【正文】 he meantimeBefore you cross the streetTake my bandLife is what happens to youWhile you39。s here. Then he looks into the future. He sees his son setting out on life39。s a phrase we use to describe any difficult task.But if growing up is sometimes hard, it is also full of surprises. Things happen when we least expect them:Lire is what happens to youWhile you39。s impression of his new English teacher3A topic that attracts Baker39。 response to the essay9What Baker discovered2.PartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart iParas 12Baker was bored by everything associated with English courses, including essay writing.Part IIParas 35Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own joy.Part IIIParas 69The experience of writing the essay helped him discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do in life.Appendix I 91 VocabularyI. 1. 1) arguments 2) put ... down3) sequence 4) rigid5) tedious 6) hold back7) reputation 8) distribute9) off and on 10) vivid11) associate ... with 12) congratulations13) finally 14) turn in/turn out15) tackle2. 1) George has been assigned to the newspaper39。s rigid and old fashioned, and doesn39。s position class are said to have really captured the essence of the essay.4) Those love poems were believed to have been posed by an English poet of the sixteenth century.2. 1) as you suggested2) as I told you to■3) exactly as I was4) as you have described them to meComprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze2. congratulations4. scanned6. vivid8. off and on10. career(A)1. hold back3. tedious5. recall7. arguments9. turn out/turn in(B)2.after4.kids/children6.for/of8.So10.she12.assignment/book14.proved16.myself1. that3. black5. at7. different9. On 11. answer 13. wrong 15. ThusII. TranslationSusan lost her legs because of / in a car accident. For a time, she didn39。ll stand by you when you find yourself in difficulties. That39。s What Friends Are For.Appendix I 95 That39。m glad I got the chance to sayThat I do believe I love youAnd if I should ever go away,Well, then close your eyes and try,To feel the way we do today, /And then if you can remember,Keep smiling, keep shining,Knowing you can always count on me,For sure, that39。s so much more I seeAnd so by the way, I thank youAnd then for the times we39。 s what friends are for,Keep smiling, keep shining,Knowing you can always count on me,For sure that39。s what mends are tor, Keep smiling, keep shining, Knowing you can always count on me, For sure, that39。t want to read your mail. That39。m not good at saying things like that. I found myself nodding in agreement. That must have made you feel good, didn39。t be able to acplish the project on time.5) The cost of equipping the new hospital was estimated at $2 million.3. 1) A couple of flights at Pudong Airport were postponed this morning because of the awfulweather. It is estimated that over one thousand passengers were held up.2) My professor assigned me some reference books on puters to read. Unfortunately they are not available in our school library. I am kind of worried about it.3) Michael is not much of a teacher. He often skips from one subject to another so it is difficult for his students to follow him. Besides he just lets them go ahead with exercises without making sure they have understood what they are expected to do.II. Collocation1. to 2. for3. at 4. from5. in * 6. to7. on 8. with 9$ Appendix IIII. Usage1. more or less 2. kind of/sort of3. Something 4. kind of/sort of5. more or less 6. or somethingStructure1. 1) may/might as well watch2) may/might as well pour out3) may/might as well walk4) may/might as well buy2. 1) She looks as if she is worried about it.2) It smells as if it is fresh.3) It sounds as if it is Chinese.4) It feels as if it is made of silk.Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze2. awful 4. neighborhood 6. available8. reunion 10. postponing2. himself4. So6. long8. from 10. when 12. for 14. go 16. out(A)1. choked up3. practically5. correspondence7. destination9. Mostly 11. absolutely(B)1. how3. but5. to7. reply/answer9. asking 13. pieces 15. checkAppendix I 99 II. TranslationIt is not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away. This is certainly true in my case.It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends I had there. I39。ve always postponed it. You know what I39。ve bee over the years—old friends. And there aren39。d like to know that I was thinking of you. We really must try to get together soon. Why not e to visit? You know you39。s mind that has led to his fame. For what many people find most striking about him is the contrast between the strength of his mind and the weakness of his body. For for many years Hawking has suffered from an illness that has left him unable to move and to speak normally.Born in England in 1942, Hawking had a normal childhood, and it was not until he was a student at university that his illness started to affect him. Hospital tests showed he was suffering from a disease that weakens control over the muscles. The disease gets worse with time and there is no known cure. But Hawking did not lose heart. As he says, although there was a cloud hanging over my future, I found, to my surprise, that I was enjoying life more than before. I began to make progress with my research, and I got engaged to a girl called Jane Wilde. That engagement changed my life. It gave me something to live for.Hawking started research at Cambridge and went on to hold the same post that another great scientist, Newton, once held. Over the years his condition has worsened, but even when he finally lost the ability to speak, he managed to get round the problem. He now uses a puter that