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1Unit1A)assessedB)accessedC)ritualsD)conventionE)perceptionF)distinctionG)meansH)processI)dilemmaJ)relationK)interactionL)appropriateM)convenientN)leisurelyO)abruptAsaforeignerdoingbusinessintheUnitedStates,Ifeelveryrushed.Iamusedtofriendlyopeningexchangeswhendoingbusiness.HereinChicago,thingsaredifferent.Thereisnotimeforgettingtoknowoneanother.Thisdoesnotseem__1__tome.Thereisnochancetodevelopasenseoftrustwhenpeoplemeettotalkoverissues.Thereareno__2__liketeaorcoffeebeforediscussingbusiness,thoughthisisa(n)__3__inmycountry.Whenwediscussbusinessitstartswitha(n)__4__chat.Ithinkthatitisimportantforbusinesspartnerstogetfamiliarwitheachotherfirstandtofeelrelaxed.Iftheexchangeistoo__5__,thereisariskthatsomethingwillbeforgotten.Somepossibilitiesgowithoutbeing__6__whenthereistoomuchpressure.Idon'tbelievethisisthebeststrategyforpropercommunication.Besides,the__7__isthattheyjustdon'tcareaboutyouasanindividualhere.Youarebasicallyjustanother__8__ofmakingmoney.Allofthisusedtocreateareal__9__forme.Atfirst,itcausedmetohaveaslittle__10__withAmericanbusinesspartnersaspossible.Gradually,though,Ihavecometounderstandtheculturaldifferencesbetweenourtwocountries.Thishasreallyhelpedmetofeelmorecomfortabledoingbusinesshere.Unit3A)overcomeB)denyC)defyD)concludeE)accomplishF)attendG)relatedH)appropriateI)realisticJ)efficientK)amazingL)hostileM)protestsN)distrustO)reservationsAtfirst,mydadwasnotinfavorofmemarryingWillbecauseWillisblack.Iguessmydadwasabitofaracist.Unfortunately,noargumentscouldcounterdad'sbeliefs.Despitehis__1__,though,WillandIdecidedtogothroughwithourwedding.OnamarvelousJunedayweweremarriedinthepark.Theweddingwentoffwithoutany__2__wordsorembarrassingexchanges.Itwasactuallyquitebeautiful.Therewasjustoneproblem.Manyofourfriendsandrelativesdidn't__3__ourwedding.Ihadto__4__thatmydadwasnottheonlyprejudicedpersonweknew.Otherthanmyfather,noonehadcomeouttospeakagainstmyrelationshipwithWill.Itdidnotseem__5__forthemtoshowtheirresistancetoourmarriageinthisway.Mydadhadstrong__6__aboutmymarriagetoWill,butatleasthewasthere.WillandIdecidedto__7__thisburdenbyshowingeveryonehowwrongtheywere.Wewantednotonlytoloveoneanother,butalsoto__8__racialhatredbylovingoneanother.Weprobablyweren'tbeingallthat__9__,butwedidsucceedwithoneperson.MydadandWillhavedevelopeda(n)__10__friendship.Mydadsayshehasforgottenwhyheeverhadanydoubtsaboutourmarriage.2Unit4A)intenseB)uncertaintyC)demandsD)commandsE)nourishesF)comfortsG)connectionsH)affectI)alterJ)defyK)isolatedL)separatedM)forbiddenN)committedO)createdWhatdoweknowaboutlove?Isit,assomepeoplewouldsuggest,amysteriousforce?Orcanitbeexplainedandpossiblyeven__1__?Well,eveninthisscientificandreason-drivenage,loveseemsstillto__2__totalunderstanding.Wecan,however,knowsomethingaboutloveandmakestronger__3__betweenindividuals.Onethingthatseemsto__4__loveisdistance.Thecommonideaisthatthelovebetweenpeoplegrowsastheyare__5__.Sometimesitistruethatlongingforsomeonewhohasgoneoverseasbecomesmore__6__.Somethingthat__7__loveisdanger.Sendbothloverstodangerousplacesandtheywillenduplovingeachothermore.Thiscouldbecausedbytheworryitdevelops.Itcouldalsobethatfeelingsof__8__orneedtransformintolovewithtime.Lovegivesuswarmth,courage,andafeelingofbeingsafe,butitalso__9__selflessdevotionandsacrifice.Ifyouaretruly__10__tofindingtruelove,youshouldmakeyourselfmoreinteresting.Dothingsthatyouenjoyandtrytomeetpeoplewhoshareidenticalinterests.Unit5A)solutionB)explanationC)behaviorD)objectionsE)bunchF)appreciableG)noticeableH)identicalI)packageJ)ceasedK)rebelledL)defiedM)skippedN)denyO)forbidMysonhasstartedtohangoutwiththewrongtypeofboys.HeisfifteenyearsoldanduntilrecentlyIhadalwaysbeengratefulforhoweasyhehasbeentoraise.Lately,though,hehas__1__tolistentowhatIsay.Heusedtobesuchasweetboy,butbeinginhighschoolseemstohavehardenedhimagainstauthorityfigures.Thechangeinhisattitudehasbeenvery__2__eventohisteachers.TheotherdayIaskedhimtocomestraighthomeafterschool,butinsteadhe__3__andstayedoutuntilteno'clock.LaterIfoundoutthathehad__4__schoolcompletelythatday.Ifoundoutthathewaswitha(n)__5__ofboyswhooftencausetrouble.Idecidedto__6__himtodoanythingwiththoseboys,buthedidn'tlistentome.Inspiteofmy__7__tohimbeingwiththoseboys,hewaswiththemtheverynextday.Afriendofminehasasonwhoishaving__8__problems.Shedecidedtogivehimachangeofsceneryandsenthimtoaprivateschool.I'mnotsurethisisthebest__9__,though.Youcan'tjustchangeaboy's__10__bychanginghisschooleverytimehedoessomethingwrong.Itisbettertohelpakidestablishagoodsetofcorevalues.3Unit6A)concededB)ceasedC)embarrassingD)presumedE)realizedF)labeledG)rewardH)compensateI)contrastJ)conflictK)confuseL)assignedM)characteristicN)peculiarO)converselyMyname,Bobby,isusedbothforboysandgirls.GirlsspellitBobbie.Itis__1__forlittleboystobegivenanamewithaysoundattheend.Forexample,IoftenhadaJimmy,JohnnyorBillyinmyclasses.Inmysecondgrade,IalsohadaBobbie.Inordernotto__2__uswhenshecalledournames,ourteacher__3__usthenamesBobbieGirlandBobbyBoy.Thiscausedmealotoftroubleontheplayground.There,myfriends__4__meBobbieGirl.Formyfriends,theappare