Unit1TextAHittheNailontheHeadComprehension1.B.II.CCCAII.Paraphrase1.AwriterwhoisparticularabouttheexactnessofanexpressioninEnglishwillneverfeelhappywithawordwhichfailstoexpressanideaaccurately.2.Toacertainextent,theprocessoffindingtherightwordstouseisaprocessofperfectionwhereyoutrytosearchforwordsthatmaymostaccuratelyexpressyourthoughtsandfeelings,andwordsthatmaymosteffectivelymakeyourlistenersandreadersunderstandyourthoughtsandfeeling.3.Findingthemostsuitablewordtouseisinnosenseeasy.Butthereisnothinglikethedelightweshallexperiencewhensuchawordislocated.4.Onceweareabletouselanguageaccurately,weareinapositiontofullyunderstandthesubjectmatter.III.Choices1-5Unskillful,skillful,vague,tricky,accurate,6-10:Alteration,ambiguous,conscientious,wantofknowledge,drawbacks11-15:developing,erroneous,trivial,dim,adaptable,16-20:subtle,emotional,quintessence,compulsion,absorbingTextBThings:theThrow-awaySocietyComprehension1.CII.FTFFTTFFII.Paraphrase1.ThereasonwhyBarbieisdeeplylovedsomuchbylittlegirlsisthatshelooksjustlikearealpersoninreallifewhocanbedressedupinthewaytheywish.2.MoreoverMattelmadepublicthat,forthefirsttime,allgirlswhowanttobuyanewBarbiefromitscompanyweretobegiventherightofturningintheirolddollsinexchangefornewmodelsatareducedprice.3.Butmoreandmore,man-madeproductsformaveryimportantpartinthelivesofpeople.4.Technologicallyproducedthingscometobeacceptedbypeopleandarebeginningtoshapetheirmentality.Hismindisfilledwithandinfluencedbyartificial/man-madethings.5.Thenumberofman-madethingsisgrowingatfullspeed.Thisistruebothwhenthenumberitselfaloneisconsideredandwhenitiscomparedtothegrowthoftheobjectsinthenaturalenvironment.6.Thisdifferenceseemsmostnoticeablebetweenthemodernthrow-away-orientedgirlswho,ontheonehand,aredelightedinreplacingtheirout-of-dateBarbieforup-to-dateones,andthetraditionalgirls,ontheotherhand,wholiketheirmothersandgrandmothers,areunwillingtothrowawaytheirdearlittledollsuntiltheyaresooldastobecomebroken/untiltheyfallapart.7.Thepracticewherebypeopleuseaproductandthenquicklydiscarditmayreadilyberejectedbythoseaccustomedbyscarcitytoholdingontotheiroldpossessions.III.Choices1-5:BCDBD6-10:CBDBCIV.Choices1-5ACDAA6-9CBCBUnit2TextAGroupingtheGifted,ProComprehensionI.CII.TTFTTII.Paraphrase1.Inmyopinion,giftedchildrenarechildrenwhoarespeciallyendowedwithnaturalabilitieswhichrankhighontestingscales.2.Ifirmlyholdtheopinionthatchildrenshouldbegroupedintimatelyaccordingtotheirinterestandabilityandgothroughaformoftrainingthatwilldeveloptheirabilitiestotheutmost.3.Itistheteacher,ratherthanthewaythattheclassesareformed,thatinfluencesthestudentsinhowtheylookatdifferencesinabilityamongthemselves.4.Iamconfidentthatifteachersareawareofindividualdifferencesandmotivateyoungpeopleindifferentways,thestudentswilldevelopthroughcultivatingtheirowninterests&abilities.III.Choices1-5.ACBDC6-10.DACBB11-15.ADACATextBThePlug-inDrug:TV&AmericanFamilyComprehensionI.BII.TTTTFTFII.Paraphrase1.Childrenhavebecometelevisionaddicts,devotingmuchofthetimewhentheyaretogethertowatchingTV.2.Televisionisnotsimplyjustoneamongmanyimportantfactorsthatmayinfluenceachildtoday.3.Throughthegreatchangesithasbroughtaboutinfamilylife,televisionisshapingthelivesofchildrentodaybyplayingthedominantroleinfamilylife.4.…thetelevisionhasitsmagicpoweroverpeople.Assoonasthetelevisionison,peoplestoptalking,donothingelsebutwatch...