Unit9HowtoGrowOldConsolidationActivitiesI.TextComprehension1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor’spurposeA.Toexplorethereasonswhypeopleusuallyfeardeathinoldage.B.Tosupplysomemedicalinformationabouthealthandgeneticinfluenceonone’slongevity.C.Tooffersuggestionsonhowtokeepopen-mindedandmakesomepsychologicaladjustmentsintheprocessofgrowingold.Key[C]2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1).Withafewexceptions,mostoftheauthor’sancestorslivedtoagreatage.[T]2).Theauthorisveryparticularabouthisdietandcarefulinhislifestyle.[F]3).Ifyouleftyourgrown-upchildrenalone,theywouldbecomeverycallousbecauseofyourindifference.[F]4).Itisobviousthatthosewhodonothavestrongimpersonalinterestswillundulyconcernthemselveswiththeirchildrenandgrandchildrentofillthevoidintheirlives.[T]5).Withthedecayofvitalityandincreaseofweariness,thefearofdeathintheoldpeopleisinevitableandjustifiable.[F]II.WritingStrategiesInthelastparagraphtheauthorcomparesone’slifetoariverwithitsdifferentphases.Nowtrytodescribehowthismetaphorworksforthethemeoftheessay.Themetaphorisusedtoillustrateparticularcharacteristicsofanindividualhumanexistenceinthreedifferentphases:1)Whenpeopleareyoung,theyaremorevigorousandenergetic(“rushingpassionatelypastrocksandoverwaterfalls”),butlessexperienced(“small,”“containedwithinitsbanks”).2)Whentheyreachtheirmiddleage,theyhavegotmoreexperienceandwisdom(“Graduallytherivergrowswider,thebanksrecede...”)andtheirpaceoflifebecomesmoregentlebutsteady(“...thewatersflowmorequietly...”).3)Astheirsenseoffulfillmentincreasesinoldage,theirsenseofindividualitydecreases,andtheirlivesbecomeincreasinglyblendedwiththeuniversallife(“becomemergedinthesea,”“losetheirindividualbeing”).III.LanguageWork1.Explaintheunderlinedpart(s)ineachsentenceinyourownwords.1).Althoughbothmyparentsdiedyoung,Ihavedonewellinthisrespectasregardsmyotherancestorswithreferenceto/relatingto2).OfremoterancestorsIcanonlydiscoveronewhodidnotlivetoagreatage,andhediedofadiseasewhichisnowrare,namely,havinghisheadcutoff.ancestorswholivedalongtimeago;specifically3).SheusedtorelatehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwhowaslookingverysad.tell4).Ihaveseventy-twograndchildren,andifIweresadeachtimeIpartedfromoneofthem,Ishouldhaveadismalexistence!bidfarewellto/wereseparatedfrom;amiserablelife5).Ineverdoanythingwhateveronthegroundthatitisgoodforhealth,thoughinactualfactthethingsIlikedoingaremostlywholesome.forthereasonthat;healthful6).Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldage.weshouldpreventfromhappening/weshouldwatchoutfor7)....youarelikelytobecomeaburdentothem,unlesstheyareunusuallycallous.heartless/indifferent8).Intheyoungthereisajustificationforthisfeeling.goodreason9).Andif,withthedecayofvitality,wearinessincreases,thethoughtofrestwillnotbeunwelcome.tiredness10).Thebestwaytoovercomeit...istomakeyourinterestsgraduallywiderandmoreimpersonal,untilbitbybitthewallsoftheegorecede,andyourlifebecomesincreasinglymergedintheuniversallife.whatdistinguishesyourownselffromothersgraduallydisappearsorbecomeslessandlessdistinct;becomesincreasinglyonewith/becomesincreasinglyblendedwith2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1).Manypeopleopposethedeathpenaltybecauseofthepossibilityofmiscarriages(miscarry)ofjustice.2).Thereissomethingwrongwithanyonewhoissohabitually(habit)rude.3).There’snoneedtobeunduly(undue)pessimisticaboutthesituation.4).Somepoisonousgasescanenterthebodybyabsorption(absorb)throughtheskin.5).Hetakesplentyofvigorous(vigor)exercise.6).Accordingtotheinstructions,thesevitaminpillswillrestorelostvitality(vital).7).Shewasstaringoutoverthelake,lostincontemplation(contemplative).8).Icouldn’thavemanagedatcollegeifIhadn’thadanallowance(allow)frommyparents.9).Hewasjustifiably(justify)proudofhisachievements.10.Wewereunabletosleepbecauseoftheoppressive(oppress)heat.3.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.merge|cutoff|respect|suckinto|cheat|infancyguardagainst|concern|sphere|asregards1).Thisproposaldiffersfromthelastoneinmanyimportantrespects.2).Theydecidedtomergethetwocompaniesintoone.3).Thereisnoproblemasregardsthefinancialarrangements4).Regularexercisehelpsguardagainstheartdisease.5).Ifthisbillisnotpaidwithinfivedays,yourgassupplywillbecutoff.6).There’snoneedforyoutoconcernyourselfwithwhathappened.7).Thesystemisstillinitsinfancy.8).Ireallydon’twantanypartinthiswholeargument,butIcanfeelmyselfbeingsuckedintoit.9).Theministersaidthatthegovernmentplannedtodevelopexchangeswithothercountries,particularlyincultural,scientificandeconomicspheres.10).Sheclaimedthathercousinhadcheatedherofherinheritance.4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1).Weoweittoourdescendantstoleavethemacleanworldtolivein.futuregenerations/childrenandgrandchildren2).Ithinknexttimeweneedanydecoratingwe’llgetitdoneprofessionally.byskilledpeople3).Herabsorptioninherworkissogreatthatshethinksaboutnothingelse.engrossmentin,orpreoccupationwithherwork4).Continuedrapidgrowthinconsumerspendingwillsuckinmo