• 1. unit1 Jim Doherty may not be a born farmer , but he________(1)without too much trouble. Not that he has had it easy. That first hard winter he faced must have left him with the __________(2)to give up and go back to the city. But he managed to ___________(3) it without losing heart. He’s picked up a lot of skills since then and made some real _____________(4) to his farm, though without much laborsaving machinery ___________(5) that old rotary cultivator. I ________(6)he doesn’t make all that much, though he does have his writing to (7)what little ______ (8)he makes from the farm. I guess he does it primarily for the quality of life. Certainly, they seem a happy family and you can often see them out working together, one day spraying apple trees, the next (9)firewood.gets bytemptationget throughimprovementsaside fromsuspectsupplementprofitstacking
    • 2. unit1consider creative world fuels luxuries occasions ideal applied replaced initial quit tough provide assist balance A homesteader (自耕农) is a person who lives a self-reliant lifestyle with major emphasis on home production. while the Industrial Age is being ________ (1) by information and electronics, some people try to seek an escape from the social, environmental, and economic madness of the modern age and begin to ________ (2)returning to the country. As this lifestyle is so enjoyable, satisfying and rewarding, more and more people are prepared to _____ (3)their job in the city and start a new and more meaningful life on their various farms. For some it has become not only a way of life, but a way of looking at the ______ (4).replacedconsiderquitworld
    • 3. unit1 Of course, life in the country can be pretty _____(5). While it is an enjoyment to be so close to Nature, you may have to reduce your dependence on _____(6)by cutting back on your daily consumption. You may also have to prepare your own meals every day and _______(7)your own low-cost entertainment without the ________(8)that are common in cities. On _______(9), however, living in the country has long been a part of the American Dream. Generations of Americans have considered the country an______(10)setting in which to live and raise a family consider creative world fuels luxuries occasions ideal applied replaced initial quit tough provide assist balance toughfuelsluxuriesbalanceprovideideal
    • 4. unit2 The underground Railroad was ______(1)by the efforts of those who were prepared to fight against slavery and ________(2) for the long-suffering Southern black Americans. Some of those who helped to transport slaves to the north and freedom were former slaves themselves. Others felt ___________(3)to take part because of their deeply held ____________(4). For many of those involved, liberating the slaves from those who exploited them because a _______(5). While their eventual goal was to_______(6)slavery completely, in the meantime they were_________(7)helping to free as many slaves as possible, often at considerable______(8). ____________(9)slave owners, they were dangerous enemies and frequently received death_______(10) forgedstand upcompelledconvictionsmissionabolishintent onriskIn the eyes ofthreats
    • 5. unit2numerous capture accumulated assistance inspired estimated coincidence curiosity emerged concern referred stationedassist previous involved incident Despite the name, the Underground Railroad was not really a railroad, but was a network of people who assisted fugitive slaves. Many fugitives who escaped to the North and Canada received __________(1)along the way from individuals who were _________(2)in this network. By the early 19th century, the organization became so successful that it is __________(3) that between 1810 and 1850,100,000 slaves escaped from the South through the Underground Railroad. It was not a(n) ___________(4)that it was called the Underground Railroad. Steam railroads had just _________(5)and the terms used to describe the people who helped and the fugitives were related to the railroad line. Fugitive slaves were called "parcels" and "passengers", the helpers were the "conductors", the people who provided their homes as refuge were called "stationmasters," and the homes were________(6)to as "depots" or "stations". assistanceinvolvedestimatedcoincidenceemergedreferred
    • 6. unit2numerous capture accumulated assistance inspired estimated coincidence curiosity emerged concern referred stationedassist previous involved incident The route used was an important part of a successful escape. There were _________(7)secret routes that a conductor could use.The one used depended on where the search parties and slave catchers were ________(8). Some trips required the use of many different routes. I f it appeared that they might be in danger, a guide would change paths. Some guides and fugitives even hid out in bushes and swamps for many days until it was safe to continue on. Quickness was not the main _______(9) , instead safety was most important and as a result they often zigzagged in order to avoid________(10)numerousstationedconcerncapture
