【正文】 rtune while I became a policeman in New York. Before his departure, we had dinner together and we agreed that we would meet at the same place exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to e. Then came the day we were supposed to meet. I was on my beat then. Walking up to the appointed place which had been turned into a hardware store, I saw a man standing there with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. Before I could speak, he told me that he was waiting for a friend by the name of Jimmy Wells. When he struck a match to light his cigar, I saw a pale face with keen eyes and a scar. I recognized him immediately. It was Bob, and it was also the face of the man wanted by the Chicago Police. For a moment I felt like telling him to escape right away. After all, we had been friends for so many years and he had traveled all the way to see me! But then my sense of duty told me the right thing to do. I said goodbye to him and continued my patrol, his last words still ringing in my ear: “I’ll wait for half an hour. Jimmy will keep his promise if he’s alive…” I then sent for a plain clothes man and had Bob arrested. Important Friend in My LifeLi Qiang, one of my classmates, is fun to be with. He is always wearing a broad smile as if life is forever sunshine and butterflies. One day, I revealed to him my worries and anxieties: I, an ordinarylooking girl, was 177 centimeters tall, even taller than any of the boys in my class. I thought no boy would like to date me. Besides, I was very poor at my academic courses. He suggested that I should learn to be myself and then he introduced me to a fashion show team of the university. Encouraged, I decided to change myself. After a 3month training program on weekends, I could perform beautifully as a model, and surprisingly, I could concentrate on the required academic courses as well. The applauses I won at each fashion show and the scholarship I earned proved that being myself was terrific. Since then, my life has changed a lot. Thus, Li Qiang became an important friend of mine.Last semester, we began to help young people who suffer pressures from physical defects, academic failures or financial problems. We set up a Confidence Club. Those who e to us for help find our work definitely beneficial. Our friendship has led me into a sparkling, rewarding life. Unit Two LoveWorking with Words and Expressions(1)1. curled2. minimum3. clip4. yielded 5. Given 6. awaiting 7. fascinated 8. affection 9. interact 10. haste11. harden 12. grief 13. defies 14. glance15. presence 16. lasting17. via 18. acquire 19. manipulate 20. restraints (2)1. let … loose on2. fit into 3. hold on4. state of affairs5. in the course of 6. in vain 7. build … on 8. In short9. grow used to 10. blame … on 11. reached for 12. give and takeIncreasing Your Word Power(1)1. overcoat2. overhead3. overjoyed 4. overslept 5. overweight 6. overdue7. overtime 8. overworking (2)1. crush 2. attributes 3. fancy4. bubbled5. grasp 6. drizzling7. labeling 8. yield (3)1. We are short of hands.2. I still have some money in hand.3. Give me a hand with this box, please.4. I often keep a dictionary at hand.5. The football fans were out of hand.6. Hand out the pencils to everyone in the class.7. This ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.8. Time’s up. Please hand in your test papers.9. Please hand on the magazine to your roommates.10. I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m a green hand.GRAMMAR REVIEW(1)1. Sitting on the stairs was / On the stairs was sitting 2. Over the wall came / flew 3. Round the corner was 4. Then finally came 5. Under the table was lying 6. At / On the top of (On top of) the hill stood (2)1. The beaver chews down trees to get food and material to build its home with.2. Do your parents think Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out him)3. The goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now. 4. NONE.5. The essay starts by asking a question, to which the author then gives a positive answer. CLOZE(1) haste(2) state of affairs(3) distinguished(4) meeting of minds(5)blossom(6) inner charm(7) intimacy(8) emotion(9) acquiring(10) ideals(11) admiration(12) lasting(13) affection(14) forge(15) honor(16) overwhelming TRANSLATION(1)1. In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.2. I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all.3. We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain。 otherwise, you may be trapped in / fall into depression, for there are always many others who are better than you.4. Today people are much better off and enjoy more leisure. Strangely enough, they find life boring / dull.5. Life, in effect, is long but short of excitement. You are sure to suffer from inevitable disappointment if you expect everyday life to be as exciting as a drama.6. A life that is too easy / smooth may also be destructive because it offers no opportunity for one to learn how to deal with / handle failures / frustrations / setbacks. That / This in part explains / accounts for the high rates of suicide among young people.(2)Happiness must have much to do with money. After all, a hard life will wear out one’s sense of joy. However, happiness doesn’t derive from money alone. Today’s society as a whole has seen dramatic improvement in the standard of living, and the majority of people are decently fed and clothed. However, are people happier today? In fact, when the mass media and mercial advertisements are