【正文】 tion, you should allow yourself to cry. You needn39。s birthday coincides with her husband39。re sharing with me Starting again is part of the plan And I39。t heard from for years. She got my address just by searching the website of my university! In addition to helping us keep up old ties, it also brings me new friends with whom I meet virtually in chat rooms. We exchange views on topics of interest and pour our hearts out to one another like intimate friends. So, instead of isolating us from one another, the Inter serves to shorten or eliminate distance, and helps to bring friends closer. (187 words) 116 Appendix I Units Part I PreReading Task Script for the recording: Often it is in overing hardship that we e to appreciate the value of life. Gloria Estefan wrote this song when she was recovering from a serious road accident that had left her badly injured and near to death. She sings of the hard struggle she had to recover her health: Up to now for me it39。t crash he exclaims. Do you think he39。d love to e to your party but unfortunately I39。s daughter didn39。t you? He came from a poor family, but rose to bee one of the most fondly remembered presidents in his country39。 advice. 4) Only after they had finished watching the football game did they begin to prepare for the math examination. 2. 1) The young woman described to the policemen the way the man ran up to her and grabbed the bag from her hand. 2) All the people working for Sam Walton admire the way he manages WalMart and the way he treats his employees. 3) The neighbors were disgusted at the way he talked to his old father. 4) It39。t looking. Nowadays they are more likely to spend their spare moments surfing the Inter. Needless to say, the boss is usually no more happier than before, thinking that his staff should be looking for some useful work to do. So what happens to the surfer who hears the boss39。s return to it. Together, they show us the dilemma people at present are in: Because of modern technology, we have a choice between a virtual life and real life, but we find both unsatisfactory. The author, however, finally has to choose the latter despite its negative effects. 114 Appendix I Vocabulary I. 1. 1) conversely 3) but then 5) spitting 7) tone 9) editing 11) Inter 13) stretched 15) angles 2. 1) The sight of teenagers smoking cigarettes jars on me. 2) I turned on the TV just to relax a little bit after a heavy dinner, but soon I found myself getting sucked in by the fascinating plot of a science fiction film. 3) Jeffrey39。s shining on me. It has been a tough road to recovery, but one made easier by the presence of her loved ones: ... I have felt you Near all the way as she tells them. Ahead life holds out the promise of a new beginning, for: Starting again is part of the pi an. Appendix I 119 She looks forward to this happy in the knowledge that she is loved and cared for. For she feels that with love you can stand up to anything. As she sings: Forever, forever I stand on the rock or your love Love is all it takes, no matter what we race. Now let39。ll stand on the rock Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love 120 Appendix I Love is all it takes, no matter what we race (chorus out) Part II Text A Text Organization 1. Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas Part One Paras 12 Michael faced the most challenging petition in his polevaulting career. Part Two Paras 35 Michael39。s attention, again bears out the fact that she is one of the best gymnasts in the world. And no one can deny that it is a delight to watch her performing various skills with natural grace. 2) With so many relatives along with friends ing to their wedding to congratulate them on their marriage, the young couple felt like the happiest people in the world. 3) Frank had made full preparations for his oral presentation. However, when he did begin to speak, he was so overwhelmed by the intensity of the situation that he couldn39。 Appendix III) Language Practice 1. aid 3. inclined 5. horrible 7. dismiss 9. impatient 11. optimistic 13. ease 15. install 17. shortings 19. bumped 2 traits 4. in spite of 6. perated 8. has suffered from 10. progressive 12. to a degree 14. hold on to 16. in good health 18. interval(s) 20. miserable 124 Appendix I Part IV ThemeRelated Language Learning Tasks ■ ■ Model paper The Change in Mr. Manwaring There is no doubt about it. Hal Manwaring has definitely changed. And changed for the better. He still limps, of course, still has trouble getting in and out of his car and climbing stairs. He still needs his stick to get about. Everyone feels sorry for him, naturally. They always have, ever since he first started suffering from his disease all those years ago. But, to be honest, in recent years people started to avoid him, he had bee so bitter he hadn39。s wisdom born of pain Yes, I’ ve paid the price But look how much I gained If I have to, I can do anything (Anything) I am strong (Strong), I am invincible (Invincible), I am woman You can bend but never break me 39。s wisdom born of pain 126 Appendix I Yes, I39。s advice, the author, unable to resist the temptation, falls for superwomen stories again. Part Two Paras 47 Her encounter with a superwoman and its impact on her. Part Three Paras 811 She tells about what prevents her from being a superwoman herself. Part Four Paras 1214 She analyzes why she is still fascinated by modern superwomen tales. Part Five Para 15 She es to the conclusion that to her, admiring a heroine is something worth doing. 2. The author explains how difficult it is to be a superwoman mainly by d. personal experiences And give facts to support your choice. 1) She is unable to get her act togethe