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1. The Mississippi River is set to crest¹ early next week in and around St. Louis. It has already broken through a number of levees across Missouri. There are fears that more rain in the coming days could make matters worse.

2. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are set to share the same stage together.His campaign says the former presidential candidate² and rival³ will speak out in favor of Obama at a rally⁴ next week.

3. Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says he doesn't know if any crimes were committed in efforts to cover up the leak of CIA operative’s name. However he told the House Committee that both President Bush and Vice⁵ President Cheney wanted him to say Cheney's chief of staff wasn’t involved.

4. Naomi Campbell has pleaded⁶ guilty to assaulting⁷ two police officers during an “air rage” incident at Heathrow Airport in London. She now has to complete 200 hours of community service and pay more than 6000 dollars in fines.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. set adj.[not before noun] informal someone who is set for something is ready for it

set to do sth

2.crest [transitive]v.

formal to reach the top of a hill or mountain

3.cover up

to prevent people from discovering mistakes or unpleasant facts

4.operative [countable]n.
someone who does work that is secret in some way, especially for a government organization
CIA/FBI/intelligence etc operatives

5.chief of staff
an official of high rank who advises the person in charge of an organization or government:
the White House chief of staff

6.Naomi Campbell (born May 22, 1970) is an English supermodel, singer, author, and fashion designer.

7.Community service
refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community. People become involved in community service for a range of reasons — for some, serving community is an altruistic⁸ act, for others it is a punishment.

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1 crest
n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖
参考例句：
The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。 He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

2 candidate
n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者
参考例句：
Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。 The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。

3 rival
n.竞争对手，敌手；vt.与…相匹敌，比得上
参考例句：
None of us can rival him in strength.我们谁也没他劲大。 She defeat all her rival for the job with nonchalant ease.她从容不迫地击败求职的所有竞争者。

4 rally
n.集会，公路汽车赛；v.集合，恢复，振作
参考例句：
The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。 The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.队长试图振作部队的士气，但没有成功。

5 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 pleaded
恳求，请求( plead的过去式和过去分词 )；提出…为借口[理由]；（向法庭）陈述案情；（在法庭）申辩，认罪，辩护
参考例句：
She pleaded with him not to go. 她恳求他不要离开。 She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished. 她哭着恳求他，一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。

7 assaulting
v.袭击( assault的现在分词 )；强暴；猛烈攻击；使（感官）难受
参考例句：
The police report stated that he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife. 警方的报告称，他因涉嫌殴打妻子而被捕。来自辞典例句 He should commit him to Newgate for assaulting the constable. 他将把他送到新门监狱去，因为他袭击了警察。来自辞典例句

8 altruistic
adj.无私的，为他人着想的
参考例句：
It is superficial to be altruistic without feeling compassion.无慈悲之心却说利他，是为表面。 Altruistic spirit should be cultivated by us vigorously.利他的精神是我们应该努力培养的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-21