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Passage 21_
Maryann Klabal
Passage 22_
Medical Tourism
Passage 23_
Meeting Etiquette Rules
Not to Forget
Passage 24_
Nobody Knows
Who Invented Spectacles

Vocabulary Pre-check

~
a variety of

acknowledge ,

allow


appall

arise ,

artery

as well ,

associate

,
avenue ,

bill

blocked


blow ()

carry on

chance ,

collaborate ,

compensation

contrary to ~

contribution ,

dental

depict

display

,
etiquette ,

evidence

have a reputation for ~

horn

informal

inside and out

instead of ~

insurance


integral ,

,
interrupt

investigate ,

lawsuit

make a decision

malpractice

mention

~
no longer

overcome

pay attention

perception ,

personality ,

polite

portray

potential

presentation ,

prized ,

recover from ~

()
redress ,

reference ,

reinforce
see the sights

severe ,

shadow

signify ,

slight ,


slip into ~

solely


sore ,

spectacles

spouse

standard

,
surgery

take place ,

treatment

,
trend ,

turn off ~


unavoidably

verbalize

via ~

warn

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Passage

Person History

It is very difficult for the spouse of a wellknown person to step outside the shadow of the
well-known half. Maryann Klabal has done it,
however. She does not let her husbands
reputation (A) to overcome / overcome her
own work. Mirek Klabal, a successful art dealer, is Maryanns husband.
Together they run and own MK Fine Arts, an art gallery in New York in which
they display a prized collection of art works by many famous artists.
Maryann is an integral part of the success of the gallery. At first clients
associated the gallery with Mirek, but over time Maryanns knowledge and

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solely in his shadow. Mirek himself acknowledges that his wifes contribution

been changed the


(C) has changed / has
perception
of the gallery in the eyes
of his clients.
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personality have won over clients so she is no longer (B) working / work

Both Mirek and Maryann try hard to know their clients inside and out so that
they can match their taste, lifestyle and house with the right work of art. Art
expresses everything and anything we might be feeling. A piece of art that
expresses something contrary to a persons personality will
rather than

the soul.

spouse [spaus]

well-known [wlnun]

reputation [rpjtin]
own [oun] ,
associate [suiit]

prized [praizd] ,

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run [r<n]

integral [ntigrl] ,
no longer ~

contribution [kntrbj;n] ,

contrary to ~

half [hf] ,

dealer [d;l]

personality [p;snlti] ,

acknowledge [knlid,] ,
inside and out

shadow [dou]

overcome [uvk=m]

solely [sulli]

perception [pspn] ,

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Info Scan

1.

Maryann Mirek .
Mirek Maryann .
Maryann .
Maryann Mirek .
Maryann Mirek .

Detail

2.

MK Fine Arts ?
.
, .

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.

.
.

Coherence

3.

disgust

upset

disturb

soothe

ease

disrupt

surprise excite
entertain comfort

Grammar

4.

(A), (B), (C) ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

overcome

work

has changed

to overcome

work

has been changed

overcome

working

has changed

to overcome

working

has been changed

overcome

working

has been changed

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Grammar

Together they run and own MK Fine Arts, an art gallery in New York in which
they display a prized collection of art works by many famous artists.
+

This is the house in which he lives.


_ = This is the house (which) he lives in.
Tips , , .

Quiz

1. .
This is the girl about whom

our teacher told us yesterday.

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2. . (`hypothesis)

This is the scientific phenomenon on which our new hypothesis is based .

Structure

A piece of art that expresses something contrary to a persons personality will


disturb rather than soothe the soul.
something ?

contrary to a persons personality

()

(a piece of art) ?

that expresses something contrary to a persons personality

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()

A piece of art that expresses something contrary to a persons personality

will disturb rather than soothe

the soul

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Writing

1. It is very difficult for the spouse of a well-known person

the well-known half.


to step outside the shadow of

2. Together they run and own MK Fine Arts, an art gallery in New York

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a prized collection of art works.


in which they display

3. At first clients

Mirek .

associated the gallery with Mirek

4. Both Mirek and Maryann

their clients inside and out.

try hard to know

5. A piece of art that expresses something contrary to a persons


personality the soul.
will disturb rather than soothe

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Social Culture Business

Medical tourism, traveling to another country to seek medical and dental


treatment, is a hot new trend. Some people are jetting to the Czech Republic to
have a variety of dental surgeries and others are investigating hospitals in
Thailand which have good reputations for doing heart by-pass surgery. Whether
its a sore tooth or a blocked artery, patients save 50 percent on their medical
bills by becoming medical tourists. And with those savings its easy to stay a
few days after recovering from the operation to see the sights.
While its possible to find a solution to
your health problems outside your country,
doctors and others are warning potential

medical tourists to consider their decisions


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carefully. There is always a chance that
things

can go
horribly wrong. Patients
might not be covered by insurance or be
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able to seek compensation via malpractice lawsuits. Standards for redress or


legal systems in such nations might not offer the same avenues when an
operation or procedure goes wrong. If you are seriously considering medical
treatment outside of the country, just make sure you consider the decision
carefully and ask yourself what is best for you.

medical tourism
Czech Republic

treatment [tr;tmnt]
a variety of ~

investigate [invstgit] ,
blocked [blkt]

compensation [kmpnsin]
standard [stndd]

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jet [d,et]

surgery [s;d,ri] ,

have a reputation for ~

artery [;tri]

potential [potnl] ,

trend [trend] , ,

bill [bil]

chance [tns] ,
via [vi] ~

redress [r;dres] , ()

sore [s;] ,

recover from ~

see the sights

insurance [inrns]

malpractice [mlprktis]
avenue [vn;] , ,

lawsuit [l;s;t]

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Inference

1.

to promote medical tourism and its benefits


to explain rewards of medical tourism exceed the risks
to warn potential medical tourists of the risks
to introduce a new rapidly growing practice
to explain why medical tourism became popular

Analysis

2.

Detail

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3. ?
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.
.
.
.

Vocabulary

4.

an operation or procedure goes wrong


.
malpractice

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Grammar

some ~, others ...

Some people are jetting to the Czech Republic, and others are investigating
hospitals in Thailand.
+

Some went fishing, and others went climbing.

Tips some ~, others ...( ) ~, .

Quiz

1. ?
Why do some people seem to need more sleep than others

2. , .

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Some drink a cup of coffee, and others stop to buy

Structure

the morning paper.

()

Standards for redress or legal systems in such nations might not offer the same
avenues when an operation or procedure goes wrong.
() .

Standards for redress

/ legal systems

Standards for redress or legal systems in such nations

might not offer

the same avenues

() when an operation or procedure goes wrong

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()

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Writing

1. Others are investigating hospitals in Thailand

~ doing

heart by-pass surgery.


which have good reputations for

2. Whether its a sore tooth or a blocked artery, patients

50%

on their medical bills by becoming medical tourists.

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Doctors and others
save 50 percent

3.

to consider

their decisions carefully.


are warning potential medical tourists

4.

that things can go horribly wrong.


There is always a chance

5. Just make sure you consider the decision carefully and ask yourself
.
what is best for you

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Passage

Life Sport Music

Businesses need information in order to make a sound decision.


Meetings arose from this need to get and share information. As at
the dinner table, there are polite and impolite ways to behave at
meetings. Behaving impolitely, breaking one of the rules of
business meeting etiquette, can cause severe harm to your career.
Arriving on time is the first rule. If you are unavoidably late, you must slip into
the room without (A) being interrupted / interrupting the whole meeting. Try
to sit down without being noticed by the whole room. And it is a big mistake to
forget to turn off your cell phone before a meeting. You may hear a phone
(B) to ring / ringing in the middle of a presentation, and some people answer

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lack of
.


Coming to a meeting
without a pen and paper also shows that you dont really
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the phone instead of silencing it. Not only do they answer it, they carry on a

conversation for a brief time. Other people in the room will be appalled at the

care what will (C) talk / be talked about or take place. You must be prepared
to take notes about what is being discussed. (remember, thing, important, very,
to, another) is not to carry on a conversation while someone else is talking. The
room is small and everyone can see that youre not paying attention.
These etiquette rules are necessary in many informal meetings as well. Not only
will these rules reinforce positive behavior but they will get your message
across without verbalizing it.

sound [saund] ,
on time

arise [riz] ,

unavoidably [nvidli]

silence [silns] ( )
pay attention

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slip into ~

appall [p;l]

informal [inf;ml]

verbalize [v;bliz]

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polite [plit] ( impolite)

severe [siv] ,

interrupt [ntr=pt] ,

take place ,

reinforce [r;inf;s]

carry on

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1.

.
.
.
.
, .

Grammar

2.

.
Another very important thing to remember

Coherence

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3. ?
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courtesy
patience
knowledge
courage
efficiency

Grammar

4.

(A), (B), (C) .

(A) interrupting
(B) ringing
(C) be talked

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Grammar

+ + ( )

You may hear a phone ringing in the middle of a presentation.


+

We saw him cross the street to go to church.

Tips hear, watch, see, feel .


, .

Quiz

1. .
I heard several birds singingOsingP

on the roof this morning.

2. Mr. Brown .

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Yesterday I saw him arguingOarguePwith Mr. Brown

Structure

()

Coming to a meeting without a pen and paper also shows that you dont really
care what will be talked about or take place.
, (coming) ?

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to a meeting

without a pen and paper

()

Coming to a meeting without a pen and paper

also shows

()

that you dont really care what will be talked about or take place

Level 2-B

Passage 23

Writing

1. Meetings

to get and share information.

arose from this need

2. You

without interrupting the whole meeting.

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in the middle of a presentation.
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must slip into the room

3.

hear a phone ringing

4. Coming to a meeting without a pen and paper also shows that you
dont really care .
what will be talked about or take place

5.

~ positive behavior but they will get

your message across without verbalizing it.


Not only will these rules reinforce

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Passage

Person History

Italian glass makers who had learned to blow and produce glass for reading
stones, later made lenses that they could hold in a frame in front of one eye
instead of right on the reading material. The idea to frame two round glasses
using wood or horn was first introduced in the 13th century.
It has been said that the first known scientific reference to the ability of lenses
to correct vision and allow someone (A) to read / read was created in 1282.
Salvino DArmate of Pisa and Alessandro Spina of Florence are often said to
have invented glasses around 1284, but no collaborating evidence has been put
forth yet. The first written reference to glasses was written in 1284. And there
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knowledge
and learning. People
In the Middle Ages
wearing glasses signified
who used them were those who could read: the educated and the
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knowledgeable. Painters of the time often included spectacles when (B)
these written references mentions the actual inventor.

portrayed / portraying famous persons even when depicting people who lived
before the invention of spectacles. Some painters painted portraits of people
(C) wore / wearing glasses even though these
people didnt wear or use them. Why did they do
that? Perhaps the person thought a picture of
himself or herself wearing glasses made him or
her look more

and

Rreading stone ( )

glass maker

blow [blou] ()

correct vision

signify [sgnfi] ,
portray [p;tri]

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horn [h;n]

collaborate [klbrit] ,
the educated ,
depict [dipkt]

reference [rfrns] ,
put forth ,

the knowledgeable

spectacles [spktklz]

portrait [p;trit]

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Info Scan

1.

.
.
1282 .
.
.

Coherence

2.

.
educated

Grammar

Vocabulary

and knowledgeable

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3. (A), (B), (C) ?
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(A)
(B)
(C)

4.

to read

portrayed

wearing

read

portrayed

wore

to read

portraying

wore

read

portraying

wearing

to read

portraying

wearing

depicting .
portraying

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Grammar


OP

Italian glass makers who had learned to blow and produce glass for reading
stones, later made lenses.
+

When we arrived, the bus had already left.

Tips , , , ( )
. < had> . , ,
' .

Quiz

1. .
I had the book that he had given me

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2. , . ( leave the office)


He had already left the office

Structure

when I called him.

People who used them were those who could read.


People ?

who used them


those ?

who could read

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People who used them

were

those who could read

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Writing

1. They later made lenses that they could hold in a frame

instead of right on the reading material.


in front of one eye

2. No collaborating evidence

yet.

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has been put forth

3.

