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Unit1ChangesintheWayWeLive

Afteryearsof_____1_______withcityandsuburbanliving,Mr.Dohertyhasfoundcontentmentinthecountry.

Theyenjoytheself-reliantand______2______lifeinthecountry,eventhoughthegoodlifecangetpretty______3_____.Whenitwas95below,theywillbe______4______corn,weedingstrawberriesandkillingchickens.Hisfourchildrenhelphimmakesome______5______ontheoutdoortoiletthat_____6_____theirindoorplumbing.Besidestheusualhouseholdroutine,hiswifeSandy______7_____herowndemanding_____8______.Thenextyearhebeganthinkingabout_____9______hisjob.Heisnotmakingasmuchmoneyashedid,butnowtheydon’tneedmucheither.He_____10_______enoughincometohandletheirmortgage,musiclessons,billsandcollegescosts.Whenitcomesto_____11_______,theyhaveamajor-medicalpolicy.Althoughwearestuckwithpaying____12_______expenses,theirpremiumislow._____13________,theyhavebeenabletomakeupthedifferencewithoutloweringtheirstandardofliving.Nowthey______14_______localrestaurantsinsteadofmoreexpensiveplaces.They____15________vacationswithstoryassignments.Buthe_____16_______noteveryoneoflovinglivingthewaytheydo,becauselifeinthecountryrequiresa_____17_______forsolitudeandenoughenergy.Onatight____18_______,theydon’tentertainmuch.Theyhaveto_____19_______thetemptationtobuysomeexpensivelaborsaving_______20_______.

They______21_______moneyinthefarm,andtheyshouldmakeafair_____22________onthesaleoftheplace.Buttheydidn’tmovehere_______23_______toearnmoney,instead,toimprovethequalityoftheirlives.

Keys:1.frustration2.satisfying3.tough4.cultivating5.improvements6.supplements7.pursues8.schedule9.quitting10.generates11.insurance12.minor13.onbalance14.patronize15.combine16.suspects17.tolerance18.budget19.resist20.devices21.invest22.profit23.primarily

Unit2Civil-RightsHeroes

Alongwithmewasa______1_______woman,B.Carterspokeproudlyofhergreat-great-grandfather,JosiahHenson.Carter’s______2_______toancestorismorethanpersonalpride.EventhecharacterinAmericanfictionUncleTom’sCabinhascometo_______3_______everythingHensonwasnot.AnumberofcourageousmenandwomenlikeHenson______4_______theUndergroundRailroad,whichusedto_____5______slavesfromtheAmericanSouth.In2000,PresidentClinton_____6______$16milliontohonorthefirstcivil-rightsstruggleintheU.S.

Iwas______7______totellingthestoriesaboutJohnParker,LeviCoffinandJosiahHenson.

JohnParkerwasbornaslavetwo______8______before,andwassoldontheslavemarket.Heboughthisfreedomandbecameaconductortohelpslavesescape.

LeviCoffinwasdrivenby______9_______convictions.Attimeshe____10________fugitivesand_______11_______themontheirjourney._____12_______slaves,escapemeantajourneythroughunknowncountry.Ononeoccasion,hewas______13_______slavesthathe______14________themasafuneral______15_______.

JosiahHensonsawhismother______16________beaten.Makingthebestofhislot,Hensonworked_____17_________androsefarinhisowner’sregard.Moneyproblem_____18________hismastertosendhimandhisfamilytoKentucky.Athuge_____19_______,Hensonandhiswifesetoffwith_______20_______andbeingexhausted.Eventually,thefamilymadecontactwithmembersoftheUndergroundRailroad.

1.slender2.devotion3.symbolize4.forged5.liberate6.authorized7.intent8.decades9.religious

10.sheltered11.convey12.asfor13.transporting14.disguised15.procession16.harshly17.diligently18.compelled19risk20.starving

Unit3Security

Decadesago,itwasourcustomtoleavethefrontdoor______1______atnight.Noneofus

carriedkeys;thelastone__2__fortheeveningwouldcloseup,andthatwasit.But,_____3____,

theeraofleavingthefrontdoorunlockedinruralareasaswellasincitiesisover.Suburbsand

countryareasandthoseallegedlytranquilareasare,inmanyways,evenmorevulnerablethan

_____4____urbanstreets.Americahasbeen_____5_____fromtheLandoftheFreeintotheLandoftheLock.Lockhasbeenreplacedbydead-boltlocks,securitychains,_____6_______andtripwires_____7______apolicestationorprivateguardfirm.Inthemostpleasantofhomes,itisnotuncommontoseepastedonthewindowssmallnotices____8_____thatthepremisesare

undersurveillance;thepublicserviceadvertisement____9___notchartsshowinghowmuch

atriskweare,butapictureofachild’sbicyclewithpadlock___10____toit;inamedium-to

large-sizecompany,peopleneedan____11___cardtoallowtheminandoutofit;intheairports

electronicX-rayequipmentwere____12____toholdtheterroristsatbay;anincreasingnumber

ofbusinessmanarepurchasingnewmachinesto____13___thecaller’svoice;______14______

housewiveswearrapewhistlesontheirstationwagonkeychains,andsoon.

