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After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,\withthepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.\The\-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsiGyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.\nicetospendsometimewithyou,\ot,\ercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.\oingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,\
Passage2DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)短文3题句子填空P6
Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.\meforyoutorelaGandletmereturnthefavor,\er,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.\\wifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.\…nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,\akeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthed
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ifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage. PartC短对话？P8
1.W:Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.
M:Iknow.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame. Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?
2.M:Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance? W:Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.WithamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheireGpenseswisely. Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?
3.M:Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.
W:Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?
Q:HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket? 4.M:Hey,Mary,youlooksoupset.Whathappened?
W:Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.
Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit. Q:What'sthewomanworriedabout?
5.W:Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?
M:Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday. Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?
Unit2CoincidencePartBEGercise1短文4题单词填空P12
Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldaffor
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d.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindeGtrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor. PartC复合式听写P18
Oneofthebest-knowncollectionsofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.BothwereshotonaFriday,inthepresenceoftheirwives;bothweresucceededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforetheycouldbebroughttojustice.LincolnhadasecretarycalledKennedy;KennedyasecretarycalledLincoln.LincolnwaskilledintheFordTheater;KennedymethisdeathwhileridinginaLincolnconvertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany—andsoon.Similarcoincidencesoftenoccurbetweentwins.AnewsstoryfromFinlandreportedoftwo70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,withbothbeinghitbytruckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecondvictimcouldnothaveknownabouthisbrother'sdeath,asofficershadonl
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