None of these written references

4. Some painters

~ people wearing glasses even

though these people didnt wear or use them.


painted portraits of

5. Perhaps the person thought a picture of himself or herself wearing


glasses made him or her look .
more educated and knowledgeable

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Review
A

01. appall

07. pay attention

02. arise

08. perception

03. artery

09. reinforce

04. compensation

10. severe

05. integral

11. spouse

06. interrupt

12. surgery

A .

01.

compensation for the loss

02.

the main artery

03.
04.

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verb of perception

severe punishment
Sorry to interrupt.

05. .

06. (force) reinforce an army or a police force

A .

01. Someones
02. If something

spouse
appalls

is the person they are married to.


you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or

unpleasant.
03. Something that is a(n)

integral

part of something is an essential part of

that thing.
04. If you pay attention to something, you notice it and think about it carefully.
05. Fortunately my grandfather has just recovered from heart
06. The verb

arise

Level 2-B

is commonly used without an object, as in the

following example, A problem has arisen in Bosnia.

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surgery

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01. While some say it is a nightmare,


others

another

02. She is the one


which

think it is a good sign.


few

everyone was talking yesterday.


about whom

03. Some of us didnt get dressed up, but


the other

making

wore their best dresses.

the others

04. I saw the person

in which

anothers

a speech before the event.


made

was made

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on the Internet.
has sold
had
sold

will sell
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06. He heard some of the members
about what has been decided.
05. She bought the lap top that John

complained

complain

07. He explained the theory


in that

many people nowadays believe.


of which

08. I saw the machines


break

to complain

in which

into pieces when they crashed.


to brake

breaks

09. You are looking at the lecture hall


in which

of which

10. When I got there, she


would be leaving

we take classes.
about which

already.
leaves

had left

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Passage 25_
Noni, the Miracle Fruit
Passage 26_
Oil Paintings
to Soothe the Soul
Passage 27_
Overview of
Geothermal Energy
Passage 28_
Phobia

Vocabulary Pre-check

ailment

alternative ,

analysis

anxiety

aroma


at all costs

,
attack ,

bark

biomass

cancerous
choke

coal

coal oil

confirm

constitute ,

,
consume

contemporary ,

correlate

deplete ,

depression

director ,

disposition ,

ecologically

elevated

facility

,
fade

fight off

for a long time

fossil fuel

,
geothermal

get access to ~

harvest ()

hydro-electric

immense

immune system

increasingly ,

inflammation

insomnia

institution ,

irrational

overall

pain-killing

palm

participate in ~

phobia

positive

~
prior to ~,

property ,

pungent ,

range

reaction

renewable

respiration

ripe
scale

statistics

substance

surgery

sweaty

tap

throat

tiptop ,

trigger ,

tumour ,

ultimate

viable

vicious ,

wellbeing

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Passage

Food Health

Americans wanting to improve their health and treat many common ailments
should learn about the fruit called Noni. People in south Asia and Polynesia like
it very much. Traditionally South Pacific Islanders have used the fruit and every
part of the tree (bark, roots, leaves, etc.) in traditional medicine. With Noni,
these peoples have treated medical problems ranging from insomnia to
inflammation of the joints. The fruit has been grown and harvested for over
2,000 years. Fresh Noni fruit smells very pungent. It is not an aroma people
normally associate with fruit. And the riper the fruit is, the stronger the smell
gets.
The Western scientific community has taken the

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Scientists have discovered that the fruit contains a

substance known
as a
Non-ppt which keeps the
immune system of humans in tiptop condition. It
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fruit and has started testing the Islanders claims.

might also fight off cancerous tumours. As a result, scientists are pushing ahead
with further studies on the medicinal properties of this fruit. Perhaps theyll be
able to make a miracle medicine based on its chemical compounds.

Consuming fresh Noni fruit is (way, the, benefit, healthiest, to) from its
properties. But in contemporary Western civilizations, fresh Noni fruit is hard to
come by, but for those of us who are unable to obtain fresh Noni fruit, it is
available world wide in both capsules and juice.

ailment [ilmnt]

bark [b;k]

inflammation [nflmin]
ripe [raip]
fight off

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joint [d,int]

substance [s=bstns]
cancerous [knsrs]

compound [kmpaund] ,

range [reind,]

insomnia [insmni]

pungent [p=nd,nt] ,

immune system

aroma [rum]

tiptop [tptp] ,

tumour [t;m] ,

property [prpti] ,

contemporary [kntmprri] ,

come by ~

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1.

.
.
.
.
, .

Analysis

2.

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Detail

3.

.
capsules and juice

Grammar

4.

.
the healthiest way to benefit

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Grammar

Traditionally South Pacific Islanders have used the fruit and every part of the
tree.
With Noni, these peoples have treated medical problems.
The fruit has been grown and harvested for over 2,000 years.
Tips . < haveO has P
> . have . ', , , ' 4
, .

Quiz

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1. 3 . He has loved the girl for three years .

2. , . (for years)
Scientists have studied sleep for years

Structure

, but so far they know only a few of the answers.

Americans wanting to improve their health and treat many common ailments
should learn about the fruit called Noni.
Americans ?

wanting to improve their health


(wanting to) treat many common ailments

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()

()

Americans wanting to improve their health and treat many common ailments

should learn

()

about the fruit called Noni

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Passage 25

Writing

1. Americans wanting to improve their health and treat many common


ailments should learn about .
the fruit called Noni

2. With Noni, these peoples have treated medical problems

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ranging from insomnia to inflammation of the joints

3. Fresh Noni fruit

smells very pungent

4. The riper the fruit is,

the stronger the smell gets

5. In contemporary Western civilizations, fresh Noni fruit

is hard to come by

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Passage

Food Health

Every hospital tries hard to make sure its interior is pleasant, warm and inviting
so that patients will feel comfortable. The ultimate goal is to create a home-like
atmosphere.
For a long time, oil paintings have been put
up in hospitals and other healthcare
facilities. The directors of such institutions
have long thought that such paintings would
not only make their hospitals look more
pleasant but they would also improve the
patients mental health.

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analysis of hospital
difference in a patients
overall disposition.
In addition,
statistics has confirmed that visual art and wall decor can reduce the use of
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pain-killing medicine throughout the hospital floor.
The simple act of hanging beautiful oil paintings on the wall may make a huge

Art has always been associated with a positive effect on both health and
wellbeing. Art can help fade levels of anxiety and depression in patients during
the wait prior to surgery.

inviting [inviti\] ,
make a difference
statistics [stitistiks]

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overall [uvr;l]

for a long time

wellbeing [welb;i\] ,
prior to ~, ~

oil painting

disposition [dspzn] ,

confirm [knf;m],

pain-killing [peinkli\]
depression [diprn]

ultimate [=ltmit]

visual [v,ul]

fade [feid] ,

surgery [s;d,ri]

analysis [nlsis]

decor [deik;]
anxiety [\ziti]

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Inference

1.

Broadened Usage of Art Including Beautiful Oil Paintings


How Art and Oil Paintings Can Improve Hospitals Atmosphere
Art and Oil Paintings in Hospitals and Their Positive Effects
Diseases that Can Be Treated or Cured with Art and Paintings
Art and Oil Paintings, and Their Function as a Pain Reliever

Analysis

2.

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.
.

.
.

Reference

3.

such institutions .
hospitals
healthcare facilities

Summary

4.

Oil paintings can make hospitals look more beautiful


and can improve the health of their patients .

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Grammar

every + +

Every hospital tries hard to make sure its interior is pleasant, warm and inviting.
+

Everyone has his opinion.

Tips every . . ''


Quiz

1. , . ( poet)
Every person becomes a poet

, when he falls in love.

2. . ( ask, seat belt)

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Everybody is asked to wear a seat belt

Structure

in a plane.

()

The simple act of hanging beautiful oil paintings on the wall may make a huge
difference in a patients overall disposition.
simple act ?

hanging beautiful oil paintings on the wall

()

()

The simple act of hanging beautiful oil paintings on the wall

may make

a huge difference

() in a patients overall disposition

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Passage 26

Writing

1. Every hospital tries hard to make sure its interior is pleasant, warm
and inviting .
so that patients will feel comfortable

2. Such paintings would not only

but they

would also improve the patients mental health.

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act of hanging beautiful oil paintings on the wall may
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make their hospitals look more pleasant

3.

in a patients overall disposition.


make a huge difference

4. Art

~ a positive effect on both health and

wellbeing.
has always been associated with

5. Oil paintings can make

hospitals look more beautiful

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Passage

Science Technology Nature

People are increasingly turning to geothermal energy as a viable alternative to


fossil fuels. There are many different types of energy available to power our
world. For years, people have used the power of burning fossil fuels, such as
coal, coal oil and natural gas to create energy. In recent times, there has been a
shift to using renewable resources to create the energy we need. These resources
include hydro-electric power, solar power, wind power, biomass energy and
geothermal energy. While many people know about the first four of these
resources, geothermal energy is less known.
The word geothermal comes from two Greek
words, geo and thermal, which mean earth

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getting
. Reactions

in the Earths core produce temperatures that can


reach 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit and scientists
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and heat. And geothermal energy is about

hope to tap this heat as an energy source. This process, however, is 4,000 miles
under the surface of the Earth, so its not as easy as oil to get access to.
By using the Earths own heat and water, this energy can be used on a small or

large scale. This renewable resource You cant deplete the Earths heat! is
also cleaner and safer than many other types of energy, making it a great type of
ecologically sound energy source.

increasingly [inkr;si\li] ,
viable [vibl]
coal oil

alternative [;lt;ntiv] ,

shift [ift] , ,

biomass [bioms]
get access to ~

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turn to OP

geothermal [d,;o^;ml] ,
fossil fuel

renewable [rin;wbl]

reaction [ri;kn]
scale [skeil]

coal [koul]
hydro-electric [hidrouilktrik]

the Earths core

ecologically [kld,ikli]

tap [tp]

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1.

.
.
, , .
.
, , , .

Detail

2.

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9,000 .
.
.
.

Analysis

3.

.
heat energy from the earth

Vocabulary

4.

deplete ?

create
pollute
replace
use up
develop

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Grammar

there

There are many different types of energy available to power our world.
There has been a shift to using renewable resources to create the energy
we need.
+

There is a book on the table.

There are two pens on the desk.

Tips There There ,


.

Quiz

There .

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1. . There is nothing new

under the sun.

2. . (delicious dishes) There are so many delicious dishes

Structure

for this party.

()

Reactions in the Earths core produce temperatures that can reach 9,000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Reactions ?

in the Earths core


temperatures ?

that can reach 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit

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() 9,000

Reactions in the Earths core

produce

temperatures that can reach 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit

Level 2-B

Passage 27

Writing

1. People

~ geothermal energy as a viable

alternative to fossil fuels.


are increasingly turning to

2. There has been a shift to using renewable resources

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This process is 4,000 miles under the surface of the Earth, so its not
to create the energy we need

3.

as easy as oil .
to get access to

4. This energy can be used

on a small or large scale

5. This renewable resource

than many other

types of energy.
is also cleaner and safer

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Passage

Social Culture Business

A phobia is defined as an irrational fear. The


key is that the fear is irrational. By definition
most people do not have this fear. When
people have a phobic attack, they get panicked
feelings; their respiration and heart rates
increase; they may feel choked up as if their
heart is in their throat; their palms often get
sweaty; they may hear something (A) to ring / ringing in their ears; and they
very often find that they are unable to participate in an activity.
Agoraphobia is generally considered to be a fear of open spaces. But the

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really clear. Open space can mean almost any place. This phobia starts when

with
a person avoids any
place that is correlated
feelings of anxiety. The
agoraphobic person
expects (B) to feel / feeling immense anxiety in a certain
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definition is hard to understand since what constitutes an open space is not

place and the mere expectation of an attack often triggers a phobic reaction.

When you believe something bad will happen, something bad does happen. An
agoraphobic avoids at all costs (C) to enter / entering a place, a bank, a
supermarket, etc. where his or her fear may cause another panic attack. Then the
anxiety and the fear start to compound themselves irrationally. It is a vicious
cycle. There are also some agoraphobics who dont have panic attacks but
suffer from greatly elevated levels of anxiety.

phobia [fubi]

irrational [irnl]

respiration [rsprin]
sweaty [swti]

heart rate

participate in ~

constitute [knstt;t] ,
trigger [trg] ,
vicious [vs] ,

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by definition ,
choke [touk]

agoraphobia [grfubi]

correlate [k;rlit]

at all costs

elevated [lvitid]

attack [tk] , ,

palm [p;m]
immense [imns] ,

compound [kmpaund] , ,

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Analysis

1.

