Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: Bill Clinton came to the White House with an ambitious domestic agenda. The two most important issues Clinton had promised to deal with —— the economy and health-care reform —— by themselves would have required of any new administration an enormous investment of political will and energy. But Clinton also chose to press ahead quickly on a wide range of issues: lifting the ban on gays in the military, seeking passage of a highly controversial U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, pressing campaign finance reform and welfare reform, enacting a national service program to let young people repay federal education loans through community service, proposing an anticrime program, devising a timber policy for the Northwest that balanced economic and environmental interests, and launching a program to streamline government —— or what Vice President Al Gore, put in charge of the effort by Clinton, called “reinventing government.” It was not surprising, therefore, that Clinton had a different first year in office. He was elected with a less than overwhelming mandate for so sweeping an agenda, having only won 43 percent of the vote in a three-way race against George Bush and the billionaire Ross Perot. And, to carry out his program, he first had to take control of the government Ultimately, Clinton won a hard-fought victory on his initial top priority, a deficit-reduction package. But the narrowness of that victory, and the fact that it inspired little enthusiasm among many Americans, raised questions about the strength of his presidency. On foreign affairs, Clinton was confronted with a more complicated geopolitical map than his predecessors. The competition with the Soviet Union and the Communist world, which had been the central focus of American policymaking for more than four decades, had given way to less clear-out questions about what role theU.S. should play in restoring order or keeping the peace in countries like Bosnia and Herzegovian or Somalia. 31.What is the main topic of this passage? A) Clinton’s victory in the president election. B) Problems that Clinton tackled successfully. C) The strength of Clinton’s presidency. D) The Americans’ support for Bill Clinton.
32.According to the first paragraph, the economy and health-care reform ____. A) are two issues for all new administrations B) are not difficult for Clinton’s administration C) are unsuccessfully tackled by Clinton D) are difficult to tackle for any new administration
33.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the issues tackled by Clinton? A) Lifting the ban on gays in the military. B) Finance reform and welfare reform. C) Proposing an anticrime program. D) Increasing military expenses
34.According to the third paragraph, “a deficit-reduction package”____. A) is a Clinton’s victory won with great effort B) is Clinton’s first great success C) has won support from many Americans D) has been objected to by many Americans
35. On foreign affairs, Clinton encountered ____. A) the same problems as his predecessors B) more problems than his predecessors C) fewer problems than his predecessors D) more subtle questions than his predecessors