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Unit1TheInternethasmadeEnglishlearningmucheasier.Englishlearnersusedtobe(obliged)tospendtheirtimeinlibrarieslookingforthebooksthatwouldhelpthemintheirlanguagestudies.Itwasveryinconvenientbecausealotofmaterialscouldonlybefoundin(tedious)anduninterestingtextbooksandreaders.Buttodayauthenticcontentonavarietyofsubjectsisonlyaclickaway.Thisisespecially(beneficial)forthosewhowantstolearnEnglishearnestly.InordertoachievefluencyinEnglish,youneedtobecomfortableusingatleast10,000words.The(abundant)materialsontheInternetmakeitpossibleforyoutochooseappropriatecontenttoreadandlistento.Thesematerialscanbe(adjusted)toyourlevelifyouinputsomekeywordsinthesearchengine.Buthowcanyourememberthe(6)(bulk)ofunfamiliarwords?Inthiscase,theInternet(evidently)makesiteasiertolearnvocabulary.Youcanuseonlinedictionariestoinstantlyfindouttheirgrammatical(functions)andthespecificmeaningofthese(efficiently)accumulatewords.TheInternethelpsyoutovocabularybasedonlivelyandinterestinglanguagecontent,whichgreatlyreducesyour(distress)causedbyinabilitytorememberthenewwords.TheefficiencyofthisvocabularylearningisoneofthereasonswhytheInternethasbecomeanidealplacetolearnEnglish.Unit2Throughexplorationofthehumanities,welearnhowtothinkcreativelyandcritically,toanalyze,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowustogainnew(insight)intoeverythingfrompoetryandpaintingstobusinessmodelsandpolitics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberalarts(education)sincetheancientGreeksfirstusedthemtoeducatetheircitizens.Researchintothehumanexperiencehelpsto(boost)ourknowledgeaboutourworld.Throughtheworkofhumanitiesscholars,welearnaboutthevaluesofdifferentcultures,aboutwhatgoesintomakingaworkofart,andaboutthe(mystery)ofhowhistoryismade.Theireffortsdepictthegreataccomplishmentsofthepast,helpusunderstandtheworldtoday,andgiveustoolstoimaginetheourfuture.Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuesto(promote)the(prospect)ofidealfoundationforexploringandunderstandingthehumanexperience.Learninganotherlanguagemighthelptogreatinsightsaswellasgainmuch(invest)youwith(appreciation)ofdifferentcultures.Takingacloselookatasculpturemightmakeyouthinkabouthowanartist'slife(affected)hiscreativedecisions.Readingabookfromanotherregionoftheworldmighthelpyou(10)(speculate)aboutthemeaningofdemocracy.Listeningtohistorycoursesmightgiveyouaclearerpictureofwhatthefuturewillbelike.Unit3Thereisaspeciallifestagethatourgenerationgoesthrough.Itisthe(1)(transition)period,duringwhichwemovefromteenagetoadolescence.Welearnwhoweareandwhatwestandforandwhatinspiresus.Also,inthisperiodweare(saddled)withalotofpressurefromourparentswhowantustomakesomethingoutofourselves.Myparentshavealreadyexpressedfeelingsof(anxiety)overmyfuturewithacademicsandlife.WhenIexpressedtothemrecentlythatIwouldnotmindgraduatinginfiveyearsinsteadoffourinordertostudyabroadto(acquaint)myselfwiththeworld,theyseemedsoshocked.(equivalent)toThatideasoundedforeignandtothemwaslackofambition.Apartfromthat,mymotherhas(expressed)tomethatsheis(resent)thisworriedthatIamnotsearchingforaboyfriend.Istupidideaofmarryingoutofcollegesinceitdoesnotsuitmeonebit.Womentodaycangetwhattheywantoutoflifewithoutaman,evenchildren,asitbecomesmoreIpersonallywanttostayinschoolaslongasIcanto(reinforce)myacademicwork,possiblycompletealawdegreeandstartacareer,andthenafter,andonlyafter,begintothinkabout(shifting)tomarriage.Ifmymathiscorrect,thatmeansIwillbemoreorlessreadyformarriageattheageof29or30,theagewhenmymotherhadme.(acceptable)forwomentoadoptchildren.Unit4Traditionaldatingisaself-paced,generalmeetingoftwopeople.Thetwousually(commence)withspendingextratimetogether,(tempting)theygettingtoknowoneanotherandseeinghowcouldbetoeachother.Agoodexampleisamanmeetingawomanandsensingher(charm).Hethenextendsaformalinvitationforadate.Withtraditionaldating,yougettogoatasteadypace,(allowing)yourselfandyourdatetogettoknoweachotherthroughextensivecontact.Therearemany(components)thatcanbeexpectedfrom(display)thesetraditionaldates.Men,whoaresupposedtotraditionalvalues,willopenthedoorforthewoman,standupwhensheleavesthetable,payforeverything,and(proceed)tothenextmove.Inthe1950s,amanwouldusuallyaskawomanoutseveraldaysaheadforaspecificdateandtime.Ifsheaccepted,theywould(arrange)foratimetopickherup.Hewouldthentakehertoadinnerandamovie.Todaytherulesoftraditionaldatingarelessclear.Twentyyearsago,ifayoungladyaskedamenoutonadate,itwasthoughttobe(weird).Now,womenarebeingencouragedtotaketheinitiativeandaskmenout.Adatemayconsistofabriefmeetingatacaféoratriptothe(10)(local)artmuseum.Menoftenpayonthefirstdate,butthewomanmayoffertogoDutch.Thetraditionaldatingstylehasbeenfoundmuchlesscommonnow.Unit5Tospendorsaveisaquestionwhichmanypeoplehave.Thereisalwaysa(n)(dilemma)whetheroneshouldspendthemoneythathehasearnedorsavethatmoneyforthefuture.Well,thereisno(explicit)answertothequestionasdifferentpeoplehavedifferent(3)(perspectives)ontheirlife,andthatisthereasonwhysomepeopletendtospendallthemoneyearnedwhileothers(retain)controlovertheirmoney.Peoplewhospendallthemoneydonotthinkmuchaboutthefuture.Theonlythingthatthe