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：A选项“business”和“honesty”，文中Tom Oaks的竞选涉及商业（如“success in the business world”），Jack Snow的竞选口号提到“honesty”吗？不，Jack的口号是“For government pure as SNOW”，而Tom的竞选里有商业相关，不过再看选举术语，“opponent”（对手）和“close race”（势均力敌的竞选）是选举中常用的术语。B选项“community”和“citizens”比较通用，不是选举特有的行话。C选项“opponent”（竞选对手）和“close race”（势均力敌的竞选）是选举过程中描述竞选情况的专用术语，符合题意。D选项“volunteers”和“organize”是活动组织的词汇，不是选举特有的行话。所以正确选项是C。

Answer:

C. "opponent" and "close race"