Like that of the United States, the Prime Minister of the Australian Government is elected by the electoral votes.

______(win)the presidency，a candidate must receive at least 270 votes. an electoral majority.

In Britain , a general election is held ever_______ years, when political parties always launch electoral _________________.

The political party that wins two thirds of popular votes in a State on the Election Day collects all the electoral votes of that State.

To be successful, a candidate for the U.S. Presidency must receive at least ______ electoral votes. A: 260 B: 180 C: 270 D: 538

The Labor Party’s electoral (竞选的) strategy, which was based on a tactical ________ with other minor parties, has proved successful. (ally)

The northern opposition parties and the former southern rebels heavily criticised the electoral commission because A: the country is heavily disunited. B: they feared they would lose the election. C: they didn’t think the election was well-prepared. D: they thought the election was unfair.语音下载

Fill in the blank with the words given in the brackets. Change the form where necessary.(stroke; siege; take its toll; in the case of; alliance; weaken; be faced with; bring to a halt; reckon; thanks to)The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, which was based on a tactical ____________ with other minor parties, has proved successful.

At least how many votes should be received so that the candidate for the U.S. President can obtain an absolute majority of electoral votes and then is elected to that office? A: 100 out of 435 votes B: 270 out of 538 votes C: 270 out of 435 votes D: 100 out of 538 votes

用方框中所给选项填空。(答案只填写序号，每题10分，共120分） A.limp    B. at the cost of C. alliance  D. raw E. declarations   F. minus     G. in the case of     H. have taken their toll I. siege  J. bide his time   K.stroke L.regions 1. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, which was based on a tactical with other minor parties, has proved successful. 2. The government troops recaptured the city from the rebels two thousand casualties. 3. By a of good luck, Genelle, who had been buried in the rubble for more than 26 hours, came our alive. 4.My brother wasn’t badly hurt, but he injured his leg and had to around for a few weeks. 5.The aircraft was subjected to a test of temperatures of 65 degrees and plus 120 degrees. 6. Tax incentives combined with cheap labor will attract companies to the western of our country away from the east coast. 7. To my surprise, the opening speeches sounded more like of war than offerings of peace. 8. After a three-day by the police, the terrorists who had seized the restaurant had to give in. 9. Once we stepped off the plane and onto the prairie, we were greeted by a gust of and biting wind. 10. Being young and impatient, they are incline to dash into the jaws of danger where an experienced fighter might . 11. The harassing budget problems of the past few months on her health. 12. Workers who have to work on weekends are paid twice the normal wages. And national holidays, they can get triple pay.