.
.
.
.
.

Vocabulary

2.

Agoraphobia .

Detail

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3. Agoraphobia ?
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Grammar

4.

(A), (B), (C) ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

ringing

feeling

to enter

ringing

to feel

entering

ringing

to feel

to enter

to ring

feeling

entering

to ring

to feel

entering

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Grammar

to

<`to `>

The agoraphobic person expects to feel immense anxiety.


<` `>

An agoraphobic avoids at all costs entering a place.


Tips to . to
expect, wish, hope, promise, decide, agree ,

avoid, enjoy, finish, mind .

Quiz

1. . He decided to call his mother

every week.

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2. .
People enjoy watching and playing

Structure

many team sports.

This phobia starts when a person avoids any place that is correlated with feelings of
anxiety.
any place ?

that is correlated with feelings of anxiety

()

when a person avoids any place that is ~

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starts

(when )

a person

Level 2-B

This phobia

()

(when )

avoids

(when ) any place that is correlated

with feelings of anxiety

Passage 28

Writing

1. They

as if their heart is in their throat.

may feel choked up

2. Agoraphobia is generally considered

to be a fear of open spaces

3.

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since

But
what constitutes an open space is
not really
clear.
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the definition is hard to understand

4. When you believe something bad will happen,

.
something bad does happen

5. There are also some agoraphobics who dont have panic attacks but
.
suffer from greatly elevated levels of anxiety

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Review
A

01. alternative

07. insomnia

02. choke

08. pungent

03. consume

09. respiration

04. contemporary

10. statistics

05. geothermal

11. throat

06. inflammation

12. viable

A .

01.

contemporary writers

02.

artificial respiration

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03. . ( There is)

There is no (other) alternative.

04. ( rubber)

the pungent smell of burning rubber

05.

be choked with smoke

06. .

I have a sore throat.

A .

01. If you

consume

something, you eat or drink it.

02. Someone who suffers from


03. Something that is

viable

insomnia

finds it difficult to sleep.

is possible or able to be done.

04. Inflammation is swelling and pain in part of our body, which is often red and
feels hot.
05.

Statistics

are facts which are obtained from analyzing information

expressed in numbers, for example information about the number of times that
something happens.
06.

Geothermal

energy is a clean and renewable source of energy that comes

from the magma typically found underneath the earths surface.

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Passages 25~28

01. We can enjoy


create

02. They decided


to move

our own homepage by ourselves.


to create

creating

to Seattle next year.


moving

move

several issues we will have to discuss today.

03.
What are

04. They
witness

There are

There is

its effects several times lately.


have witnessed

are witnessing

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immediately.
were

unseals
was unsealed
unsealed
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06. Every one who
our stores can park his or her car in the lot.
05. Every envelope

visit

07. She
has been

visits

was visiting

in love with the man for five years.


was been

is been

nothing you can take from this house.

08.
This is

There should

09. My boss is expecting


to see

10. Every single file


have to be

There is

the report tomorrow.


seeing

see

deleted from the disk.


has to

has to be

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Passage 29_
Pros and Cons of Making
Your Own YouTube Videos
Passage 30_
Smart Materials and Textiles
Passage 31_
Smoking Ban in the UK
Passage 32_
Social Responsibility Only
Means More Cost

Vocabulary Pre-check

armor

athlete

attract

ban

~
()

bandwagon
bar

be accountable to
be aware of

of ~ ,

()

profession

, ,

profit

property

raw


position v.

v.
post

cancer

, ()

prosper

reactive

recognition
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component
regarding
con
repel

conscious
scarce
decade
second-hand
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dooms day
shed
client

enforce ,

enhance

entrance

ethically

exhale

expertise

exploit

smoking shelter

n.
stain
state

supply

()

surrounding
think twice
tiny

transform

,
visibility

witness

layout

inhale
inquire

site

with regard to

fabric

enclosed

10, 10

emergency medical care

eliminate

obvious

pro

more and more

be exhausted

block v.,

bring about

legislation


worth ~

wrinkle

Passage

Life Sport Music

Perhaps youve heard of YouTube. Its a popular website where netizens can
watch videos created by other netizens. What do you think about creating and
posting your own YouTube video?
The most obvious con is that you are
sharing something with the whole
world. If your video is successful, the
whole world will want to know more
about you. If you dont want the
world to inquire more deeply about
you, you should think twice before

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You must ask yourself how it can be used by others.

With regard to the pros of using YouTube, the most obvious pro is that the
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website is so easy to use. Another thing that you can think of as a pro is that you
posting a video on YouTube. The key is being aware of what you are posting.

can easily share your video with others including family and friends. Of course
it can be dangerous to share it with the whole world, but the risk might be worth
it since

. Lastly, although a large

number of Internet users use YouTube videos for fun or for personal reasons,
there are many others who use them for business.

obvious [bvis]

con [kn] ,

post [poust] ,
worth [w;^] ~

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inquire [inkwi] ,

be aware of ~
for fun

with regard to ~

for business

think twice ,
pro [prou] ,

matter [mt]

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Inference

1.

Downsides and Plus Sides of Uploading Videos on YouTube


Benefits of Uploading Self-made Videos on an Internet Site
Pros and Cons of Advertising Your Products on YouTube
Reasons Many People Make Their Own Videos on YouTube
Improper Uses of YouTube as You Upload Your Video Clips

Analysis

2.

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.
.
.

Vocabulary

Coherence

3.

4.

inquire ?

wonder

post

explain

answer

question

your video can benefit others in some ways


the people you care about wont watch the video
you can become popular among people
the people who matter to you will get to see it
it wouldnt hurt your personal relationships

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Grammar

Perhaps you've heard of YouTube.


+

Have you ever read a novel in English?

Tips . , , ,

4 , . ever,

never, before, once .

Quiz

1. ? (try) How many times have you tried

king crab?

2. .
He has visited

Structure

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Asan, Korea, to participate in a house-building project.

Another thing that you can think of as a pro is that you can easily share your video
with others including family and friends.
Another thing ?

that you can think of as a pro

()

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Another thing that you can think of as a pro

is

that ~

Level 2-B

Passage 29

Writing

1. Its a popular website

created by other

netizens.
where netizens can watch videos

2. The key is being aware of

what you are posting

3.

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You must
ask yourself

by others.
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how it can be used

4. The most obvious pro is that the website

is so easy to use

5. Another thing

is that you can easily share

your video.
that you can think of as a pro

6. The risk

since the people who matter to you

will get to see it.


might be worth it

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Passage

Science Technology Nature

Many professions require wearing special clothing. Athletes would need cool
and light clothes to run comfortably. Scuba divers also need suits to keep
their body warm underwater. Firefighters need something that prevents them
(A) for / from getting burned. These days scientists and clothing designers are
using something called nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is the study of things that are smaller than 100 or 200
nanometers: a strand of your hair is about 80,000 nanometers across!
Researchers are trying to create new materials by using very tiny components of
nature. Nano-Tex, a company based (B) in / to California, U.S., makes fabric
that can repel stains, eliminate wrinkles, and shed water. Scientists at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are trying to make special,

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reactive material for military uniforms. The

responsive clothing that would warm up or cool


down, depending (C) at / on the surrounding
climate.

profession [prfn] ()

scuba diver

strand [strnd] ( )
component [kmpunnt] ,
eliminate [ilmnit]

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across [kr;s] ,

fabric [fbrik] ,

wrinkle [r\kl]

transform [trnsf;m] ,

suit [su;t]

-9

tiny [tini] ,

repel [ripl] ,

shed [ed]

armor [;m]

nanometer [nnm;t] (10


stain [stein]

reactive [ri;ktiv] ,

emergency medical care

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Info Scan

1.

.
.
.
.
.

Detail

2.

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Coherence

3.

to create cloth that doesnt burn in fire


to meet these special needs of the professions
to bring other professions to use the technology
to introduce their studies to many professions
to investigate the needs of those professions

Grammar

4.

(A), (B), (C) .

(A) from
(B) in
(C) on

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Grammar

try to vs. try -ing

Researchers are trying to create new materials.


Scientists are trying to make special, reactive material for military uniforms.
+

He tried moving the box.

He tried to move the box.

.
.

Tips try ~ , to ~ , .

Quiz

1. . (concentrate)
Try to learn how to concentrate

as early in life as possible.

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2. .
The animal doctor came and tried giving the animal

Structure

some red meat full of medicine.

Nano-Tex, a company based in California, U.S., makes fabric that can repel stains,
eliminate wrinkles, and shed water.
fabric ?

can

can repel stains

(can)

(can) eliminate wrinkles

(can)

(can) shed water

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Nano-Tex, a company based in California, U.S.,

makes

fabric that can repel stains, eliminate wrinkles, and shed water

Level 2-B

Passage 30

Writing

1. Firefighters need something

~ getting burned.

that prevents them from

2. These days they are using something called nanotechnology


of the professions.

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A strand
of your hair is
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to meet these special needs

3.

80,000 !

about 80,000 nanometers across

4. The material would transform into armor or provide emergency


medical care .
when needed

5. Researchers could develop weather-responsive clothing that would


warm up or cool down, .
depending on the surrounding climate

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Passage

Social Culture Business

When smokers exhale, their second-hand smoke is often


inhaled by those standing nearby. It has been known for
decades that second-hand smoke can cause many diseases
including various cancers, heart disease and sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS) for those who inhale it.
(A)
The governments legislation regarding smoking shelters states that such
shelters must be designed and built to reduce smoke. The legislation allows
business owners to place the shelters wherever they want. Business owners,
however, must consider the size and layout of their property, especially exits
and entrances, before choosing the best site for a smoking shelter. As a business
owner, it would be better to position the smoking shelter where it does not block
incoming traffic and would not be considered an eyesore.

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(B)
As a result, governments around the world have been banning smoking in
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enclosed public places such as bars, restaurants and offices. Now England has
finally jumped on the bandwagon and has passed legislation banning smoking
in enclosed public places. The Health department will enforce this ban which
was passed in July of 2007.
(C)
While smokers can no longer smoke in enclosed public places, businesses are
still allowed to have designated areas, smoking shelters, where smokers can go
to smoke. Most businesses whose clients include smokers are constructing or
planning to construct smoking shelters so that they dont lose these customers.

exhale [eksil]

second-hand [skndhnd]

legislation [ld,islin]
entrance [ntrns]
eyesore [is;] ,

smoking shelter

site [sait] ,
ban [bn]

jump on the bandwagon ,

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inhale [inhil]

layout [liut] ,

position [pzn]
enclosed [inkluzd]
enforce [inf;s] ,

decade [dkeid] 10, 10

property [prpti] , ()
block [blk] ,

Aim High Reading

Coherence

1.

(A), (B), (C) ?

(A) - (C) - (B)


(B) - (A) - (C)
(B) - (C) - (A)
(C) - (A) - (B)
(C) - (B) - (A)

Info Scan

2.

.
, .

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.
.
.

Analysis

3.

Vocabulary

4.

eyesore ?

a place that is not visited by many people


a place that is extremely ugly and disliked
a place that causes troubles with peoples eyes
a place that is blocking a road or pathway
a place that is located somewhere people cant find it

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Grammar

Most businesses whose clients include smokers are constructing smoking shelters.
+

This is a book whose cover is blue.

Tips . ( who, which, that), ( whom,


which, that), ( whose, of which).

Quiz

1. . ( colleagues, betray)
The film is about a politician whose colleagues betray him

2. . (block)

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A man was shouting at a driver whose car was blocking the street .

Structure

The governments legislation regarding smoking shelters states that such shelters
must be designed and built to reduce smoke.
?

regarding smoking shelters


shelter ?

to reduce smoke

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The governments legislation regarding smoking shelters

states

that such shelters must be designed and built to reduce smoke

Level 2-B

Passage 31

Writing

1. It

that second-hand smoke can cause many

diseases.
has been known for decades

2. The legislation allows business owners to place the shelters


.

