【正文】 s violent crimes.5. His poor health is not unrelated to his unhealthy way of life.Structure) It never occurred to me to ask him what was intended by that remark. I thought he was just joking.2) It occurred to me that the names of their children—Rose, Lily and Daisy—were the names of flowers.3) When he heard her say so, it occurred to him that for convenience he also could contact the local travel agency and ask them to take care of everything.4) Has it never occurred to you that the problems in the Middle East are plicated and difficult to solve?) If they don39。ll tell you about my research project in a minute, but first let39。nation and became free at last.VocabularyI. 1. 1) decades 2) historic 3) imposed 4) racial 5) slender 6) closing in on7) settlement 8) site 9) mission 10) authorized 11) terminal 12) make the best of13) exploits 14) religious 15) on the side 2. 1) pass for 2) stood up for 3) laid down 4) take on 5) let (us) down 6) draw on7) e up 8) given up3. 1) The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.2)Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most pelling. 3) There39。e39。t got home yet. Chances are that he39。 it39。t everything 3) not all Americans like them 4) Not all people share the same interestsComprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A) 1. gets by 3. get through up 5. improvements from 7. suspect 9. profit 1. spraying 12. stacking(B) 1. While 2. escape 3. begin 7. on (also) 9. be 13. cook/prepare II. TranslationA decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened / set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of/owing to/due to their desire to improve the quality of their lives.But, to run a small business is by no means an easy job. Without her steady ine, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed. Once she could not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.Part III Text BComprehension Checkl. a 2. c 4. b 5. a 6. cLanguage Practice 1. In addition 2. roast 3. percentage 4. entertainment 6. at one time 7. get along 8. missed out on 9. whip up 10. as a result 12. rent over 14. make sense 16. go with 17. fried 18. dizzy 19. array 20. gaspedPart IV ThemeRelated Language Learning TasksModel paperRecent Changes in Chinese Family LifeGreat changes have taken place in Chinese family life in the past twenty years. In my parents39。s painful life as a slave strengthened his determination to struggle for freedom. Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. In addition, later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, all the slaves would be liberated, and the day was bound to e when racial discrimination no longer existed.Part III Text BComprehension Check 1. a 2. d 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. bLanguage Practice1. remarkable 2. mitment 3. flourish 4. resulted from 5. gr