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1. The president and vice president are the only public officials in the United States choose in a nationwide election, which takes place every four years.
答案：A
分析及考点：词性误用，应该改成chosen，过去分词修饰public officials
参考译文：在美国，总统和副总统是仅有的通过全国选举产生的公众官员，他们的任期是4年。
2. Derived from the concept of natural law is the theoretical that inpiduals possess inalienable natural rights, as stated in the United States Declaration of Independence.
答案：B
分析及考点：词性误用，改成名词theory.这个句子是倒装。
参考译文：在美国独立宣言中声明的人生来就拥有不可剥夺的权利的理论是从自然规律中获得的。
3. The United States national debt was relatively small until the Second World War, during when it grew from $43 billion to $259 billion in just five years.
答案：C
分析及考点：定语从句中，介词后面只能加which.
参考译文：美国国债相对比较少直到第二次世界大战，在二战期间，仅仅5年内国债就从43亿涨到259亿。
4. Brass is stronger than either the copper and zinc of which it is composed.
答案：B
分析及考点：连词误用。Either….or …固定搭配，组成对称结构。
参考译文：黄铜比组成它的铜或锌都要强硬。
5. In the traditional sense, a molecule is smallest particle of a chemical substance capable of independent existence while retaining all of its chemical properties.
答案：A
分析及考点：冠词使用，形容词的最高级前面要加the.特殊情况除外，如前面出现所有格限定词her, his等等。参见110题
参考译文：通常理解，化学物质中能够单独存在并保持其特性的，分子是最小颗粒，
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