【阅读理解BarackObamaknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehehasliveditandhewantseveryoneinthiscount】
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BarackObamaknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.
BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehehasliveditandhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunitynomatterwhoyouareorwhereyou'refromorwhatyoulooklikeorwhoyoulove.
WhenpeopleaskmewhetherbeingintheWhiteHousehaschangedmyhusbandIcanhonestlysaythatwhenitcomestohischaracterandhisheart*BarackObamaisstillthesameman1fellinlovewithallthoseyearsago.
That'sthemanIseeinthosequietmomentslateatnightreadingtheletterspeoplehavesenthimtheletterfromthefatherstrugglingtopayhisbills...fromthewomandyingofcancerwhoseinsurancecompanywon'tcoverhercare...fromtheyoungpersonwithsomuchpromisebutsofewopportunities"-
IseetheconcerninhiseyesandIhearthedeterminationinhisvoiceashetellsme*"Youwon'tbelievewhatthesefolksaregoingthroughMichelle---It'snotright.We'vegottokeepworkingtofixthis.We'vegotsomuchmoretodo."
Ilovethathe'sneverforgottenhowhestarted.
IlovethatwecantrustBaracktodowhathesayshe'sgoingtodoevenit'shard―especiallywhenit'shard.
AndIlovethateveninthetoughestmomentswhenwe'reallsweatingit—whenwe'reworriedthatthebillwon'tpassanditseemslikeallislost―Barackneverletshimselfgetdiscouragedbythechatterandthenoise.
Justlikehisgrandmotherhejustkeepsgettingupandmovingforwardwithpatienceandwisdomandcourageandgrace.
Andheremindsmethatweareplayingalonggamehereandthatchangeishardandchangeisslowanditneverhappensallatonce.
Butfinallywegetthereandwealwaysdo.
1WhydoestheauthorsayBarackObamaknowstheAmericanDream?
A. BecausehehasdreamedtheAmericanDream.
B. Becausehecomesfromastrugglingfamily.
C. BecausehehasrealizedhisAmericanDream.
D. Becauseheisgoodatgraspingopportunities.
2. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthewomandyingofcancer?
A.Shewantstoknowthefinaldecision