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7/30/2019 Cloze Final
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Name:______________
Cloze(40points,8minutes)
Pleasefillintheblanksbasedonwhatyouhaveheardfromthespeech.Youhave8
minutestofinishthispart.Yourresponseswillbejudgeduponhowwelltheykeepthe
originalmeaningofthespeechandwhethertheyaregrammaticallycorrect.Thelength
ofeachresponsevaries.
ObamasRemarksattheWhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner
PRESIDENTOBAMA:Thankyou.(Applause.)Goodevening,everybody.Goodevening.
Icouldnotbemorethrilledtobeheretonight(laughter)attheWhiteHouse
CorrespondentsDinner.Thisisagreatcrowd.Theyrealreadylaughing.Itsterrific.
ChuckToddloveyou,brother.(Laughter.)Imdelightedtoseesomeofthecast
membersofGleearehere.(Laughter.)AndJimmyKimmel,itsanhonor,man.
(Laughter.)Whatssofunny?
MyfellowAmericans,wegatherduringahistoricanniversary.Lastyearatthistimein
fact,onthisveryweekendwefinallydeliveredjusticetooneoftheworldsmost
notoriousindividuals.(Applause.)Now,thisyear,wegatherinthemidstofaheated
electionseason.AndAxelrodtellsmeIshouldnevermissachancetoreintroduce
myselftotheAmericanpeople.Sotonight,thisishowIdliketobegin:Mynameis
BarackObama.MymotherwasborninKansas.MyfatherwasborninKenya.
_______________________________________________________.(Laughterand
applause.)
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In2009,Itookofficeinthefaceofsomeenormouschallenges.Now,somehavesaidI
blametoomanyproblemsonmypredecessor,
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___________________________.(Laughter.)Sincethen,CongressandIhavecertainly
hadourdifferences;yet,Ivetriedtobecivil,tonottakeanycheapshots.Andthats
whyIwanttoespeciallythank
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________________.(Laughter.)Let'sgivethemabigroundofapplause.(Applause.)
Despitemanyobstacles,muchhaschangedduringmytimeinoffice.Fouryearsago,I
waslockedinabrutalprimarybattlewithHillaryClinton._________________________
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(Laughter.)
Fouryearsago,IwasaWashingtonoutsider.Fouryearslater,Imatthisdinner.Four
yearsago,Ilookedlikethis.Today,Ilooklikethis.(Laughter.)
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(Laughterandapplause.)Thatsnotevenfunny.(Laughter.)
Anyway,itsgreattobeherethiseveninginthevast,magnificentHiltonballroom
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(Laughterandapplause.)Imean,lookatthisparty.We'vegotmenintuxes,womenin
gowns,finewine,first-classentertainment.
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________________________.(Laughter.)Unbelievable.
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(Laughter.)
Ofcourse,theWhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinnerisknownasthepromof
WashingtonD.C.________________________________________________________
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(Laughter.)
OurchaperonefortheeveningisJimmyKimmel(applause)whoisperfectforthejob
sincemostoftonight'saudienceisinhiskeydemographicpeoplewhofallasleep
duringNightline.(Laughter.)JimmygothisstartyearsagoonTheManShow.In
Washington,
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_______________________________________________________________.(Laughter
andapplause.)