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1. _____ the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, Land of Lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention.

A. In behalf of B. On behalf of C. In front of D. Behind

2. My father was a foreign student, ___ in a small village in Kenya.

A. born and raising B. be born and raised C. born and raised D. born and rising

3. He grew up ____ goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack.

A. to herd B. herding C. hearing D. hurting

4. While ____ here, my father met my mother.

A. study B. studying C. being studied D. he study

5. The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather ____duty; joined Patton's army, marched across Europe.

A. sign up B. signed up for C. at the sight of D. sighed for

6. After the war, they studied on the G.I. Bill, bought a house through F.H.A., and later moved west___ to Hawaii in search of opportunity.

A. all the way B. on the way C. in the way D. by the way

7. They imagined me____ the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich.

A. to go B. go to C. to going to D. going to

8. His parents are both ____now.

A. passed away B. passed by C. passed down D. passed to

9. And yet, I know that ____ this night they look down on me with great pride.

A. at B. in C. on D. for

10. Tonight, we gather to ____ the greatness of our nation.

A. firm B. affirm C. afford D. affect

11. Our pride is based on a very simple___, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.

A. promise B. primary C. premise D. premier

12. That is the true genius of America, a faith in simple dreams, an ____ small miracles.

A. insist on B. insistent on C. insistence on D. insight on

13. If there is a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, ____it's not my child.

A. if only B. only if C. unless D. even if

14. I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and ____ young people in cities across America from violence and despair.

A. claim B. reaffirm C. reclaim D. reassure

答案：1B 2C 3B 4B 5B 6A 7D 8A 9C 10B 11C 12C 13D 14 C