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  3. In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state in the union(1)_____ Congress so f

In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state in the union(1)_____ Congress so f

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问题     In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state in the union(1)_____ Congress so far away in Washington D. C, how do Hawaiians get their lawmakers to understand their needs?(2)_____ three Asian Americans have looked out for the(3)_____ of the people of Hawaii. Differences in miles make differences of opinion. These members of Congress make(4)_____ that the government understands the way Hawaiians think about taxes, tariffs, and political(5)_____.
    Representative Patsy Mink was voted into Congress in 1964. She won(6)_____ in 1966 with the most(7)_____ ever cast in Hawaii(8)_____ to that time. She has shown Congress the peaceful Hawaiian way of getting along with people of all (9)______. Since she believes that all people are equal, she has(10)_____ many bills to help gain human(11)_____.
    Like Representative Mink, Daniel Ken Inouye is (12)_____ Japanese descent. He became the first United States(13)______ from Hawaii in 1959. (14)_____ then he has worked in Congress to help Asians who are very poor. He has also worked for(15)_____ cities and for ecology.
    In 1959 Senator Hiram L. Fong became the first person of Chinese descent to(16)_____ in the United States Congress as a representative of Hawaii. He, too, has worked to help the(17)_____ of racial equality.
    The three lawmakers study at first(18)_____ the changing conditions in Hawaii. They sponsor (19)_____ to protect Hawaii’s tourism, fishing, shipping, and agriculture.
    With the help of Asian American lawmakers like these, the Mainland learns to look at things in the(20)_____ the Islands see them. [br] (12)
选项 A、of
B、across
C、behind
D、through
答案 A
解析 be of．．．descent为固定用法，表示“为……的后代”，下一段的of Chinese descent印证了该用法。
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