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ssadthatmanypeopledon'
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pothersbecausetheydon‟twantanytrouble,"
saysonepas
senger."
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tthinkabouthimself.Heonlyt
houghtaboutsavingalife."
HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbing
AronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmoun
tainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotaking
risks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangero
ussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthis
lifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimself
inaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah
Onthatday,Aron'
sarmwascaughtundera360-kilorock
thatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthe
mountains.Because
hecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandh
opedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterrano
ut,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehiso
wnlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknif
etocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,heban
dagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afte
rthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.
Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRock
andaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationth
atyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoft
heimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincon
trolofone'
slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatt
hathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.
DowehavethesamespiritasAron?
Let'
sthinkaboutitbef
orewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,an
dbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeor
death.
Unit2I'
llhelptocleanupthecityparks
P113a
StudentsWhoVolunteer
MarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoo
lgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.
Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.Hev
olunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Ma
riobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'
shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreaboutho
wtocareforanimals.Igetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfacti
onwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyonth
eirowners'
faces.”
Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageof
four.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-
schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweekto
helpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,bu
tyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey‟regoingonadifferentj
ourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamco
metrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersat
thesametime.
P124b
Mostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodj
obslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkabout
whatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinka
boutwhattheycandoothers.Therearemanypeoplew
hoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthes
epeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,weca
nmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemone
yforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjob
sforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfr
ica,andhelppeoplethere.
P142b
I’llSendYouaPhotoofLucky
DearMissLi,
I‟dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.
I‟msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisable
dpeoplelikeme.Youhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetoha
veLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmete
llyoumystory.
Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?
Orimagineyouca
n‟twalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldnever
thinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ica
n‟tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeanswerin
gthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthing
saredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofmin
ehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgetting
measpecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheer
meup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofha
vingadog.
AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,I
wasabletobringhimhome.Mydog‟snameisLucky—
agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.
Yousee,I‟monlyabletohavea“dog-
helper”becauseofyourkindness!
Luckyisverycleverandu
nderstandsmanyEnglishwords.Hecanunderstandmewhe
nIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!
Getmyboo
k,”andhedoesitatonce.
Luckyisafantasticdog.I‟llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoul
ike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagain
forchangingmylife.
Bestwishes,BenSmith
P16Self-check2
Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBikeboy.
Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.He
somesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendson
thephonethemabouttheproblem.Heevennotices
atthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoola
bouthisproblemandtheyacall-
incenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworkedou
tfine.Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhodo
n‟thavebikes.
Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?
P193a
Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefroms
chool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.
Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.Theminu
teIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Could
youpleasetakethedogforawalk?
”sheasked.
“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?
”Iasked.“NO!
”shereplied
angrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutarou
ndthehouse!
Ican‟tworkalldayanddohouseworkalleve
ning.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!
I‟mjustastired
asyouare!
”Ishoutedback.
Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foronewe
ek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,
Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.
Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindtheho
usecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?
”sheaskedinsurprise.
“I‟msosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosh
arethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”I
replied.P222bDearSir,
Idon‟tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelp
withhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalready
haveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon‟thavetimetostu
dyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtim
e.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?
Theyshou
ldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgrade
sandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,th
eywillhavetodohouseworksothere‟snoneedforthemto
doitnow.Itistheparents‟jobtoprovideacleanandcomfo
rtableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,
Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon‟tminddoingth
em.
Mr.Smith
DearSir,
Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochores
andhelptheirparentswithhousework.It‟snotenoughtoju
stgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependont
heirparentstoomuch.They‟realwaysasking,“Couldyoug
etthisforme?
”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?
”Doingch
oreshelpstodevelopchildren‟sindependenceandteachest
hemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounde
rstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewitht
heirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheir
partinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor‟ssongotint
oagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahow
totakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgr
adesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,the
betteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.Miller
Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?
P273a
DearMr.Hunt,
MyproblemisIcan‟tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetw
eenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.anddevelopmentoftoi
lets.Italsoencouragesgovernmentsandsocialgroupstothi
nkaboutwaystoimprovetoiletsinthefuture.
Linlin:
LastyearIwenttotheHangzhouNationalTeaMuse
um.It‟sarelaxingandpeacefulplacenearalake.Theteaa
rtperformancesshowhowtomakeaperfectcupoftea.Wat
chingthempreparetheteawiththebeautifulteasetsisjust
asenjoyableasdrinkingtheteaitself.I‟vefinallyrealizedw
hymygrandpalovesdrinkingteaandcollectingteasets.
P684b
Mostofus(see)MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandothe
rfamousDisney