WhenMichelleObamabecamefirstladyoftheUnitedStatesonJanuary20,shebegantojoinherhusbandinapartnershiptotransformthepublicfaceAmericapresentstotheworld.Intheprocess,sheisexpectedto___41____anewrolethatoffersexcitingopportunitiesandchallenges.Althoughthepositionoffirstladyisunelectedandunpaid,apresident’sspousehasmanyofficialduties,somepracticalandsomeceremonialor___42____.Asfirstlady,MichelleObamawill___43___hercountrywhentravelingoverseas,andshewillpreside(担任)ashostessatWhiteHousestatedinnersandotherimportantfunctions.Inaddition,shewill___44___continuemeetingwithcitizensacrosstheUnitedStates,muchasshedidduringthe2008presidentialcampaign.ModernU.S.firstladiesoftendevotepartoftheirtimetoapublic-serviceagendaoftheirownchoosing.MichelleObamaalreadyhasindicatedsheis___45___interestedinthe___46___ofmilitaryfamilies,andhereffortsontheirbehalfalmostcertainlywillensurethatthosefamilies’needsreceivehigh-levelattention.Onamore___47___level,thefirstladyhastoldreporterssheintendsto___48___herobligationsas“mom-in-chief”totheObamas’twoyoungdaughters,MaliaandSasha,asthegirlsadjusttotheirnewhomeat1600PennsylvaniaAvenue.Herbalancingactshouldbefamiliartoworkingmotherseverywhereasshestrivestomeetsthe___49___ofafast-pacedjobwhilecarvingouttimewithherhusbandandchildren.41-49BJFGDHEACForeignersoftenfailtoappreciatetheformalcodeofgreetinginFrance.TheFrenchshakehandswitheveryone(family,children,strangers),athome,onthewaytowork,atwork,onleavingwork,onthewayhomefromwork,etc.Thus,inanoffice,perhapsadozenpeople,noworkwillbedoneforthefirsthalfhourwhile41whohavenotmetsincethedaybefore,remindeachotherwhotheyare.However,itisimportanttorememberwithwhomonehasshakenhandsonanyoneday.TheFrench42itasextremelybadmannerstoshakehandstwice,asthoughonehadnottakenenough43forthefirsttime.Itisstillthe44tosay“Bonjour”and“Aurevoir”tootherswhenenteringorleavingashoporbar.ThisisnotbecausetheFrencharetoo45.Itisbecausetheyseeacknowledging(注意)theexistenceofothersasawayof46beingrude.Thismayseemunbearablyslighttoothers,buttotheFrenchitismostimportant.Mannersmeancivilizationtothem.Kissingisnotsomuchofa(n)47ofFrenchlifeasotherssupposed.Butwhenitdoestakeplace,itmustbedone48,accordingtotherules.The49orderisleftcheek,rightcheek,leftcheek---veryformal,verystylized.InParisfourkissesaresometimespermitted:left,right,left,right.41.BC42.B43.BD44.AB45.CD46.A47.AD48.D49.CA.majorB.determinedC.promotionD.prosperousE.stressedF.surprisinglyG.impressedH.questionsI.cooperationJ.increasinglyBarackObamahasbeenahitinChina.ApartfromholdingtalkswithChineseleaders,thepresident___41___theChinesewithalivelyquestion-and-answersessionwithcollegestudents.Infact,heisthefirstU.S.presidenttovisitChinainsidehisfirstyearinoffice.“TheUnitedStatesinsistswedonotseektocontainChina’srise,”hetoldChinesestudentsinShanghai.“Onthecontrary,wewelcomeChinaasastrongand___42___andsuccessfulmemberofthecommunityofnations.”TheU.S.-Chinarelationshiphasopenedthedoortopartnershipson___43___globalconcernsincludingeconomicrecovery,cleanenergy,climatechange,andthe___44___ofpeaceandbeyond,headded.Indeed,giventhesepressingissues,ChinaandtheUnitedStateshave___45___foundtheirfuturelinkedtogether.Theydiscoveredthatthelargestdevelopingnationandthemostpowerfulindustrializedcountryhavetoworkinconcert.A.fulfillB.assumeC.demandsD.particularlyE.personalF.representG.possiblyH.welfareI.presenceJ.symbolicA.avoidingB.regardC.correctD.properlyAB.customAC.anyoneAD.featureBC.thoseBD.noticCD.politeObama’svisittoChinaonNovember15-18highlightedthecomplexityofarguablythemostimportantbilateral(双边)relationshipintheworld.Moreover,foralltheirdifferencesanddisagreements,BeijingandWashingtonare___46___tomanagetheirrelationsinawaythatwillcontributetoworldpeaceanddevelopment.ObamakickedoffhisfirststatevisittoChinainthecountry’sfinancialandeconomiccentre,Shanghai,wherehehelda“townhall”meetingwithmorethan500Chinesestudents.Theone-hourdiscussion,duringwhichObamatook___47___rangingfromantiterrorismtorecipesforsuccesswithhissignaturecharisma(领袖魅力),wasbroadcastliveonthewebsites.He___48___thatyoungpeoplecouldhelpbuildbridgesinU.S.-China___49___—aprocessthathesaidmustgrowbeyondthetwocountries’governmentstotakerootinthepeople.41—45GDACJ46—49BHEIA.equallyB.recycleC.portionD.dissolveE.threatenF.countlessG.capableH.convenientI.approximatelyJ.comfortsThepollutionoftheearth’ssoilandwaterhasbecomeanissueofgreatconcern.Untilrecently,mostofthatconcernhasfocusedontheland41oftheplanet,wherepollutiondirectlyaffectspeopleintheirdailylives.Now,however,wehavebeguntorealizethatmarine(海洋的)pollutionis42important.AccordingtoS.A.Patin,marinepollutionistheconditionthatresultswhenpeopleintroduceintotheseassubstancesharmfultolife,health,resources,activities,or43.Marinepollutionisfarfromnew.Foroveramillionyears,peoplehavethoughtoftheseaasa44placetothrowtheirgarbage.Anditistruethattheseahasagreatcapacityforabsorbingorganicwastes.Someofthesewastesareeatendirectlybythelargerfishes.Othersquickly45intoakindoforganicsoupthatprovidesfoodto46speciesofsingle-celledplantandanimallife.Ascivil