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Underscoring the importance of Asia to the US in the new century, Hillary Clinton is breaking with tradition as new Secretaries

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问题     Underscoring the importance of Asia to the US in the new century,
Hillary Clinton is breaking with tradition as new Secretaries of State
often the first visit Europe or the Middle East.               【S1】________
    It is no accident Japan is the first stop in Asia. The US and Japan,
which were bitter enemies in World War Ⅱ, have since enjoyed decades
as  critic trading partners and allies on the security front.  Both【S2】________
governments have confirmed that beside the ailing global economy, a【S3】________
number of security issues is on the agenda.                        【S4】________
    Clinton is to meet with his Japanese counterpart and Prime Minister【S5】________
Taro Aso, whose popularity has plunged.  She is also meeting the leader
of the Democratic Party of Japan,  Ichiro Ozawa,  who could become
prime minister if the largest opposition party comes into power in this【S6】________
year’s national election.
    "Japan is eager to see North Korea bring back to the six-way talks【S7】________
aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear proliferation. " Former spokesman
and current advisor Tomohiko Taniguchi at Japan’s Foreign Ministry tell【S8】________
VOA News that Tokyo strongly desires a revival of the negotiations to
end the military threat to Japan posed by North Korea.
    "It has to be revitalized. Mrs. Clinton is going to talk with the
Japanese government, South Korean government and then Beijing
government to consolidate their positions," Taniguchi said. Advisor
Taniguchi at Japan’s Foreign Ministry says his country hopes Clinton’s
trip results from a closer partnership between Washington and Beijing,【S9】________
but not at expense of the special US-Japan relationship.            【S10】________
【S10】
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答案∧expense—the
解析 固定搭配中的冠词缺失。at the expense of表示“以……为代价”，其中的冠词不能省略。
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