    • 7. unit3  ____________(1)show that crime in  _____(2) areas is now rising faster than in the cities. The____(3)when the countryside____________(4)safety and secutity has long gong. No longer is it safe anywhere to go out leaving the door ___________(5). We all feel _________(6) and seek to strengthen the _______(7)we use to hold criminals at bay.These can range from old fashioned bolts and bars to the latest_________(8)devices. A moment’s_________(9)  ,however ,is enough to bring us face to face with the following  puzzle : we may have locked the evils out,but in doing so we have locked ourselves in . this hardly seems a________(10)way of life. Statisticsruralerastood foron the latchvnlnerablebarrierselectronicreflectioncivilized
    • 8. unit3signs cautious chances electronic systems thieves shift liable barriers tougher sophisticated electric universal threaten break Statistics show that at some point in your life, you will get robbed. Things get even worse for apartment dwellers because so many people pass in and out of an apartment building, and it is much ________(1)to keep non-residents out. So what to do? Don't panic. Yes, apartments are ______(2)to robbery, but there are options other than barricading yourself in your apartment with a shotgun. We suggest that you use some common sense to _____(3)that target from your door. Then the burglar will rob the less guarded, not you. We know what you're thinking: "I' ll never get robbed. Who'd want to steal a half can of Diet Coke and an _______(4)toothbrush?" If those really are the only things in your apartment, you have every reason not to worry. However, if you have something you'd like to keep - say, a TV, a stereo, a computer, a Picasso - it's wise to be________(5).tougherliableshiftelectriccautious
    • 9. unit3signs cautious chances electronic systems thieves shift liable barriers tougher sophisticated electric universal threaten break Your goal is not to set up any ____________(1)security systems to hold ______(2)at bay; your goal is to keep crimi nals from even trying to_____(3)into your apartment in the first place.If someone really wants to break in,_______(4)are that he/she is going to find a way by breaking a window or climbing up the fire escape. Therefore, you should remove all _____(5)that say, "Hey, look at me! Lots of goodies and no security! Come on in! " Lock the door when you leave. Don't leave the windows open all day long. Don't tape notes on the door directed to your mate reading "Gone all day! Left the door unlocked for you! " Just use your brains!sophisticatedthievesbreakchancessigns
    • 10. unit4 Einstein’s teacher should have had a little more _______(1) before he ___________________(2)that his pupil would __________________(3)in life. Probably he was irritated by the thought that the young Einstein was___________(4)his position. And certainly it is true that Einstein did ________________(5)for authority. However,far from being a ___(6)in Einstein is character,this proved ,________________ (7),to be one of his greatest strengths. It was on this __________(8),combined with the__________(9)power of his_____________________(10),that his great achievements were built. cautioncame to the conclusionnever get anywhereunderminingnot give/care a figflawbeyond any doubtfoundationremarkableremarkable/imagination
    • 11. unit4findings works extent breakthrough vision bet poverty inventions extend done achievement eventually utilized accordingly manages Imagining is not dreaming. Maybe to a(n) ______(1)but it is more than that. Imagining is being creative. We owe all the _________(2)and developments to imagination, without which, I ____(3)we would still be cavemen. Knowledge is important but imagination is even more important. Imagination deals with the future and knowledge deals with the past.Imagination creates and knowledge________(4). Imagination breaks the norm and knowledge maintains the status quo. A leader needs imagination to create a _____(5). A manager needs knowledge to operate the organization. An organization with only managers will be obsolete ________(6). extentinventionsbetmanagesvisioneventually
    • 12. unit4findings works extent breakthrough vision bet poverty inventions extend done achievement eventually utilized accordingly manages Not only is it important in business. Imagination is required to solve problems that mankind have, and move humans to a higher level of ____________(1)and well being. How are we going to solve global warming? How are we going to eradicate _______(2)? We need imagination to come out with the solutions. Einstein wouldn't have realized the theory of relativity if he had not _______(3)his imagination. In any field, if you are a leader, you need to imagine, for the ____________(4). achievementpovertyutilizedbreakthrough
