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4. *Human beings are greedy by nature. *Many believe “The more, the better”. *Most people are too materialistic. 5. *Not really a good thing.
*Make people greedier and more materialistic. *Make people exhausted to make decisions. *Discourage appreciation.
Words in use 4
1. concerning 2.specified 3.controversy 4.rendered 5.enforced 6. distribute 7.highlighted 8.implication 9.penetrating 10.subtract
Expressions in use 5
1. played a role 2.turned out 3.are depressed about 4. settle for 5. rushed into 6. out of control 7.transferred to 8.rely on
Sentence structure 6
1. The more carefully he thought about it, the clearer it became to him that this was a job for someone with experience.
2. The more exercise you do, the more energetic you will become, the easier your everyday tasks will seem.
3. The more interesting the plot is, the more appealing the film will become to the audience.
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Sentence structure 7
1. He is normally a quiet person, but when it comes to sports, he becomes a completely different man.
2. When it comes to computers and the Internet, all the students become excited, each eager to say something about his experience.
3. A Frenchman may be ready to start a chat with a stranger on a train or in a café, but when it comes to friendship, the French seem to be more cautious than the British.
Collocation 8
1. conscious effort 2.winning strategy 3.limited choice 4. remotest idea 5.temporary pain 6.primary role
Collocation 9
1. rival options 2.painful choices 3.carefully chosen 4.mutiple options 4. winning strategy 6.predictably irrational 7.temporary pain 8.complex decision
9. limited choices 10.conscious effort 11.naturally prejudiced 12.accumulating evidence
Unit 7 Text B
Reading skills: 1
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1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A Understanding the text 2
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.C
Critical thinking 3
1. *Similarities: family-oriented, busy with house chores, cook meals, take care of children, clean rooms, do laundry 2. *Help and support the husband *education and behave children morally *Maintain the order of home. *Keep the family healthy
3. *the husband: The man is supposed to have more responsibilities for his family since he physically stronger than his wife.
*The wife: the woman, to some degree, is more persevered in overcoming difficulties and she is always family-oriented.
*Both: Even though they share different family responsibilities, they both play important and indispensable poles as parents, husband or wife. Two incomes are always better than just one.
4. *Advantages: able to take good care of family, including their diet and health; more communication with family; help children with their schoolwork.
*Disadvantages: a lot of stress, exhausted, less aware of the outside world, lose social contact.
5. *Work outside: have many contacts, communication with more people, be
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informed of the outside world, be of more help financially.
*Stay home: take better care of family, pay more attention to children, provide healthier food to family, keep the rooms clean, help the husband / wife.
Words in use 4
1. bounce 2.tolerant 3.supplement 4.condemn 5.overflowed 6. swear 7.resemble 8.compounded 9.disgusting 10.trim
Expressions in use 5
1. convert to 2. was revolted by 3. was comprised of 4. busied himself with 5. fussed over 6. is unique in 7. exerting themselves 8. substituted for
Sentence structure 6
1. Having no idea about their thoughts and opinion, I would rather five up the attempt to guess what their reaction will be.
2. To avoid making mistakes, I would rather be home alone and not communicate with anybody.
3. The old man would rather be living in the past, for things are much more different today than they were in the past.
Sentence structure 7
1. I couldn’t stand bad manners and thought my leaving was anything but rude, so I got the nest train back home and left him there.
2. They usually look very nice and even generous, but in terms of integrity, they
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