WASHINGTON — The U.S. government remains shut down in a partial closure 小题1: has put hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work, at least temporarily. Lawmakers have yet to reach common ground, and that means many federal workers stay home 小题2: national parks, monuments and museums stay closed. Some vocal veterans’ groups visited Washington over the weekend 小题3: protest the closures. But they were not the only ones there. Seeking their place in the spotlight 小题4: lawmakers publicly supporting the “Tea Party,” a group of lawmakers within the Republican Party strongly opposed to compromising 小题5: Democrats on matters of budget.
The Million Veterans March - as it was called - was supposed to be a peaceful call for 小题6: end to the government shutdown now threatening many veterans’ benefits.
Protesters tore down barricades（临时的路障） and carried 小题7: to the White House where they threw them in front of the gates and shouted slogans against the president.
“It is time that Congress started the government again. Veterans paid a price. Promises were made to them that 小题8: they serve our country, our country will take care of them. We’re failing in that mission,” said one of the protesters Kelly.
小题1:That/which
小题2:and
小题3:to
小题4:were
小题5:with
小题6:an
小题7:them
小题8:if
题目分析：文章介绍美国政府局部关闭后造成的影响和各方面的反应。
小题1:考查定语从句：先行词是a partial closure，定语从句缺少主语用That/which引导定语从句。
小题2:很多联邦工作者呆在家里，国家公园纪念馆，博物馆还要关闭。是并列关系，用and
小题3:一些退伍军人在周末到华盛顿抗议关闭。这里是不定式做目的状语，用to
小题4:这是倒装句：正常的语序是： Lawmakers publicly supporting the “Tea Party,”______seeking their place in the spotlight。缺少be动词，填were
小题5:共和党里面的一些立法者强烈反对和民主党就预算方面妥协。Compromise with和…妥协。
小题6:考查词组：call for an end“叫停”
小题7:抗议者拆毁路障，把它们带到白宫。用them代替barricades
小题8:有人曾经向他们许诺，如果他们对国家服务，国家会照顾他们的。If引导时间状语从句。