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Unit1
TheInternethasmadeEnglishlearningmucheasier.English
learnersusedtobe(obliged)tospendtheirtimeinlibraries
lookingforthebooksthatwouldhelpthemintheirlanguage
studies.Itwasveryinconvenientbecausealotofmaterialscould
onlybefoundin(tedious)anduninterestingtextbooksandreaders.
Buttodayauthenticcontentonavarietyofsubjectsisonlya
clickaway.Thisisespecially(beneficial)forthosewhowants
tolearnEnglishearnestly.
InordertoachievefluencyinEnglish,youneedtobe
comfortableusingatleast10,000words.The(abundant)materials
ontheInternetmakeitpossibleforyoutochooseappropriate
contenttoreadandlistento.Thesematerialscanbe(adjusted)
toyourlevelifyouinputsomekeywordsinthesearchengine.
Buthowcanyourememberthe(6)
(bulk)ofunfamiliarwords?
Inthiscase,theInternet(evidently)makesiteasiertolearn
vocabulary.Youcanuseonlinedictionariestoinstantlyfindout
their
grammatical(functions)andthespecificmeaningofthese(efficiently)accumulatewords.TheInternethelpsyouto
vocabularybasedonlivelyandinterestinglanguagecontent,
whichgreatlyreducesyour(distress)causedbyinabilityto
rememberthenewwords.TheefficiencyofthisvocabularylearningisoneofthereasonswhytheInternethasbecomeanidealplacetolearnEnglish.
Unit2
Throughexplorationofthehumanities,welearnhowtothink
creativelyandcritically,toanalyze,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowustogainnew(insight)intoeverythingfrompoetryandpaintingstobusinessmodelsand
politics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberal
arts(education)sincetheancientGreeksfirstusedthemto
educatetheircitizens.Researchintothehumanexperiencehelps
to(boost)ourknowledgeaboutourworld.Throughtheworkofhumanitiesscholars,welearnaboutthevaluesofdifferentcultures,aboutwhatgoesintomakingaworkofart,andabout
the(mystery)ofhowhistoryismade.Theireffortsdepictthegreataccomplishmentsofthepast,helpusunderstandtheworld
today,andgiveustoolstoimaginetheourfuture.
Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuesto(promote)the(prospect)ofidealfoundationforexploringandunderstanding
thehumanexperience.Learninganotherlanguagemighthelpto
greatinsightsaswellasgainmuch(invest)youwith(appreciation)ofdifferentcultures.Takingacloselookatasculpturemightmakeyouthinkabouthowanartist'slife
(affected)hiscreativedecisions.Readingabookfromanotherregionoftheworldmighthelpyou(10)
(speculate)aboutthemeaningofdemocracy.Listeningto
historycoursesmightgiveyouaclearerpictureofwhatthefuturewillbelike.
Unit3
Thereisaspeciallifestagethatourgenerationgoesthrough.
Itisthe
(1)
(transition)period,duringwhichwemovefromteenageto
adolescence.Welearnwhoweareandwhatwestandforand
whatinspiresus.Also,inthisperiodweare(saddled)witha
lotofpressurefromourparentswhowantustomakesomething
outofourselves.Myparentshavealreadyexpressedfeelingsof
(anxiety)overmyfuturewithacademicsandlife.WhenIexpressed
tothemrecentlythatIwouldnotmindgraduatinginfiveyears
insteadoffourinordertostudyabroadto(acquaint)myselfwith
theworld,theyseemedsoshocked.
(equivalent)toThatideasoundedforeignandtothemwaslack
ofambition.
Apartfromthat,mymotherhas(expressed)tomethatsheis
(resent)thisworriedthatIamnotsearchingforaboyfriend.
Istupidideaofmarryingoutofcollegesinceitdoesnotsuit
meonebit.Womentodaycangetwhattheywantoutoflifewithout
aman,evenchildren,asitbecomesmore
IpersonallywanttostayinschoolaslongasIcanto
(reinforce)myacademicwork,possiblycompletealawdegreeand
startacareer,andthenafter,andonlyafter,begintothink
about(shifting)tomarriage.Ifmymathiscorrect,thatmeans
Iwillbemoreorless"ready"formarriageattheageof29or
30,theagewhenmymotherhadme.(acceptable)forwomentoadopt
children.
Unit4
Traditionaldatingisaself-paced,generalmeetingoftwo
people.Thetwousually(commence)withspendingextratime
together,(tempting)theygettingtoknowoneanotherandseeing
howcouldbetoeachother.Agoodexampleisamanmeetingawoman
andsensingher(charm).Hethenextendsaformalinvitationfor
adate.Withtraditionaldating,yougettogoatasteadypace,
(allowing)yourselfandyourdatetogettoknoweachotherthrough
extensivecontact.
