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UNIT1What'sthematter?

P33a

BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldMan

At9:

00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp.

Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus.

Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanonathebus.

ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime."It'ssadthatmanypeopledon'twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger."Butthedriverdidn'tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife."

P62b

HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbing

AronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah

Onthatday,Aron'sarmwascaughtundera2,000-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.

Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone'slife.Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.

DowehavethesamespiritasAron?

Let'sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.

Unit2I'llhelptocleanupthecityparks

P113a

StudentsWhoVolunteer

MarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.

Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor.HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It'shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners'faces.”

Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.

helpmovedomakevisitspend

P124b

Mostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney.Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation.However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoothers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus.Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime.Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople.Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere.

P142b

I’llSendYouaPhotoofLucky

DearMissLi,

I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers.I’msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.

Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?

Orimagineyoucan’twalkouuseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties.Ican’tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.

AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog’snameisLucky—agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!

LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!

Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.

Luckyisafantasticdog.I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.

Bestwishes,

BenSmith

P16Self-check2

Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBikeboy.Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes.Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem.Heevennoticesatthesupermarket.Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents.Theideasthathewithworkedoutfine.Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhodon’thavebikes.

Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?

P193a

Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.

Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?

”sheasked.

“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?

”Iasked.“NO!

”sherepliedangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!

Ican’tworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”

“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!

I’mjustastiredasyouare!

”Ishoutedback.

Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.

Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.

“Whathappened?

”sheaskedinsurprise.

“I’msosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied.

P222b

DearSir,

Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?

Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.

Mr.Smith

DearSir,

Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?

”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?

”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.

Ms.Miller

Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?

P273a

DearMr.Hunt,

MyproblemisIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.Theyfightalot,andIreallydon’tlikeit.It’stheonlycommunicationtheyhave.Idon’tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutthis.Whentheyargue,it’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome.Also,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.Idon’tthinkthisisfair.AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous.Isthatnormal?

WhatcanIdo?

SadandThirteen

DearSadandThirteen,

It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamily?

Ifyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretimeforpropercommunication.Secondly,whydon’tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrother?

Youshouldexplainthatyoudon’tmindhimwatchingTVallthetime.However,heshouldletyouwatchyourfavoriteshow.Ihopeyou’llfeelbetteraboutyourselfinfuture.

RobertHunt

P302b

MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!

Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheytotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.”Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:

00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.

LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?

Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”

Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”

Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?

P353a

TheStormBroughtPeopleCloserTogether

BencouldhearstrongwindsoutsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudswere

makingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.Thenews

onTVreportedthataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.

Everyoneintheneighborhoodwasbusy.Ben’sdadwasputtingpiecesofwoodoverthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesandmatchesonthetable.

Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainstthewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame,butitwashardtohavefunwithaseriousstormhappeningoutside.

Bencouldno