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U2ReadingHomealoneActone1.MomandDadarrivebackfromvacationadayearlierthanexpected.ThecurtainsareclosedandthelivingroomisdarkwhenMomandDadenter.Dad:It’ssonicetobehome!Mom:Yes,2.Ican’twaittosurprisetheboys!Suddenlyadooropensandasoccerballfliesthroughtheroom.3.Ericrunsinafterit,followedbyabigdog,walkingveryslowly.Eric:Mom!Dad!You’rebackearly!(lookingaroundroom,soundingfrightened)But,but---4.youweren’tsupposedtocomehomeuntiltomorrow!ThedogslowlywalkstoMomandDad.Mom:(bendingtotouchdog)Eric,he’ssotiredandhungry!(lookingattable)5.Themoneyfordogfoodisgone,butSpotlookslikeheisstarving!Whatdidyoudowiththecashweleft?Dad:Andlookatthisroom—garbageallovertheplace!Whereisyourbrother?(shoutingangrily)Daniel!Daniel:(runningintoroom)Mom,Dad,Icanexplain---Dadopensthecurtainsandlightcomesintotheroom.6.Theroomisinamess,withpizzaboxesontheflooranddirtydishesinthesink.Inthecorner,thereisagarbagecanaroundwhicharepiecesofgarbageandwastepaper.MomandDadbothturntowardsDaniel.Dad:(soundingveryangry)listentome,youngman--7.weleftyouincharge?Wethoughtyoucouldactlikeanadult,butlookatthemess!8.Idon’tknowthereasonwhythehouseissodirty---Mom:Daniel,wethoughtyouwereanadult,apersonwhocouldmakegooddecisions...Dad:Howcanwetrustyouanymore?9.Wewon’ttoleratesuchbehaviorinourfamily!Daniel:(shouting)Stopshoutingatme.I’mstillateenager!Whyiseverythingalwaysmyfault?Danielrunsintohisbedroomandshutsthedoorangrily.10.MomandDadlookateachotheraslightsgoout.Acttwo,sceneoneDanielandEric’sbedroom.Ericsitsonhisbed.11.Danielhashisarmscrossedandlooksupset.Daniel:12.Theyneverevengavemeachancetodefendmyself.Ihatethem!Eric:Youdon’thatethem.Icantellthemwehadanemergency.Thentheywon’tbemadanymore.Daniel:No,don’ttellthemanything.13.Anyhowtheydidn’ttrustme.14.Theydon’tdeserveanexplanation.Letthemthinkwhattheywant.Eric:ButDaniel,iftheyknewthatSpotwassickandweusedthemoneytotakehimtotheclinic---Daniel:Andthatwespentallofyesterdaywaitingthereforhimandthatiswhywehadnotimetocleanthehouse--butno,Eric,whydidn’ttheyaskmewhathappenedinsteadofshoutingatme?Acttwo,scenetwoMom:DoyouthinkweweretoohardonDaniel?PerhapsthereisareasonwhythehouseisamessDad:Maybe,but15.nowthathehasbeensorudetous,Ifeellikewehavetopunishhimorhewon’trespectus.Mom:Oh,whydoesthishavetobesodifficult?Endofacttwo.Project---GrowingpainsManyteenagersfeellonely,asifnooneunderstandsthemandthechangestheyaregoingthrough.Daybyday,everythingseemsdifferent,yetthesame.Lifeneverseemstobegoingfastenough;yet,inotherways,likearacecar,lifeseemstoberushingtoofastandevengoingoutofcontrol.Hasanyoneelseeverfeltthisway?Thesefeelingsareacommonpartofadolescence—thetimeoflifebetweenchildandadult.And,thoughitmaysometimesbedifficulttobelieve,youarenotalone—1.everyadulthasgonethroughadolescence,andyourfriendsaregoingthroughitrightnowalongwithyou.2.Itiscommonforteenagerstofeellonelyandmisunderstood.Thesefeelingscanbethoughtofasgrowingpains—thedifficultiesthatteenagersfaceastheygrowtoadults.Asteenagersgrow,itisnormalforthemtobecomeconfusedwiththechangingworldbothinsideandoutsideofthem.Duringadolescence,teenagersgothroughgreatphysicalchanges.Theygrowtallerandtheirvoicesgetdeeper,amongmanyotherdevelopments.3.Alongwiththesephysicalchanges,therecomemanypsychologicalchanges.4.Boysandgirlstendtobedifferentinthisregard.Manyboysbecomerisk-takers—theywanttofindtheirownlimitsandthelimitsoftheworldaroundthem,butmaynothavethewisdomtomakegoodchoicesintheirbehavior.Atthesametime,girlsoftenwantsomeone–anyone–totalkto,astheytrytodealwiththeirstrongfeelings.5.Inthesocialworld,asteenagersgetolder,theystruggletodependonthemselves.Theymaybadlywantandneedtheirparents’love,yetfeeldistant;theymaywanttobepartofthegroup,yetdesireindependence.Since6.teenagershavedifficultybalancingtheseneeds,theyoftenquestionwhotheyareandhowtheyfitinsociety.Thegoodnewsisthatthesekindsofgrowingpainsdonotlast.7.IntheendeverythingturnsoutOK—theteenagerbecomesahealthyadult,andthisperiodofchangeandchallengeistradedforthechangesandchallengesofgrown-uplife.Unit3ReadingDyingtobethin…HiZhouLingHowareyou?Ihaven’theardfromyouforweeks.IseverythingOKwithyou?Doyoustillgotothegymeveryday?Iusedtogotothegymthreetimesaweek,but1.Idon’tworkoutanymore.Iknowanotherwaytostayslim.Lookinggoodisimportanttowomen,isn’tit?Mostyoungwomenwantaslimfigurethesedays,especiallyhereinCanada.2.I’mtryingtoloseweightbecauseI’mashamedofmybody.3.SinceI’mpreparingtoactinanewTVshow,I’mtakingweight-losspillscalledFat-Less,whicharequitepopularamongyoungwomenhere.Ihopetoloseatleast10kilograms.Itaketwopillsadayanddon’tneedtoexercise.4.Thepillsreallywork!I’mbecomingslimmerandslimmer.I’velost7kilogramsinthelasttwomonths.However,sometimesIdon’tfeelsoenergetic.Mymother,whoyoumetlastyear,keepstellingmenottotakethembecausetheyaredangerous.Shesayshealthisthemostimportantthing,andIagree,butthenIlooksoslimatthemoment.Writesoon!LoveAmyDearZhou:Thingschangesoquickly!5.I’mnowinhospitalrecoveringfromliverfailure.Iregrettakingthoseweight-losspills.6Theycontainaharmfulchemicalthatcausedmylivertofail.ThepillsweregoingtocompletelydestroymyliverifIcontin