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Unit 3
Why I Chose to Attend College
As my high school years were drawing to a close, I turned over and over again in my mind the question of whether I should go to college.At times I did have some
doubts.After careful consideration, however, I finally decided it would be worthwhile.My main reason was simply that I was eager for knowledge and wanted to keep on learning.While getting through high school, I became more and more interested in such subjects as math, physics and chemistry, and thirsted to explore them further.I also chose to go to college because I knew a college education would provide me with opportunities for all-round development.I could play in musical groups, take part in sports, and join campus organizations.Involvement in various kinds of activities would help make me into a well-rounded person.A further factor was my awarene that in today's world many profeions require years of specialized training.Being without a college education would have made it more difficult to obtain a desirable position.As I proceed further through college, I seem to have more and more reasons to congratulate myself on having made the right decision.Unit 4
In a recent poll taken by “the Herald of the Town”, 72 percent of the residents interviewed said the city government could do more for homele people.And 65 percent said the city was paying too little attention to the needs of the blacks and other minority groups.Asked about the suggestion of building more soup kitchens and nursing homes for the homele and the old people, 77 percent thought it a good idea, 14 percent said it was foolish and 9 percent gave no comments.38 percent considered crime as the worst problem facing the city, while 25 percent and 37 percent perceived unemployment or pollution as the worst one respectively.Job training for young
people was chosen as the best way to reduce crime(63 percent).After that, in order of
percentage, came citizens' neighborhood patrols(23 percent), more police on foot(10 percent)and the death penalty(4 percent).Unit 5
It was Mother's Day.Susan asked her father and brother to think of something special they could do for the occasion.Her father came up with the idea of surprising the children's mother with a barbecue, the first of the year.The children agreed that it was a wonderful idea and they all set about preparing for the barbecue.The first thing they had to do was to get the biggest steaks they could find.By the time they were ready to start the fire it was getting dark.And to their disappointment, there was not a single briquette left from the previous year.In the end they had to ask for some from neighbours, disturbing the television viewing of a couple living nearby.Unit6
One Sunday afternoon Peter was reading the newspaper when Tom, his little son of six years, rushed into the room crying bitterly, his left eye black and bruised.“What's the matter? Who hit you on the eye, Tom?” the father asked.“Steve, the big boy on Quail Street...” the son cried all the more bitterly, pointing outside with his finger.In a rage, Peter jumped out of the armchair and dashed out, clenching his fists.Hardly had Steve uttered a word when Peter smashed his fist into his face.Totally unprepared, Steve was knocked down to the ground.However, he regained his feet quickly and hit back so hard that Peter got a black eye too.Seeing he had had his revenge, Steve lost no time running away.Peter had to walk home completely defeated.Back in the room he was seated in the armchair, looking quite upset and depreed.Unit 7
Dear Pearl,Susan of Rockford is coming to stay with me for a few days.She and I are hoping you can come to dinner here on Friday the eighth at seven o'clock.Yours, Mary Dear Mary, Many thanks for your invitation.I'll be delighted to have dinner with you on Friday at seven o'clock and see Susan again.Yours, Pearl Dear Mary, You cannot imagine my disappointment at not being able to come to dinner with you and see Susan again.Little Tom is running a high fever and needs constant care, so it is quite impoible for me to come.But thank you so much for your kind invitation.Sincerely,Pearl
Unit 8
How to Attain Our Goals in Life
As a sailing ship has a certain destination, so we must have a definite goal in our life.To succeed in life, a man must learn to develop such qualities in himself as industry, persistence, confidence, and strong willpower.Here I would like to dwell a little on the first two.Undoubtedly, hard work is the key to succe.Take Peter G.Beidler for example.Having chosen teaching as his career, Profeor Beidler made a great effort to meet the challenges of the profeion.Day after day he stayed up late preparing his lectures, even when his eyes became swollen for lack of sleep.His subsequent succe as a teacher was borne out by the fact that he was named The Profeor of the Year in 1983.Obviously his succe has had a great deal to do with hard work.Persistence is another important factor leading to the realization of one's goal in life.Once we have set a goal for ourselves, we must not depart from our course until we reach it.The mother in Unit 5 is a case in point.She refused to give up in the face of all the challenges in life.Instead, she persisted in improving herself.In the end, she became a reporter with a local newspaper.Clearly persistence helped to make her dream come true.