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wherever they want

3. It

incoming traffic and would not be considered an eyesore.


would be better to position

4. Now England

and has passed legislation

banning smoking in enclosed public places.


has finally jumped on the bandwagon

5. Most businesses

are constructing or

planning to construct smoking shelters.


whose clients include smokers

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Passage

Social Culture Business

Businesses must operate ethically and be accountable to society. Besides profits,


money, and share prices the key words of any business companies must
consider the society within which they operate in order to prosper.
Industry used to be driven by the supply of raw
material and cheap labor. Those days, however, are
gone. We are witnessing a period where inputs are
becoming scarcer and the earth has almost been
exhausted of cheap natural resources. In fact, if we
do not stop exploiting the environment, dooms day
is not far away.

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only means more


cost.
Being socially conscious,
however, gives businesses better visibility and name recognition in the
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marketplace. Its like free advertising. It gives any company a good image
Many businesses believe that social responsibility

which attracts customers, investors and employees.


More and more businesses are realizing this. And with the governments
financial help, they are developing technologies and expertise which are
environmentally and therefore socially conscious. In this way they can enhance
the visibility of campaigns and bring about civil society response.

ethically [^ikli]

be accountable to ~

share price

raw [r;] ,

witness [wtnis] ,

input [npt] ()

be exhausted of ~ ,
conscious [kns]
attract [trkt] ~

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exploit [ksplit] ,

visibility [vzblti] ,
expertise [kspt;z]

prosper [prsp]
scarce [sks] ,

dooms day

recognition [rknn]
enhance [enhns]

bring about ,

Aim High Reading

Info Scan

1.

.
, .
.
.
.

Reference

2.

It , ?

Being socially conscious


Marketplace

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Name recognition


Cost
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Visibility

Analysis

3.

.
.

Summary

4.

. .

As the business environment has changed, businesses


that are environmentally and socially conscious

ought to

succeed, benefiting from increasing visibility and name


recognition

in the market.

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Grammar

Being socially conscious, however, gives businesses better visibility and name
recognition.
+

Could you tell me the way?

Tips 4 . <+++> 4
2 .

Quiz

4 .

1. . (headaches and pleasures)


Children give their parents both headaches and pleasures

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2. . (save)
This machine will save you a lot of time and money

Structure

It (Being socially conscious) gives any company a good image which attracts
customers, investors and employees.
?

()

any company

()

a good image

a good image ?

which attracts customers, investors and employees

() ,

It

any company

gives

a good image which attracts


customers, investors and employees

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Level 2-B

Passage 32

Writing

1. Businesses must operate ethically and

be accountable to society

2. In fact, if we

~ the environment, dooms

day is not far away.

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businesses believe that social responsibility
do not stop exploiting

3.

.
only means more cost

4.

, they are developing technologies and expertise.


With the governments financial help

5. It

which attracts customers, investors and

employees.
gives any company a good image

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Review
A

01. bandwagon

07. regarding

~ (=`with regard to)

02. eliminate

08. repel

03. enforce

09. scarce

04. exhale

(`inhale)

10. supply

()

05. expertise

11. think twice

06. inquire

12. transform

A .

01. (electricity)

transform energy into electricity

02. (the essay, errors)

eliminate errors from the essay

03.

repel the enemys attack

04. (obedience)

enforce obedience on children

05.

jump on the bandwagon

06.

the theory of supply and demand

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A .

01. To

is to reconsider the first conclusion that we all arrive at so

think twice

easily.
scarce

02. If something is
03. If you

inquire

04. When you

exhale

, there is not enough of it.

about something, you ask for information about it.


, you breathe out the air that is in your lungs.
regarding /

05. He replied as if he knew nothing with regard to the matter.


06.

Expertise

or practice.

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is special skill or knowledge that is acquired by training, study,

Passages 29~32

01. The teacher is talking to a girl


that

purse was stolen in the classroom.


whose

02. I am sure it can save

at least two days us

03. He
was visited

04. I tried
fixing

who

at least us two days

us at least two days

the town twice this year.


was visiting

has visited

the car by myself over the weekend.


fixed

fix

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Has
Have
Did
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06. The novel is about a pilot
partner died in a battle.
05.

you ever tried their breakfast yet?

whom

07. I
has been

08. They lent


a him car

who

to the place many times since my graduation.


have been

10. They tried


to learn

was been

without asking where he was going.


him a car

09. This is the computer


that

whose

a car him

F key on the keyboard is not working.


which

whose

the language this semester.


learn

learned

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Passage 33_
Look into My Eyes
Passage 34_
Secrets of
an Ancient Computer
Passage 35_
Techniques of
Persuasive Language
Passage 36_
The Special Sauce
of Leadership

Vocabulary Pre-check
aisle

.
,

analyze

application

()

impact

interact

latest

astronomy

layer

attitude

metaphorical

autobiography
bronze

career

motion

motivate

narrowly

capability

characteristic

organizationally
paralyze

persuasive
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congeal
pinpoint
consumption
planet

contribute
point of view
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convince
psychologist
compute

,
()

descriptive
detail

efficiency
empathy
fluid

retired

,
reveal ,

revenue ,

( )

shipwreck
snap up

sort n.

spent ~ -ing

subject

suspect

fragment

effective

reconstruct
reflect

draw ,

eclipse

detective

dedicated

~ , ~

deal with

trace

~ ,

Passage

Science Technology Nature

By looking deep into a persons eyes, you may imagine


that you can see his or her thoughts and dreams. But
more likely, youll simply see an image of yourself and
whatever lies behind you. Our eyeballs are like small,
round mirrors. (A) Covering / Covered by a layer of
salty fluid (tears), their surfaces reflect light just as the
surface of a pond does.
Scientists invented computer programs that analyze the eye reflections of a
person, and these programs can pinpoint what the person is looking at.
(B) Giving / Given computers the power to trace our gaze could help them

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People in many different fields are interested in the application. Such a

capability could help historians and detectives reconstruct scenes from the past.
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Historians have already
examined reflections in the eyes of people in old
interact with us in more human-like ways.

photographs to learn more about the settings in which they were photographed.
Advertising experts would like to know which part of an image our eyes are
most drawn to so that they could create more effective ads. Also, psychologists
are also interested in this eye-tracking technology. One reason is that the
movements of our eyes can reveal whether were telling the truth and how
were feeling. The technology would also make life easier for people who are
paralyzed. (C) Using / Used only their eyes and a computer to track where
they are looking, such people could type, communicate, or direct a wheelchair.

eyeball [ib;l]

layer [li] ,

interact [ntrkt]
setting [sti\]

draw [dr;] ,

reveal [riv;l] , ,

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fluid [fl;id]

pinpoint [pnpint]

application [plikin] ()

effective [ifktiv]

paralyze [prliz]

trace [treis]

detective [ditktiv] ,
psychologist [saikld,ist]

Aim High Reading

Info Scan

1.

the application ?

.
.
.
.
.

Analysis

2.

.
:

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:
: ,

Detail

3.


.
.

.
.

Grammar

4.

(A), (B), (C) ?

Covered

Giving

Used

Covering

Given

Used

Covered

Given

Using

Covering

Giving

Using

Covered

Giving

Using

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Grammar

<``>

Using only their eyes and a computer, such people could type, communicate,
or direct a wheelchair.
<``>

Giving computers the power to trace our gaze could help them interact with us.
+

a sleeping baby

a sleeping bag

Tips -ing . .
, .
.

Quiz

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1. . Reading this kind of book is not good for you. < >
2. . I found the snake eating the eggs. < >

Structure

to

Giving computers the power to trace our gaze could help them interact with us in
more human-like ways.
Giving ?

()

computers

()

the power

the power ?

to trace our gaze

80

()

()

()

Giving computers the power


to trace our gaze

interact

could help

()

with us

them

()

in more human-like ways

Level 2-B

Passage 33

Writing

1. Their surfaces reflect light

just as the surface of a pond does

2. These programs can pinpoint

what the person is looking at

3.

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to trace our gaze could help them interact
with us
in more human-like ways.
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Giving computers the power

4. Historians have already examined reflections in the eyes of people in


old photographs to learn more about the settings .
in which they were photographed

5. Advertising experts would like to know which part of an image

so that they could create more effective ads.


our eyes are most drawn to

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Passage

Science Technology Nature

(A)
This fresh look provided clear evidence that the device

to

compute eclipses of the sun and moon. Scientists suspect that the mechanism
was also able to show the motions of the planets. A user could pick a day in the
future and, using some sort of crank, work out a planets position on that date.
All these findings show that the Antikythera mechanism was perhaps 1,000
years ahead of any other mechanism discovered from its time period.
(B)
Computers go back further in history than you might imagine. A mysterious
mechanism was found in a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck. Known as the

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metal pieces had congealed
into one mass,
then broken
into pieces.

(C)
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Antikythera mechanism, the device is about the size of a shoebox. When it was
found underwater about 100 years ago, the mechanism was in poor shape. Its

People who studied what was left of the mechanism suspected that it had
something to do with astronomy. To find out more, researchers used advanced
imaging methods with X-ray, to look inside the
metal fragments and to check for ancient writing
on the device. And the researchers discovered
that the mechanism had at least 30 bronze gears
with as many as 225 teeth, likely all cut by hand.

fresh [fre]

compute [kmpj;t] ,

suspect [sspkt] ~ ,

motion [mun]

crank [kr\k]z{, (Z )

go back

congeal [knd,;l] ,
fragment [frgmnt] ,

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eclipse [iklps] ( )

Level 2-B

planet [plnt]

have something to do with ~


at least

sort [s;t]

shipwreck [prk]

bronze [brnz]

astronomy [strnmi]

Aim High Reading

Coherence

1.

(A), (B), (C) ?

(A) - (C) - (B)


(B) - (A) - (C)
(B) - (C) - (A)
(C) - (A) - (B)
(C) - (B) - (A)

Info Scan

2.

Antikythera ?

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1,000

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100 .
.
,

Analysis

3.

Antikythera .

Grammar

4.

has been used


could have been used
would have used
could have used
had used

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Grammar

+ be

It was 1,000 years ahead of any other mechanism (which was) discovered
from its time period.
+

The book (that is) on the desk is my fathers.

Tips < be> . be -ible, -able ,


( ) .

Quiz

1. .
The only person (who was)

visible at the gate was a soldier.

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what/if/whether

2. . The books (that are)

Structure

written in English are my books.

People who studied what was left of the mechanism suspected that it had
something to do with astronomy.
People ?

what was left of the mechanism

()

that it had something to do with astronomy

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People who studied what was left of the mechanism

suspected

that it had something to do with astronomy

Level 2-B

Passage 34

Writing

1. The Antikythera mechanism was

1,000 of any other

mechanism discovered from its time period.


perhaps 1,000 years ahead

2. Computers

in history than you might

imagine.

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it was found underwater about 100 years ago, the mechanism
go back further

3.

.
was in poor shape

4. Its metal pieces had congealed into one mass,

.
then broken into pieces

5. People who studied what was left of the mechanism suspected that
it ~ astronomy.
had something to do with

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Life Sport Music

People dont always agree with each other. It is, however, natural for you to
want to get others to agree with you. If you cant get them to agree with you,
you at least want them to understand your point of view.
One persuasive technique is the metaphorical method. Just as in good writing,
using other words can help you persuade someone of your viewpoint. If you
want to convince someone of the benefits of a new water heater, you might
argue that the new water heater represents a money maker because of its
efficiency and better energy consumption.
The second technique is to use descriptive words. People can become persuaded

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words
in order to
have them (you, the, that,
do, situation, the, see, way).
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by the details rather than the bigger ideas. When you are persuading someone

into viewing something the same way you do, you should use more descriptive

The last persuasive technique has to deal


with the other persons emotional state. You
may want to say things which they want to
hear and which make them smile. You must plan and consider how someone
will be affected by different ideas before you begin trying to convince them.

agree with ~

point of view (= viewpoint)

metaphorical [mtf(;)rikl]
efficiency [ifnsi]
detail [d;teil]
affect [fkt]

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persuasive [pswisiv]

convince [knvns]

consumption [kns=mpn] ()
rather than ~

benefit [bnft] ,

descriptive [diskrptiv]

in order to ~

deal with ~ , ~

Aim High Reading

Analysis

1.

