【正文】 e with us! 4. Suddenly, my arms were grabbed viciously by a stern, bearded man and a surprisingly similar woman. They refused to tell me who they were or what I was accused of. I demanded to know what I had done wrong, but this was met with silence as they marched me through a side entrance to the store and to a small room upstairs. I had always assumed that a receipt would be enough to prove a shopper39。ve done my duty! P: Are you sure that your boss will think in the same way you do? A: Well, how can I tell? You39。s hard for me to say, sir. Well, you see, it39。d turned off the lights. P: Didn39。d turned all the lights off. P: Couldn39。re other forms of rudeness that people unblushingly exhibit in public places, such as spitting and littering. B: I know. The problem is that they don39。s shocking to see young people behave so badly. This is one of the reasons I don39。m not exaggerating. B: I see what you mean. I39。 private lives. C. The neighbours Another popular kind of soap is that which centres on the lives of people living in the same street or area. They are usually working class, and people watch them because they represent Ordinary People, just like You and Me. Unit 3DIALOGUE I （P 27）Farewell to Rude MannersA: How do you e to school every day? B: By bike. A: So you39。t be hurt at all. The glass is very often just a thin sheet of toffee! 5. Other stunts with explosives are more dangerous. For example, dynamite is still used in war films for bombing scenes: In these scenes dynamite is placed in the ground. This is much safer of course than dropping real bombs. But people can still get hurt. Tricks are used too. One of them is to hide a trampoline below ground level. When an explosion is filmed, the stuntman jumps on the trampoline and bounces up into the air. In the film it will look as if he has been thrown backwards by the explosion. 6. Fire stunts can also be very dangerous. They have to be planned very carefully. Stuntmen wear asbestos suits under their clothes and they cover their skins with protective jelly. But they can still be badly injured if there is any delay in putting out the flames. 7. Some stunts have now been banned. They used to tie wire to horses39。ll e and pick you up at 10:30 then, all right? Joan: Yes, surely. I look forward to it. See you on Sunday, Bob. Bye! READING I （P 19）Stunts in the Cinema1. Have you ever wondered how action scenes are made in films? The people you see fighting, crashing cars or jumping from buildings are not actors, of course. They are experts called stuntmen. 2. In fights, stuntmen don39。m afraid, not at 9:30. I39。ll be fine. The tennis match will be over by 5 o39。t think I can. Margaret has already asked me to go to the theatre with her tomorrow night and she39。d like to go to a concert on Saturday night. I think it39。t worry. Everything will e out all right. We39。t help worrying about its oute. If we don39。t have to e to the rehearsal every Friday evening. B: That39。ll try. But I39。ll be homewardbound, or else they39。s the first time in the history of our college to stage such a grand performance. B: I39。s a very moving and uplifting novel about how Hong Kong people have been working together to build a new and prosperous munity under the principle of one country, two systems since China resumed sovereignty over this former British colony in 1997. I39。d love to. But what39。 boots and tackling. 4. The Americans are addicted to crazes. When they take something up, they do so wholeheartedly, and often the rest of the world follows their lead. Jogging is an example of this. The Americans now have another craze, a game which most other countries call football, but which they call soccer. Soccer is spreading like wildfire through all the States and gaining in popularity on baseball. It is being run by big business and TV advertisers, who are doing everything they can to sell it to the public. They are employing famous fashion designers to design novel uniforms for the players. They have introduced a musical background to the games, and there is a big screen in the stadium which explains to spectators what is happening. Most important, they have hired, at enormous expense, famous coaches and players from Europe and South America. They have also changed some of the rules, including the offside rules to make the game more exciting. 5. Soccer games can now draw crowds of over 70 thousand in cities where baseball attracts a mere 20 thousand spectators. The soccer stadiums are much more luxurious than the vast majority of European and South American league grounds. There is a seat for everyone and a parking lot for 25 thousand cars. Soccer is being brilliantly promoted, like any other promising American product. READING II （P 7）The Olympics1. The Olympic games are an international sports petition. In the Olympics, athletes play in many different types of games. Some athletes pete in the Winter Olympics. Some pete in the Summer Olympics. The Olympic games are very old and have a very interesting history. 2. The first Olympic games were held in Greece in ancient times. They probably began in the sixth century, . The contests were held every four years in the summer. The first games lasted for only one day. There was only one contest. It was a short race. Only Greek men were allowed to run in the race. No women and no nonGreeks were allowed to run in the race. Women were not even allowed to watch the race, or to be anywhere near the racing area. Other events were added later. But the ancient games were stopped in the fourth century, A. D. when Greece was ruled by Rome. 3. The Olympics were started again in the nineteenth century. The first petition in modern times was held in Athens, in 1896. Since then the Olympic games have been held every four years in many different cities around the world. 4. The International Olympic Committee makes the rules for athletes in the Olympics. These rules are very strict and help to make sure tha