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　　1.Officials say Monday's tornado1 that tore through an Oklahoma city suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused 2 billion dollars overall damage. The twister killed 24 people.
 
　　2.The IRS official at the center of controversy2 appeared today before a House committee investigating the IRS' targeting of conservative groups. Lois Lerner told the panel that she had done nothing wrong before asserting her Fifth Amendment3 right not to incriminate herself.
 
　　3.Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks today. One man and two others believed to have weapons were shot by police. British Prime Minister David Cameron says the attack appeares to be terror-related.
 
　　4.A Philadelphia bike courier is showing the world how he and his cat see eye to eye. MJ the Tabby rides on her owner's shoulder when he deliveres packages. MJ's Youtube video has received more than 1.2 million hits since October.

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1 tornado inowl     
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
  • A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
2 controversy 6Z9y0     
n.争论，辩论，争吵
参考例句：
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
3 amendment Mx8zY     
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
  • The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
  • The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

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