.
.
.
.
.

Detail

2.

water heater money maker


?

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to emphasize that
it will save
you a lot of money

to show that it is cheaper than other water heaters


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to imply that it is durable and lasts longer than others
to stress that it can help you make money out of it

to say that it consumes less water that other heaters

Grammar

3.

.
see the situation the way that you do

Summary

4.

You should ignore what you feel in the argument.


You must try to put yourself in that persons shoes.
You must consider different aspects of things.
You always have to ask how the person is feeling.
You should remember not to get into an argument.

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Grammar

<` have, make, let`>

You should use more descriptive words in order to have them see the situation.
<` get`>

It is natural for you to want to get others to agree with you.


If you cant get them to agree with you, you want them to understand your
point of view.
Tips <+> .
, to .

Quiz

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1. I made him mend my watch. I got him to mend my watch

2. The young woman got her little son to play the piano.
The young woman had her little son play the piano

Structure

how

You must plan and consider how someone will be affected by different ideas
before you begin trying to convince them.
?

how someone will be affected by different ideas

()

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()

You

must plan and consider

how someone will be affected by different ideas

()

before you begin trying to convince them

Level 2-B

Passage 35

Writing

1. It is natural

~ get others to agree with you.

for you to want to

2. The second technique

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You should use more descriptive words in order to have them see
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the situation
is to use descriptive words

3.

the way that you do

4. You may want to say things which they want to hear and

.
which make them smile

5. You must try to

put yourself in that persons shoes

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Leadership can be defined organizationally and narrowly as the ability of an


individual to influence and motivate others to contribute toward the
effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members.
Organizationally, leadership directly impacts the most important values of the
company including the effectiveness of costs,
revenue, market value, share price, and so on.
Leadership is the ability of an individual to
set rules for others and lead from the front. It
is an attitude that influences the environment
around us.
Researchers have spent endless hours
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(A) to outline / outlining the characteristics of great leaders. Any quality

bookstore has an aisle


or more dedicated
to the subject
of leadership. There are
individuals that www.EngCa24.com
make their bones writing and lecturing on nothing but
leadership. And the general public snaps up the latest (B) retired / retiring
leaders autobiography looking for helpful tips to become better leaders.
Knowing what a leader is will allow people to become one themselves. It could
be the key to (C) advanced / advancing their careers. So what exactly are the
characteristics of leadership? There is one thing every great leader must have.
Its empathy.

define [difin]

organizationally [;gnzinli]

motivate [mutvit] ,
revenue [rvn;] ,
aisle [ail] ,

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Level 2-B

and so on

characteristic [kriktrstik]

dedicated [ddikitid] ,

snap up ,
tip [tip]

contribute [kntrbjut],

share price

spent ~ -ing ~

latest [litist]

career [kr] ,

narrowly [nrouli]
impact [impkt]

attitude [tit;d]
quality [kwlti] ,

subject [s=bd,ikt]

retired [ritid]

empathy [mp^i] ,

nothing but ~ ,

autobiography [;tbaigrfi]

Aim High Reading

Info Scan

1.

.
, .
.
.
.

Summary

2.

It hasnt been years since leadership became popular.

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Not that many people
understand
what leadership is.

Everyone is fascinated by the subject of leadership.


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Only a few people are concerned about leadership.
There is no one concrete definition for leadership.

Grammar

3.

(A), (B), (C) ?

(A)

Vocabulary

4.

(B)

(C)

outlining

retired

advanced

to outline

retiring

advanced

to outline

retiring

advancing

outlining

retired

advancing

outlining

retiring

advancing

the general public


.
people

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Grammar

to + vs. to +

It could be the key to advancing their careers.


It can be defined as the ability of an individual to influence and motivate
others to contribute.
They are looking for helpful tips to become better leaders.
Tips to to to, to .
.

Quiz

1. . ( look forward to) We are looking forward to seeing

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2. . He has a few friends to play with

you soon.
.

3. . (object to)
I object to spending money

Structure

on that kind of thing.

what/if/whether

Knowing what a leader is will allow people to become one themselves.


(knowing ) ?
()

what a leader is
?

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people

()
()

to become one themselves

Knowing what a leader is

people

will allow

to become one themselves

Level 2-B

Passage 36

Writing

1. Leadership can influence and motivate others to contribute toward


the effectiveness and success of the organizations .
of which they are members

2. It is an attitude that

around us.

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Researchers
the characteristics of
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great leaders.
influences the environment

3.

have spent endless hours outlining

4. The general public snaps up the latest retired leaders autobiography


to become better leaders.
looking for helpful tips

5. It could be

~ their careers.

the key to advancing

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Review
A

01. astronomy

07. efficiency

02. autobiography

08. empathy

03. congeal

09. metaphorical

04. dedicated

10. paralyze

05. detective

11. planet

06. eclipse

( )

12. reveal

, ,

A .

01.

private detective

02. ( lunar)

lunar eclipse

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03.

metaphorical expression

04.

reveal a secret

05.

the eight planets in the solar system

06. .

The blood started to congeal.

A .

01. Her autobiography , or rather memoir, was published last month.


02.

Empathy

is the ability to share another persons feelings and emotions as if

they were your own.


03. You use

dedicated

to describe something that is made, built, or designed for

one particular purpose or thing.


04.

Astronomy

is the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural

objects in space.
05.

Efficiency

is the quality of being able to do a task successfully, without

wasting time or energy.


06. If someone is

paralyzed

by an accident or an illness, he or she has no feeling

in the body and is unable to move.

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Level 2-B

Passages 33~36

01. They didnt let us

the test before the bell.

open

opening

to open

02. Everyone tries to find a key to


succeed

03. People
who are

.
success

visiting the city enjoy the food the most.


whose are

04. Would you have them


come

successful

who

into the house right away?


to come

came

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to the amusement park on the weekend.
going
gone
go
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06. The table
in the living room was moved to the kitchen.
05. She objects to

which

which is

07. She tried to make her son


not to eat

too many snacks at night.


not eating

08. The painting


which is

10. They got their son


stay

not eat

sold in the gallery was found to be fake.


which was

09. I have been looking forward to


meet

which had been

which can be

him for many years.

meeting

met

home over the break.


to stay

staying

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Passage 37_
Tips on Digital Camera
Printers
Passage 38_
Unexpected Wisdom
Passage 39_
Why Are Video Clips So Trendy?
Passage40_
Why Balancing Your Polarity
Can Make Life Better

Vocabulary Pre-check
amuse

barrage

overactive

pick out

compare A with B
comply

breakdown

A B

,
costly

current

,
obsolete

, ,

polarity

post v.

print out

psychological

desire v.,

regulation


draft v.

relaxed

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eventually
replace

experience
soulful
fade
specific
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,

edge

()

spread v.

figure out

strategy

fatigue

thermal

force ,

turn out

for instance

handicapped

impel ,

in the face of
inner

local

user created

videotape v.

waterproof coating

introspective

inspire

urgent

weird

wholeness

workaholic

Passage

Life Sport Music

You probably have taken tons of pictures with your digital camera, and unless
you want to see them on your computer forever, youll eventually want to print
them out. You can take them to the local one hour photo store. But you can also
consider buying a digital printer for your camera. As with every type of
technology, there are many different models (A) choose / to choose from at
your local electronics shop. What are the basics you need to know to pick out
the right one?
You need to know that digital camera printers come in
three types: 4-color printers, 6-color printers, and 8color printers. The higher the number of

, the higher the


that will
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Another difference among printers is the way they
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print photographs. There are two printing methods
now on the market: ink-jet and thermal. The major
difference between the two methods is that the thermal
printing method puts a waterproof coating on the photograph. All photographs
fade, but (B) coating / coated photographs fade much more slowly.
A third thing to think about when (C) buying / bought a digital camera printer
is the quality of the image it makes with different types of paper. If you make a
print with cheaper paper, will the quality of the image be too low? Before you
buy, ask how that printer handles different paper qualities.

tons of ~

unless [nls] ~

local [lukl] ,

basics [bisiks]

thermal [^;ml] ,

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eventually [ivntuli]
pick out

waterproof coating

print out
turn out ,

fade [feid] ,

quality [kwlti] ,

Aim High Reading

Detail

1.

Analysis

2.

.
colors
quality

Info Scan

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3.

?
.

.
.

Grammar

4.

(A), (B), (C) ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

choose

coated

buying

to choose

coating

bought

to choose

coating

buying

choose

coating

bought

to choose

coated

buying

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Grammar

the + , the +

The higher the number of colors, the higher the quality that will turn out!
+

The more we have, the more we want.

Tips < the ~, the > ,~ , .

Quiz

1. , . ( nervous)
The faster he drove, the more nervous

we became.

2. , . ( arrogant)
The more she studies the less arrogant

she will become.

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Structure to
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A third thing to think about when buying a digital camera printer is the quality of
the image it makes with different types of paper.
A third thing?

( )

when buying a digital camera printer

( )

to think about

()

the quality of the image ?

it makes with different types of paper

100

()

A third thing to think about when buying a digital camera printer

is

the quality of the image it makes with different types of paper

Level 2-B

Passage 37

Writing

1. Unless you want to see them on your computer forever, youll


eventually .
want to print them out

2. What are the basics you need to know

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The higher
the number of colors,
that will turn out!
to pick out the right one

3.

the higher the quality

4. All photographs fade, but coated photographs fade

much more slowly

5.

when buying a digital camera printer is the

quality of the image it makes with different types of paper.


A third thing to think about

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Passage

Life Sport Music

Many people think they know where to


find the information they need: the
Internet. But sometimes its impossible
to figure out everything you need to
know by yourself. Yes, the Internet has
made information searches easier, but having more information right in front of
you hasnt totally solved the problem. Actually it made things more complex
since many people dont know what they are looking for.
For instance, I made a costly error at work. I designed a building with doors that
didnt meet local handicapped regulations. My company had to do the designs

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before I drafted the plans. I thought I had. I had read the state building codes,
codes too. The
but I didnt know
I had to comply
to the handicapped
information was out
there; it just didnt come up in my search. I thought my
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again which cost it a lot of money. Yes, I should have figured out everything

search was over when I read the local state regulations.

In order for us to know where to find the right answer, we need help these days.
We need information that tells us about other information. Which information is
better than others? What is relevant? Which is specific and which is general?
Which is more current? Which is obsolete?

figure out

by oneself ,

costly [k;stli] ,
handicapped [hndikpt]
code [koud] ,

Level 2-B

error [r]

for instance

meet [mi;t] ,

regulation [rgjlin] ,

comply [kmpli] ,

specific [spisfik] ,

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in front of ~

be over

current [k;rnt] ,

draft [drft]
relevant [rlvnt] ,

obsolete [bsl;t] ,

Aim High Reading

Inference

1.

?
.
.
.
.
.

Analysis

2.

Summary

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3. .
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Since the information on the Internet is so complex

we need to know more than where to find the information .

Inference

4.

to show how complex information can be simplified by


using the Internet
to show how it could damage you if you have the wrong
information
to explain what takes to find the right information on the
Internet
to illustrate how to find the right information with Internet
searches
to show the Internet is useless without knowing what
youre looking for
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Grammar

+ have + p.p.

I should have figured out everything before I drafted the plans.


+

They should have left yesterday.

They must have left yesterday.

They may have left yesterday.

They cannot have left yesterday.

They need not have left yesterday.

~ (~ )
~
~
~
~ ( ~ )

Tips <+ have + p.p.> .

Quiz

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1. . ( .) ( refuse) He should not have refused


2. . ( .) She need not have given

Structure

the offer.

him money.

()

Having more information right in front of you hasnt totally solved the problem.
?

right in front of you

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()

()

Having more information

hasnt totally solved

()

right in front of you

the problem

Level 2-B

Passage 38

Writing

1. Many people think they know

they need.

where to find the information

2. Its impossible to figure out everything

you need to know by yourself

3.

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Actually it made things more complex since many people dont
knowwww.EngCa24.com
.

what they are looking for

4. I

~ everything before I drafted the plans.


should have figured out

5.

