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Please identify the following successful people.
Who are they? What do you know about them? What
in your opinion has led to his or her success?
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Background Information
Bill Gates
Lang Lang
Yang Lan
Liu Xiang
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Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Background Information
Madam Curie
Ding Junhui
Yang Zhenning
Li An
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Directions Listen to the passage about Bill
Gates and then answer the following questions.
Who are they?
1. How can you describe Bill Gates family?
Listening Comprehension
His family has rich business, political and
community service background.
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2. Where was Bill Gates first introduced to
computer?
Warm-up Questions
In a private school.
Background Information
3. What did Bill Gates and his friends form in
late 1968?
They formed Programmers Group.
4. What is Microsofts vision?
A computer on every desk and Microsoft software
on every computer.
5. What led to Bill Gates success according to
the passage?
His belief in high intelligence and hard work.
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Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in a
family having rich business, political and
community service background. Bill has been
ambitious, intelligent and competitive since his
childhood. Bills parents came to notice their
sons intelligence and decided to enroll him in a
private school, known for its intense academic
environment. It was a very important decision in
Bill Gates life because he was first introduced
to computer there. Bill Gates and his friends
were very much interested in computer and formed
Programmers Group in late 1968. They found a
new way to apply their computer skill. In 1973,
Gates left home for Harvard University. Then
Gates and his friend Paul Allen often discussed
new ideas for future projects and the possibility
of starting a business one day. Within a year,
Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard and formed
Microsoft. Microsofts vision is A computer on
every desk and Microsoft software on every
computer. Bill is visionary and works very hard
to achieve his goal. His belief in high
intelligence and hard work has put him where he
is today.
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Background Information
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Directions Read the following passage carefully
and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.
Who are they?
In one way of thinking, failure is part of
life. In another way, failure may be a way
towards is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of
the Scotland in the 13th-14th centuries was once
hiding himself in a cave the enemy. He
watched a spider to cross a place
in the rock. She tried six times, six times she
. On the seventh time, however, she made
it and went to weave her web. Bruce was said to
have been
to defeat the enemy. So what? First,
think about your it? What can be
changed so that things may go right next time?
Second, is the you are trying to
reach the right one? Try to find out what your
real dreams may be. Think about this question,
If I do succeed, where will it bring me? This
may help you prevent failure in what you neednt
do anyway.
Listening Comprehension
_______
success
. The spider story
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from
____
Warm-up Questions
_______
weaving
a web. The spider tried
Background Information
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failed
encouraged
__________
______
failure
. What caused
goal
____
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The third thing to in mind about
failure is that its part of life. Learn to live
with yourself even if you fail. Remember You
cant win all the time.
bear
_____
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Warm-up Questions
Background Information
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1. How do you evaluate success? What kind of
people do you think is successful? 2. So
far, what is the biggest failure you have ever
met? 3. Up to now, what is the biggest success
you have achieved? What has led to this
success? 4. Have you ever dreamed of being a
successful person in the future? If yes,
when did you have this dream? If no, why not? 5.
If you become very successful one day, what are
you going to do?
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Warm-up Questions
Background Information
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1. Alex Palmer Haley
Time Event




Who are they?
He was born in Ithaca, New York.
1921
Listening Comprehension
1939
He entered the U.S. Coast Guard and began his
writing career.
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Warm-up Questions
Background Information
He retired from the military and became a
full-time writer.
1959
He published his first major book The
Autobiography of Malcolm X.
1965
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Haley, Alex Palmer (19211992), was an American
biographer, scriptwriter and novelist. He was
born in 1921 in Ithaca, New York. As a young boy,
Alex Haley first learned of his African ancestor,
Kunta Kinte, by listening to the family stories
of his maternal grandparants while spending his
summers in Henning, Tennessee. Haleys writing
career began after he entered the U.S. Coast
Guard in 1939. He retired from the military after
20 years of service, and then continued writing.
Out of the service, he tried his hand at
journalism in the private sector. Around 1965,
his thoughts turned back to the family story of
the African slave that he heard as a child. The
completed version of Roots was placed on
bookshelves in 1976. Roots won in 1977 the
National Book Award and a special Pulitzer Prize.
