Section C
Directions:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
With the assassination of President McKinley,Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43,became the youngest President in the Nation’s history.He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency,as he (36)______ led Congress and the American public toward progressive (37)_____and a strong foreign policy.
He took the view that the President should take whatever (38)______necessary for the public good unless expressly (39)______by law or the Constitution." I did not (40)______ power, " he wrote,"but I did greatly (41)______the use of executive power."
Roosevelt’s youth differed sharply from that of the log cabin Presidents.He was born in New York City in 1858 into a (42)_____family,but he too struggled against ill health and in his triumph became an advocate of the (43)______ life.As President, Roosevelt held the ideal that (44)___________________.
Roosevelt’s achievements are numerous.He won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War,reached a Gentleman’s Agreement on immigration with Japan,and sent the Great White Fleet on a goodwill tour of the world.Some of his most effective achievements were in conservation.(45)____________________.
Leaving the Presidency in 1909,Roosevelt went on an African journey and then jumped back into politics.While running for President again,he was shot in the chest.(46)_______________:"No man has had a happier life than I have led;a happier life in every way."