~ where to find the right answer, we need help

these days.
In order for us to know

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Passage

Social Culture Business

Watching user created video clips is a


huge trend. These clips are usually not
staged but reality based and they show
people in either funny or weird
situations. Checking out the daily
barrage of user created content (UCC)
on the Internet every night has replaced a night of TV watching for many
people. TV is not likely to go away, but it will be interesting to see how it
develops in the face of such a (A) grown / growing challenge from UCC
spreading over the Internet.

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hard day at school or work. Its hard not to laugh at the stupid and silly things
people videotape
themselves doing.
If anyone
anywhere has imagined
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something, someone somewhere has probably done it,
Funny clips are the most popular on the Internet as people like to laugh after a

videotaped it and (C) posted / posting it on the Internet for all to see. Its like
laugh medicine for netizens who want to ease their pain and fatigue.
Surfing the Net, one can freely watch any UCC one desires. Of course TV is
free too, but on the Internet we have a much greater choice of things to amuse
ourselves. And all this watching of UCC often inspires the watcher to get into
the game. And its so easy to do so. One just needs a video camera.

user created
barrage [br;,] ,
post [poust]

stage [steid,] ,
go away

medicine [mdsn] ,

inspire [inspi] ,

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either A or B A B

in the face of ~

weird [wid] ,

videotape [vdiotip]

fatigue [ft;g] ,

desire [dizi] ,

Aim High Reading

Info Scan

1.

UCC .
UCC TV .
UCC .
UCC .
UCC .

Reference

2.

it ?

the Internet

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a night


the daily barrage
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TV

UCC

Grammar

3.

(A), (B), (C) ?

(A)

Analysis

4.

(B)

(C)

growing

doing

posted

grown

to do

posting

grown

to do

posted

grown

doing

posting

growing

doing

posting

TV UCC
.
.

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Grammar

<` `>

Its like laugh medicine for netizens who want to ease their pain and fatigue.
<` `>

Surfing the Net, one can freely watch any UCC (whichOthatP) one desires.
Tips .
, . .
, .

Quiz

1. . Heaven helps those who help themselves

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2. CD . (ask for) I brought the CD you asked for

Structure

It will be interesting to see how it(TV) develops in the face of such a growing
challenge from UCC spreading over the Internet.
UCC ?

spreading over the Internet


TV(it) ?

such a growing challenge from UCC

() UCC

108

()

It

will be

() in the face of ~

interesting

Level 2-B

to see how it develops

Passage 39

Writing

1.

at the stupid and silly things.


Its hard not to laugh

2. Its like laugh medicine for netizens who

want to ease their pain and fatigue

3.

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It will be interesting
in the face of
such www.EngCa24.com
a growing challenge from UCC.

to see how it develops

4. On the Internet we

of things to amuse

ourselves.
have a much greater choice

5. And

its so easy to do so

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Passage

Food Health

Our workaholic culture creates inner psychological forces which impel us into
uncontrolled activity all day long. We believe everything to be urgent and so we
become overactive and stressed. It can lead us to the edge. But we can avoid a
breakdown by learning to develop the other polarity. And in order for us to do
that, we should be relaxed and introspective.
Relaxation is stretching, walking in nature, spending
time with loved ones, and doing soulful tasks. It is a
goal-less activity. Its purpose is to experience being
over doing. It gives us time to think about what we
want to do in our life and what brings meaning to our

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Starting to think
about our
life means we are starting
to be introspective. We can further develop this part of
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our polarity by keeping a diary which helps us think
life.

about our behavior. Reading will also lead to introspection since we can
compare our life and our choices with those of others. We must find strategies
to bring wholeness to our life.

workaholic [w;kh;lik]
force [f;s] ,

inner [n]

impel [impl] ,

overactive [uvrktiv]
polarity [polrti] , ,
soulful [sulfl] ,
strategy [strtd,i]

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psychological [sikld,ikl] ,
urgent [;d,nt] ,

edge [ed,] ,

relaxed [rilkst]

keep a diary

wholeness [hulnis] ,

breakdown [brikdun] ,

introspective [ntrspktiv]

compare A with B A B

Aim High Reading

Inference

1.

Psychological forces can lead us to the edge.


Balancing your polarity can make life better.
Relaxation can bring introspection to your life.
Our society is urging us to work hard all day.
Developing the other polarity can reduce work.

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2.

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Analysis

4.

keeping a diary:
reading:

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Grammar

Relaxation is stretching, walking in nature, spending time with loved ones, and
doing soulful tasks.
+

By living temporarily with Mikes parents and drastically cutting their expenses,
they hoped to save enough money.

Tips and, but, or , , .

Quiz

1. We havent enough time for studying and to play after school.


We havent enough time for studying and (for) playing after school.

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2. The kind boy is intelligent, honest and has courage.


The kind boy is intelligent, honest and courageous.

Structure

We can further develop this part of our polarity by keeping a diary which helps us
think about our behavior.
keeping a diary ?

which helps us think about our behavior

112

We

can further develop

this part of our polarity

()

by keeping a diary which ~

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()

Passage 40

Writing

1. We believe

everything to be urgent

2. And

, we should be relaxed and introspective.

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in order for us to do that

3.

~
Its purpose is to experience

4. It gives us time to think about what we want to do in our life and


.
what brings meaning to our life

5. Reading will also lead to introspection since we can compare our life
and our choices .
with those of others

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Review
A

01. breakdown

07. polarity

, ,

02. comply

08. relevant

03. costly

09. unless

04. handicapped

10. urgent

05. introspective

11. waterproof

06. obsolete

12. weird

A .

01.

waterproof watch

02.

obsolete technology

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03.

costly jewelry

04.

relevant to peoples lives

05.

physically handicapped (person)

06.

unless it rains

A .

01. Hes different. In other words, hes


02. If something is

urgent

weird

, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.

03. Introspective people spend a lot of time examining their own thoughts, ideas,
and feelings.
04. The

breakdown

of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its

failure or ending.
05. If there is a(n)

polarity

between two people or things, they are completely

different from each other in some way.


06. If someone or something

comply

with an order or set of rules, they are in

accordance with what is required or expected.

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01. The more you have,


the more nervous

you will become.


the more

the more nervousness

02. They realized they needed a car. They


shouldnt leave

03. Those

their car home.

shouldnt have left

earned enough money tend to move to suburban areas.


whom

who

04. It was built for people

should have left

have no place to live in.


whom

who

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06. The man I met yesterday was kind, generous and
.
05. The faster you drive,

with a lot of money

to be rich

07. There were many people


which

08. She
could have picked

I met at the last conference in Chicago.


whom

whose

you up if you had called her.


couldnt have picked could pick

09. They liked skiing and


play

some interesting games at the resort.


playing

10. There is everything

rich

to play

you might want to get in the store.


what

who

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READING
Answer Keys

Chapter 06
Vocabulary Pre-check
pay attention
a variety of ~

perception ,

acknowledge ,

personality ,

allow

polite

appall

portray

arise ,

potential

artery

presentation ,

as well ,

prized ,

associate

recover from ~

avenue , ,

redress , ()

bill

reference ,

blocked

reinforce

blow ()

see the sights

carry on

severe ,

chance ,

signify ,

compensation

slight ,

contrary to ~
contribution ,
dental
depict

slip into ~
solely

sore ,
spectacles

display

spouse

etiquette , ,

standard

evidence

surgery ,

have a reputation for ~

take place ,

horn

treatment

informal

trend , ,

inside and out

turn off ~

instead of ~

unavoidably

insurance

verbalize

integral ,

via ~

interrupt ,

warn

investigate ,
lawsuit
make a decision
malpractice
mention
no longer ~
overcome

shadow

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collaborate ,

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display a prized collection of art works by many


famous artists.

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Passage

Maryann is an integral part of the success of the


gallery. At first clients associated the gallery with
Mirek, but over time Maryanns knowledge and
personality have won over clients so she is no
longer working solely in his shadow. Mirek
himself acknowledges that his wifes contribution
has changed the perception of the gallery in the
eyes of his clients.

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1.
2.
3.
4.

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1. Maryann is an integral part of the success of the
gallery. , Maryann
.
.

2. Both Mirek and Maryann try hard to know their


clients inside and out so that they can match their
taste, lifestyle and house with the right work of art.
MK Fine Arts .

Both Mirek and Maryann try hard to know their


clients inside and out so that they can match
their taste, lifestyle and house with the right
work of art. Art expresses everything and
anything we might be feeling. A piece of art that
expresses something contrary to a persons
personality will disturb rather than soothe the
soul.

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, disturb soothe

. Maryann Klabal .

. Mirek Klabal

Maryann .

MK Fine Arts

4. (A) let

Maryann

overcome . (B) is , work

. Mirek

. working

, Maryann

. (C) his wife


s contribution

, has changed .

. Mirek
.

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Mirek Maryann ,

It is very difficult for the spouse of a well-known


person to step outside the shadow of the wellknown half. Maryann Klabal has done it,
however. She does not let her husbands
reputation overcome her own work. Mirek
Klabal, a successful art dealer, is Maryanns
husband. Together they run and own MK Fine
Arts, an art gallery in New York in which they


.
.

.

Answer Keys

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WRITING

It is very difficult for the spouse of a well-known

1. It is very difficult for the spouse of a well-known

person to step outside the shadow of the well-

person to step outside the shadow of the well-

known half.

known half. (~ )

It, to(to step ~), to


for the spouse of a well-known person
.

2. Together they run and own MK Fine Arts, an art


gallery in New York in which they display a
prized collection of art works. ( )

She does not let her husbands reputation


overcome her own work.
< let+(her husband
s reputation)+
( overcome)> .

3. At first clients associated the gallery with Mirek.


( Mirek )

4. Both Mirek and Maryann try hard to know their


clients inside and out. ( )
5. A piece of art that expresses something

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. .

This is the girl about whom our teacher told


us yesterday.

contrary to a persons personality will disturb


rather than soothe the soul.
( )

2.
.

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This is the scientific phenomenon on which


our new hypothesis is based.

STRUCTURE

A piece of art that expresses something contrary


to a persons personality will disturb rather than
soothe the soul.
something ?

contrary to a persons personality


:
(a piece of art)
?

that expresses something contrary to a


persons personality
:
< >

A piece of art that expresses something


contrary to a persons personality

will disturb rather than soothe


the soul

Passage

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1.
2.
3.
4. malpractice

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1. ,

. doctors and others are warning potential
medical tourists to consider their decisions
carefully to
warn potential medical tourists of the risks(
)
.



()

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2. patients save 50 percent

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on their medical bills And with those savings it


s

easy to stay a few days

3. Standards for redress or legal systems in such

nations might not offer the same avenues when

. ,

an operation or procedure goes wrong.

50% .

4. an operation or procedure goes wrong

malpractice() .

.
,

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Medical tourism, traveling to another country to


seek medical and dental treatment, is a hot new
trend. Some people are jetting to the Czech
Republic to have a variety of dental surgeries
and others are investigating hospitals in Thailand
which have good reputations for doing heart bypass surgery. Whether its a sore tooth or a
blocked artery, patients save 50 percent on their
medical bills by becoming medical tourists. And
with those savings its easy to stay a few days
after recovering from the operation to see the
sights.

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.

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While its possible to find a solution to your


health problems outside your country, doctors
and others are warning potential medical tourists
to consider their decisions carefully. There is
always a chance that things can go horribly
wrong. Patients might not be covered by
insurance or be able to seek compensation via
malpractice lawsuits. Standards for redress or
legal systems in such nations might not offer the
same avenues when an operation or procedure
goes wrong. If you are seriously considering
medical treatment outside of the country, just
make sure you consider the decision carefully
and ask yourself what is best for you.

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Medical tourism, traveling to another country to


seek medical and dental treatment, is a hot new
trend.

Medical tourism traveling to another country to


seek medical and dental treatment .
.

GRAMMAR Quiz
1.
?

Why do some people seem to need more


sleep than others?
2. ,
.

Some drink a cup of coffee, and others stop


to buy the morning paper.

STRUCTURE
Standards for redress or legal systems in such
nations might not offer the same avenues when
an operation or procedure goes wrong.

Answer Keys

() .