Other Haley publications include A Different Kind
of Christmas, Mama Floras Family, etc. Haley
died of heart attack in 1992 in Seattle.
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Warm-up Questions
Background Information
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Who are they?
Time Event



Listening Comprehension
He published the complete version of .
1976
Roots
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Roots won the National Book Award and a special
.
1977
Warm-up Questions
Pulitzer Prize
Background Information
1992
He died in Seattle.
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Roots Haley traced in it his ancestry back to
Africa and covered seven American generations,
starting from his ancestor, Kunta Kinte. The book
was adapted to television series, and woke up an
interest in genealogy, particularly among
African-Americans. Haley himself commented that
the novel was not so much history as a study of
mythmaking What Roots gets at in whatever form
is that it touches the pulse of how alike we
human beings are when you get down to the bottom,
beneath these man-imposed differences.
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Warm-up Questions
Background Information
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Who are they?
It is any of a series of annual prizes awarded by
Columbia University for outstanding public
service and achievement in American journalism,
letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded.
The prizes, originally endowed with a gift of
500, 000 from Joseph Pulitzer, are highly
esteemed and have been awarded each May since
1917 on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize
Board, composed of the judges appointed by the
university. The numbers and categories of prizes
have varied over the years. Today they include
fourteen awards in journalism, six in letters,
one in music, and four fellowships.
Listening Comprehension
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2. Coast Guard Coast Guard is a naval or police
organization that watches from the coast for
ships in danger and attempts to prevent unlawful
activities at sea.
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Background Information
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3. Joseph Delaney Delaney, Joseph (19041991) He
was an African-American social-realist painter.
Drawing and painting from various visual
resources available, he spent 56 years living and
producing his art in the area of lower Manhattan,
SoHo and Union Square. From 1986 to 1991, Joseph
was artist-in-residence for the Department of Art
of University of Tennessee.
Who are they?
Listening Comprehension
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Warm-up Questions
Background Information
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4. Harry Belafonte
Who are they?
Born on
March 1, 1927





Listening Comprehension
Birthplace
New York
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Calypso crooner who sing The Banana Boat Song
Best Known As
Warm-up Questions
Background Information
Awards
A Tony Award for the movie John Murray Andersons
Almanac An Emmy Award for the TV program Tonight
with Belafonte Awards from the Peace Corps and
UNICEF for being an advocate for human rights
Bringing Jamaicas calypso beat to mainstream
audiences and then using his fame to fight
against racial and social inequality
Influence
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Global Reading_1
In most cases, many young people want to be
writers, but not to write.
1.
( )
True or False
T
After the author retired from the Coast Guard, he
became a newspaper reporter.
2.
Table Completion
Questions about the Text
( )
F
After the author retired from the Coast Guard, he
became a freelance writer.
Role Play
3.
The home the authors friend found for him was
well-conditioned.
F
( )
The home the authors friend found for him was a
cleaned-out storage room. It was cold and had no
bathroom.
4.
Although for about one year the author did not
have his works accepted for publication, he never
doubted himself.
( )
F
For about one year the author did not have his
works accepted for publication, he began to doubt
himself.
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Global Reading_2
The author didnt want to be one of those people
who felt regretted for not trying before when
they died.
5.
True or False
Table Completion
( )
T
Questions about the Text
6.
One day the author got a call from an old
acquaintance, who once lent him some money but
never asked him to pay back.
Role Play
( )
F
One day the author got a call from an old
acquaintance, who once lent him some money and
liked to remind him of it.
7.
Although 6, 000 a year was a very good offer at
that time, the author resisted the temptation
because he was determined to be a full-time
writer.
T
( )
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8.
When the author met Joe Delaney and Harry
Belafonte, they were already very successful.
True or False
F
( )
Table Completion
When the author met Joe Delaney and Harry
Belafonte, they were still struggling for success.
Questions about the Text
Role Play
The shadows remained for the author after Roots
was published.
9.
( )
F
The shadows turned into dazzling limelight for
the author after Roots was published.
10.
The shadowland of dreams means all the
difficulties people meet with when pursuing their
dreams.
T
( )
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Global Reading_4
Scan the text and then complete the following
table about the authors experience.
