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Unit1
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.
Exercise1:
1.c 2.a 3.b
Questions:
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?
Exercise2:
1.Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,"Lifeistooshort,butyouneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser."
2.1)...shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.
2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.
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.
Exercise1:
1.c 2.d 3.d
Questions:
1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?
Ex.21.took//outtodinner//neighborhood
2.nicerthanheexpected.
3.Acoupleoftimes.
4.theimportanceofslowingdown//hismarriage
Unit2
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.
Exercise1:
1.b 2.a 3.d 4.c
Questions:
1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?
2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?
3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?
4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?
Exercise2:
1984/son/medicalschool/tuition/affordit/realize/newspaperads/extrabusiness/advertisement/succeeded/agent/changed/phonecall/putaside/doing/immediately/familiar/father-in-law's/visited/hisfather-in-lawalive/coincidence
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.
Exercise1:
1.ThehousewasdecoratedexactlythesameasMr.Stewartrememberedit
2.Mr.Stewarthappenedtobeinthehousewhenapostmancametodeliveralettertohisfather-in-lawwhohaddied15yearsago.
3.Theoldpostmanhadcalledinsickthatday,andthepostmanwhocameinhisplacewasnotfamiliarwiththeneighborhood.Otherwisetheletterwouldhavebeenreturnedtoitssender.
Exercise2:
1.Hewasintrigued.
2.Abankstatement.
3.hisfather-in-lawhadputanamountofmoneyinthebankforhisgrandchildren'seducation.
4.Alittleover$15,000.
5.Hecouldusethemoneytocoverthetuitionofhisfirstyearatamedicalcollege.
6.HeisadoctorinIllinois.
Unit3
Text1
Krimali(PartOne)
OnthemorningofthedevastatingearthquakethatstruckIndiain2001,Krimali,agirlof17,hadjustlefthometogotoaninterviewforapositionofasalesclerk.Shewaspleasedwithhergreenandyellowflowereddress,butfeltsomethingwasn'tquiterightaboutherhair.Shereturnedhome,removinghershoesandleavingthematthedoor.
Momentslater,theearthquakestruck.Ceilingsandwallsinthebuildingshookinthedeafeningnoise.Theneverythingbegancrashingdown.
Krimaliandherimmediatefamilyescapedseriousinjurybutwereunabletomaketheirwayout.Theceilingofanentireroomtoweredabovetheonlypossibleescaperoute.Completelydetachedonthreesides,thehugeslabclungtoanoutsidewallonitsfourthside.Toanobserver,itcoulddropatanymoment.
Peoplewerescreaminganddidn'tknowwhattodo.Krimalidecidedtoact.Carefullysheclimbedbarefootupanddownthedebrisuntilshereachedapointjustbeneaththeswayingceiling.Aboutfourmetersbelowwereunevenpiecesofconcrete,brokenglassandsmashedfurnitu