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U1AR1Thispassagetalksaboutthedifferencebetweentheuniversitiesinthepastandtheuniversitiestoday.Inthepastgoingtocollegeoruniversitywasamoreinterestingexperience.Somecollegeswerewell-knownforitsstudentdemonstrationsandstrikes.InEurope,studentsprotesttheVietnamWar.InFrance,studentsmanagedtolaunchageneralstriketobringabouttheredignationofpresidentdeGaulle.Insteadoftheheadyatmosphereoffreedomwhichstudentsinthe1960sdiscovered,studentstodayaremuchmoreserious.Collegehasbecameameanstoanend,anopportunitytoimprovetheirprospectsofbeingcompetitiveintheemploymentmarketandnotanendinitself.U2AR1Thepassengersstoppedatasmallstationatdown.Abulkywomanwasindeepmorning.Herhusbandtriedtoconsolehiswifeforthedepartureoftheironlysontothefront.Oneofthetravellersventuredthattheirchildrenbelongtothecountry.Afatmaninterruptedtheirdiscussion,heclaimedthattheirchildren’sloveofthecountryisgreaterthantheirlovefortheirparents.Finallywhenthefatmanrealizedthathissonwasreallydead-goneforever,themanbecameveryupsetandwasunabletocontinuehisstory.Hisfacebecamedistortedashesobatthelossofhisonlyson.U2AR2Theresultofthestudysuggestthattherootsofempathycanbetracedtoinfancy.Infantsfeelsympatheticdistressevenbeforetheyfullyrealizethattheyexistapartfromotherpeople.Aoneyearoldchildmayalsoimitatethedistressofsomeone.ATaroundtwoandahalfyears,childrenmaygrowoutofmotormimicrywhentheyareabletodifferentiatetheirownfeelingsfromothers’comfort.Tobemoreempathetic,childrenneedtobedisciplinedtobehavewithempathyratherthancriticizedfortheirbehaviour.U3AR1Ithinksoccerisasportthatyoucannotgetexcitedaboutifyoudidn’tgrowupwithitanditisagoodtimetoblowthewhistleontheso-calledbeautifulgame.Foronething,soccerisagameofchance.Thescoringsystemsaysitallasmostfinalsare0-0,1-0or2-1andit’samatteroflucktobeaheadwhentimerunsout.Besides,goalsarethebestillustrationofthechancenatureofthisgameasninetypercentofgoalshotsfailed.Foranother,soccerisasportinwhichstrategiesandregulationsaresoobscure.Thereisnouniversalinterpretationoftheoffsiderule.Andtheonlyonerefereecannotcommitmostoftheinfractions.U3AR2AswalkingintheStadiumAustralia,IwasattractedbytheOlympicgoldmedalwhichmademefeelsoclosetotherealisationofmychildhooddreamandI’msoexhilarated,butItriedtokeepcomposed.WhenIheardtheshoutsofencourageandthecriesofhopeIfeltunifiedwiththecrowd.Theracebegan.Thefirstlapwasgoodbutmentalandphysicalfatiguewerestartingticrushme.JustonelaptogoandProkhorovasetthepace.Tobethechampion,Itriedmybesttostayherandkeptencouragingmyself.Withtheroarofthecrowd,Ifinished,AndasIcrossedthelineIwassurethatI’djustmadeit,butnegativethoughtsdidn’tleavemyminduntilIsawmynameinlights.Ifeltatinglethroughthewholeofmybodyandthemomentthatwillstaywithmefortherestofmylife.U4AR1Thepolicemanonthebeatmoveduptheavenueimpressivelyandchillguestsofwindwithatasteofrain.Tryingdoorsashewent,costhiswatchfuleyeadownthepacificthoroughfare,madeafinepictureofaguardianofthepeace.Thenhesawamanstoodinthedoorway.ThemanwhonamedBobwaitingforafriendbecauseofapromisewhichmadetwentyyearsago.Themansaidthathehadbeensucceed,hehopedhisfriendJimmyhasdonehalfaswellbecausehethoughtJimmywasakindofplodder.ThepoliceleftandhopedhecouldmeetJimmy.Afterawhile,Jimmycame,andtheychattedhappily.Withelectriclights,themanrealizedthatit’snotJimmy.ThefakeJimmysaidBobhasbeenarrestedandhiscolleagueaskedhimtogiveanotetoBob.Itsaid,“Inoticedthatyou’rethewantedmanwhenyoustruckthematch.Ican’tarrestyoubymyselfsoIgotaplain-clothesmantodothejob.”ThepolicewasJimmy.U4AR2Identitytheftreferstostealinginformationaboutsomeonethatmakesitpossibletousetheirbankaccountorcreditcard.Withaninformalandconversationaltonetheauthorpersuadesreadersintoactionsagainstthethreatsofidentityfraudinourdailylife.Accordingtotheauthorwemakethethieves’jobeasybyleavingourmailsunprotected,usingballpensforchecksandforms,throwingdocumentscontainingourpersonalinformationinthetrash,leavingourcomputeronandsoon.Soweshouldlookfordifferentwaystoprotectourselvesandchangeourmindset.Identitycrimeisverylikelytohappenatanytime,toanyofus.Wecantakeprecautionstoimprovethechancesofavoidingthiscrime,thoughitwillnevergoaway.U5AR1U5AR2ToescapefromNazipersecutionoftheJews,AnneandherfamillymembersemigratedfromGermanytoHolland.However,in1940theGermansinvaded,andoccupiedHolland.SoquicklydidthepersecutionoftheDutchJewsbegintherethattheFranksandanotherJewfamily,theVanPelswentintohidinginthesecretannexe.Forthenexttwoyears,eightpeopleoftwofamilieswereconfinedtojustsixsmallroomsandcouldnevergooutside.Undersuchharshcircumstances,Annecontinuedtoherdiary,whichshestartedafewweeksbeforetheymovedtothehiding.Herdiarywastheaccountoftheday-to-dayactivityintheannexe-thesuffering,butherdreamsandaspirationswerestillthere.ThediaryvoicedadeclarationofherprinciplesandoftherighttohumandignitysoprofoundlythatitwasviewedasthevoiceofHolocaust.InAugust1944,thehidingplacewasstormed,andNaziofficersarrestedeveryone.Theyweretakentoconcentrationcamps.Outoftheeightpeopleinhiding,OttoFrankwastheonlysurvivors,andwhenhefoundhisdaughter’sdiaryafterthewar,hearrangedforitspublicationin