True or False
After leaving a 20-year career in the Coast Guard
After a year or so
One day
Right after that
As he learned from other struggling artists
Got a contract from Readers Digest
Enjoyed fame and success with the publication of Roots
One day
Became a freelance writer
Table Completion
Not had his work accepted for publication and
began to doubt himself
Questions about the Text
Role Play
Got a call that changed his life, realizing he
was going to stick out his dream and write
Things were not getting better.
Gradually began to sell his articles
One day at lunch
In 1970
Came across his old belongings in a brown paper
bag and had them framed because they were part of
his roots
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4.
In what way did people like Delaney and Belafonte
become role models for the author?
True or False
From them he learned that one had to make
sacrifices and live creatively to keep working
hard to realize ones dreams.
Table Completion
Questions about the Text
5.
As for the author, what does one need to go out
of the shadowland of dreams?
Role Play
One needs courage and persistence to go out of
the shadowland of dreams.
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Global Reading_6
1.
How did the author understand the difference
between being a writer and writing?
True or False
According to the author, if one wanted to be a
writer, he or she might just dream of wealth and
fame if one wanted to write, he or she had to
endure long hours alone at the type-writer.
Table Completion
Questions about the Text
Role Play
2.
What did the author decide to do after about one
years failure as a freelance writer?
He decided to put his dream to the test, even
though it meant living with uncertainty and fear
of failure.
3.
What did the authors old acquaintance offer him
on the phone?
His old acquaintance offered him a position of
public-information assistant with 6, 000 a year.
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Global Reading_7
Divide the class into groups of three students to
do role-play. One will be Alex Haley, a famous
writer one will be Joseph Delaney, a well-known
painter and the third Harry Belafonte, an
influential singer. They gathered together and
recalled the time they spent in the Greenwich
Village when they were young. You can refer to
the following words and expressions.
True or False
Table Completion
Questions about the Text
Role Play
long periods of neglect and poverty doubt
oneself barely make enough to eat
neighborhood butcher struggling grocer favorite
soup steak dash to a supermarket shadowland
of hope role model make sacrifices keep
working at dreams
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Detailed Reading_t0
It is perhaps human nature to be drawn towards
fame and wealth. Yet, as Alex Haley points out
through his own experience, in order to become
successful, one must learn to struggle in the
Shadowland of dreams a deep forest that can
swallow up those who swing and hesitate. Only the
determined stand a chance of making it.
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Detailed Reading_t1
The Shadowland of Dreams Alex Haley
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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a
writer. I always encourage such people, but I
also explain that theres a difference between
being a writer and writing. In most cases these
individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not
the long hours alone at the type-writer. Youve
got to want to write, I say to them, not want
to be a writer. The reality is that writing is a
lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For
every writer kissed by fortune, there are
thousands more whose longing is never rewarded.
Even those who succeed often know long periods of
neglect and poverty. I did.
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Detailed Reading_t2
When I left a 20-year career in the Coast Guard
to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects
at all. What I did have was a friend with whom
Id grown up in Henning, Tennessee. George found
me my home a cleaned-out storage room in the
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Greenwich Village apartment building where he
worked as superintendent. It didnt even matter
that it was cold and had no bathroom. Immediately
I bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a
genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadnt
received a break and began to doubt myself. It
was so hard to sell a story that I barely made
enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I
had dreamed about it for years. I wasnt going to
be one of those people who die wondering, What
if? I would keep putting my dream to the test
even though it meant living with uncertainty and
fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of
hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live
there.
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Detailed Reading_t3
Then one day I got a call that changed my life.
It wasnt an agent or editor offering a big
contract. It was the opposite, a kind of siren
call tempting me to give up my dream. On the
phone was an old acquaintance from the Coast
Guard, now stationed in San Francisco. He
had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me
about it. When am I going to get the 15, Alex?
he teased.
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Next time I make a sale. I have a better
idea, he said. We need a new public-information
assistant out here, and were paying 6,000 a
year. If you want it, you can have it.
Six thousand a year! That was real money in 1960.
I could get a nice apartment, a used car, pay off
debts and maybe save a little something. Whats
more, I could write on the side.
