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UNIT11.HowdidBakerusetofeelaboutEnglishcourses?HeusedtobeutterlyboredbyEnglishcourses.2.Whendidhebegintothinkitpossibleforhimtobecomeawriter?Whenhewasinthethirdyearinhighschool.3.WhatdidBakerhearaboutMr.Fleagle?WhatwashisownimpressionofhisnewEnglishteacher?HeheardthatMr.Fleaglewasdull,formal,rigid,andhopelesslyoutofdate,andunabletoinspire.Hethoughthewasexcessivelyprimeandproper.4.Whydidheputoffthewritingassignmenttillthelastminute?Becauseheexpectedthetopicswouldbedull.5.Whywasthetopicthatheldhisattention?TheArtofEatingSpaghetti.6.Whydidhewanttowriteaboutthattopic?BecausethistopicbroughtbackvividmemoriesofanightinBellevillewhenheandhisfamilymemberslearnedhowtoeatspaghetti.7.WhatdidhethinkMr.Fleaglewoulddoifheweretoifheweretowritetheessaythewayhewanted?Why?Hethoughthewouldviolatealltherulesofformalcompositionhe’dlearnedinschool,andMr.Fleaglewouldsurelygiveitafailinggrade.8.WhatwasBakerpreparedforwhenhefoundallthepapersweregivenbackbuthis?HewaspreparinghimselfforacommandtoreporttoMr.Fleagleimmediatelyafterschoolfordiscipline.9.WhatwasMr.Fleagle’sannouncement?Heannouncedthathewantedtoreadanessaytotheclass.10.WhoseessaywasMr.Fleaglereadingtotheclass?Howdidtheclassrespond?Mr.FleaglewasreadingMr.Baker’sessaytotheclass.Theclasslistenedattentively,andthentheentireclasswaslaughingwithopen-heartedenjoyment.11.WhydidBakerfeelsodelighted?BecausebothMr.Fleagleandhisclassmatesappreciatedhisessayverymuch.12.WhatdidMr.Fleaglemeanbysaying“it’softheveryessenceoftheessay”?ProbablyhemeantthatthewayBaker’sessaywascomposedwasexactlythewayessaysshouldbewrittenorthattheessenceofagoodessayisthatitcanmovereaders.UNIT21.Whatwasthecabdriverdoingwhentheauthorwantedtotakethetaxi?Hewasreadingaletter.2.Didthecabdriverhaveacold?No.3.Whomdidthedrivertalkaboutwiththeauthor?Thedrivertalkedabouthisfriendwiththeauthor.4.HowlonghadthedriverandEdbeenfriends?Theyhadbeenfriendssincechildhood.5.WhatdidthedriverandEdusetodowhentheywerekids?Theyattendedthesameprimaryandhighschool,andalwayswenttoschooltogether.6.Howoftendidtheyseeeachotheroverthepast25or30years?Why?Theyhadn’tseeneachothermorethanonceortwiceayearbecausethedrivermovedawayfromtheoldneighborhood.7.WhathadhappenedtooldEdbythetimethestorytookplace?OldEdwasdead.8.Whydidthedriverrepeatthatheshouldhavekeptintouch?Becausehewasveryregretful.9.Whatdidtheauthormeanbysayingthefirstsentenceintheletterremindedhimofhimself?Hethoughthehimselfalsoneglectedkeepingupcorrespondencewithhisfriends.10.Whydidthedriversayhebegantheletterwith“OldFriend”?Becausetheyhadbeengoodfriendsovertheyears.Theywereoldnow,andthereweren’tmanypeopleattheiragestillalive.11.HowdidthedriverfeelaboutOldEd’sfriendshipwithhim?Thedriverfeltthattheirfriendshipovertheyearshadbeenveryimportanttohim,moreimportantthanhecouldsaybecausehewasnotgoodatexpressinghisfeelings.12.Whatdidtheauthordecidetodowhenhearrivedatthehotel?Why?Hedecidedtowritealetteratoncehedidn’twanttomakethesamemistakeasthedriverdid.UNIT31.Whatistheattitudeofsomepeopletowardsthechangesbroughtaboutbyscienceandtechnology?They’dliketostopsuchchangesandgobacktowhattheyseeasapurerandsimplerage.2.Whatwaslifelikebeforescienceandtechnologybegantochangeourwayoflife?Lifewasnasty,brutish,andshort.3.Whatwouldhappenifallgovernmentmoneyforresearchwerecutoff?Theforceofcompetitionwouldstillbringaboutadvancesintechnology.4.Isitpossibletopreventscienceandtechnologyfromfurtherdevelopment?Whyorwhynot?It’simpossibletopreventscienceandtechnologyfromfurtherdevelopment.Becausetheforceofcompetitionwillbringabouttechnologicaladvances,andonecannotstopinquiringmindsfromthinkingaboutbasicscience.5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkweshoulddoaboutscienceandtechnology?Weshouldtrytoensurethatthechangestheymakeareintherightdirection.6.Whyisitnecessaryforthepublictohaveabasicunderstandingofscience?Thepublichavingabasicunderstandingofsciencecanmakeinformeddecisionsandnotleavetheminthehandsofexperts.7.Howdoesthepublicfeelaboutscience?Itisintwomindsaboutscience.Ithascometoexpectthesteadyincreaseinthestandardoflivingthatnewdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnologyhavebroughttocontinue,butitalsodistrustssciencebecauseitdoesn’tunderstandit.8.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofequationsasawayofexpressingscientificideas?Theyareabriefandaccuratewayofdescribingmathematicalideas,buttheyfrightenmostpeople.9.Howissciencetaughtinschools?Itisoftenpresentedinadryanduninterestingmanner.10.Whatlimitedrolecanbooksandmagazinesplayinpopularizingscientificideas?Theycanhelpputacrossnewdevelopment,buteventhemostsuccessfulpopularbookisreadonlybyasmallproportionofthepopulation.11.WhatistheresponsibilityofTVscienceprogrammeproducers?Toeducatethepublic,notjustentertainit.12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureofhumancivilization?Itwillnotdestroyitself.UNIT41.WheredidTonycomefrom?FromarockyfarminItaly.2.HowdidMr.CrawfordgettoknowTony?Tonycametohisdrivewaytooffertomowhislawn.3.WhydidMr.CrawfordfeelunhappyafterhetalkedwithTony?TheDepressionDaysweredifficult,buthefeltbadturningawayapersonwhohadcometohimforhelp.4.Whathappenedoverthenextfewdays?Mr.Crawfordwasbusyatthefacto