10. M:Of the two ways for us to go to Washington,which one do you prefer?
by train or by air?
W: By air. It seems very expensive
but as a whole it will save us plenty of time on the way.
Q: What does the woman say about the reason for her choice?
Section B
Passage One
The Republican Party is one of the two main political parties of the USA
It was formed in 1854 by groups opposed to slavery.
Lincoln became the first Republican president in 1861
and republicans held the presidency from then until 1913
except for two terms.
They returned to power from 1921--1933
but were blamed for the economic crisis of 1929 and the poverty and unemployment that follower.
The Party did not win back the presidency until Eisenhower was elected in 1952.
The next Republican president was Richard Nixon, elected in 1968.
During Nixons presidency
as during most of Eisenhower
the Republicans failed to win a majority in Congress.
The Republican party tends to be more conservative than the Democratic party
it is associated with free enterprise in the economy
and is most strongly supported in the rural and suburban areas of the North
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