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As the dollars were dancing in my head, something
cleared my senses. From deep inside a
bull-headed resolution welled up. I had dreamed
of being a writer full time. And thats what I
was going to be. Thanks, but no, I heard myself
saying. Im going to stick it out and
write. Afterward, as I paced around my little
room, I started to feel like a fool. Reaching
into my cupboard an orange crate nailed to the
wall I pulled out all that was there two cans
of sardines. Plunging my hands in my pockets, I
came up with 18 cents. I took the cans and coins
and jammed them into a crumpled paper bag.
There Alex, I said to myself. Theres everything
youve made of yourself so far. Im not sure I
ever felt so low. I wish I could say things
started getting better right away. But they
didnt. Thank goodness I had George to help me
over the rough spots.
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Through him I met other struggling artists, like
Joe Delaney, a veteran painter from Knoxville,
Tennessee. Often Joe lacked food money, so hed
visit a neighborhood butcher who would give him
big bones with small pieces of meat, and a grocer
who would hand him some withered vegetables.
Thats all Joe needed to make his favorite soup.
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Another Village neighbor was a handsome young
singer who ran a struggling restaurant. Rumor had
it that if a customer ordered steak, the singer
would dash to a supermarket across the street to
buy one. His name was Harry Belafonte.
People like Delaney and Belafonte became role
models for me. I learned that you had to make
sacrifices and live creatively to keep working at
your dreams. Thats what living in the Shadowland
is all about.
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Detailed Reading_t6
As I absorbed the lesson, I gradually began to
sell my articles. I was writing about what many
people were talking about then civil rights,
black Americans and Africa. Soon, like birds
flying south, my thoughts were drawn back to my
childhood. In the silence of my room, I heard the
voices of Grandma, Cousin Georgia, Aunt Plus,
Aunt Liz and Aunt Till as they told stories about
our family and slavery.
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These were stories that black Americans had
tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them
to myself. But one day at lunch with editors of
Readers Digest, I told these stories of my
grandmother and aunts and cousins. I said that I
had a dream to
trace my familys history to the first African
brought to these shores in chains. I left that
lunch with a contract that would help support my
research and writing for nine years.
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Detailed Reading_t7
It was a long, slow climb out of the shadows. Yet
in 1970, 17 years after I left the Coast Guard,
Roots was published. Instantly I had the kind of
fame and success that few writers ever
experienced. The shadows had turned into dazzling
limelight. For the first time I had money and
open doors everywhere. The phone rang all the
time with new friends and new deals. I packed up
and moved to Los Angeles, where I could help in
the making of the Roots TV mini-series. It was a
confusing, exciting time, and in a sense, I was
blinded by the light of my success. Then one day,
while unpacking, I came across a box filled with
things I had owned years before in the Village.
Inside was a brown paper bag.
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I opened it, and there were two corroded sardine
cans, a nickel, a dime and three pennies.
Suddenly the past came flooding in like a tide. I
could picture myself once again huddled over the
typewriter in that cold, bleak, one-room
apartment. And I said to myself, The things in
this bag are part of my roots, too. I cant ever
forget that.
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I sent them out to be framed. I keep that clear
plastic case where I can see it every day. I can
see it now above my office desk in Knoxville,
along with the Pulitzer Prize, a portrait of nine
Emmys awarded to the TV production of Roots, and
the Spingarn medal the NAACPs highest honor.
Id be hard pressed to say which means the most
to me. But only one reminds me of the courage
and persistence it takes to stay the course in
the Shadowland. Its a lesson anyone with a
dream should learn.
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Detailed Reading_t1_For
For every writer kissed by fortune, there are
thousands more whose longing is never rewarded.
Detailed Reading
1. How do you understand every writer kissed by
fortune?
It means the writer who can achieve success.
2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.
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Detailed Reading_t2_This
This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a
dream must learn to live there.
Detailed Reading
1. What is the Shadowland of hope like?
It is a state of poverty, neglect, and fear of
failure.
2. In the phrase anyone with a dream, what kind
of dream is it?
It is the dream to achieve success.
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Detailed Reading_t3_He
He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg
me about it.
Detailed Reading
1. Buck is a rather informal word. What is its
formal counterpart?
It is dollar.
2. How do you understand the expression egg me
about it?
