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学位英語考试练习題（四）
PartIReadingComprehension
AteddybearisdeliveredtoNo.10DowningStreetafterthebirthofPrimeMinisterTonyBlairandwifeCherie’sfourthchild.
Britain’sbabyalertisover-CherieBlairgavebirthtoaboy.
Mrs.Blair,45,wifeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,hadthebabythismorning.
ThebabywillbenamedLeoaftertheprimeminister’sfather,hisofficeannounced,thebabyweighedinat6pounds,12ounces.Mother,fatherandthebabyboyreturnedto10DowningStreet-theprimeminister’sofficialresidence-afterthebirth,aspokesmansaid.Thebabyisthecouples’fourthchild.
“Cherieandthebabyareabsolutelyfine,”BlairsaidtodayoutsidehisDowningStreetresidence.“Heisagorgeouslittleboy.Theyarerestingrightnow.”
Blair,dressedcasuallyinanopenshirt,appearedemotionalaboutthebirth,thefirstofhisfourchildrenwhosebirthhehasbeenatfrombeginningtoend.
“thisisthefirsttimeI’veseenthewholethingthough,”hesaid.“itwasquiteastruggle,really,forCherie.”
Theswitchboardwasreportedlylitupwithcallsfromworldleaderswishingthemwell,includingacallfromHillaryCollieryClinton.FormerprimeministerJohnMajorwasthefirstpublicfiguretogetthroughonthephoneat7a.m.onSaturday.
Thebabycameaftera12-yeargapfromtheBlairsotherthreechildren-Euan,16,Nicky,14,andKathryn.HeisthefirsttobeborntoaservingBuitishprimeministerinover150years.
NewsofthepregnancytookCherieandtherestofthenationbysurprisewhenitwasannounced?lastyear.
AfterdecadesofmucholderoccupantsatNo.10DowningStreet,theBlairs’arrivalattheprimeminister’sresidencewiththeirchildrenandassortedtoysintowwashailedasabreathoffreshair.
CherieBlair,aQueensCounselbarrister,workedrightupuntilthebaby’sbirth.Andtheoftenthornyissueofcombiningcareerandfamilywasatthecenterofherwork.
OnTuesday,Mrs.Blairwasat
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