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Unit1
PartB
Text1
DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)
After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealive
inmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.
ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneed
tospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknow
youloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwill
makeuscloser.'
The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a
72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafter
hisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.
WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwould
spendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inever
gotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.
MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofus
goouttodinnerandamovie.
'What'swrong'sheasked.
'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthe
twoofus.'
'Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoat
on.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoing
outwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutour
evening,'Mothersaid.
Questions:
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy
Text2
DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)
Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.
Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenufor
bothofus.
'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.
'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.
Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.
Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.
'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'but
onlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'
Iagreed.
'Howwasyourdate'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.
'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.
MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetake
inamovie,butmostlywetalk.Itellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragabout
thekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.
NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorld
War.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficult
times.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmy
worries
mothermyproblems,healthofBecausefuture.theabouttalkalsoWehistory.
aboutthedaysahead.
Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.
Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.
Questions:
1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue
3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory
PartC
Conversation1:
W:
Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenage
childrenfromdrinking.
M:
I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthat
istoblame.
Q:
Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse
Conversation2:
M:
Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance
W:
Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancethey
canlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.
Q:
Whataretheytalkingabout
Conversation3:
M:
Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.Threehoursadayweekdaysand
alldaySaturday.
W:
Congratulations,Tom.ButareyousureyoucanhandleitWhataboutyourhomework
andyourpianolessons
Q:
HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket
Conversation4:
M:
Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened
W:
Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhavean
operationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhether
hecansurviveit.
Q:
What'sthewomanworriedabout
Conversation5:
W:
Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoin
yourcountryonthatday
M:
Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,
itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.
Q:
WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry
Unit2
PartB
Text1
WhataCoincidence!
(PartOne)
Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschool
in1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.To
helphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,began
searchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.One
advertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.
Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehow
hesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtoget
agooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscuss
thething.
Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthad
tobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clock
intheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsank
ashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertold
himthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycould
talkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediately
setouttodrivetothehouse.
Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.
Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhe
finallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouse
ofhisfather-in-law!
Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,
hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehis
sonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodo
so,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomeday
becomeadoctor.
Questions:
1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard
2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse
3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave
4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard
Text2
WhataCoincidence!
(PartTwo)
Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthe
housewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthis
andthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.
Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliver
aletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!
Wereitnot
forMr.Stewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnoperson
ofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureon
thereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,
theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletter
wasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'For
education'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyears
agoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedover
theyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenough
moneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!
Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginal
postman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,
whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,
theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthat
nopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.
ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhis
grandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.
Statements:
1.Severalcoincidenceshappenedinthestory.
2.Thecoincidencesmadeitpossiblefortheownertosellhishouseatagoodprice.
3.Nooneactuallybenefitedfromthecoincidences.
4.ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Stewartdidnothavetoseekextraworkfromthen
on.
5.WiththeextramoneyMr.Stewarthadearned,Andrew'sdreamfinallycametrue.
PartC
DadStopsforGas,FindsLostSon
NuengGarciawasthesonofanAmericanservicemanstationedinThailandin
1969.ButhisfatherwentbacktotheStateswhenNuengwasonlythreemonthsold.
WhenhegrewupNuengimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesandworkedasagasstation
clerkinPueblo,Colorado.HisdreamwastofindhisfatherJohnGarcia.Yearafter
year,hetriedinvaintosearchforinformationaboutthewhereaboutsofhisfather.
ItwasafinedayinPueblo.Therewasnotacloudinthebluesky.But
forhim,itwasjustanotherdayonthejob.Suddenlyhenoticedthenameofone
customerwhopaidwithacheck.Theman,whowasinhisfifties,hadthesamesurname
ashisown.Nuengraised