B
Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeak,theyseldomthinkaboutothershelpingtoshapethepresentation（报告）.Today,however,presidentsdependonwriterssuchasJ.TerryEdmondstohelpthemcommunicate（交流）effectively.EdmondsisthefirstAfricanAmericanevertoworkasafull-timespeechwriterforaU.S.president;heisalsothefirstAfricanAmericantoserveasdirectorofspeechwritingfortheWhiteHouse.Hisisanall-Americanstoryofsuccess.
EdmondsgrewupinBaltimore,Maryland;hisfatherdroveatr uck,andhismotherworkedasawaitr ess.Agreatr eader,EdmondsshowedagiftforwritingathishighSchool,BaltimoreCityCollege.Aftergraduatingin1967,EdmondswentontoMorganStateUniversity.
Edmondsbeganhiscareerinbusiness,withjobsinpublicrelationsandcommunications,Hejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewssecretaryforhiscongressman(国会议员)fromBaltimore,DuringBillClinton’spresidency,heworkedspeechesforHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryDonnaShalalaandworkedinanumberofjobsintheWhiteHouseandingovernmentaldepartments.PresidentClintonthenappointed(任命)himtotheofficeofdirectorofspeechwriting,Followingthe2000elections,EdmondsreturnedtoMorganStateUniversityastheschool’sspecialassistanttothepresidentfor2001-2002.
45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Edmondsprovedhimselftobegoodatwritingathighschool.
B.EdmondsgraduatedfromMorganStateUniversityin1967.
C.Edmondswasthefirstfull-timespeechwriter.
D.EdmondsservedtheWhiteHouseafter2000.
正确答案：B
