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Unit1Haveyoueverknownanyonefamous?Ifso,youmayhavefoundthattheyareremarkablysimilartotherestofus.Youmayhaveevenheardthemtopeoplesayingthereisanythingdifferentaboutthem.I'mreallyjustanormalguy,anactorwhohasrecentlyrocketedintothespotlight.Thereis,ofcourse,usuallyabriefperiodwhentheyactuallystarttobelievetheyareasgreatastheirfanssuggest.Theystarttowearclothesandtalkasifeveryoneshouldhearwhattheyhavetosay.Thisperiod,however,doesnotoftenlastlong.Theyfallbacktorealityasfastastheyhadrisenaboveitall.Whatwillitfeelliketosoartosuchandlookdownlikeaneaglefromuphighoneveryoneelse?Andwhatwillitfeelliketohaveflownsohighonlytofromyourdreamandrealizeyou;areonlyhuman?Someonlyseetheinlosingsomethingtheyhadgained.Theyoftenmakeattemptstoregainwhattheylost.Oftentheseeffortsresultinevengreaterpain.Somebecomefinanciallyandemotionally.Theonlyrealwinnersarethosewhoarehappytobebackonthegroundwiththerestofus.Unit3P62WhathappensinAmericawhensomeonebecomesdisabledandcannotdothekindofworktheydidinthepast?Ifsomeonehasbeeninjuredonthejob,theyaresupposedtothemedicalworker,whowouldcertifythattherewasaproblem.Then,theymayreceivefromthecompany.Ifthecompanyprovidesa,thepersonmayreceivemoneymonthlytomakeupforlostwages.Thepersonwhohasbeendisabledmayalsotakethecompanytocourtifsafetywasattheworkplace.Thisusuallyresultsinofapaymenttosettlethedispute.Inaddition,allworkplacesarerequiredtopaymoneytothegovernmentforaprogramtotakecareofpeopledisabledonthejob.Oneinthisprogramrequiresworkplaceswheremoreinjuriestopaymoremoney.Forthisreasoncompaniesthatrequireheavyphysicallabortakesafetyveryseriously.Mostpeopledisabilityinsurance.Theythinkitisthatapersonshouldgetpaidwithoutworking.Infact,thisbenefitisusuallynotenoughtocovertherentandotherbillsofthosewhoreceiveit.Mostofthedisabledstillwanttowork,butfromtheinjuryandtrainingforothertypesofemploymenttakestime.Unit4P88Mr.LirunsasmalltradecompanyinSichuanprovince.Heusedtobeworriedaboutthesalesofhisgoods,butnowhesimplylogsontheInternetandtheinformationabouthiscompanytoalmostanywhere.Henowhassomanyresourcesathisthanbefore.Hehasevenstartedtoinforeignandmakemoneyalmostanywhere.Therevolutionhascertainlychangedthewaywelookattheworld.And,mostimportantly,itallowspeopletogetequaltotheinformation.Peopleinlessdevelopedareasoftheworldaretakingofthebenefitsaswell.Onepersonsays,Iusedtohaveasmallfarm,butnowIamdoinginternationalbusiness.Thisisjustoneofthemanybenefitsoftheinformation.Thereare,however,somechallengeswewillhavetoface.Forexample,thereisagreatdealofconcernoverintheinformationage.Mr.Lithispoint.Hopefully,wecansolvethisprobleminthenearfuture.Unit5P114Howdoyouspendyourtimewhenyou'realone?Doyouturnupyourmusicasloudasyoucanandlistentoyourownentertainment?Doyoubuyyourselfthebiggeststeakyoucouldfindandsitdowntoagoodmeal?Ithasbeenmyobservationthattheseactivitiescanbethebesttypeofforatroubledmind.Itiscrucialforhumanstofindsomeinlife.Theymustfindsometimetolettheuniversegospinningonwithoutother's.Theportionofthisworldthattoonepersonisincreasinglybecomingsmaller.Andwhateverwehavewemustwithothers.Therefore,ourabilitytomaintainahealthybalancebetweensocialandpersonalpursuitsisbeingchallenged.Inspirationinsolitudeisamajornotonlyforpoetsandphilosophersbutforordinarypeopleaswell.Ahealthyadultneedsalone-time--timetoonwhatistrulyimportanttothem.Whenyouarealone,youcanoutyoursouluntilitfillsupthewholeroom,anduseyourfreedom,movingatyourownpace.However,it'simportanttostay.Don'tforgetthatinordertobeahealthypartofother'lives,youmustyourselfbehealthy.Unit6P138Inthepastseveralyears,manynewstoriesaboutcorporategreedhavecometosurface.Theillegalpracticesofsomeexecutiveshaveimpactedoureconomy.Whatmakesthisworseisthattheseexecutivesseemtohavetheofsomepoliticalleaders.Someoftheexecutivesevenlawmakers.RecentlyamemberofcongressfromCaliforniawascaughtdemandinggiftsfrominterestgroupinforsupportingnewlaws.Afewtopleadersinthegovernmentareunderforillegalactivities.Thisdoesn’teventhesurfaceoftheproblem.Afewyearsbackacompanymademanypurposefulerrorstofoolinvestors.Manybelievethatonereasontheproblembecamesobigwasthatournation’stopleadersthecompany.Bythetimethetruthwas,manyinnocentpeoplehadlosttheirentiresavings.Thereseemstobemoreandmorecompaniesthatthepublic’strustfortheirowninterests.Thiscallsforlawandstrictregulationstoputtheillegalpracticetoanend.