It is a slangy expression, meaning annoyingly
remind me of it.
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Detailed Reading_t4_From
From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled
up.
Detailed Reading
1. What is the authors bull-headed resolution?
His resolution to become a full-time writer.
2. What kind of person do you know about the
author from this sentence?
He is a very determined person, sticking to his
dream.
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Detailed Reading_t4_There Alex
There Alex, I said to myself. Theres everything
youve made of yourself so far. Im not sure I
ever felt so low.
Detailed Reading
1. What has the author made of himself so far?
Two cans of sardines and 18 cents.
2. Translate the sentences into Chinese.
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Detailed Reading_t6_These were
These were stories that black Americans had
tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them
to myself.
Detailed Reading
1. What were the stories that black Americans had
tended to avoid before?
The stories about their families and slavery.
2. What did the author do with the stories before?
He seldom told others the stories.
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Detailed Reading_t7_For the
For the first time I had money and open doors
everywhere.
Detailed Reading
1. How do you understand open doors in this
sentence?
Open doors refer to the opportunities in the
authors life.
2. What can be inferred from this sentence?
With the publication of Roots, the author
achieved great success and became well-known. He
was no longer the poor young man he used to be.
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Detailed Reading_t8_And I
And I said to myself, The things in this bag are
part of my roots, too. I cant ever forget that.
Detailed Reading
Why did the author say the things in this bag
were part of his roots, too?
Because the things reminded him of his past
before he achieved success. Although he became a
famous writer, he thought he should remember the
time when he was striving for success.
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Detailed Reading_t8_But only
But only one reminds me of the courage and
persistence it takes to stay the course in the
Shadowland.
Detailed Reading
1. What does the one refer to in this sentence?
It refers to the clear plastic case in which the
two sardine cans and 18 cents were kept.
2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.
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Detailed Reading_t1_many a
many a (formal) a large number of people or
things
Detailed Reading
Many a strong man has weakened before such a
challenge.
Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs.
N. B. ???????????????????
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Detailed Reading_t1_reward1
reward
1. n. 1) sth. that you get because you have done
sth. good or helpful or have worked hard
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He received a medal in reward for his bravery.
2) money that is offered to people for helping
the police to solve a crime or catch a
criminal
A 1000 reward has been offered for the return of
the stolen painting.
2. v. give sth. to sb. because they have done
sth. good or helpful or have worked for it
Is this how you reward me for my help?
She rewarded him with a smile.
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Detailed Reading_t1_reward2
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???????? ???,??????????????,????????
?????????????????? ??????,?????????????
??????? ???,????????????????????????
?? ????,???????????,??????????
?????????,?????????????
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The rewards of study cannot always be measured in
money.
He received awards from the government for his
great contribution to scientific studies.
The visiting president was given the honor of a
twenty-one gun salute.
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Detailed Reading_t1_neglect1
neglect
1. n. failure to look after sth. or sb., or the
condition of not being looked after failure
to pay proper attention to sth.
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The garden was in a state of neglect.
He lost his job because of neglect of duty.
2. v. 1) pay too little attention to sth.
neglect their warnings
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neglect her appearance
??????
2) not do sth.
He neglected to write and say Thank you.
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Detailed Reading_t1_neglect2
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??????,?????????????,??
???????????? ???????,?????????????????,?
???????????
Many of these ideas have been neglected by modern
historians.
You cant ignore the fact that many criminals
never go to prison.
Im sorry, Ive forgotten your name.
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Detailed Reading_t1_neglect3
Directions Fill in the blanks with the three
words above. Change the form where necessary.
Detailed Reading
1. The old woman the way to the bus
stop. 2. When I saw Tom, I stopped to greet him,
but he me and walked on. 3.
We will never your kindness and
help. 4. Those who their duties
should be punished. 5. The students
to return the book to the library.
forgot
______
ignored
______
forget
_____
neglect
______
neglected
________
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Detailed Reading_t2_prospect
prospect n.
1) chances of future success
Detailed Reading
The manager held out bright prospects to me if I
accepted the position.
2) the possibility that sth. will happen
I see little prospect of his recovery.
Is there any prospect of your visiting us soon?
Pattern
prosptect of sth. / doing sth.