Therearemany(components)thatcanbeexpectedfrom
(display)thesetraditionaldates.Men,whoaresupposedto
traditionalvalues,willopenthedoorforthewoman,standup
whensheleavesthetable,payforeverything,and(proceed)to
thenextmove.Inthe1950s,amanwouldusuallyaskawomanout
severaldaysaheadforaspecificdateandtime.Ifsheaccepted,
theywould(arrange)foratimetopickherup.Hewouldthentake
hertoadinnerandamovie.
Todaytherulesoftraditionaldatingarelessclear.Twenty
yearsago,ifayoungladyaskedamenoutonadate,itwasthought
tobe(weird).Now,womenarebeingencouragedtotakethe
initiativeandaskmenout.Adatemayconsistofabriefmeeting
atacaféoratriptothe(10)
(local)artmuseum.Menoftenpayonthefirstdate,butthe
womanmayoffertogoDutch.Thetraditionaldating
style
has
beenfoundmuchlesscommonnow.
Unit5
Tospendorsaveisaquestionwhichmanypeoplehave.There
isalwaysa(n)(dilemma)whetheroneshouldspendthemoneythat
hehasearnedorsavethatmoneyforthefuture.Well,thereis
no(explicit)answertothequestionasdifferentpeoplehave
different(3)
(perspectives)ontheirlife,andthatisthereasonwhysome
peopletendtospendallthemoneyearnedwhileothers(retain)
controlovertheirmoney.Peoplewhospendallthemoneydonot
thinkmuchaboutthefuture.Theonlythingthattheyenjoydoing
mostisto(5)
(derive)pleasurefromspendingmoney.Forexample,ifthey
likeaparticularcar,mobilephoneorlaptop,theywillbuy
itwithoutgivingitathought.Forthem,themostimportantthing
istosatisfytheirmaterial(6)
(appetite).Peoplewhohavetheirfirstjoborwhohaven't
marriedoftenfallinthiscategory.Inthelongrun,saving
isagood(7)
(option)forone'slifeassavinghelpsanindividualtoplan
for
future(urgent)needs.Thatisalsothereasonwhymanypeople
savemoneyforarainyday.Individualswhocan(suspend)theirspendingsavemoneysuccessfully.Insteadofbuyingonimpulse,theydelaytheirpurchasingdecisionandwon'tbeeasily(10)
(manipulated)bycommercialads.Individualswhohave
responsibilityfortheirfamilybelongtothiscategory.
Unit6
Simplifyingisnotnecessarilyaboutless.Itcanbeabout
more:
moretime,moreenjoyment,moreaccomplishment,andmore
ofwhat
(profits)
you.If
youdoalot
of
things
that
don't
bring
youjoyorsupportyourlong-termplan,thendoinglessofthat
kindofthingsmakessensebecauseyoucan't
(preserve)
everything.
Thepurposeofsimplifyingistoremovewhat'snot
understand
whatshouldbe(discarded),try
tothink
of
activities
andthings
aseitherassetsor
obligations.Anassetissomethingthatisvaluable.Some
(corresponding)
examplesarestocks,
bonds,
buildings,
land,
gold,
etc.,butalittlemorebroadly,anassetisanythingthatcan
strengthenand(motivate)you,movingyouclosertoyourgoals.
However,obligationsaredebts.Anobligationisanythingthat
(weakens)you,movesyoufartherfromyourgoals,provides
negative
stress,
creates
anxiety,
anddecreases
your
howcanyou
(implement)theideaofsimplifying?
Thinkaboutyourdaily
activities
andstartwith
justonearea.Forexample,
youmaybegin
with(obligations)
bymakingalong
list
ofyour
daily
activities.
Yourlist
may(revolve)
aroundsuch
routinesas
payingbills
and
planningabirthdaypartyforafriend,etc.Dotheactivitiesgetyouclosertoyourgoals?
Ifnot,(10)
(modify)thelist.Removewhatisunnecessaryinorderto
concentratemoreonsomethingimportantinyourlife.
Unit7
It'sobviousthatwomenhavecomealongwayassuccessfulprofessionals.Womenintheworkplaceare(flourishing)asanincreasednumberofwomenhavemadetheirpresencefeltinmanyindustriesandprofessions.Thesectorofthefemaleworkforcehas(expanded)withmoreandmorestrengthandthushasits(genuine)importanceintheprofessionalworld.
Whethertheylikeitornot,menhavetoacceptthatwomen
aremarchingupthemanagementladderconfidentlyand
(diplomatically).Womenusedtobemuchmore"quietandpassive"
duetotherelativelysmallnumberoffemaleemployeesin
(comparison)tomales.Womentoday,ontheotherhand,havebegun
seekingtheir(administrative)positionsbyusingalltheir
powersofintelligence.
Menarehierarchicaland(jealous)ofthe"beautypower"thatallowswomentogetcertainthingsbasedontheirphysicalassets.Eventhoughthereisa(n)(dispute)whethermanyprofessional
femalesgotinto
positionsof
powerbyusingtheir
appearanceto
their
advantage,the(valid)factisthemajorit