UNITE11.湯姆去年轉來我校。他全神貫注地聽楊小姐上課并很快成了她最喜歡的學生。Tom(was)transferredtoourschoollastyear.HehungonMissYoung’severywordinclassandsoonbecametheappleofhereye.2看到女兒高中畢業(yè)，他感到一陣難以用語言表達的愛和驕傲。Seeinghisdaughtergraduatefromhighschool,hefeltasurgeofloveandpridethathecouldn’texpressinwords.3當李先生去年開始涉足股市時，他做夢也沒想到會變成百萬富翁！LastyearwhenMr.Lifirstbeganhisventureintothestockmarket,becomingamillionairewasbeyondhiswildestdreams.4在休假日，我有幸看到一些野生海豹在吃魚。我照了幾張相片，可惜焦點都沒對準。Onmyholiday,Iwasluckyenoughtowitnesssomewildsealsfeedingonfish.Itookseveralphotosofthem,butunfortunatelytheywerealloutoffocus.5王子跟那位女演員保持確定的情侶關系已三年。沒有任何東西能改變他們在下周結婚的決定。Theprincehasbeengoingsteadywiththeactressforthreeyearsandnothingcanaltertheirplantogetmarriednextweek.6因為窮人連飯都吃不飽便認為他們不需要義務教育的看法完全是一種錯誤的想法。沒有教育人們怎能克服貧窮Itisacompletemisconceptionthatthepoordonotneedcompulsoryeducationbecausetheydonotevenhaveenoughtofeedon.Withouteducation,howcanpoorpeopleeverovercometheirpoverty?7大衛(wèi)所有的同班同學都困惑不解——沒有人想得出他怎么突然變成了優(yōu)等生AllofDavid’sclassmatesarecompletelystumped—noonecanworkouthowhebecameatopstudentovernight.8很明顯，她拒絕他的求婚給了他沉重的打擊，但他最終還是從痛苦中恢復了過來。Itwasobviousthatherrejectionofhisproposalhithimhard,butintimeherecoveredfromhiswounds.UNITE21獨立生活的能力對于任何一個成年人來說是必不可少的,但真正的成熟遠遠不止那些基本的生存策略。Theabilitytofendforoneselfisindispensabletoanyadult,butrealmaturityismorethanjustasetofsurvivalstrategies.2.孩子們在兒童節(jié)有資格免費進入每一個城市公園。這是對他們?nèi)觊L期呆在學校里的一種補償。OnChildren’sDay,kidsareentitledtofreeentrytoallcityparks.It’sawayofcompensatingthemforthelonghourstheyspendinschoolallyear.3你更注重個人的生活而不是學習，難怪你的成績下降了。You’regivingmoreprioritytoyourpersonallifethantoyourstudies.It’snowonderyourgradesaresuffering.4鑒于當今社會大多數(shù)的婦女離家就職，很自然她們反對丈夫把她們作為家庭主婦來對待。Giventhatmostwomennowadayshavejobsoutsidethehome,it’snaturalthattheyobjecttotheirhusbandstreatingthemlikehousekeepers.5美國的不少百萬富翁都至少擁有兩座房子和一架私人飛機QuiteanumberofAmericanmillionairesownatleasttwohousesandaprivateplane.6當約翰意外地從癌癥康復時，他的醫(yī)生把此歸因于他堅強的毅力和對未來的信念。WhenJohnrecoveredunexpectedlyfromcancer,hisdoctorsattributedittohisstrongwillandfaithinthefuture.7沒有任何實際理由要保留為女性開門那種習俗，更不用說保留"婦女和兒童優(yōu)先"的傳統(tǒng)了。There’snopracticalreasontoperpetuatethecustomofopeningdoorsforwomen,letalonethetraditionof“womenandchildrenfirst”.8許多女權主義者反對男人養(yǎng)育孩子不如女人的想法。Manyfeministsobjecttothenotionthatmencan’tnurturechildrenaswellaswomencan.UNITE41我們想提醒我們親愛的觀眾，敬請體諒他人,在晚上十點以后調低你的電視機音量。We’dliketoremindourviewerstobeconsideratetoyourneighborsandkeepyourTVsturneddownafter10PM.2我希望我的忠告對處于壓力下的學生們會起作用：前面的路有著許多不能預見的機遇。