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Detailed Reading_t2_genuine1
genuine adj.
1) sth. genuine is really what it seems to be
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a genuine pearl
The strap is made of genuine leather.
2) sb. who is genuine is honest and friendly and
you feel you can trust him
She seems genuine, but can I trust her?
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??????????,???????????
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Detailed Reading_t2_genuine2
Directions Fill in the blanks with the three
words above. Change the form where necessary.
Detailed Reading
1. Is this a Ming Vase? 2.
This is a story of life. 3. It is
that the world is round. 4. A mirage is
not a object. 5. This is
silver. 6. What you said is not .
genuine
_______
real
____
true
____
real
____
genuine
_______
true
____
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Detailed Reading_t2_put to the test
put to the test
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force sb. / sth. into a difficult situation in
order to discover what the limits of their
strength, skills, etc. are
The couples love was put to the test when the
husband was crippled in a car accident.
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You should put these methods to the test of time.
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Detailed Reading_t3_contract1
contract n.
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an official agreement between two or more people,
stating what each will do
You shouldnt make a contract until you have
studied its provisions carefully.
We have a contract with the government for the
supply of vehicles.
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Collocations
exchange contracts sign a contract break a
contract
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Detailed Reading_t3_tempt1
tempt v. 1) try to persuade sb. to do sth. by
making it seem attractive
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Nothing could tempt him to take such a step.
The new program is designed to tempt young people
into studying engineering.
2) make sb. want to have or do sth., even though
they know they really should not
Im tempted to take a day off.
Patterns
be tempted to do sth. tempt sb. to do sth. / into
doing sth.
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Directions Fill in the blanks with the three
words above. Change the form where necessary.
1. He tried to me to cheat in the
exam. 2. Like like. 3. Nothing
could him to do such a foolish
thing. 4. Street accidents crowds.
5. The more he reads the book, the more he is
to it. 6. He shouted to
attention.
tempt
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attracts
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tempt
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draw
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drawn
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attract
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Detailed Reading_t3_acquaintance
acquaintance n. 1) (formal) knowledge or
experience of a particular subject
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He has some acquaintance with German, but does
not speak it fluently.
2) sb. you know, but who is not a close friend
He has a wide circle of acquaintances.
Collocations
have a passing / nodding acquaintance with make
sbs acquaintance mutual acquaintance on
first acquaintance
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Detailed Reading_t3_station
station v. send sb. in the military to a
particular place for a period of time as part of
their military duty (formal) move to a
particular place and stand or sit there,
especially in order to be able to do sth.
quickly, or to cause sb. to do this
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Their regiment is stationed in Cyprus.
The detective stationed himself among the bushes.
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resolution n. 1) strong belief and determination
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Then, with sudden resolution, she stood up.
2) a promise to yourself to do sth.
Carol made a resolution to work harder at school.
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Detailed Reading_t4_well
well v. if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes
to the surface of sth. and starts to flow out if
a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to
feel it strongly
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Anger welled up within me.
I felt tears well up in my eyes.
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plunge v. 1) push sth. firmly and deeply into
sth. else
Detailed Reading
He plunged his hand into cold water.
Plunge the pasta into boiling water.
2) move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or
downwards if a price, rate, etc. plunges,
it suddenly decreases by a large amount
The disabled aircraft plunged to the ground and
burst into flames.
Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy
economic forecast.
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Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the
swelling.
She dipped a toe in the water to see how cold it
was.
The boys plunged into the pool together.
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Detailed Reading_t4_come up with
come up with think of an idea, answer, etc.
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come up with a cure for the disease
Tom suddenly came up with a method to deal with
the situation.
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Detailed Reading_t4_crumple
crumple v. crush sth. so that it becomes
smaller and bent, or be crushed in this way
Detailed Reading
The front of the car crumpled on impact.
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He crumpled the paper (up) into a ball.
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Detailed Reading_t5_rumor
rumor n. information or a story that is passed
from one person to another and which may or may
not be true
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All sorts of rumors are going round.
I heard a rumor that he was leaving.
Pattern
Rumor has it that
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Detailed Reading_t5_dash
dash v. 1) throw or push sth. violently against
sth., especially so that it breaks
Detailed Reading
The boat was dashed against the rocks.
