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Unit1

PartBText1

DatingwithMyMother（PartOne）

After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.

ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'

The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.

MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.

'What'swrong?

'sheasked.

'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.'

'Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.

WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.

Text2

DatingwithMyMother（PartTwo）

Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.

'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.

'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.

Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.

'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'

Iagreed.

'Howwasyourdate?

'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.

'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.

MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.

Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.

PartC

Conversation1:

W:

Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.

M:

I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.

Conversation2:

M:

Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?

W:

Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.

Conversation3:

M:

Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.

W:

Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?

Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?

Conversation4:

M:

Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?

W:

Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.

Conversation5:

W:

Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?

M:

Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.

Unit2

PartBText1

WhataCoincidence!

（PartOne）

Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.

Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.

Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!

Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.

Unit3

PartBText1

Krimali（PartOne）

OnthemorningofthedevastatingearthquakethatstruckIndiain2001,Krimali,agirlof17,hadjustlefthometogotoaninterviewforapositionofasalesclerk.Shewaspleasedwithhergreenandyellowflowereddress,butfeltsomethingwasn'tquiterightaboutherhair.Shereturnedhome,removinghershoesandleavingthematthedoor.

Momentslater,theearthquakestruck.Ceilingsandwallsinthebuildingshookinthedeafeningnoise.Theneverythingbegancrashingdown.

Krimaliandherimmediatefamilyescapedseriousinjurybutwereunabletomaketheirwayout.Theceilingofanentireroomtoweredabovetheonlypossibleescaperoute.Completelydetachedonthreesides,thehugeslabclungtoanoutsidewallonitsfourthside.Toanobserver,itcou

Peoplewerescreaminganddidn'tknowwhattodo.Krimalidecidedtoact.Carefullysheclimbedbarefootupanddownthedebrisuntilshereachedapointjustbeneaththeswayingceiling.Aboutfourmetersbelowwereunevenpiecesofconcrete,brokenglassandsmashedfurniture,allmixedwithsharpspikesofiron.Sheknewifshecouldmanagetogetdowntothegroundlevel,shecouldmakeherwaytosafety.Shepausedtofigureoutthebestwaydown.Astherewasn'tanygoodplacetojump,shejustjumped.Luckily,shelandedinacrouch,herfeetmissinganysharpedges.Emboldenedbyhergoodfortune,Krimaliknewitwasuptohertopersuadeotherstofollow.

Text2

Krimali（PartTwo）

Krimaliplannedtorescueherfamilyfirst,butjustthensheheardawomanfromtwostoreysabovescreamingforsomeonetosavehertwo-month-oldbaby.

"Throwthebabytome,"Krimalishouted."Icancatchher!

"

Thewomanrefused.Krimalitoldthewomantowrapthebabyinbedsheetsandthentossherdown.Cryinguncontrollably,themotherwrappedthelittlegirlbutstillwouldnotpartwithherbaby.Asthemothertriedtodecidewhattodo,Krimaliintentlywatchedtheconcreteceilinghangingaboveher.Finallythemothertossedthebaby.Krimalimadeacleancatch.Abrightsmilelitupthewoman'sface."I'llbeback!

"Krimalicalledout,huggingthechildtoherasshehurriedlypickedherwayouttowheresurvivorshadgathered.

Shegaveupthebaby,thenaskedifanyofthementherewouldcomebackwithhertohelpotherstrappedinthebuilding.Noonecameforward,fortheywereallafraidofthatswayingceiling.ButforKrimali,asmallgirlof154centimetersinheightandweighingabout50kilos,herfearshadbeenliftedbywhatshehadaccomplished.

Onherwaybackintotheruins,shesawpartofalargedoor.Itwasextremelyheavybutshemanagedtodragittothespotjustbelowthehangingceiling.Byplacingitontheruins,shecreatedsomethinglikeaslidingboard.WithKrimalicoachingher,thebaby'smotherpartlyjumpedandpartlyrolleddowntheboardtothegroundlevel.Krimaliledherthroughthedebristoherbaby.

InthehoursthatfollowedKrimalimadecountlessrescuemissionsintothebuilding,eachtimeintheshadowofthehugeceiling.Thankstohercourage,abouttwodozenmen,womenandchildrenweresaved.

PartC

Escapingfromthe88thFloor--onanArtificialLeg

WhenthefirstplaneslammedintotheWorldTradeCenter'snorthtower,Iwasalreadyatmydeskonthe88thfloor.ThenIfeltthewholebuildingbouncing,shaking.Myinstincttoldmethattherewasanexplosionaboveusandthatweshouldtrytogetout,butthecorridorswerefullofflames.

Knowingthatthefurnitureandthecarpetswerefire-resistant,Ifiguredthateverythingwasn'tgoingtoburn.ThenIheardsomeoneyellthatthestairwellsweregone.Soabout40ofusescapedintoacorneroffice.Weputpapersandragsunderthedoortokeepoutthesmokeasbestwecould.Westayedcalmlyintheofficeforabout10minutes,thinkingweweresafeandsecure.Thensomeone