Question

it’s once again election time in evergreen, alabama! there are two candidates who are campaigning in a big way to land the job of city councilman. both have been very active in city government in the past.
jack snow is once again running for a seat on evergreen’s city council. jack’s campaign slogan is “for government pure as snow, elect jack!” in his speeches at town meetings, he has promised to keep the city tax at its present rate. he is also running on his record of helping schools by continuing to organize volunteers for the afternoon tutoring program. mr. snow hasn’t forgotten the sports fans! he has stated that he will fight to complete the new stadium. construction on the stadium was stopped a few months ago because there was no money in the town treasury. it looks like jack snow is offering the people of evergreen more of the same service that he has given in the past!
tom oaks is jack snow’s opponent in the city council race. though mr. oaks has never held public office, he insists that his honesty and success in the business world will put evergreen on the map! his campaign slogan is “don’t fall for a snow job! elect tom oaks for a stronger evergreen!” tom has been very successful in opening and operating the buy more lumber store. known for his commitment to helping disadvantaged families find safe housing, he started the community effort for citizens to donate lumber and time to build three shelters for the homeless. he was the first contributor to the program!
all in all, it looks like it’s going to be an extremely close race for the city council. be sure to vote next tuesday!
what words within this passage are considered the jargon specifically used during elections?
a \business\ and \honesty\
b \community\ and \citizens\
c \opponent\ and \close race\
d \volunteers\ and \organize\

Explanation:

首先分析每个选项：

• 选项A：文中提到Tom Oaks的竞选口号涉及“business”（他的商业成功）和“honesty”（他坚持自己的诚实），但这两个词是否是选举专用行话？需要看其他选项。
• 选项B：“community”和“citizens”是比较通用的词汇，不是选举特有的行话。
• 选项C：“opponent”（对手）和“close race”（势均力敌的竞选）是选举中常用的术语，“opponent”指竞选对手，“close race”指竞选竞争激烈，符合选举行话的要求。
• 选项D：“volunteers”和“organize”是组织活动的通用词汇，不是选举特有的。

所以正确选项是C。

Answer:

C. "opponent" and "close race"