    • 13. unit5 alex Haley was______(1)when he started thinking how  best he could mark Thanksgiving .___________(2) the meaning of the holiday in his mind , he came to_______(3) the order of the words and _______(4) thinking about giving thanks . How , he wondered , could he ______(5) those who had been so helpful to him in the past ? It seemde to him that the best way he could express his ________(6) would be to write to them . For too long he had gone about without troubling to tell them how much he appreciated all that they had done for him . Before long he had _________(7) pen and paper and was______________(8)writing . Not long after the ship reached port ,_________(9)its cargo together with his letters . The replies were not _____(10)in arriving , but when they did , he found them deeply moving  at seaTurning overgot toreverserepaygratitudeassembledimmersed inunloadingswift
    • 14. unit5miracles cherish Instead possessions Considerate gift richer surprise specific special shining prettier breath work favorites Wake up each day and give gratitude for what you have. ________(1) of giving any thought at all to what you do not have in your life, just spend as much time as you possibly can each day giving thanks for all of the people, opportunities, material ___________(2), good health and any other things that you have in your life that make it so good. It is said that we take so much for granted that we sometimes forget to be thankful for the small things that make our lives so much ______(3). If you have ever been out of _______(4) or under water for too long, the next breaths you take are that much sweeter.Insteadpossessionsricherbreath
    • 15. unit5miracles cherish Instead possessions Considerate gift richer surprise specific special shining prettier breath work favorites Tell others how much you love and ________(5) them every chance you get. You may never see someone again so you always want to leave them by telling them just how _______(6) they are to you. When you are telling them how much you care about them and how thankful you are for having them in your life, give them _______(7) examples of what you love about them the most. Take the time to appreciate every little thing in your life. When the sun is _______(8), the grass is wet beneath your feet and your dog is barking, give thanks for these small ________(9). Every moment we have is a _____ (10). Use your time to show and tell others how important and special they are. Giving someone your time and kind words is the greatest gift of all. cherishspecialspecificshiningmiraclesgift
    • 16. unit6 I had only known Johnsy a few months when she fell victim to the  disease. We had met in May and, finding ourselves so much_______(1), had set up home together. Then, in November, she became ill.________(2) able to _________(3), she seemed unable to _______(4) life. It was such a change. Before she had always been so lively and ______(5).Now she just _______(6)in bed, staring out of the window. She had this  strange belief that once the last leaf on the vine outside fell, she would die. I told her it was all _________(7), but to no effect.   It was our downstairs neighbor, Mr. Behrman, who came to her  rescue. When he heard of Johnsy’s strange______(8) he flew into a fierce temper, regarding it as a___(9)that one so young should give up life so easily.   Thanks to Behrman, the last leaf never did fall. Late at night he  had climbed up and painted the leaf on the wall. It was his long-promised____________(10) in tuneScarcelyspeak in a cling tomerrysat upnonsensefancysinmasterpiece
    • 17. unit6need(n.) not involve deliver jail don’t beautiful collect mission small hospital uncomfortable fetch intention vacation Five years ago a female inmate (犯人) at Riker's Island told Jane Paley that she smelled wonderful. As president of Friendly Visitors, a 50-year-old organization whose _______(1) is "acts of loving kindness that don't _______(2) large sums of money or hours of work," Paley frequently went to the New York City ____(3). That day, though, a spray of perfume (香水) went off in her head. Her group had long donated (捐赠) money so that the 100 women in the jail could buy food and treats. Why ____(4) give them fancy toiletries (化妆用品) too? missioninvolvejailnot
    • 18. unit6need(n.) not involve deliver jail don’t beautiful collect mission small hospital uncomfortable fetch intention vacation Paley and her crew of 35 women figured out the perfect way to get the goods: They asked friends to ______(5) hotel soaps, shampoos and lotions when they travel. Volunteers bundle them into goody bags and _______(6) them to Riker's several times a year, including Christmas and Mother's Day. "These mini-donations make the women feel ________(7)," says Paley. "You can see them turn themselves around a little bit." So, Paley continues, "If you're lucky enough to afford a ________(8), take the soap and shampoos. Bring them to homeless shelters, battered women shelters or any organization in ______(9). It's a ______(10) act that may mean a great deal.“ collectdeliverbeautifulvacationneedsmall
