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Unit1When I think of people in this world who have really made a difference,I think of my parents.They were truly saints among ordinary people.I was one of the ten children my parents adopted.They 1. each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness.They were hardly able to 2. themselves from bringing homemore children to care for.If they had had the 3. ,they certainly would have.Most people do not realize how much they 4. someone until they pass away.Mysisters and brothers and I did not want this to happen before we 5. the words “Thankyou”to our parents.Although we have all grown up and 6. about the country,we got back together tothank our parents.My brother Tom 7. the task of organizing the event.Every Friday night,Mom and Dad have had the ham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twenty years.That is where we waited without their knowing.When we first caught a 8. ofthem coming across the street,we all hid 9. a big table.When they entered,we leapt outand shouted, “Thank you,Mom and Dad.”My brother Tom 10. them with a card andwe all hugged.My dad pretended that he had known we were under the table all along.Unit2Women who exercise regularly need to be careful with what they eat.Researchers havefound evidence that even 1. exercise can result in lose iron.They said that women who exercise regularly,especially in 2. activities ,typically lose iron.In order to prevent thisfrom becoming a problem ,it is important that those women consume more meat or rake 3. to replace the iron lost.Those who do not bother to get plentiful amounts of iron may begain tofeel weak and tired.“If you can get the recommended daily 4. of iron in your diet,youwill probably perfprm better,”said one diet specialist.“One shortcoming of taking iron pills isthat the pill form is not well 5. and can sometimes make you sick.It is preferable thatyou try to 6. the deficiency by getting more iron-rich meats in your diet.”There are ways to help your body 7. away the iron it takes in.By getting plenty of Vitamin C,your body is able to 8. ,or use ,the iron better.Researchers 9. that everyone 's body is different and the problem will be less serious for some .Because it isimpossible to decide whether or not this could be a problem for you ,health specialists say it is10. to check your iron levels.Even when you can't feel it ,you may still have aproblem .Unit3While many private schools are focusing more on values, public schools are moving towardtesting standards. The national government demands 1.success and tests are taken asa key measurement for a school's performance.Schools with low test scores face 2suchas a reduction in money to run their schools. And, even individual teachers are being graded onhow they're preparing their students for these tests."We have 3. t oo much on teaching the kids how to take these tests," commented one elementary school teacher. "We should be providing a more 4.curriculum to these kids. We should be 5.leadership and curiosity. Unfortunately, there is never time."One school principal remarked, "It's true that it would be 6.to our kids if they were getting better scores on the subjects being tested. The trouble is that in poorer areas of the city like ours, kids start school less 7to perform well. We have many 8to overcome before we can teach them basic subjects. All schools are not 9., so they shouldn't be tested that way."The goal is to 10.performance in schools that are not providing their students with tools for success," said one government official. He admits, however, that he is having a hard time convincing faculty and teachers this plan will work.Unit4For many,beauty and fashion are permanently linked.With regard to fashion, the Barbie doll has been 1.in style.From the first Barbie dolls,Mattel took care to dress them in detailed, 2.clothes.Some observers note that the fashions of the Barbie doll trace fashion 3.perfectlysince 1959.While critics complain that the models do not 4."average" female bodies, they also complain about the Barbie doll's size.Some have criticized the 5.of the Barbie doll as an unattainable ideal of the female shape.Charlotte Johnson, the Barbie doll's first dress designer, explained that the doll was not6.to reflect a female figure realistically, but rather to portray a(n)7.shape underneath fashionable clothes.However, the unrealistic dimensions of the doll have brought the strongest criticism8.the doll's encouragement of an obsession with weight and looks.Convinced of the 9.effects of the Barbie doll on children, Cathy Meredig of High Self Esteem Toys developed a more realistically proportioned doll in 1991.Her doll did not sell well, however.Throughout the years, the Barbie doll has had several 10.but none have been able to compete with the glamour offered by the Barbie doll.Unit5As a surgeon, I have seen a lot of deaths.I am rarely astonished by anything.The other day, however, one humorous and slightly odd story I heard touched me.A doctor told me that a very old woman he was treating was lying 1.on her pillow face down.He thought she was dead, but when he 2.he noticed she was breathing.Her hospital gown 3.her back bare, so he put a cover over her.Just then she sat up slowly,4.the doctor. She seemed quite alive."I thought you were nearly gone," the doctor said. "Your breathing was so 5.and you seemed lifeless.""Never mind that, doctor, I've been waiting for you," the old woman said quite 6.as if she were his mother.”She had been a good mother to four, but she had 7.them all. Shegracefully handed the doctor a jar of strawberry jam."Take the 8.off and try some," she said. He 9. a little and told her it was delicious."Good," she said, handing him a piece of paper with writing."This is how to make it." He understood what a(n) 10.she had given him and took it with thanks and then left.The old woman lay back down and died soon after his departure.