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1.The Supreme Court(最高法院) heard (听取)arguments about whether colleges can consider race(n.种族) in admissions(n.录取，招生) decisions.The justices(n.法官) approved(v.同意，赞同) affirmative action(平权法案) in 1978 and repeatedly (adv.一再地，重复地)reaffirmed(v.重申) the policy,but today's more conservative(adj.保守的n.保守党 ) majority(n. 多数派) agreed to review(v.复审，审查) it.A group founded by a conservative activist(n.活动分子) brought cases against(对...提起诉讼) the University of North Carolina and Harvard.The court is expected to rule(v.裁定，裁决) on the matter by the end of June(六月底之前).

2.Halloween crowd(n.人群) crush(v.挤压) in Seoul was "Absolutely Avoidable(adv.可避免的)",experts say.Days after the deaths of more than 150 young people,officials were still struggling(adj.努力地) to explain what exactly(adv.究竟，到底) went wrong and who was to blame(v.责怪，归咎于).

3.Musk hints(v.暗示) at $8 monthly subscription(n. 订阅 ，订阅费) for Twitter's verified(/ˈverɪfaɪd/ adj.已证实的，被认证的 ) users.In a series of tweets,Elon Musk wrote the social-media company needs to pay the bills without relying on(rely on 依靠，依赖) advertisers(n.广告商).

4.A total lunar(adj.月亮的) eclipse(/ɪˈklɪps/

n.日/月食) will occur(v.出现，发生) early Tuesday,November 8.It's the first Election Day (选举日)total lunar eclipse in U.S.history.

5.Daylight saving time(夏令时) in the U.S.ends at 2 a.m. this Sunday,Nov.6th.