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()4unit1Understanding:1.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthedealbetweenthenarratorandhisroommate,Rob?Whydotheymakethedeal?ThedealbetweenthemisthatthenarratorgivesRobhisleatherjacket,andRob,inexchange,givesthenarratorhisgirlfriend.Theymakethedealbecausetheywanttogetsomethingfromeachother:Robiscrazyaboutfashion,andhewantstoownthenarrator'sfashionableleatherjacket;thenarratorlongstohaveabeautifulgirlfriend,andRob'sgirlfriendisbeautiful.2.Whydoesthenarratorwanttohaveabeautifulandwell-spokengirlfriend?Hethinksabeautifulandwell-spokengirlfriendwillassisthimtolandajobandachievesuccessinanelitelawcompany.3.WhenthenarratorandPollyhavetheirfirstdate,thenarratorsaysthatwhathehasgotinmindisalittleeccentric.Why?Thenarratorfeelsthiswaybecausehecan'tstopthinkingthathispurposeofdatingPollyisnotforromancebutforimprovingherintelligence,andhecan'tletPollyknowhisplan.4.WhydoesthenarratordecidetoteachPollylogic?ThenarratordecidestoteachPollylogicbecausehebelieveslogicisessentialtoclearthinking.ByteachingPollylogic,hecanmakeherintelligent.5.HowdoesPollyrespondtothenarratorwhenheteachesherlogic?Whateffectdoherresponsescreate?Whenthenarratorteachesherlogic,PollyrespondseithershortlywithCool,Great,Ilikethatidea,orsimplywithnoddingorblinkingwithoutsayinganything.TheseresponsesgiveusanimpressionthatPollyisanicebutrathersimple-mindedgirl.6.IsthenarratorsuccessfulinteachingPollylogic?Howdoyouknow?Yes.HeisonlytoosuccessfulinteachingPollylogicbecauseintheendwhenheasksPollytobehisgirlfriend,Pollyrefuseshisrequestbyapplyingallthelogicalfallacieshehastaughther.7.WhydoesthenarratorsayYouknowthethingsyoulearninschooldon'thaveanythingtodowithreallife(Para.36)?BecausehewantstomakeonemoreattempttowinPollyashisgirlfriendbyaskinghertoforgetwhathehastaughther.8.Inwhatsenseistheendofthestoryironic?TheendofthestoryisironicbecausePollyturnsouttobesmarterthanthenarrator.First,sheisabletorefuteallhisargumentsaslogicalfallacies.Then,shedisclosesthatsheandRobhaveplayedatrickonhim.Thenarratorhasbeentoosmartforhisowngood.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.1.Asthegenderbarriers(crumbled),thenumberofwomenworkingaslawyers,doctors,orbankersbegantoincreasesignificantlyfromthemid-20thcentury.2.Withthedatacollectedeachyear,theowneroftheshopcandiscren(discern)customertrendsandhowthingslikeweatherandeconomicindicatorsaffectsalesperformance.3.Hissupervisorpushesandmotivateshiminsuchapositivemannerthatheisnotonlyabletoreachbuttosurpasshispersonalgoals.4.Heisamanwitha(n)shrewdbusinesssense.Hehasbuilthisinitialinvestmentintoasubstantialandevenexcessivelylargefortune.5.Theconversionofnuclearradiationdirectlyintoelectricitywasanexcitingpossibilitythatwasbeingvigorouslyexploredinmanylaboratoriesinthe1950s.6.Iwasnotonlyshockedbutalsodisgustedthatthereporttriedtodistortthescientificfactsinsuchamannerthatevensomehighly-educatedpeoplewerefooled.7.Sixty-twoandblessedwithhismother'sskin,thefishermanhadwithstoodalifetimeofexposuretothesunandlookedasradiantasamaninhisforties.8.FrencheducatorLouisBrailleinventedasimplebutingeniouscodewhichhashadanimpactonthelivesofgenerationsofpeoplewhoareblind.9.Thesenatorsdidn'texpectustoasksuchtoughquestions,andwhenwefinallydid,theygotstumpedanddidn'tknowwhattosay.10.Thisnewlyestablisheduniversitysupportsthepropositionthatamorediversehighereducationsystemisdesirablesinceitwouldenhanceopportunitiesforlifelonglearning.Add-cy,-ic,or-ytoorremovethemfromthefollowingwordstoformnewwords.delicate?1)delicacybankrupt?2)bankruptcyaccountant?3)accountantc(accountancy)secret?4)secrecyvacant?5)vacancyurgent?6)urgencyatmosphere?7)atmosphericmagnetic?8)magnetmetal?9)metallicgloomy?10)gloomguilty?11)guiltmaster?12)masteryFillintheblankswiththenewly-formedwordsinthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.1.Contrarytothepredictionsofsomelocaleconomists,whoalwayswarnedthathigherwagesandbenefitswouldleadtoslowergrowthandbusinessbankruptciesthesepolicieshadexactlytheoppositeeffect.2.Therearegrowingconcernsabouttheclimateeffects,suchasmeltingicecaps,droughts,floods,etc.,duetorisingatmosphericgreenhousegasconcentrations.3.Longconsideredoneofthegreatdelicacy,gooselivermostcommonlyappearsonthemenuofFrenchdishesinhigh-endrestaurants.4.Forthesakeoftheworld'sfutureprosperityandforitseliminationofhungeranddisease,reformsandinnovationsmustbepursuedwithurgency5.Manysmartpeoplebecameaccountantsinsteadofscientistsbecausethesciencetheywereexposedtoinschoolmadeaccountancyseemmoreattractivebycomparison.6.Despitethedeepeningeconomicgloom,hebelievesautomobilesaleswilllikelygrowvigorouslyoverthenextthreeyearsaslongasloaninterestratesremainlow.7.Thenearbyhigh-techparkhelpstheuniversitybecomea(n)magnetforsomeofthemostambitiousyoungbusinessmindsfromaroundthecountry.8.PhotographsofthisqualityarerareamongUFOphotographs,butinthisparticularshotyoucanclearlyseeadisc-shapedmetallicobject.9.Sincethescopeofagricultureiswide,theadministratorsandinformationpersonnelinvolvedinitmusthaveagoodmasteryofthefield.10.Employersd