Standards for redress / legal systems


< >

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Standards for redress or legal systems

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in such nations

might not offer


the same avenues

() when an operation or procedure goes

wrong

1.
2. Another very important thing to remember
3.
4. (A) interrupting (B) ringing (C) be talked
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WRITING
1. Others are investigating hospitals in Thailand
which have good reputations for doing heart bypass surgery. (~ )
2. Whether its a sore tooth or a blocked artery,
patients save 50 percent on their medical bills
by becoming medical tourists.
(50% )

1. ?
, , , ,
.
.
,
,
.

2. is .
Another very important thing to remember

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3. Doctors and others are warning potential

medical tourists to consider their decisions

carefully. ( )
4. There is always a chance that things can go
horribly wrong. ( )

5. Just make sure you consider the decision

carefully and ask yourself what is best for you.


( )

. to remember Another very


important thing .

3. ,
,
. courtesy()
.

,
4. (A)
. interrupting
. (B) hear
. to . (C)
what , be talked
.

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Businesses need information in order to make a
sound decision. Meetings arose from this need
to get and share information. As at the dinner
table, there are polite and impolite ways to
behave at meetings. Behaving impolitely,
breaking one of the rules of business meeting
etiquette, can cause severe harm to your career.

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Arriving on time is the first rule. If you are


unavoidably late, you must slip into the room
without interrupting the whole meeting. Try to sit
down without being noticed by the whole room.
And it is a big mistake to forget to turn off your
cell phone before a meeting. You may hear a
phone ringing in the middle of a presentation,
and some people answer the phone instead of
silencing it. Not only do they answer it, they
carry on a conversation for a brief time. Other
people in the room will be appalled at the lack of
courtesy.
Coming to a meeting without a pen and paper
also shows that you dont really care what will
be talked about or take place. You must be
prepared to take notes about what is being
discussed. Another very important thing to
remember is not to carry on a conversation while
someone else is talking. The room is small and
everyone can see that youre not paying
attention.
These etiquette rules are necessary in many
informal meetings as well. Not only will these
rules reinforce positive behavior but they will get
your message across without verbalizing it.



.
.
. ,

.
.

.

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without interrupting the whole meeting / Try to
sit down without being noticed by the whole
room. / they will get your message across
without verbalizing it
without ~
.

Not only will these rules reinforce positive

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not only <(will)+


(these rules)> .

GRAMMAR Quiz

1.
.

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.
. ,
.
.
.
,
. .
.

I heard several birds singingOsingPon the


roof this morning.
2. Mr. Brown .

Yesterday I saw him arguingOarguePwith


Mr. Brown.

STRUCTURE
Coming to a meeting without a pen and paper
also shows that you dont really care what will be
talked about or take place.

, (coming) ?

: to a meeting

: without a pen and paper

.
.

< >

Coming to a meeting without a pen


and paper

Answer Keys

also shows
() that you dont really care what will

be talked about or take place

look
. .

3. (A) <allow++to> ~

. to read .
(B) Painters

WRITING
1. Meetings arose from this need to get and share
information. ( )
2. You must slip into the room without interrupting
the whole meeting. ( )
3. You may hear a phone ringing in the middle of a
presentation. ( )
4. Coming to a meeting without a pen and paper

, portraying . when
portraying (they were)
. (C)

wearing . people
wearing (who were) .
,
4. depict() ,
portray. portray()
, ()
.

also shows that you dont really care what will


be talked about or take place. (
)

5. Not only will these rules reinforce positive


behavior but these will get your message across
without verbalizing it.

Passage

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1.
2. educated / knowledgeable
3.
4. portraying
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1. , none
of these written references mentions the actual
inventor ,
.

2. People who used them were those who could


read: the educated and the knowledgeable.
,
.
educated and knowledgeable .

Italian glass makers who had learned to blow


and produce glass for reading stones, later
made lenses that they could hold in a frame in
front of one eye instead of right on the reading
material. The idea to frame two round glasses
using wood or horn was first introduced in the
13th century.

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It has been said that the first known scientific


reference to the ability of lenses to correct vision
and allow someone to read was created in 1282.
Salvino DArmate of Pisa and Alessandro Spina
of Florence are often said to have invented
glasses around 1284, but no collaborating
evidence has been put forth yet. The first written
reference to glasses was written in 1284. And
there are other references to them after this time
in a variety of texts, but none of these written
references mentions the actual inventor.
In the Middle Ages wearing glasses signified
knowledge and learning. People who used them
were those who could read: the educated and
the knowledgeable. Painters of the time often
included spectacles when portraying famous
persons even when depicting people who lived
before the invention of spectacles. Some
painters painted portraits of people wearing
glasses even though these people didnt wear or
use them. Why did they do that? Perhaps the

person thought a picture of himself or herself


wearing glasses made him or her look more
educated and knowledgeable.

Perhaps the person thought a picture of himself


or herself wearing glasses made him or her look
more educated and knowledgeable.
< make+(him or her)+(look)>

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< look+ (more educated

(reading stone)

and knowledgeable)> .

GRAMMAR Quiz

1. .

13
.

I had the book that he had given me.


2. , .


1282

He had already left the office when I called


him.

. Salvino D
Armate
Alessandro Spina 1284

STRUCTURE

People who used them were those who could read

. 1284 .

,
.

People ?

who used them

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those ?

who could read

< >

, .

People who used them


were

, .

those who could read


. ?

WRITING

1. They later made lenses that they could hold in a

frame in front of one eye instead of right on the


reading material. ( )

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are often said to have invented glasses around
1284

2. No collaborating evidence has been put forth


yet. ()
3. None of these written references mentions the

to have invented ,

actual inventor.

(are) .

( ~ )

the educated and the knowledgeable

4. Some painters painted portraits of people

<the+> ,

wearing glasses even though these people

didnt wear or use them. (~ )

even though these people didnt wear or use

5. Perhaps the person thought a picture of himself

them

or herself wearing glasses made him or her look

even though~, ~ , ~

more educated and knowledgeable.

although, even if,

( )

though .

Answer Keys

Review
|C|
01. spouse
02. appalls
03. integral
04. pay attention
05. surgery
06. arise

|A|
01.
02. ,
03.
04.
05. ,
06.
07.
08. ,
09.
10. ,
11.
12. ,
|B|
01. compensation for the loss
02. the main artery
03. verb of perception
04. severe punishment
05. Sorry to interrupt.
06. reinforce an army or a police force

|D|
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

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Chapter 07
Vocabulary Pre-check
institution ,
ailment

irrational

alternative ,

overall

analysis

pain-killing

anxiety

palm

aroma

participate in ~

at all costs

phobia

attack , ,

positive

bark

prior to ~, ~

biomass

property ,

cancerous

pungent ,

choke

range

coal

reaction

coal oil

renewable

confirm ,

respiration

constitute ,

ripe

consume ,

scale

contemporary ,

statistics

correlate

substance

deplete ,

surgery

depression

sweaty

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director ,

tap

disposition ,

throat

ecologically

tiptop ,

elevated

trigger ,

facility

tumour ,

fade ,

ultimate

fight off

viable

for a long time

vicious ,

fossil fuel

wellbeing ,

geothermal ,
get access to ~
harvest ()
hydro-electric
immense ,
immune system
increasingly ,
inflammation
insomnia

Answer Keys

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1.
2. /
3. capsules and juice
4. the healthiest way to benefit
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1. Fresh Noni fruit smells very pungent.

tiptop condition. It might also fight off cancerous


tumours. As a result, scientists are pushing
ahead with further studies on the medicinal
properties of this fruit. Perhaps theyll be able to
make a miracle medicine based on its chemical
compounds.
Consuming fresh Noni fruit is the healthiest way
to benefit from its properties. But in
contemporary Western civilizations, fresh Noni
fruit is hard to come by, but for those of us who
are unable to obtain fresh Noni fruit, it is
available world wide in both capsules and juice.

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2. ,
.

3.

, it is available world wide in

both capsules and juice .

(, , )

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.

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Americans wanting to improve their health and


treat many common ailments should learn about
the fruit called Noni. People in south Asia and
Polynesia like it very much. Traditionally South
Pacific Islanders have used the fruit and every
part of the tree (bark, roots, leaves, etc.) in
traditional medicine. With Noni, these peoples
have treated medical problems ranging from
insomnia to inflammation of the joints. The fruit
has been grown and harvested for over 2,000
years. Fresh Noni fruit smells very pungent. It is
not an aroma people normally associate with
fruit. And the riper the fruit is, the stronger the
smell gets.
The Western scientific community has taken the
fruit and has started testing the Islanders
claims. Scientists have discovered that the fruit
contains a substance known as a Non-ppt
which keeps the immune system of humans in

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.
. 2,000
.
.
.
.


.
"Non-ppt"
.
. ,
.

.

.
,
,
.

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Americans (who are) wanting to improve their
health and treat many common ailments

wanting Americans ,
(who are) .

Fresh Noni fruit smells very pungent.


smell
.

( )

3. Fresh Noni fruit smells very pungent.


( )

4. The riper the fruit is, the stronger the smell gets.
( )

And the riper the fruit is, the stronger the smell
gets.

5. In contemporary Western civilizations, fresh


Noni fruit is hard to come by. ( )

<the+`~, the+ ...> ~


...`
.

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. 3 .

He has loved the girl for three years.


2. ,
.

Scientists have studied sleep for years, but


so far they know only a few of the answers.

STRUCTURE

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1.
2. /
3. hospitals / healthcare facilities
4. more beautiful / the health of their patients

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Americans wanting to improve their health and

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treat many common ailments should learn about

1.

the fruit called Noni.

. Art

Americans ?

and Oil Paintings in Hospitals and Their Positive

wanting to improve their health

Effects( ).

(wanting to) treat many common ailments

< >

Americans wanting to improve their

2. visual art and wall decor can reduce the use of

health and treat many common

pain _`killing medicine help fade levels of anxiety

ailments
should learn
() about the fruit called Noni

and depression in patients during the wait prior to


surgery .

3. such institutions hospitals and


other healthcare facilities .

WRITING
1. Americans wanting to improve their health and

4.

treat many common ailments should learn about

more beautiful the health of their patients

the fruit called Noni. ( )

2. With Noni, these peoples have treated medical

Oil paintings can make hospitals look more

problems ranging from insomnia to

beautiful and can improve the health of their

inflammation of the joints.

patients.

Answer Keys

13

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.)

so that patients will feel comfortable / make their

| |

(feel, look) (comfortable,

hospitals look more pleasant

Every hospital tries hard to make sure its interior


is pleasant, warm and inviting so that patients
will feel comfortable. The ultimate goal is to
create a home-like atmosphere.
For a long time, oil paintings have been put up in
hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The
directors of such institutions have long thought
that such paintings would not only make their
hospitals look more pleasant but they would
also improve the patients mental health.
The simple act of hanging beautiful oil paintings
on the wall may make a huge difference in a
patients overall disposition. In addition, analysis
of hospital statistics has confirmed that visual
art and wall decor can reduce the use of painkilling medicine throughout the hospital floor.

more pleasant) .
,

.

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. , .

Every person becomes a poet, when he falls


in love.
2. .

Everybody is asked to wear a seat belt in a


plane.

STRUCTURE
The simple act of hanging beautiful oil paintings

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Art has always been associated with a positive


effect on both health and wellbeing. Art can help
fade levels of anxiety and depression in patients
during the wait prior to surgery.

on the wall may make a huge difference in a


patients overall disposition.
simple act ?

hanging beautiful oil paintings on the wall


:

< >

| |

The simple act of hanging beautiful

oil paintings on the wall


may make
a huge difference


.
.
, .


.

.

.

.
.

