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BOOK1-Unit4-Pre-Listening-ListeningPracticeWhatyouareabouttohearisaninterviewwithDr.LeeHertz,thedirectorofascientificlaboratoryinStanfordUniversity,California.Completethefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.BOOK1-Unit4-Pre-Listening-ListeningPractice1.AccordingtoDr.Hertz,tohisgrandparentstheAmericanDreamfirstmeantgettingoutof[poverty];lateritcomestomeanthechancefor[theirchildrentosucceed].2.InDr.Hertz'sopinion,[theAmericangovernment]wantspeopletobelieveintheAmericanDreambecauseittendstousetheAmericanDreamtokeepmostofitspopulationworkingandspendingtheirmoneysoasto[supportthecapitalistsystem].3.Dr.HertzsaystheAmericanDreamisin[one'shead]becauseonewantstoliveaswellasorbetterthanothers.Itisin[one'spocket]becauseonehastokeeponspendingmoneysoastohavethethingsotherpeoplehave.[poverty][theirchildrentosucceed][theAmericangovernment][supportthecapitalistsystem][one'shead][one'spocket]BOOK1-Unit4-TextA-Comprehension1.Oneofyouasksthefirstsixquestionsandtheotheranswers.Startingfromquestion7,changeroles.Whenyouhavefinished,theteachermaywanttoputsomeofthequestionstoyouforacheck.BOOK1-Unit4-TextA-Comprehension1.WheredidTonycomefrom?[FromarockyfarminItaly.]2.HowdidMr.CrawfordgettoknowTony?[Tonycametohisdrivewaytooffertomowthelawn.]3.WhydidMr.CrawfordfeelunhappyafterhetalkedwithTony?[TheDepressionDaysweredifficult,buthefeltbadturningawayapersonwhohadcometohimforhelp.]4.Whathappenedoverthenextfewdays?[Mr.Crawfordwasbusyatthefactory,andTonywentonworkinginhisgarden.][FromarockyfarminItaly.][Tonycametohisdrivewaytooffertomowthelawn.][TheDepressionDaysweredifficult,buthefeltbadturningawayapersonwhohadcometohimforhelp.][Mr.Crawfordwasbusyatthefactory,andTonywentonworkinginhisgarden.]BOOK1-Unit4-TextA-Comprehension5.HowdidTonygethisjobatthefactory?[HeaskedMr.Crawfordforit.]6.HowdidTonybecomeaskilledworkerlater?AndhowdidMr.andMrs.Crawfordfeelaboutit?[Hewasagoodworker,andthentookapaycuttobecomeanapprentice.Finallyhelearnedatrade.Mr.andMrs.Crawfordthoughtittobeasatisfactoryending.]Nowswitchroles.7.WhydidTonycometoseeMr.Crawfordagainayearortwolater?[HeaskedMr.Crawfordforit.][Hewasagoodworker,andthentookapaycuttobecomeanapprentice.Finallyhelearnedatrade.Mr.andMrs.Crawfordthoughtittobeasatisfactoryending.]BOOK1-Unit4-TextA-ComprehensionWasMr.Crawfordofhelpthistime?How?[Tonywantedtobuyahouse.Mr.Crawfordhelpedhimgetabankloan.]8.HowdidTonyfeelaboutsellinghishouse?Whydidhefeelthatway?[Hefelthappy,becauseheearned$8,000andboughtafarm.]9.DidTonydoagoodjobofrunninghisfarm?Giveexamples.[Yes.HesponsoredhischildhoodfriendtomovetoAmerica.Thelatterthoughthewasamillionaire.]10.WhatwasTony'slifelongdream?[Owningafarm.][Tonywantedtobuyahouse.Mr.Crawfordhelpedhimgetabankloan.][Hefelthappy,becauseheearned$8,000andboughtafarm.][Yes.HesponsoredhischildhoodfriendtomovetoAmerica.Thelatterthoughthewasamillionaire.][Owningafarm.]BOOK1-Unit4-TextA-Comprehension11.Howdidhemakehisdreamcometrue?[Bysuchvaluesandprinciplesasvision,determination,self-control,optimism,andintegrity.]12.WhydidMr.CrawfordcompareTonywiththegreatestAmericanindustrialists?[Becausetheyreachedsuccessbythesamerouteandbythesamevaluesandprinciples.][Bysuchvaluesandprinciplesasvision,determination,self-control,optimism,andintegrity.][Becausetheyreachedsuccessbythesamerouteandbythesamevaluesandprinciples.]BOOK1-Unit4-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.BOOK1-Unit4-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1)Itwasalreadya[wreck]whentwoweekslaterthepolicefoundhisstolencarandhehadtobuyanewone.2)Withgreatpatience,theclerkshowedtheelderlyladyhowtocheckthe[balance]inherbankaccountonanATM(自动出纳机).3)Ifyoulookoutofthewindowontheleftsideofthebus,you'llseethatwe'renow[approaching]theTowerofLondon.4)There'llcertainlybesomeproblems,butnothingthatyoucan't[handle].5)Peoplewho[discard]litterinthestreetsshouldbefinedheavily.[wreck][balance][approaching][handle][discard]BOOK1-Unit4-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary6)Successfulbusinessmentodayarelikelytobeyoung,aggressive(有进取心的),andwell-educated.[Aboveall],theyarewillingtotakeriskstoachievesuccess.7)Duringthosedifficultyears,thefamilylivedalmostentirelyona[diet]ofcabbages.8)Whatarewegoingto[dowith]thefoodleftoverfromtheparty?9)We[checkedon]Tom'sagebygettinghisbirthrecord.10)We'llgooutassoonasI've[cleanedup]thekitchen.[Aboveall][diet][dowith][checkedon][cleanedup]BOOK1-Unit4-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary11)ForwomenlawyersintheUnitedStates,their[weekly]earningsareontheaveragemuchlessthanthoseofmalelawyers.12)Iwon'tgetinvolvedinadeallikethis—it'sagainstallmy[principles].[weekly][principles]BOOK1-Unit4-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary2.Rewriteeachsentencewiththewordorphraseinbrackets,keepingthesamemeaning.Thefirstparthasbeenwrittenforyou.BOOK1-Unit4-LanguageFocus-Vocabulary1)Theygaveuptheireffortstolookforsurvivors(幸存者)afterdeterminingthatallthepeopleinthesunkenshiphaddied.(abandon)Efforts[tolookforsurvivorswereabandonedafterithadbeendeterminedthatallthepeopleinthesunkenshiphaddied/tolookforsurvivorswereabandonedafteritwasdeterminedthatallthe