The house was situated on a hill over the village.
A.above the village
B.beyond the village
C.under the village
D.within the village
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It is implied in the text that the White House ______.
A.intended to issue a new ban on formidable firearms
B.appeared indifferent to the expired ban on weapons
C.was indefinite about the ban on assault weapons
D.overlooked the constitutional right to own weapons
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Why did the author say the House's complaint was ridiculous?
A.The reasons it offers are largely insignificant.
B.The Clinton-Nickles bill was too expensive.
C.Its tax cuts proposal is even more costly.
D.The estimated cost for the bill is just $ 5 billion.