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Exercises
Understanding the Text
10) What does the story want to tell us
A) Everything is possible as long as you are a logical, trained engineer.
B) Don’t eat vanilla ice cream because it can cause you unexpected trouble.
D) Company technicians solve customers’ problems because they take them seriously.
C) Impossible things become possible when sincere efforts to problem-solve are made.
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Discussion
Exercises Discussion
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1) How do you understand the title of Text A “Impossible or I’m Possible” 2) If you were the Pontiac engineer, what would you have done Would you have taken the same actions to fnd out the cause of the trouble
3) What lessons can you draw from this story that may inspire you in your future career
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Vocabulary
Exercises Vocabulary
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1) We cannot eat the same food all the time. Our desire for
food tends to from day to day.
2) She speaks with an almost childlike directness that wins over the most audience.
3) On that day, thousand of people came to ship leaving the harbor.
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4) The taxi driver the fog for his accident. 5) He plans to continue the family and seek a
career in politics.
6) I didn’t win, but at least I have made the . 7) We often hear bitter about the city’s water supply. Something should be done about it.
8) We bought another car; it was the to all our problems.
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