The huge waves dashed over the rocks.
2) go or run somewhere very quickly
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A motor-car dashed past us.
Collocation
dash off
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• sacrifice
• 1. n.
• the act of offering sth. to a god, especially in
  the past,
• by killing an animal or person in a
  religious ceremony

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kill a sheep as a sacrifice
2) when you decide not to have sth. valuable, in
order to get sth. that is more important
Getting rich isnt worth the sacrifice of your
principles.
Parents often make sacrifices in order to educate
their children.
2. v. 1) kill an animal or person and offer them
to a god in a religious ceremony
sacrifice a lamb to the gods
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2) willingly stop having sth. you want or doing
sth. you like in order to get sth. more
important
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She has sacrificed her pleasures and pastimes to
her husbands interests and welfare.
He sacrificed his life to save the drowning child.
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Detailed Reading_t6_avoid
avoid v. stay away from sb. or sth., or not use
sth.
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You can hardly avoid meeting her if you both work
in the same office.
Hes been avoiding me like the plague since our
quarrel.
Pattern
avoid doing sth.
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Detailed Reading_t6_trace
trace v. find sb. or sth. that has disappeared
by searching for them carefully
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She had given up all hope of tracing her missing
daughter.
I cannot trace any letter from you dated June 1st.
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Detailed Reading_t7_pack up
pack up put things into cases, bags, etc. ready
for a trip somewhere
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Our train leaves at 9 oclock. Its time to pack
up.
Since the winter vacation has started, lets pack
up and spend a week in the country with our
grandparents.
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Detailed Reading_t7_come across
come across meet, find, or discover sb. or sth.
by chance
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I came across this old brooch in a curio shop.
I came across my old college roommate in town
today.
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Detailed Reading_t8_corrode
corrode v. if metal corrodes, or if sth.
corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect
of water, chemicals, etc.
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a bitter envy that had corroded their friendship
The metal has corroded away because of rust.
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Detailed Reading_t8_flood in
flood in arrive or go somewhere in large numbers
Detailed Reading
Applications flood in from all over the country.
Donations have been flooding in since we launched
the appeal.
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press v. 1) not have enough time, money, etc.
Detailed Reading
a government department that is pressed for both
time and money
2) put pressure or a weight on sth. to make it
flat, crush it, etc.
At this stage the grapes have to be pressed.
3) try hard to persuade sb. to do sth.
They are pressing for a decision to be made.
I felt that if I had pressed him he would have
lent me the money.
Collocations
press sb. for sth. / to do sth. press sth. on /
upon sb. be pressed for time, cash, etc.
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Detailed Reading_t8_stay the course
stay the course (informal) finish sth. in spite
of difficulties
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Although he was very tired, he stayed the course
and finished the race.
She always stays the course and never gives up in
spite of the difficulties and risks she has
encountered.
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stand a chance of
1. ????
2. ??????
in most cases
Useful Expressions
3. ?????????
reward ones longing
Definition Matching
4. ??????
long periods of neglect
Compound Dictation
5. ??
what if
Optional Classroom Activities
6. ???????
tempt sb. to do sth.
7. ????
pay off debts
Discussion and Writing
8. ????
on the side
Picture Talking
9. ????
well up
Proverbs and Quotations
10. ??,????(??????)
come up with
11. ???
jam into
12. ?????
so far
right away
13. ??
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run a struggling restaurant
14. ??????????
Useful Expressions
role model
15. ??
make sacrifices
Definition Matching
16. ????
absorb the lesson
17. ????
Compound Dictation
civil rights
18. ????
Optional Classroom Activities
keep to oneself
19. ????
trace to
20. ????
Discussion and Writing
pack up
21. ????
Picture Talking
22. ????????????
in a / one sense
Proverbs and Quotations
come across
23. ??,????
flood in
24. (???)??
be (hard) pressed to do sth.
25. ????,??????
stay the course
26. ????
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Directions Choose the definitions from Column B
that best match each italicized word in Column A.
