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Name:______________

Cloze(40points,8minutes)

Pleasefillintheblanksbasedonwhatyouhaveheardfromthespeech.Youhave8

minutestofinishthispart.Yourresponseswillbejudgeduponhowwelltheykeepthe

originalmeaningofthespeechandwhethertheyaregrammaticallycorrect.Thelength

ofeachresponsevaries.

ObamasRemarksattheWhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner

PRESIDENTOBAMA:Thankyou.(Applause.)Goodevening,everybody.Goodevening.

Icouldnotbemorethrilledtobeheretonight(laughter)attheWhiteHouse

CorrespondentsDinner.Thisisagreatcrowd.Theyrealreadylaughing.Itsterrific.

ChuckToddloveyou,brother.(Laughter.)Imdelightedtoseesomeofthecast

membersofGleearehere.(Laughter.)AndJimmyKimmel,itsanhonor,man.

(Laughter.)Whatssofunny?

MyfellowAmericans,wegatherduringahistoricanniversary.Lastyearatthistimein

fact,onthisveryweekendwefinallydeliveredjusticetooneoftheworldsmost

notoriousindividuals.(Applause.)Now,thisyear,wegatherinthemidstofaheated

electionseason.AndAxelrodtellsmeIshouldnevermissachancetoreintroduce

myselftotheAmericanpeople.Sotonight,thisishowIdliketobegin:Mynameis

BarackObama.MymotherwasborninKansas.MyfatherwasborninKenya.

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applause.)

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In2009,Itookofficeinthefaceofsomeenormouschallenges.Now,somehavesaidI

blametoomanyproblemsonmypredecessor,

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___________________________.(Laughter.)Sincethen,CongressandIhavecertainly

hadourdifferences;yet,Ivetriedtobecivil,tonottakeanycheapshots.Andthats

whyIwanttoespeciallythank

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________________.(Laughter.)Let'sgivethemabigroundofapplause.(Applause.)

Despitemanyobstacles,muchhaschangedduringmytimeinoffice.Fouryearsago,I

waslockedinabrutalprimarybattlewithHillaryClinton._________________________

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(Laughter.)

Fouryearsago,IwasaWashingtonoutsider.Fouryearslater,Imatthisdinner.Four

yearsago,Ilookedlikethis.Today,Ilooklikethis.(Laughter.)

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(Laughterandapplause.)Thatsnotevenfunny.(Laughter.)

Anyway,itsgreattobeherethiseveninginthevast,magnificentHiltonballroom

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(Laughterandapplause.)Imean,lookatthisparty.We'vegotmenintuxes,womenin

gowns,finewine,first-classentertainment.

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________________________.(Laughter.)Unbelievable.

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(Laughter.)

Ofcourse,theWhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinnerisknownasthepromof

WashingtonD.C.________________________________________________________

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(Laughter.)

OurchaperonefortheeveningisJimmyKimmel(applause)whoisperfectforthejob

sincemostoftonight'saudienceisinhiskeydemographicpeoplewhofallasleep

duringNightline.(Laughter.)JimmygothisstartyearsagoonTheManShow.In

Washington,

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_______________________________________________________________.(Laughter

andapplause.)