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Unit1ChangesintheWayWeLive1.Thesongisabouttakingabreakfromcitylife,escapingfromthecrowds.2.Accordingtothesong,peoplelivingincitiescanfindreliefoutinthecountrywhenlifebecomestoofastandtheyneedmoreroomtomove.3.Thecountrysidealsopromisesescapefromthepollutionofthecity,somewheretogetsomedecentairtobreathefarawayfromthesmog.4.Fromwhatwehaveheardwecanseethatthesongisrelatedtothethemeofthisunit–changesinthewaywelives.1.Whatarethetwothingsthatthewriterhasalwayswantedtodo?Writeandliveonafarm.2.Whydoesthewriterthinkthathislifeinthecountryisoftheself-relianttypeandsatisfying?Becausetheygrownearlyalloftheirfruitsandvegetables.Theyhaveenougheggs,honeyandwood.Ontheotherhand,theyareveryclosetonatureandcanenjoythebeautifulscenery.Besides,theycangoskiingandskatinginwinter.3.Islifeinthecountryeasyforthewriterandhisfamily?No.Sometimesthegoodlifecangetprettytough.4.Whatwastheirfirstwinterlike?TheywereburiedunderfivefeetofsnowfromDecemberthroughMarch.5.Whathappenedwhenthefirstspringcame?Ofthetwofloodstheauthordescribes,whatdoesthesecondoneactuallyreferto?Whenthefirstspringcame,itbroughttwofloods.Thesecondfloodreferstothegoodharvestinthegrowingseason.6.Whatdecisiondidthewritermakeinthefollowingyear?Hedecidedtoquithisjobandstarttofreelance.7.Whatdoesthewriterhavetodoinordertowritehisstories?Hehastocrawlintoblack-beardensforSportillustrated,hitchupdogsledracingteamsforSmithsonianmagazine,checkouttheLakeChamplain“monster”forScienceDigest,andcanoethroughtheBoundaryWaterswildernessareaofMinnesotaforDestinations.8.InsuranceisimportanttoanAmericanfamily.HowdotheDohertyscopewiththisproblem?Asforinsurance,theyhaveonlyboughtapoorman’smajor-medicalinsurancepolicyandthepolicyontheirtwocars.9.Howdothewriterandhisfamilymanagetoliveonacomparativelylowincomeinthecountry?Theycutbacktheirexpenseswithoutappreciablyloweringtheirstandardsofliving.Forexample:theypatronizelocalrestaurantsinsteadofmoreexpensiveplacesinthecity.Theystillattendtheoperaandballetbutonlyafewtimesayear.Theyeatlessmeat,drinkcheaperwineandseefewermovies.10.Whatdoesthewriterthinkarethespecialqualitiesnecessaryforleadingalifethewaytheydo?Atoleranceforsolitudeandlotsofenergy.11.Howdoesthewriterthinkheandhisfamilywillfeelwhentheyhavetoleavethefarmsomeday?Theywillleavewithafeelingofsorrowbutalsowithasenseofprideatwhatthey’vebeenabletoaccomplish.12.Whydidthewriterandhisfamilychoosetoliveinthecountry?Havetheyfinallyrealizedtheirdream?Theychoosetoliveinthecountrybecausetheywanttoimprovethequalityoftheirlives.Theyhavefinallyrealizedtheirdream.PartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOneParas.1-3Thewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasaself-reliantandsatisfyingone.PartTwoParas.4-7Lifeinthecountryisgoodyetsometimesveryhard.PartThreeParas.8-11Afterhequithisjob,thewriter’sincomewasreduced,butheandhisfamilycanmanagetogetby.PartFourParas.12-15Atoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergyhavemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecountry.HappyMomentsandEventsHardships1)growingnearlyalltheirfruitsandvegetables1)workinghardbothinwinterandinsummer2)canoeing,picnicking,longbicyclerides,etc2)harshenvironmentandweathercondition3)keepingwarminsidethehouseinwinter3)anxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjob4)writingfreelancearticles4)cuttingbackondailyexpenses5)earningenoughmoneywhilemaintainingahappyfamilylife5)solitude1)onbalance2)resist3)haul4)wicked5)illustrated6)budget7)lowering8)boundary9)involved10)economic11)blasting12)justabout1)cutback/down2)pickup3)getby4)getthrough5)faceupto6)turnin7)makingupfor8)thinkup1)pursuedhismathematicalstudiesandtaughthimselfastronomy.2)oftengeneratemisleadingthoughts.3)attachgreatimportancetocombiningtheorywithpracticeinourwork.4)besuspectedofdoingeverythingformoney.5)beforehegetsthroughlife.1)theirindooraprofittoinvestin2)devicetheimprovementonaglobalscale3)stackedtemptationneverdinedout1.house2.home3.homefamily4.household1.doubt2.suspected3.doubted4.suspected5.suspect1)rise2)final3)regular4)cash5)howsandwhys6)upped7)yellowed8)bottled9)lower10)search1)getsby2)temptation3)getthrough4)improvement5)asidefrom6)suspect7)supplement8)profit9)stacking1)replaced2)consider3)quit4)world5)tough6)fuels7)provide8)luxuries9)balance10)ideal1)Wehaveaproblemwiththecomputersystem,butIthinkitisfairlyminor.2)MyfatherdiedwhenIwastooyoungtoliveonmyown.Thepeopleofmyhometowntookoverresponsibilityformyupbringingatthatpoint.3)thetoyshavetomeetstrictsafetyrequirementsbeforetheycanbesoldtochildren.4)Radioandtelevisionhavesupplementedratherthanreplacedthenewspaperascarriersofnewandopinion.5)Whenitcomestothismagazine,itisadigestofarticlesfrommanynewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworld.Adecadeago,NancydidwhatsomanyAmericansdreamabout.Shequitanexecutivepositionandopenedahouseholddevicestoreinherneighborhood.PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilyfortheimprovementinthequalityoftheirlives.But,torunabusinessonasmallscaleisbynomeansaneasyjob.Withouthersteadyincome,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpenses.Sometimesshedidnotevenhavethemoneytopaythepremiumsforthevariouskindsofinsurancesheneeded.Fortunately,throughherownhardwork,sheh