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Unit1?InFredsview,theinterviewwasgoingverysmoothlyindeed.Fivedaysbefore,hehadappliedforajobatasmallbusinesscompanyandnowhewasbeinginterviewedbyoneofitsdirectors.Fredhadbeenworkingasasalesman.Hewantedtochangehisjobnotbecausehewasshortofmoney,butbecauseasasalesmanhecouldhardlyenjoyanyleisureatall.Fredhadbeenworriedthathemightlosehisheadandsaysomethingsilly,butfortunatelyhefoundthathehadalotincommonwiththedirector.Itwasclearthatthedirectorwasquitesatisfied.Fredwasthinkingthathischancesoflandingthejobwerefavourablewhenthedirectorproceededtoask,Doyoumindworkingovertime?Unit2B.gointotheservices,,bedraftedenlist?,,getintodebtfeelrightaboutAssoonasTombeganhistalkwithhisfather,hewantedtogainhispointdirectly.Ivemadeanimportantdecision,Dad.Imgoingintotheservices.Tomsfatherlookedathimwithanairofsurpriseddisapproval.Shouldntyougetyourdegreefirst?YoucanalwaysdoyourmilitaryserviceafterButDad,Illbedraftedthisyearanyway,Tominterruptedhastily.Sowhynotenlistnow?MychancesofgettingsometechnicaltrainingwillbebetterifIenlistthatmakesadifference,youknow.Well,brokeinhisfather.Youvehadagoodfirstyearatcollege.Thisisntthetimetoquitschool.Dad,myfreshmangradeswerentverygood.IdontthinkImabletocatchupwiththeothers.Besides,Iknowhowyouhatetogetintodebt.Icouldneverfeelrightaboutbeingaburdentoyou.Tomsfatherwasspeechlessjustfromlisteningtoallthis.Buthefoundhisvoiceatlast.Ithinkmaybeyoudbettertalkitoverwithyourmother.Unit3B.!Ourhouseisfullofthingswhichnoonecareseventolookat,nordoesanyoneknowiftheywilleverbeusedagain.Thereistheoldbicyclewithoutwheelsinthegarage,andtheattichasenoughwaresforasmalldepartmentstore.Therearebasketsfullofchildrentoys,bigcasesofusedclothes;thereisabrokenmirror,acrackedteapot,bundlesofoldnewspapers,aclockwithouthands,andmanymoreotherthings,allgatheringdust.Asamatteroffact,thereisnootherhousewherethereissomuchuselessstuff.Ihavetriedseveraltimestotalkmywifeintothrowingawayeverythingthatisnolongerneeded,buteachtimeshedisagrees,arguingwithgreatconvictionthattheywillamounttoalargesumofmoney.Nowthereissomuchjunkinourhousethatperhapsthefamilyhadbettermoveoutsoastomakeroomformorejunk.Unit4B.UngefahrpidginEuropeanOneofthemostsatisfyingconversationsIeverhadwasonewithayoungDutchmaninParistenyearsago.Icantrememberwhatwetalkedabout;IonlyrecallthatIknewnoDutchandheknewnoChinese.LuckilywebothspokealittleFrench.IwastryingtospeakFrenchtohimwhensuddenlyIfoundmyselflookingfortheFrenchequivalentofapproximately.Icouldntthinkofthewordatall,butthenIrememberedtheGermanwordforit.Iusedit.Ungefahr.HeunderstoodwhatImeant.ThenwebegantospeakamixtureofFrenchandGerman.LateritturnedoutthatwecouldbothspeakafewwordsofSpanish,too.Duringthewholeconversation,wehadnodifficultyingettingacrosstoeachotherwhatwewantedtoexpressinSpanish,FrenchandGerman.AmixtureofSpanish,FrenchandGermanis,ofcourse,notacceptableasanofficiallanguage;butIhaveheardofmanypeoplespeakingsomekindofpidginEuropeananyway.Unit5B.Nowadaysmobilephonesarenolongertreatedasluxuriesthatonlytherichcanafford.Rather,theyhaveturnedouttobeanecessityinourlives,placedinthelistofmust-haveitems.Mobilephoneshavechangedthewaywecommunicate,whetherforworkorplay.Wearenowlessconstrainedbytimeandgeographicallocation.Withhismobiledevice,amanagercandialintoconferencecallswhilestuckinatrafficjam.Buttheblurringofpersonalandworklivesbroughtaboutbythedeviceareposingmanyproblems.Thecommonsightofheadsbent,eyesstaringintentlyatmobilescreensandfingersbusytappingawayrepeatsitselfacrossmanycitiesandplacesaroundtheworld.Wheneverthereisamomenttosparewhileonthetrain,taxiorwaitinginaqueue,peoplebusythemselveswiththeirmobiledevices.Somepeoplecheckinwiththeirphoneswhileoutonadate.Suchobsessionwithmobiledevicesisdisruptinghowweappreciatethelittlethingsinlife.Thetruthisthattechnologyshouldbeseenasatooltoenhanceourwayoflivingandnotasubstituteforthegoodthingsthatweashumansnaturallyenjoy.Mobilephoneshavecertainlymadeasignificantimpactonourlives,butitshouldbeforthebetterUnit6Shoppingisanimportanthumanactivity.personaltasteThewaypeoplespendtheirmoneyandtheobjectsonwhichtheyspenditreflectpersonaltaste.shoppersconfusingindividualityclaimsYetshoppersarefacedwithaconfusingandrapidlychangingsituationwhichlimitstheirexpressionoffreechoiceandindividuality.Theconfusionarisesfromtheclaimsmadebyadvertisingandfrominadequateinformationaboutproducts.Theshoppersmightbecomeattractedbyacertainproductoracertainmaterial,andevenbetemptedtobuyit.Usuallythedesireisirresistible.However,theyoftenendupwithbuyingthingsofaninferiorquality.Apartfrompickingupaproductofquestionablequality,theycanwastealargeamountofmoneyonthingstheydonotreallyneed.Unit7Unit8B.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.bendoverMinstrelBoyintheranksofdeathWesatintheclassroom,bendingoverourbooksandswayingfromsidetoside.Unbrokenvoicessangout,TheMinstrelBoytothewarshasgone,intheranksofdeathyoullfindhim.SuddenlyIfeltastingonthebackofmyneck.Ilookedbackandfoundarolled-upbitofpaperrestingonthedeskbehindmewhileKeithThomaswasgazingwithgreatconcentrationattheelectricbulb.Youwait,Imurmured.Thenthebellrang.Sc