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An expression used by Americans for about 100 years is"to pass the buck". It means refusing to take responsibility, letting othe
An expression used by Americans for about 100 years is"to pass the buck". It means refusing to take responsibility, letting othe
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2013-02-09
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An expression used by Americans for about 100 years is"to pass the buck". It means refusing to take responsibility, letting others decide and act for【C1】______.
President Gerald Ford dramatized the phrase after【C2】______Richard Nixon’s place in the White House. Ford announced in a special television broadcast that he had decided to【C3】______Nixon for any crimes he may have committed as President. Ford said such a decision had to be【C4】______by him alone, that he could not let others do it for him. "The buck stops here, "said Ford.
He remembered another【C5】______Harry S. Truman—who made that expression【C6】______more than 25 years ago. Truman had a sign on his desk which said; "The buck stops here. "The message was dear;【C7】______the President of the United States could not act and make the final decision on important national matters, who【C8】______could? A president who refused take the responsibility and "passed the buck" to someone else would【C9】______find himself in serious trouble.
Where did the expression come from? It seems to have come from the【C10】______game of poker where the players, one after the other, mix and pass out the cards.
The phrase seems to have come to【C11】______in the gambling houses of the West. There, a silver dollar was put in【C12】______of a player to show that he would be the next dealer to pass out the cards. A dollar, silver or paper, was called a"buck". It still is.【C13】______, nobody seems to know.
Forceful leaders,【C14】______, make decisions, take risks and responsibility. The risks can be great. Every choice at times may lead to【C15】______. In a military leader it may be defeat and ruin, in business, financial failure, loss of a job.
Therefore, it is easier to pass the【C16】______and let others take the risks. Nobody, however, likes a man who passes the buck. He is soon found out and【C17】______an unpleasant name-buck-passer.
Nevertheless, buck-passers are found among us everywhere.【C18】______, the most famous buck-passer in history has been the devil. That is the picture we get of him from the ancient myths. The only time he seems to have acted for himself【C19】______when he rebelled and tried to seize God’s throne. But God threw him out. Since then, he has spent most of his energy in【C20】______the buck, letting others do his work for him.
【C4】
选项
A、obeyed
B、made
C、introduced
D、decided
答案
B
解析
本题考查固定搭配。make decision为固定搭配,表示“作出决定”,原句为被动句,因此选made。其他三项均不妥。
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考研英语一
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