Question

Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York，where a party or dinner often1 business with pleasure, a Washington party is a2 part of the business of politics, the business of making3 connections.
Some Washington parties have a4 aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house5 in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the6 who are there.
I went to a few of these parties7 I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had8 so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me9, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a10 exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends”11 Washington party standards. You don’t even need an12 to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would13 her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests,14 to impress somebody, and Washingtonians15.
Most members of the Congress ,for example,16 middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities17 the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by18. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington19 hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they20 or they don’t care if they are.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      follows
   2. B.
      connects
   3. C.
      mixes
   4. D.
      goes
2. 2.
   1. A.
      daily
   2. B.
      necessary
   3. C.
      chief
   4. D.
      cheap
3. 3.
   1. A.
      still
   2. B.
      cruel
   3. C.
      mental
   4. D.
      important
4. 4.
   1. A.
      social
   2. B.
      nervous
   3. C.
      terrible
   4. D.
      simple
5. 5.
   1. A.
      events
   2. B.
      affairs
   3. C.
      conferences
   4. D.
      games
6. 6.
   1. A.
      guests
   2. B.
      customers
   3. C.
      guards
   4. D.
      guides
7. 7.
   1. A.
      so that
   2. B.
      in order that
   3. C.
      as if
   4. D.
      because
8. 8.
   1. A.
      found
   2. B.
      noticed
   3. C.
      heard
   4. D.
      wrote
9. 9.
   1. A.
      since
   2. B.
      though
   3. C.
      when
   4. D.
      whether
10. 10.
    1. A.
       common
    2. B.
       strict
    3. C.
       public
    4. D.
       special
11. 11.
    1. A.
       including
    2. B.
       comparing with
    3. C.
       according to
    4. D.
       depending on
12. 12.
    1. A.
       invitation
    2. B.
       envelope
    3. C.
       instrument
    4. D.
       acceptance
13. 13.
    1. A.
       refuse
    2. B.
       allow
    3. C.
       agree
    4. D.
       warn
14. 14.
    1. A.
       are given
    2. B.
       give
    3. C.
       are supplied
    4. D.
       supply
15. 15.
    1. A.
       easily forget
    2. B.
       hardly remember
    3. C.
       easily impress
    4. D.
       are easily impressed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       hear from
    2. B.
       write to
    3. C.
       come from
    4. D.
       call out
17. 17.
    1. A.
       over
    2. B.
       below
    3. C.
       between
    4. D.
       across
18. 18.
    1. A.
       money
    2. B.
       equal
    3. C.
       freedom
    4. D.
       discussion
19. 19.
    1. A.
       strange
    2. B.
       famous
    3. C.
       poor
    4. D.
       stupid
20. 20.
    1. A.
       are using
    2. B.
       are being used
    3. C.
       are obeying
    4. D.
       are being obeyed

Answer 1

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