Ihopemyadvicewillworkwiththestudentsunderpressure—theroadaheadisfullofunforeseenopportunities.3順便說一句，琳達是個靦腆的人,在那么多的生人面前講話，她會感到不自然。Incidentally,Lindaisashypersonwhomightfeeluneasyaboutspeakinginthepresenceofsomanystrangers.4要在學習上取得進步,學生需要具備獨立學習的技能而不是事事都依靠教師。Inordertogetaheadintheirstudies,studentsneedtoequipthemselveswithindependent-studyskillsinsteadofrelyingontheirteachersforeverything.5現(xiàn)在的年青人變得老成，他們確信成就是以擁有多少財產(chǎn)來衡量的。Youngpeoplenowadaysaregrowingupold,withtheconvictionthatachievementismeasuredbyhowmanypossessionstheyown.6許多學生為他們利用部分時間打工辯解，說這會減少他們的經(jīng)濟壓力。Manystudentsjustifytheirworkingparttimebysayingthatitreducestheireconomicpressureonthem.7你現(xiàn)在必須馬上做的是填好在你來時給你的表格。Whatyouneedtodorightnowistofillintheformsyouweregivenwhenyouarrived.8就事業(yè)本身而言，需要一個人畢生的奉獻，但是這并不意味著進入一種職業(yè)后就要堅持不懈地一直干下去。Acareerinitselfrequiresone’slifelongdevotion,butitdoesnotmeanthatafteryougetintoaprofessionyoumustcontinueallalong.UNITE1CDDCABBACCBCBBDBCCWhenyoufallinloveforthefirsttime,it’saveryseriousmomentinyourlife.Whenpeoplerefer_1_earlyromanticfeelingswithsuchtermsas“puppylove”or“havingacrush”,theyhaven’tsimply_2_whatit’sliketheyarefailingtoperceive_3_howpowerfulandsignificanttheexperience_4_.Notonlydoesyourfirstlovechangeyourlife_5_;italsorevealspatternsofromanticbehaviorthatarelikely_6_presentinallyourfutureloverelationships_7_.Ifyourfirstexperienceoflovefilledyouwithenergyandgaveyouthe_8_toexplorenewareasoflife,you’llprobablyalwaysseekromanticpartnerswhoarebothdemandingandgiving.If,onthe_9_,yourfirstromanceleftyoufeelingawkwardandunabletoexpressyourself,youwillmostlikelylookforpartnerswith_10_youfeelsafeandcomfortable.And_11_theobjectofyourfirstromanticfeelingswascanalsobe_12_.Wasitsomeonenearby,yourownage,thatyoucouldshareinterestsandactivitieswith?_13_isasignthatyouexpectloveasanatural_14_ofwhoyouare.Ifyourfirstlovewassomeoneremote─afilmstar,forexample─youmayalwaysgetmoresatisfactionfromearning_15_lovethanfromreceivinglove.Orperhapsyourfirstromanticfeelingswerefor_16_“inbetween”:remote,butnotabsent;nearyou,butnot_17_you─anEnglishteacher,forinstance.Thisisasignofapersoncommittedtoself-improvementandsosurelya_18_andrewardingromanticfuture.1.AatBbyCtoD02.AforbiddenBforbiddingCforgettingDforgotten3.AatBofBbeCthatCisD0D04.Aare5.AforeverBhenceforthCthereafterDwhenever6.AofbeingBtobe7.AatonceBaswellCwillbeD0DsoDrevelationCsimilarly8.AincentiveBinvestmentCrelief9.AcontraryBonehandCotherhandDreverse10.AwhichBwho11.AwhichBwhoCwhomCwhereD0D012.ArelishedBrevealedCrevealingDrevelation13.ATher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