Forthatiswhathashappened.Wehavebecomesousedto____15___ourselvesagainst

thenewatmosphereofAmericanlife,sousedtoputtingupbarriers,thatwehavehadnotimeto

thinkaboutwhatitmaymean.Allthisisbeingdone______16_______“security”.Wearefearful,

sowe___17____waystolockthefearout.Wetrustnoone.Wehavebecomesosmartabout

self-protectionthat,intheend,wehaveall_____18______ourselves.Indealingwiththe

unseenhorrors,webecameprisonersofourselves.

Keystocompounddictation

1.onthelatch2.in3.atanyrate4.well-patrolled5.transformed

6.electronicalarmsystem

7.hookedupto8.announcing9.featured10.attached11.access

12.figuredout13.analyze14.suburban15.defending16.inthenameof

17.devise18.outsmarted

Unit4TheWateryPlace

ExtraterrestrialswillnotvisittheearthonaccountofastupiderrormadebySheriffBartCameron.Cameronbecomesparticularlyimpatientwhenhe'sworkingonhis

incometaxes

.OntheeveningofApril14,1956,twoextraterrestrialslandedonearthby

flyingsaucer

thatlookedlikeashootingstaratfirst.Twoaliensthatlookedlikeperfectlyhumangotout.Cameronwastoobusyworkingonhistaxestonoticethelanding.ThealiensenteredandexplainedtoCameronthattheyhadchosentomake

firstcontact

withhumanityherebecauseitwasisolatedandpeaceful,andthattheyhadchosenCameronbecausehewasthelocalleader.TheywantedCameron'shelpcontactingtheleadersofthe

UnitedStatesofAmerica

.ThissetCameronoff.Hestormedatthem,andthreatenedtolockthemupfordisturbingthepeace.Hefinishedbysaying,"Getthehelloutofhereandbacktowhereveryou'refromanddon'tevercomeback.Idon'twanttoseeyouandnooneelsearoundheredoes."Thealienswarnednooneelsefromspacewouldentertheearthanymore.Afterthealiensleft,theoutrageddeputydraggedCameronovertothewindow.Cameroncaughtsightofthetakingofftheflyingsaucer.Asitwasfadingout,CameronexplainedthathethoughttheywerefromVenice,insteadofthewateryspace

Venice

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Unit5WritingThreeThank-youLetters

AlexHaleywasatseawhenhebegantogivethoughtstothetruemeaningofThanksgiving.ThereverseofthewordThanksgivingsuggestedtheverbalphrase"givingthanks".Onewaytoshowhisgratitudetothepeoplehelpfultohimwastowriteletters.Sittingatthetable,hebegantowritegenuinestatementstohisfather,theReverendNelson,andhisgrandma.Heappreciatedhisfather'seffortsinmakinghimlovebooks.Hefeltsad,formodernkidwereimmersedintheelectronicmedia.HeremindedReverendNelson'sprayersbeforeschoolovertheassembledstudents.Hethankedhisgrandmaforteachinghimtotellthetruth,toshare,beforgivingandconsiderateofothers.Thenhegotresponsesfromthem.Intheirletters,theywerethankinghimfortellingthemtheyhaddonesoexceptionalthings.Fromhisstory,AlexHaleywishedthatpeopleshouldfindthegoodandpraiseit.

Unit6TheHumanTouch

JohnsyandSueweretwoyounglady1.Theyfoundtheirtastesinart,chicorysaladandbishopsleevessomuch2thatthe3studioresulted.Unfortunately,JohnsyfellvictimtoPneumoniaandheronlychancetorecoverwasher4tolive.However,whenSuemarchedintoherroom,Johnsywas5withscaremovementandcountingtheremainingivyleavesoutofherwindow.Johnsythoughtshewouldgo6thelastleaffell.Theoldpainterdownstairs,Behrman,wasSue’smodel.Hewasveryupsetwhenhe7Johnsy’sfancy.Itseemedimpossiblefortheleavestosurvivethestormynight.Surprisingly,afterthebeatingrainandfiercewindthathadenduredthrough