61. The word “that” in Paragraph Two refers to _________.

A. President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department

officials

B. the thing that President Bush hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks

C. what White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today

D. the thing that President Bush wants to give a major speech on Iraq before Christmas

60. The word “revised” in Paragraph One can be replaced by “_______”.

A. rewriting　　　　　 B. changed　　　　　 C. important　　　　　 D. directed

59. From the above reading, we can conclude that _________.

A. people who work at Crossroads get low pay

B. Crossroads doesn’t give goods directly to the people who need them

C. you can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads

D. Crossroads has collected less goods than needed

B

WASHINGTON-President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department officials, and hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks, aides said Friday.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today Bush wants to give a major speech on Iraq before Christmas, “but that is not set in stone.”

At a morning meeting with congressional leaders, Bush said, “We talked about the need for a new way forward in Iraq.”

Bush will visit the State Department on Monday and meetings with military officials will follow over the next two days, according to a tentative White House schedule. All are involved in an ongoing administration review of the situation in Iraq.

“These are deliberative(慎重的)meetings and discussions,” said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “They will inform the president’s thinking, and he will inform their thinking.”

Bush said he is also reviewing the Iraq Study Group report released Wednesday. Its suggestions include withdrawing US troops by early 2008, conditions permitting, and a new diplomatic(外交的)effort including Iraq’s neighbors, Iran and Syria.

The president said he also wanted the troops home too, but not until the new Iraq government can sustain(支撑)itself. He expressed skepticism(怀疑态度)about possible talks with Iran and Syria, saying they must stop efforts to undermine(削弱)Iraq’s fledgling(年轻的)democracy.

58. The purpose of this reading material is mainly to _________.

A. look for volunteers to work for Crossroads

B. call on people to donate more goods

C. tell people what Crossroads International is

D. tell people what Crossroads can provide

57. People in poor areas can’t get help from Crossroads if they need ________.

A. toys and books B. furniture and computers

C. fresh water and food D. clothes and washing machines

56. Crossroads International is _________.

A. a welfare agency　 B. a place to store goods donated

C. an organization to collect goods for those who need them

D. an organization run by the government

54. A. never　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. even　 　　　　　　　 D. often

53. A. actively　 　　　　　 B. easily　 　　　　　　　　　 C. actually　 　　　　 D. gradually

52. A. studies　 　　　　　　 B. explorations　 　　　　　 C. performances　 D. experiments