英语六级听力练习：常速英语5.15(4)
<p> <span word="BOWLING">BOWLING</span> <span word="GREEN">GREEN</span>, <span word="KENTUCKY">KENTUCKY</span><span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="states">states</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partys">partys</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Novembers">Novembers</span> <span word="midterm">midterm</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="primaries">primaries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="midterms">midterms</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>, <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="waning">waning</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>.</p><p> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Bevin">Bevin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p> <span word="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bevin">Bevin</span>.</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bowling">Bowling</span> <span word="Green">Green</span>, <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Claudia">Claudia</span> <span word="Strow">Strow</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> 7.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conducive">conducive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Claudia">Claudia</span> <span word="Strow">Strow</span>.</p>
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