I. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose of writing. D. This is a complete answer, while B only touches part of the text.
II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.
1. F. Friendship can occur anywhere, even within marriage and kinship. Refer to Para- graphs 3 and 5.
2. T. Refer to the last sentence of Paragraph 5.
3. F. Friendship needs the balance between openness and protection of each other's feelings. Total disclosure does not work that way. Refer to Paragraph 8. 4. T. Refer to Paragraph 12. III. Answer the following questions.
1. She proves this statement with her personal experiences her husband was her best friend, she felt more connected with her sister after their relationship was renewed, she was very close to her daughter and she was satisfied with the friendship with her grandchildren.
2. Because making friends involves a process of sharing that needs more attention. It also calls for skill to balance between being open and protective of each other's feelings.
3. Friendship with his female workmate made him aware of his patronizing attitude to women, and gave him a better understanding of today's women, and eventually enabled him to improve his relationship with his girlfriend.
4. Her own experience with her family tells her that the longer we live, \"the more important it is to feel connected. And that is what we do through friends. \" (Paragraph 13)
5. The writer believes that the sibling rivalry between her and her sister is quite common and they can still find each other again.
IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text.
1. Being accepted by our friends makes us feel that we are respected as we are and encourages us to develop in the way we want to.
2. Making yourself a friend to others is the only way to win their friendship.
Vocabulary excercises
I. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words. 1. have difficulty 2. unfair 3. out-of-date 4. grateful 5. enlightening
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. identification 2. responsibility 3. unemotionally 4. tendency 5. involvement
III. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part in each sentence without changing its original meaning. 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. D IV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
1. desperately 2. disclosure 3. intimacy 4. patronizing 5. straighten out V. Provide in the space the noun form for each given word.
1.kindness 2. application 3.conference 4. efficiency 5. appointment 6. survival
Grammar excercises
I. Note the use of tense in the following paragraphs. (Omitted. )
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate tenses of the given verbs in the brackets. 1. were, brought, sat, was 2. has not fallen, was devalued
3. enjoy, shows, planted, bloom, has gone, follow, plant, thin, have already planted
4. have had, lost, was, was meeting, snatched, thought, was, dashed, opened, found, made, explained, took, sent, was sitting, have been, discovered, had
III. Follow the example \"The longer I live, the more important it is to feel connected\" and complete the sentences. (For reference)
1. The more I know him, the more/less I like him. 2. The older I get, the happier I am.
3. The earlier you start, the earlier you'll finish. 4. The sooner this is done, the better.
5. The harder he worked, the more he achieved.
6. The more we learn about the hero, the more we admire him.
IV. Complete the sentences, using the proper forms of the adjectives given in the brackets. 1. foolish, most foolish 2. lovely, lovelier, loveliest
3. most considerate, considerate, more considerate 4. busy, busier, busiest 5. far, farther, farthest 6. pretty, prettier
V. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the underlined parts in your sentences.
1. Psychologists identify friends as those who accept each other, confide in each other and feel responsible for each other.
e. g. Psychologists identify the reserved as those who do not talk much to strangers, do not show much emotion and seldom get excited.
Sociologists identify celebrities as those who become well-known for their wealth and glamour rather than their achievement and moral strength of character. 2. Increasing numbers of people are finding that gender doesn't matter when it comes to friendship, as the sexes mingle more often today. e. g. He is not good at sports, but when it comes to mathematics, he's the best in the class. The professor may give extra attention outside of class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to evaluating school work! Translation exercises
► Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets.
1. Shanghai ranks as one of the most prosperous cities in the world.
2. If you are walking in the mountains, strong boots and waterproof clothing are essential. 3. Some teachers devote too much time to helping their students' study but neglect their sports activities.
4. Some personal characters play a vital role in the development of one's intelligence. 5. The President's refusal to meet the press reveals just how serious the crisis is.
6. It's perfectly natural that parents feel protective towards their children, even when they have grown up.
7. He wanted desperately to confide in someone about his feelings of failure.
8. As some experts point out, suicide rates are much higher in some occupations than in others.
Exercises for integrated skills I. Dictation.
A true friend is someone /who stays with you for life. /The sharing of intimacies, / including our fears as well as our dark dreams,/ is the surest way to deepen friendships. /
What are some of the obstacles to friendship? / The greatest is the temptation to expect too much too soon. / Deep relationships take time. / Another difficulty is the selfish tendency to think one \"possesses\" the other, / with an almost exclusive right to his time and attention. / Similarly, friendships require mutual actions. / In brief, you must give as much as you take. / Unless you spend reasonable time together, / talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, / friendships will \"wither\". / As in all interpersonal relationships , / success depends on clarity of purpose, / openness to others, / and a willingness to experiment.
II. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
1. pattern 2. of 3. interest 4. part 5. same
6. whatever 7. women 8. play 9. with 10. what
11. made 12. even 13. where 14. like 15. when TRANSCRIPT
The Christmas Gift
Twenty-five years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son, was returning home after running a few errands on Christmas Eve when he witnessed a horrendous accident which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided with the car of Sandra Jenkins. The impact of the collision killed Sandra instantly, but her three-month-old daughter was left trapped upside down in the burning wreckage seemingly doomed to a fiery tomb. While others looked on in horror, Anderson jumped out of his vehicle and crawled into the car through the shattered rear window to try to free the infant. Seconds later, the car was totally engulfed in flames, but Anderson was miraculously able to pull the baby to safety. While the child came out of the accident virtually unscathed, Anderson suffered third degree burns over 80 percent of his body. Two days later, Anderson died, but his heroic act was published widely in the media. Anderson's son was soon adopted by a relative, and the family moved to the East Coast.
The most remarkable part of this story unfolded only last week. Karen and her fiancée, Aaron, were looking through some old boxes in the attic of Karen's home when they came across some old newspaper clippings. \" This is me when I was a newborn baby. I was rescued from a burning car, but my mother died in the accident,\" explained Karen. Although Aaron knew Karen's mother had died years earlier, he never fully understood the circumstances until he started to skim over
the newspaper article. Karen continued to sort through some old books when she saw Aaron absorbed in the details of the accident. Then she noticed, to her much surprise, tears swelled up in his eyes, and he began to cry uncontrollably. Then, in sobs, he went on to reveal that the man that pulled her from the flames was the father he never knew. The two embraced and shed many tears that afternoon, recounting stories told to them about their parents.
What really drew their attention was some other details unknown to both of them until that moment. According to the article, Aaron's father was on a mission of love that fateful Christmas Eve in the process of distributing gift packages to needy families in the area. That was a yearly tradition that he performed unbeknownst to everyone except two close friends. This he did because of his firm conviction that the best Christmas gifts came not from the gifts received, but from those given, and that those acts of charity should remain anonymous. As it turns out, Karen's mother was also involved in similar volunteer work throughout the community.
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committed to carry on similar acts of kindness. While hardship, grief, and tragedy plague our lives, the gift of love seems to transcend all material obstacles and brings greater hope for those downtrodden and low in spirit. hey to Listening exercises.
A. 1. tomb 5. charity
B. 1. An automobile accident.
2. He pulled the baby out of the car window.
3. He was burned over much of his body and died two days later. 4. She is Sandra Jenkins's daughter. 5. He is Ray Anderson's son.
6. He was taking Christmas gifts to needy people.
7. Because Ray believed that \"the best Christmas gifts came not from the gifts received, but from those given, and that those acts of charity should remain anonymous\".
8. They have decided to carry on similar acts of kindness their parents used to be involved in.
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