Unit8

Unit8

Unit 8

1.There was once a town in the heart of America where all

life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings.

2. The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance

and variety of its bird life.

3. In the town the doctors had become more and more

puzzled by new kinds of sickness appearing among their patients.

4. Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed.

5. The apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees

droned among the blossoms, so there was no pollination and

there would be no fruit.

6. The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with

browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire.

7. Many real communities have already suffered a substantial

number of them.

8. A grim specter has crept upon us almost unnoticed, and

this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all

shall know.

Unit 7

1. That is why English today has an estimated vocabulary of

over one million words, while other major languages have far

fewer.

2. The French, however, do not like borrowing foreign words

because they think it corrupts their language.

3. The government tries to ban words from English and

declares that Walkman is not desirable

4. That happy tolerance, that willingness to accept words

from anywhere, explains the richness of English and why it has become, to a very real extent, the first truly global language.

5. Traveling east, some established the languages of India

and Pakistan, and others drifted west toward the gentler climates

of Europe.

6. Another flood of new vocabulary occurred in 1066, when

the Normans conquered England.

7. That tolerance for change also represents deeply rooted

ideas of freedom.

8. Usually short and direct, these are words we still use today

for the things that really matter to us.

9. Consider that the same cultural soil producing the English

language also nourished the great principles of freedom and

rights of man in the modern world.

Unit6

1. So some people may find it ironic that I grew up to be a

mechanical engineer.

2. I also had to work with a team of students as part of a

national competition to convert a gas-guzzling SUV into a hybrid

electric vehicle.

3. I couldn’t have distinguished a transmission from an

alternator

4. I heard about a summer program designed to interest girls

in engineer ing.

5. I applied to the program, not because I wanted to be an

engineer, but because I was craving independence .

6. I can’t help shuddering when I hear about studies that

show that women are at a disadvantage when it comes to math.

7. Once you do, there’s a strong chance you will enjoy it

more than anything else.

8. I'm not denying that most little girls love dolls and most little boys love videogames, and it may

be true that some people favor the right side of their brain,

and others the left.

Unit5

1. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a

body builder.

2. His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer.

3. He seemed unaware of the fact that he had just beaten his

personal best by three inches.

4. Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow

himself the thought of not winning first place.

5.The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He

began shaking the tension. He became more tense. He had never

experienced these feelings.

6. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he gently laid

his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arms and upper

body.

7. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever

sensed.

8. Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging

and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his

life.

9. With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities,

Michael’s life would never be the same again.

Unit4

1. I submit articles and edit them via email and communicate

with colleagues on Internet mailing lists.

2. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone

at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and

groceries. 3. I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or,

conversely, when suddenly confronted with real live humans, I

get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.

4. I constantly worry if I am dressed appropriately, that

perhaps I’ve actually forgotten to put on a skirt and walked

outside in the T-shirt and underwear I sleep and live in.

5. At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk

away in the background, something that I’d never done

previously.

6. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep

up with the latest news and the weather.

7. On line, I find myself attacking everyone in sight.

8. When I’m in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well,