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ssume a/an 43 of four. How many families own pianos? 44 one out of three. Then there are about 250,000 pianos in Chicago. 45 would each be tuned? Maybe once every five years. That 46 50,000 tunings a year. How many pianos can one tuner tune in a day? Four? And how many in a year? Assuming 250 working days, one tuner can 47 1,000 pianos a year. So there’s work for 48 50 piano tuners in Chicago which, as it turns out, is 49 close to the actual number in the Yellow Pages. Why was guesswork so accurate? The law of averages is partly 50 . At any point, your assumptions may be too high or too low. But because of the law of averages, your mistakes, will frequently balance out. 36. A. before B. as C. like D. after 37. A. contain B. employ C. mean D. occupy 38. A. plete B. entire C. whole D. full 39. A. minds B. selections C. dreams D. decisions 40. A. slowing B. breaking C. getting D. taking 41. A. available B. manageable C. believable D. fortable 42. A. courage B. ability C. inspiration D. desire 43. A. amount B. size C. average D. number 44. A. Think B. Guess C. Say D. Hope 45. A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How often 46. A. bees B. makes C. turns D. gets 47. A. handle B. fix C. repair D. install 48. A. appropriately B. exactly C. approximately D. almost 49. A. narrowly B. reasonably C. normally D. properly 50. A. reliable B. sensible C. correct D. responsible 【課后預習】 Task。 五.【板書設(shè)計】 1. 本課出現(xiàn)的本單元的生詞或短語; 2. 時間軸對將來進行時以及過去將來時的說明。 六.【家庭作業(yè)】 1. 完成配套練習; 2. 預習 task。