Useful Expressions
Column A Column B
1. a veteran painter 2. a used manual typewriter 3. neglect to return the call 4. make a contract 5. a radar station 6. New Year resolutions 7. well out 8. a bleak room 9. be pressed to do sth. 10. acid corroding metal a. pay little or no attention to b. fail to do or carry out c. flow or start to flow out d. operated or done by hand or without the help of electricity, computers, etc. e. urge strongly f. formal written agreement, having the force of a law, between two or more people or groups g. a person who has a lot of experience in some form of activity h. an establishment equipped for observation and study i. cold and cheerless j. decision or mental pledge to do or not to do sth. k. a person who has served in the armed forces l. destroy a metal or alloy gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action
g
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Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
d
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Optional Classroom Activities
b
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f
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Discussion and Writing
h
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j
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Picture Talking
c
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Proverbs and Quotations
i
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e
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l
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Directions You will hear a passage three times.
When the passage is read for the first time, you
should listen carefully for its general idea.
When the passage is read for the second time, you
are required to fill in the blanks numbered from
1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard.
For the blanks numbered from 8 to 10, you are
required to fill in the missing information. You
can either use the exact words you have just
heard or write down the main points in your own
words. Finally when the passage is read for the
third time, you should check what you have
written.
Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
attracted public attention on
one of the most
chapters of American history, and yet it was
read and in its television
Americans, both black and white. In addition to
treating the obvious subjects of 3
, black identity, and the power of
history, Roots celebrates resiliency, the
triumph of human spirit over both
within and across .
Roots
Discussion and Writing
painful
1 ______
Picture Talking
series
2 _______
, watched by millions of
Proverbs and Quotations
______
slavery
oral
4 ____
cruelty
5 ______
, and the strength of family connections,
generations
6 ___________
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Useful Expressions
Families work together to protect their
members. Children are taught that principles are
worthy of are preserved and passed on
through the telling of stories to children,
. These themes
cross racial and ethnic boundaries and help
account for the books immense popularity. At the
time of its publication, Roots was called 9


by Vernon Jordan, executive director of the
National Urban League.
risk
7 ___
. Ancestral memories
Definition Matching
and humankinds universal search for its identity
is
Compound Dictation
given a personal face
Optional Classroom Activities
the single most
spectacular educational experience in race
relations in America
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
The creative revelation of one familys
story opened doors that had long been locked, in
individual families and in American culture as a
whole
Proverbs and Quotations
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Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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Directions The following are some forms of
behavior that many college educators have
observed in their successful students. According
to your point of view or experience, number them
in the order of importance. Be prepared to give
your reasons.
Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Attend all the classes and be on time. Finish
assignments to the best of your ability and come
to class fully prepared. Participate actively in
class ask questions, volunteer for activities,
answer questions, etc. Be realistic about your
goals. If you have difficulty in math, you
probably shouldnt pursue an engineering
degree. Find any resources available (e.g.
libraries, the Internet, etc.) and use them. Make
friends with at least two people in each of your
classes who are willing to exchange phone numbers
and be contacted for when you miss classes, you
need to get information or just to see if they
want to study together.
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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Plan your week and stick to your weekly schedule
as much as possible. Time management skills are a
valuable tool for success at school. Use positive
self-talk and always believe that you can
succeed. Discover your preferred learning style.
Find the study methods that work best for you.
Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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1. Discussion Form groups of three or four
students. Each student is required to tell others
the successful person he / she admires most and
summarize the characteristics that lead to the
persons success. The following words and
expressions are for your reference.
Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
smart good opportunities competence diligence
perseverance dream being optimistic
sb.s help talent independent
outgoing warm-hearted
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
2. Homework for Writing For this part, you are
required to write a composition on the topic Why
did he / she succeed? based on the discussion
above. Your composition should be about 150 words.
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Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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Useful Expressions
Definition Matching
Compound Dictation
Optional Classroom Activities
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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1. Self-trust is the first secret of success.
Useful Expressions
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2. Success belongs to the persevering.
Definition Matching
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Compound Dictation
3. Confidence in yourself is the first step on
the road to success.
Optional Classroom Activities
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The most glorious moment in your life are not the
so called days of success, but rather those days
when out of dejection and despair you feel rise
in you a challenge to life, and the promise of
future accomplishment.
Gustave Flaubert, French
writer
4.
Discussion and Writing
Picture Talking
Proverbs and Quotations
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