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1. Elena Kagan has been confirmed as the 112th Supreme¹ Court justice. She is the fourth woman to serve on the highest court. Kagan will replace another liberal justice recently retired² John Paul Stevens.

2. Missouri officials are confirming two deaths after a crash involving two school busses, a semi tractor and a pickup³. The busses were carrying high school band students to an amusement park west of St. Louis. State troopers say a girl on one of the busses and the driver of the pickup were killed.

3. Crews are pumping fresh cement into BP's blown-out oil well. A government's point man on the spill says it's not the end. But he says it will virtually assure that no more crude leaks into the Gulf⁴ of Mexico.

4. Moviemaker George Lucas, oilman T. Boone Pickens, CNN founder⁵ Ted⁶ Turner, these famous men are among 40 billionaires who have pledged to give away half of their fortunes. Fellow billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates teamed up to convince America's richest men and women to give their money to charity.

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1 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 retired
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。 Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 pickup
n.拾起，获得
参考例句：
I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。\|\|The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

4 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

6 ted
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。 She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。