【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 n to serve as director of speechwriting for White House .His is an allAmerican story of success. Edmonds grew up in Baltimore ,Maryland 。 his father drove a truck ,and his mother worked as a great reader ,Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high School ， BaItimore City College After graduating in 1967 Edmonds went on to Man Statc Universit Edmonds began his career in busincss , with jobs in public relations and munications. Hw joinde the world of politics as news secretary fot his congressman (國會議員 ) from Baltimore During Bill Clinton’s presidency , he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of job in the White House and in governmental departments President Clinton then appointed （任命） him to the office of directory of speechwriting Follpwing the 2022 elections Edmonds returned to Man State University as the school’s special assistant to the president for 20222022 46 Edmonds entered the world of politics first as 。 【 A】 A. news secretary for a Congressman B. a speechwriter for President Clinton C .news secretary in the White House speechwriter for Secretary Donna Shalala 47 The text is most likely to be found in a book about。 【 C】 A ,populat scoence B. historcal events C. succussful people D, Political sysytems C ―Old wives tales‖are beliefs passed down from one generation to another , For example ,most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things . Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking ,but others have not passed the test of time Did your mother ever tell you to eat yout carrots because they are good for yout eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help ptevent a serious eye disease called Macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this Disease by 40% Garlic(蒜 ) is good for you ， too。 It can kill the type of virus that causes Colds Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales , After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (積累 ) from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of kowledge even as wesearch for clear scientific support to proven it true or false 48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？ 【 B】 A, Eating garlic is good for our eyes B， Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth C， Swimming after a meal is dangerous。 D， Carrots prevent people from catching colds 49 The autor develops the third paragraph mainly。 【 D】 A by cause and effects B byorder in spacc C by order in time D by examples 50 The parase‖hold water‖in the last paragraph most probably means― A ‖ A to be believable B to be valuable C to be admirable D to be smtable 51 What is the author`s attitude toward―old wives‖tales‖in the text? B A So bjective B Objextive C Dissatisfied D CuriousGG Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the fligt to was Wearing three shirts,a jackt,two pairs of socks,a pair of shorts,and two pairs of wascarrying backpack,which was very full,but he didn`t have any other needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a roundtrip tockct and a smaii package. ―Give tis package to JeanPaul at the airport in will have a sign with your name on tjink you can find him easily,‖Tony said.‖You don’t have any luggage,right?‖ ―Only tjis backpack,‖Brian answered. ―You said I could bring one carryon bag..‖ ―That’s right,One carryon bag is fine,Have a good trip.‖ Thanks.‖ Is Brian a criminal(犯罪 )?Not at is an air he paid only $110 for the roundtrip ticket to couries get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers tio foreign sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next ,the only way they can do this is to use an airc