    • 19. unit7 It's been a long day and I'm glad to be back home and get the weight ___my ____(1). Not that I've finished yet, there are still all those orders (订单) to type up and I must remember to add my __________(2) to my claim (索取) for __________(3)before I post it off. Otherwise, my firm will be _____________(4) to me about it. Not that they have much to complain about. I always manage to sell quite a lot, except that time I was _______(5) after _______(6). I'm the only representative the firm has out on the streets nowadays and I still manage to cover a large ________(7) despite my_______ (8). It's hard work and long hours, no time to linger in bed in the mornings,Yet, I've never regretted__________(9) the job all those years ago. Supporting myself enables me to keen my _______(10).offfeetsignaturecommissionon the phonelaid upsurgeryterritorydisorderapplying fordignity
    • 20. unit7Obviously own money make read don’t value reading didn’t doing because earning come Still problem imagine how you would fill in 24 hours a day, every day, if you_______(1)have to work. There you go - off to the beach in summer, the movies in winter, watch T.V. on rainy days, go skating or horse riding,_____(2)a lot of books or magazines, sleep . . . But would you? Where would the money _____(3)from to pay your bus fares, to get into the movies, to buy your T.V. or to pay for the electricity, or buy your skates and books? Let's say that_______(4)grew on trees, and that no-one had to worry about that "small" problem. Now you can do all those things... right?didn’treadcomemoney
    • 21. unit7Obviously own money make read don’t value reading didn’t doing because earning come Still problem Probably not,_______(5)if no-one had to worry about _______(6)money, then who would bother driving your bus to the beach - for that matter, who would bother building your bus, or making your movies, skates, books, etc.? Why would they have to? What you'd probably end up ______(7)would be spending most of your time out in the fields growing your_____(8)food, or looking after your cows for milk and meat, your sheep for clothing, growing bamboo for the walls of your hut. Why would you need to do this? Because no-one else would need to do it to earn money, because money grew on trees - right? _________(9),money in that sort of society doesn't really exist, and is of no ______(10)to the people... becauseearningdoingownObviouslyvalue
    • 22. unit8 In his interview, Samuel Wood discusses the_____(1)of human cloning. It is, he freely admits, a ___________(2)one. He personally does not approve of producing human ______(3)for reproductive purposes, as he believes this has great_________(4)to provide new means to fight disease. Nonetheless, there are those who ________(5)human cloning in this area also. Partly this stems from _____________(6)about what is involved, but partly the opposition comes from differences in deeply held values. Wood names the Pope and President Bush as two notable __________(7)of his work. Wood’s own commitment to his research __________(8)the promise he made to himself to look for a cure to the disease from which his mother died. It was a promise that was later to lead him to _____________(9)in public as the first man to clone himself. This he did by transplanting one of his own cells into a________(10)egg from which the genetic material had been removed issuecontentiousclonespotentialcondemnmisconceptionopponentsresult fromcome forwardclonated
    • 23. unit8standpoint together standard intention Despite argument rejection prospect without publish condemned Although developing among approved Since Dolly came into existence, scientists and politicians have been worrying about the _________(1) that it will soon be possible to clone humans, too. The debate centers on two types of cloning: reproductive, with the_________(2) of producing a baby, and therapeutic (治疗的), with the aim of creating a source of “embryonic” stem cells (干细胞) that might replace diseased organs of the body. Cloning has both strong supporters and fierce critics. _______(3) the deeply held moral and technological objections of many people, human cloning took a small step forward this week with an announcement by researchers that they had successfully created a human embryo through cloning,for the purpose of __________(4) stem cells. prospectintentiondevelopingDespite
    • 24. unit8standpoint together standard intention Despite argument rejection prospect without publish condemned Although developing among approvedThey are not the first to lay claim to such a feat, but they are the first to _______(5) their findings. Their work was promptly __________(6) by President George Bush, who said it was morally wrong, and by the Vatican, _______(7)many others. From a technical __________(8), such strong opposition seems out of line with the slender scientific significance of this development. The researchers used what has become ________(9) cloning method in animals. This is to remove the nucleus (核) containing genetic material from a donor egg, and replace it with the nucleus of another cell. The resulting stem cells would then be genetically identical to the donor, avoiding problems of ________(10) when they are returned to the patient in treatment. publishcondemnedamongstandpointstandardrejection