Joe Biden, the Vice President of the USA said that he and his family are still in pain over the recent death of his grown son, Beau. That prevents him from starting a campaign for the American president. With his wife, Jill Biden, to his left, and President Barack Obama to his right, Mr. Biden stepped into the Rose Garden of the White House. He announced that he will not be a candidate for President in 2016. The 72-year-old Vice President chose to wait. He has tried for the American president twice before without success. In 2009, Biden became Vice President, the second-highest office in the U.S. He was elected on the same ticket with President Barack Obama.

At the age of 29, Joseph Biden was elected to the U.S. Senate. Just weeks after winning the Senate seat in 1972, Biden’s wife, Neilia, and 1-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car accident. Tragedy struck the Biden family again in May this year. His son, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer. The death of his son brought a support across the nation. In his Rose Garden speech that upset middle-class America, Biden said that the “window” has closed.”

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1.Where did Joe Biden announce that he give up the 2016 president campaign?

A At his home.

B At his office.

C In a TV station.

D In the Rose Garden.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第1段第3句…Mr. Biden stepped into the Rose Garden of the White House.可知，故选D。

2.Who is on Joe Biden’s left?

A Barack Obama.

B Jill Biden.

C Beau Biden.

D Bodyguard.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第1段第3句With his wife, Jill Biden, to his left,…可知，故选B。

3.How many families did Biden lost according to the passage?

A Only one.

B Two.

C Three.

D Four.

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第2段，拜登前妻与女儿在车祸中丧生，现在他儿子脑癌去世，故选C。

4.The underlined word “window” refers to ________ .

A Window of his house

B Window to see his son

C Window of the White House

D Window of the campaign for American president

解析：选D。语意猜测题。根据文中表述可知此处window指的是通过竞选成为美国总统的“窗口”，故选D。