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Former president Barack Obama is reportedly earning up to $400,000 an hour for making speeches to investment banks.

The 56-year-old has been criticized by several Democratic senators who said they are “troubled” by the huge amount of money he is taking home. Mr Obama is reported to have received the fee for giving a lecture to clients of asset manager Northern Trust Corporation in New York in September.

This month he will take home another $400,000 for speaking to investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald. The firm’s CEO, Howard Lutnick said, “Everybody would like to come. Hopefully, we will really talk about the Affordable Care Act in interesting ways, which I think is really cool.”

But before entering the White House in 2009, Mr Obama said that he had not run “to be helping out the fat cat bankers on Wall Street”. His spokesman defended the lectures, saying that he has only spoken “true to his values”. His great income has also helped Mr Obama contribute $2 million to youth programs in Chicago.

1.Barack Obama makes a lot of money by______.

A working in Wall Street

B giving speeches to banks

C working as an asset manager

D working as a senator

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段Former president Barack Obama is reportedly earning up to $400,000 an hour for making speeches to investment banks.可知奥巴马是靠做演讲赚钱的，故选B。

2.The lecture to staff in Northern Trust Corporation was given _____.

A in July

B in August

C in September

D in October

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Mr Obama is reported to have received the fee for giving a lecture to clients of asset manager Northern Trust Corporation in New York in September.可知给北方信托资产经理客户的演讲是在九月举行的，故选C。

3.Obama will talk about the Affordable Care Act in a(n) ______ way.

A special

B crazy

C interesting

D encouraging

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句Hopefully, we will really talk about the Affordable Care Act in interesting ways, which I think is really cool.可知他们将以一种有趣的方式来谈论《评价医疗法案》，故选C。

4.What does Obama’s spokesman mean?

A Obama has a different value from others.

B Obama isn’t helping the bankers on Wall Street.

C Obama didn’t promise to help the bankers on Wall Street.

D Obama makes the speeches to raise money for youth programs.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第四段第二句only spoken “true to his values”只是说出了自己价值观里面正确的东西可推断奥巴马的发言人想说的是奥巴马并未违背自己的诺言，不是在帮华尔街的银行家，故选B。

5.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “contribute”?

A Give.

B Get.

C Took.

D Receive.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据上下文可知这里应该是捐钱、筹钱的意思，故选A。