简单慢速英语阅读:The Citizenship Interview

Emma went downtown. She had to take a test. It was a big test. It was her citizenship¹ test. It was her test to become a U.S. citizen. The test had 100 questions. She had studied all 100 questions. She knew the answers to all 100 questions. She knew the colors of the flag. The flag is red, white, and blue. She knew how many stripes are on the flag. Thirteen stripes are on the flag. She knew how many stars are on the flag. Fifty stars are on the flag. She knew the capital of the United States. Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. She knew all the answers! She entered the federal building downtown. She waited for them to call her name. They called her name. She went into the interview room. The interviewer asked, “What is your social security number?”

 

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n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。