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Unit1
PartB
Text1
DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)
After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.
ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'
The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.
MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.
'What'swrong?
'sheasked.
'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.'
'Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.
Questions:
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?
Text2
DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)
Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.
'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.
'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.
Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.
'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'
Iagreed.
'Howwasyourdate?
'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.
'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.
MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.
Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.
Questions:
1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?
PartC
Conversation1:
W:
Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.
M:
I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.
Q:
Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?
Conversation2:
M:
Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?
W:
Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.
Q:
Whataretheytalkingabout?
Conversation3:
M:
Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.
W:
Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?
Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?
Q:
HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?
Conversation4:
M:
Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?
W:
Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.
Q:
What'sthewomanworriedabout?
Conversation5:
W:
Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?
M:
Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.
Q:
WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?
Unit2
PartB
Text1
WhataCoincidence!
(PartOne)
Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.
Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.
Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!
Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.
Questions:
1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?
2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?
3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?
4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?
Text2
WhataCoincidence!
(PartTwo)
Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!
WereitnotforMr.Stewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'Foreducation'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!
Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.
ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.
Statements:
1.Severalcoincidenceshappenedinthestory.
2.Thecoincidencesmadeitpossiblefortheownertosellhishouseatagoodprice.
3.Nooneactuallybenefitedfromthecoincidences.
4.ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Stewartdidnothavetoseekextraworkfromthenon.
5.WiththeextramoneyMr.Stewarthadearned,Andrew'sdreamfinallycametrue.
PartC
DadStopsforGas,FindsLostSon
NuengGarciawasthesonofanAmericanservicemanstationedinThailandin1969.ButhisfatherwentbacktotheStateswhenNuengwasonlythreemonthsold.WhenhegrewupNuengimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesandworkedasagasstationclerkinPueblo,Colorado.HisdreamwastofindhisfatherJohnGarcia.Yearafteryear,hetriedinvaintosearchforinformationaboutthewhereaboutsofhisfather.
ItwasafinedayinPueblo.Therewasnotacloudinthebluesky.Butforhim,itwasjustanotherdayonthejob.Suddenlyhenoticedthenameofonecustomerwhopaidwithacheck.Theman,whowasinhisfifties,hadthesamesurnameashisown.Nuengraisedhisheadfromthecheckandlookedattheman.Couldthisbehisfather?
"AreyouJohnGarcia?
"heasked.
"Yes,"camet