[语法填空] 英国新任首相苏纳克就职演讲

英国前财政大臣苏纳克（Rishi Sunak）成为英国历史上第一位少数族裔（亚裔/印度裔）首相。他的祖父母于上世纪60年代移民，祖籍印度。他的母亲在英格兰南部经营一家药店，父亲是一名医生。苏纳克曾就读于英国精英私立学校温彻斯特分校，之后在高盛公司工作。在斯坦福大学攻读MBA时，他遇到了他未来的妻子阿克沙塔·穆蒂（Akshata Murty）。她是印度亿万富翁商人N·R·纳拉亚娜·穆蒂（N. R. Narayana Murthy）的女儿，纳拉亚娜·穆蒂是印孚瑟斯技术有限公司（Infosys）的创始人。

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Good morning,

I have just been to Buckingham Palaceand accepted His Majesty the King’s invitation 1.__________（form）  a government in his name. It is only right to explain why I am standing here as your new prime minister.

Right now our country is facing aprofound economic crisis. The aftermath of Covid still lingers. Putin’s war in Ukraine has destabilized(使失去平衡) energy markets and supply chains the world over.

I want to pay tribute tomy predecessor(前任), Liz Truss. She was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country — it is 2.__________ noble aim — and I admired her restlessness to create change.

But some mistakes were made —not borne(结果实) of ill will or bad intentions, quite the opposite, in fact — but mistakes nonetheless. And I 3.__________ （elect） as leader of my party, and your prime minister, in part, to fix them. And that work begins immediately.

I will place economicstability and confidence 4.__________ the heart of this government’s agenda. This will mean difficult decisions to come. But you saw me during Covid, doing everything I could, to protect people and businesses, with schemes like furlough(休假).

There are always limits, more so now than ever, but I promise you this: I will bring that same compassion to the5.__________（challenge） we face today.

The government I lead will not leave the next generation, your children and grandchildren, with a debt to settle that we were too weak to pay ourselves.

I will unite our country, not with words, but with action.

I will work dayin and day out to deliver for you.

This government will have integrity(诚实), professionalism, and accountability at every level.

Trust is earned. And I will earn6.__________（you）.

I will always be grateful to Boris Johnson for his incredible achievements as prime minister, andI treasure his warmth and generosity of spirit.

And I know he would agree that the mandate(任期) my party earned in 2019 is not the sole property of any one individual, it is a mandate belonging to and 7.__________ （unite）all of us.

And the heart of that mandate is our manifesto(宣言). I will deliver on its promise: a strongerN.H.S., better schools, safer streets, control of our borders, protecting our environment, supporting our armed forces, leveling up and building an economy that embraces the opportunities of Brexit, 8.__________businesses invest, innovate and create jobs.

I understand how difficult this moment is.

After the billions of pounds, it cost us to combat Covid, after all thedislocation that caused in the midst of a terrible war that must be seen 9.__________（successful） to its conclusions, I fully appreciate how hard things are. And I understand, too, that I have work to do to restore trust after all that has happened.

All I can say is that I am not daunted. I know thehigh office I have accepted, and I hope to live up to its demands.

But when the opportunity to serve comes along, you cannot question the moment, only your10.__________（will）.

So I stand here before you ready to lead our country into the future, to put your needs above politics, to reach out and build a government that represents the very besttraditions of my party.

Together we can achieve incredible things.

We will create a future worthyof the sacrifices so many have made and fill tomorrow, and every day thereafter with hope.

Thank you.

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1. to form

2. a

3. have been elected

4. at

5. challenges

6. yours

7. unites

8. where

9. successfully

10. willingness

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