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White House officials have begun talks with Congress on a war spending bill in place of the one President Bush vetoed on Tuesday.
He rejected it because the Democratic-controlled Congress tried to set a date for American troops to leave Iraq. The bill would have required a withdrawal to begin by October.
The spending measure totaled one hundred twenty-four billion dollars. One hundred billion of that would have gone to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The veto was only the second of Mister Bush’s presidency. The first was last year, to stop Congress from ending his restrictions on federal money for stem cell research.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to try to save the war spending bill that the president vetoed. But, as in the case of his first veto, there was not enough support for an override.
The president met with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders after the House fa
A. President Bush urged the two parties to move away from political battles.
B. Democrats successfully overrode the president’s veto.
C. The spending measure totaled one hundred twenty-four billion dollars.
D. Democratic leaders said they had not agreed to keep any language about troop withdrawals out of a replacement bill.
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White House officials have begun talks with Congress on a war spending bill in place of the one President Bush vetoed on Tuesday.
He rejected it because the Democratic-controlled Congress tried to set a date for American troops to leave Iraq. The bill would have required a withdrawal to begin by October.
The spending measure totaled one hundred twenty-four billion dollars. One hundred billion of that would have gone to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The veto was only the second of Mister Bush’s presidency. The first was last year, to stop Congress from ending his restrictions on federal money for stem cell research.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to try to save the war spending bill that the president vetoed. But, as in the case of his first veto, there was not enough support for an override.
The president met with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders after the House fa
A. Because the Democrats set a deadline to the withdrawal of American soldiers in Iraq.
B. Because the bill was proposed by Democrats, but Bush belongs to the Republican Party.
C. Because the spending was not enough.
D. Because the spending was too much.
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Most movies have created a mistaken impression of the American Indians. Until recently, Indians have been pictured as noble savages, or cruel warriors, or clever hunters. In many films they have appeared as fierce enemies of the European colonists or as the attackers of the wagons of white families traveling across the plains.
Hollywood and television did invent these Indians. Some of the films were based on history, though the facts were changed to make a more exciting story. It should be understood, however, that these historical facts related only to certain tribes of Indians, and only to a period less than a century ago.
Before the Spanish took over New Mexico, the horse was unknown in America. But by the middle of the eighteenth century, there were many horses on the Great Plains. Then tribe after tribe took to them. Finally, horses were used by the tribe, the Sioux, to fight the last and most famous battles with the white man. These Plain Indi
A. All of them didn’ t know how to ride a horse.
B. All of them couldn’ t live without horses.
C. All of them were uncivilized and fond of killing.
D. All of them lived a wandering life on the horseback.
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W: Have you difficulty with pronunciation, Louis
M: No, I haven’t much difficulty with the pronunciation; I can pronounce English quite well, but I can’t spell most of the words right.
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M: Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet
W: Almost. I got a kite for my son, But I can’t seem to find anything for my mum.
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Do you have trouble sleeping at night Then maybe this is for you. When you worry about needing sleep and twisting around, trying to find a comfortable position, you’re probably only making matters worse. What happens is that your heart rate actually increases, making it more difficult to relax. You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem. Do you rest frequently during the day Do you get virtually no exercise, or do you exercise strenuously late in the day Do you often sleep a lot or sleep late on weekends Any or all of these factors might be leading to your insomnia by disrupting your body’s natural rhythm.
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or sleep restfully. It is a problem to nearly everyone at some time. A person may be awake for an hour in the middle of the night and then, next morning, feel that he hardly slept all night. Normally, worry about not getting enough sleep is the worst aspect of most insomnia. While
A. You’ll become too tired to sleep.
B. Sleep rhythms are disrupted.
C. It becomes harder to relax.
D. Your heart rate is lowered.
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M: Have you ever tasted such perfect pizza
W: Even my grandmother can’t make this!
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M: Have you heard from Jane recently
W: No, I haven’t. I’ve owed her a letter for nearly six weeks. If you don’t give, you don’t receive any, you know.
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W: Have you ever looked really closely at the snowflakes
M: Sure, but they usually melt too fast for me to get a close look. Why do you ask
W: I’m just curious. I was reading an article about the formation of snowflakes, and I realized that I had never paid much attention to them before.
M: Well, there is a big variety, isn’t there
W: Yeah, but they all have one of the three basic forms: hexagonal columns, thin hexagonal plates and the branching star-shaped form.
M: I wonder why the forms are different, maybe because ice starts to form on dust particles with different shapes.
W: Well, I thought it might have something to do with the water saturation of the air. But we’re both wrong. The author of this article did extensive research and concluded that the shape of snow crystals is largely controlled by the temperature of the air. For example, the feathery star-shaped
A. Inspect snowflakes more carefully.
B. Make a copy of the article.
C. Write down more information.
D. Draw diagrams of the different shapes.
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