֢Section AUnit 1With his index finger,patterson pointed toward a plain color-coded box a long wooden table.He himself as a waiter and watched what was going on around.He often a tune during the morning tea break when his boss is not around.And again she shouted in a high-pitched voice,word by word,with no attemptto herself,“I cannot stand any more.”There were certain people in that room,like Peter and John,who had failed to what i was saying.During that time i was overwhelmed with for those innocent days of early childhood.I’m just that of the board of directors will take steps before it is too late.She was the director’s assistant in whom he could have absolute confidence. These developers to build low-income housing units when the supply of affordable bousing for poor people continues to shrink.People have been mobilized to build defenses and flooded land as heavy rains continue to fall.Unit2Churh Mill,although of fairly size compared with some of its neighbours,is a delightful two-story building of stone.If your weight remains constant you must be using up all your calories,but if you are gaining weight then some of the calories you are being stored as fat.I don’t think it that Tim be assigned the job since he has no experience.Meals also have to be from their original state so that they will have a benificial effect on the body.His face was very red,which was a clear of his fever.Families with children tend to be as to when they can take their vacations.They that he aging population is adding one percent yearly to health service costs.In the case of a polluted river,the lies in the lands of the national government. The change in leadership will have a huge on government policy. Given time,with other things remaining unchanged,prices and wages would eventually be ajusted and full employment may be achieved.Unit3Education should aim to a child’s mind to its utmost potential.We have tried to make the test simple but so that it will give us a basic idea of what you do and do not understand.3.This book was both praised and criticized,but whether it was read by artists I leave to further research.4.Three independent daily newspapers h ave been ordered to publication.5.They offered me only $5 for a whole day's work—I felt really6.The lab director said that the experiment was at its stage and they would need more time to come to a final result.7.They must know how t o make use of and,when necessary,to replace t he old,rules.8.It is made quite clear in the report that China will stick to its and opening-up policy.9.One of the things many of us hope for is a chance to contribute something to the world.10.The reports have attracted considerable although only a tiny proportion of the reports have been debated in the House.Unit41.This means they have been by a team of professional experts and the standard of their work has been approved.2.The Statue of Liberty had just arrived from Paris and was being so it was not in New York Harbor when they arrived.3.This reaction to the event is rather but on the other hand there’s something in it.4.Police had trouble understanding who was responsible for the accident,because everyone who saw it made different of what happened.5.It’s an almost truth that the more we are promoted in a job,the less we actually exercise the skills we initially used to perform it.6.His appointment has not been formally yet.7.It’s getting more and more difficult to experienced staff.8.He insisted that the idea out of work done by British scientists.9.They are the ordinary citizens for whom the honor system was designed — people who have their lives to duty.10.His expression became very when we told him what had happened.Unit5A very promising football player back home,Kamte decided to to golf and turned profeesional in 2002.The cabbages have already started to and we have to throw them away.Many elderly people feel more knowing that if they need help,there is always someone with them,caring for them.The Toyota Marix that we were driving was shaking vigorously,and some of its screws were getting .They went up to the gate,which open at the push of a button.During the colonial perid,the church was closely alied with the government giving full support to the government and,in return,receiving special .The baby had woken up for another feed after a(n)of three or four hours.In the paper i will give a broad of the research we have been doing.I knew that he had been in Cuba the year because he constanly mentioned Havana.If he is only interested in your looks,that just shows how he is.。