() in a patients overall disposition

WRITING
1. Every hospital tries hard to make sure its interior
is pleasant, warm and inviting so that patients
will feel comfortable. (
)

2. Such paintings would not only make their


hospitals look more pleasant but they would
also improve the patients mental health.
( )

3. The simple act of hanging beautiful oil paintings


on the wall may make a huge difference in a

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patients overall disposition. ( )


4. Art has always been associated with a positive
effect on both health and wellbeing.
(~ )

5. Oil paintings can make hospitals look more


beautiful. ( )

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1.
2.
3. heat energy from the earth
4.
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available to power our world. For years, people


have used the power of burning fossil fuels,
such as coal, coal oil and natural gas to create
energy. In recent times, there has been a shift to
using renewable resources to create the energy
we need. These resources include hydro-electric
power, solar power, wind power, biomass
energy and geothermal energy. While many
people know about the first four of these
resources, geothermal energy is less known.
The word geothermal comes from two Greek
words, geo and thermal, which mean earth
and heat. And geothermal energy is about
getting heat energy from the earth. Reactions in
the Earths core produce temperatures that can
reach 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit and scientists
hope to tap this heat as an energy source. This
process, however, is 4,000 miles under the
surface of the Earth, so its not as easy as oil to
get access to.

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1. While many people know about the first four of


these resources, geothermal energy is less

known.
,

.
People are increasingly turning to

By using the Earths own heat and water, this


energy can be used on a small or large scale.
This renewable resource You cant deplete
the Earths heat! is also cleaner and safer
than many other types of energy, making it a
great type of ecologically sound energy source.

geothermal energy ,
.

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2. 4,000

. ,

.
.

, ,

3. , ()

, heat energy from

the earth .

. , ,

4. deplete, ,
use up .

, .
4
, .

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People are increasingly turning to geothermal
energy as a viable alternative to fossil fuels.
There are many different types of energy

geothermal
geo

thermal
, .
.
9,000

Answer Keys

15

,
. 4,000
.

4. This energy can be used on a small or large


scale. ( )
5. This renewable resource is also cleaner and

safer than many other types of energy.

( )

!
.
.

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Passage

1. .

There is nothing new under the sun.


2. .

There are so many delicious dishes for this


party.

| |
1.
2.
3.
4.

STRUCTURE
Reactions in the Earths core produce

| |

temperatures that can reach 9,000 degrees

1. they may feel choked up as if their heart is in

Fahrenheit.

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their throat

Reactions ?

in the Earths core

temperatures ?

2. Agoraphobia is generally considered to be a fear

that can reach 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit

of open spaces. Agoraphobia

: 9,000

< >

Reactions in the Earths core


produce

temperatures that can reach 9,000

degrees Fahrenheit

3.
Agoraphobia
. But the definition is hard to understand since
what constitutes an open space is not really clear.
.

4. (A) hear
WRITING

. to . (B) expect

1. People are increasingly turning to geothermal

to . (C) avoid

energy as a viable alternative to fossil fuels.

, .

(~ )

2. There has been a shift to using renewable


resources to create the energy we need.
( )

3. This process is 4,000 miles under the surface of


the Earth, so its not as easy as oil to get access
to. ()

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A phobia is defined as an irrational fear. The key
is that the fear is irrational. By definition most
people do not have this fear. When people have
a phobic attack, they get panicked feelings; their
respiration and heart rates increase; they may

feel choked up as if their heart is in their throat;


their palms often get sweaty; they may hear
something ringing in their ears; and they very
often find that they are unable to participate in
an activity.

, .

Agoraphobia is generally considered to be a fear


of open spaces. But the definition is hard to
understand since what constitutes an open
space is not really clear. Open space can
mean almost any place. This phobia starts when
a person avoids any place that is correlated with
feelings of anxiety. The agoraphobic person
expects to feel immense anxiety in a certain
place and the mere expectation of an attack
often triggers a phobic reaction. When you
believe something bad will happen, something
bad does happen. An agoraphobic avoids at all
costs entering a place, a bank, a supermarket,
etc. where his or her fear may cause another
panic attack. Then the anxiety and the fear start
to compound themselves irrationally. It is a
vicious cycle. There are also some agoraphobics
who dont have panic attacks but suffer from
greatly elevated levels of anxiety.


, ,
.
. .
.

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they may hear something ringing in their ears
-ing
, -ing
.

what constitutes an open space is not really


clear
what constitutes
is .

When you believe something bad will happen,

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something bad does happen.

do .
.

GRAMMAR Quiz

1. .

| |
.

He decided to call his mother every week.


2.

. ,

People enjoy watching and playing many

, .

team sports.

.
.

STRUCTURE

This phobia starts when a person avoids any

place that is correlated with feelings of anxiety.

any place ?

. (

that is correlated with feelings of anxiety

, .

when a person avoids any place that is ~

.

,
.

< >

This phobia
starts

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a person
(when ) avoids
(when ) any place that is
(when )

correlated with feelings


of anxiety

WRITING

|B|
01. contemporary writers
02. artificial respiration
03. There is no (other) alternative.
04. the pungent smell of burning rubber
05. be choked with smoke
06. I have a sore throat.

1. They may feel choked up as if their heart is in


their throat. ( )
2. Agoraphobia is generally considered to be a
fear of open spaces.
( )

3. But the definition is hard to understand since


what constitutes an open space is not really

|C|
01. consume
02. insomnia
03. viable
04. Inflammation
05. Statistics
06. Geothermal

clear. ( )
4. When you believe something bad will happen,
something bad does happen.
( )

|D|
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

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5. There are also some agoraphobics who dont


have panic attacks but suffer from greatly
elevated levels of anxiety.

( )

Review
|A|
01. ,
02.
03. ,
04. ,
05. ,
06.
07.
08. ,
09.
10.
11.
12.

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Chapter 08
Vocabulary Pre-check
profit , ,
armor

property , ()

athlete

pro ,

attract ~

prosper

ban ()

raw ,

bandwagon ,

reactive ,

bar

recognition

be accountable to ~

regarding ~

be aware of ~

repel ,

be exhausted of ~ ,

scarce ,

block ,

second-hand

bring about ,

shed

cancer

site ,

client

smoking shelter

component ,
con ,
conscious
decade 10, 10
dooms day
eliminate

stain

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state

supply ()

surrounding

think twice ,
tiny ,

emergency medical care

transform ,

enclosed

visibility ,

enforce ,

with regard to ~

enhance

witness ,

entrance

worth ~

ethically

wrinkle

exhale
expertise
exploit ,
fabric ,
inhale
inquire ,
layout ,
legislation
more and more
obvious
position
post ,
profession ()

Answer Keys

19

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Perhaps youve heard of YouTube. Its a popular


website where netizens can watch videos
created by other netizens. What do you think
about creating and posting your own YouTube
video?

Passage

| |
1.
2.
3.
4.

| |
1.
.
Downsides and Plus Sides of Uploading Videos
on YouTube(
).


The most obvious con is that you are sharing


something with the whole world. If your video is
successful, the whole world will want to know
more about you. If you dont want the world to
inquire more deeply about you, you should think
twice before posting a video on YouTube. The
key is being aware of what you are posting. You
must ask yourself how it can be used by others.
With regard to the pros of using YouTube, the
most obvious pro is that the website is so easy
to use. Another thing that you can think of as a
pro is that you can easily share your video with
others including family and friends. Of course it
can be dangerous to share it with the whole
world, but the risk might be worth it since the
people who matter will get to see it. Lastly,
although a large number of Internet users use
YouTube videos for fun or for personal reasons,
there are many others who use them for
business.

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2. (The most obvious con ~) ,


.
.
.

3. inquire , ,
question .

4.
, ~ (since)
the people
who matter to you will get to see it(
) .

| |
.

.
?

family friends

. ,

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< >

Another thing that you can think of as a

pro

is
that ~

.
,
.

WRITING
| |

1. Its a popular website where netizens can watch

Its a popular website where netizens can watch

videos created by other netizens.

videos created by other netizens.

( )

where , a popular website


.

( )

The key is being aware of what you are posting.


/ You must ask yourself how it can be used by
others.

3. You must ask yourself how it can be used by


others. ( )
4. The most obvious pro is that the website is so

what you are posting of , how it can


be used by others ask
<++> .

easy to use. ( )
5. Another thing that you can think of as a pro is
that you can easily share your video.

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the risk might be worth it since the people who


matter will get to see it / there are many others
who use them for business

who ,
.

2. The key is being aware of what you are posting.

( )

6. The risk might be worth it since the people who


matter to you will get to see it.

( )

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. ?

How many times have you tried king crab?


2.
.

He has visited Asan, Korea, to participate in


a house-building project.

STRUCTURE
Another thing that you can think of as a pro is
that you can easily share your video with others
including family and friends.
Another thing ?

that you can think of as a pro


:

Answer Keys

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Passage

| |
1.
2.
3.
4. (A) from (B) in (C) on
| |
1. Researchers are trying to create new materials by
using very tiny components of nature. ,

.

.

2.
, ,

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, .

.

3.

, to meet these special needs of

the professions(
) .

4. (A) <prevent++from -ing>


~
. (B)

based in
. (C) depending on ~

| |
Many professions require wearing special
clothing. Athletes would need cool and light
clothes to run comfortably. Scuba divers also
need suits to keep their body warm underwater.
Firefighters need something that prevents them
from getting burned. These days scientists and

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clothing designers are using something called


nanotechnology to meet these special needs of
the professions. Nanotechnology is the study of
things that are smaller than 100 or 200
nanometers: a strand of your hair is about 80,000
nanometers across! Researchers are trying to
create new materials by using very tiny
components of nature. Nano-Tex, a company
based in California, U.S., makes fabric that can
repel stains, eliminate wrinkles, and shed water.
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) are trying to make special,
reactive material for military uniforms. The
material would transform into armor or provide
emergency medical care when needed. In the
future, researchers could develop weatherresponsive clothing that would warm up or cool
down, depending on the surrounding climate.

Aim High Reading | Level 2-B

| |

.
.

.
.

. 100 200
80,000
!
.
Nano-Tex ,
, . MIT

.
. ,

.

GRAMMAR Quiz
1.
.

Try to learn how to concentrate as early in


life as possible.

2.

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The animal doctor came and tried giving the


animal some red meat full of medicine.

STRUCTURE
Nano-Tex, a company based in California, U.S.,
makes fabric that can repel stains, eliminate
wrinkles, and shed water.

Passage

| |
1.
2.
3.
4.

fabric ?

can repel stains

| |

(can) eliminate wrinkles

1.

(can) shed water

(B) .

< >

Nano-Tex, a company based in


California, U.S.,

makes
fabric that can repel stains, eliminate

wrinkles, and shed water

, (C)
.
(A)
.

2.

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WRITING

1. Firefighters need something that prevents them

3. Business owners, however, must consider the size

from getting burned. (~ )

and layout of their property, especially exits and

2. These days they are using something called

nanotechnology to meet these special needs of


the professions.
( )

3. A strand of your hair is about 80,000


nanometers across! ( 80,000 )
4. The material would transform into armor or
provide emergency medical care when needed.
( )

5. Researchers could develop weather-responsive

entrances



.

,
4. eyesore
a place that is extremely ugly and
disliked( )
.


`

clothing that would warm up or cool down,


depending on the surrounding climate.
( )

| |
When smokers exhale, their second-hand
smoke is often inhaled by those standing
nearby. It has been known for decades that
second-hand smoke can cause many diseases
including various cancers, heart disease and
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) for those
who inhale it.
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(B) As a result, governments around the world


have been banning smoking in enclosed public
places such as bars, restaurants and offices.
Now England has finally jumped on the
bandwagon and has passed legislation banning
smoking in enclosed public places. The Health
department will enforce this ban which was
passed in July of 2007.

(C) While smokers can no longer smoke in


enclosed public places, businesses are still
allowed to have designated areas, smoking
shelters, where smokers can go to smoke. Most
businesses whose clients include smokers are
constructing or planning to construct smoking
shelters so that they dont lose these customers.

(A) The governments legislation regarding


smoking shelters states that such shelters must
be designed and built to reduce smoke. The
legislation allows business owners to place the
shelters wherever they want. Business owners,
however, must consider the size and layout of
their property, especially exits and entrances,
before choosing the best site for a smoking
shelter. As a business owner, it would be better
to position the smoking shelter where it does not
block incoming traffic and would not be
considered an eyesore.


.
(A)
.

.
,


.

| |
It has been known for decades that secondhand smoke can cause many diseases
It that , has
been known .

such shelters must be designed and built to

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reduce smoke

designed and built must be


. , to reduce smoke
to .

GRAMMAR Quiz

1. .

The film is about a politician whose


colleagues betray him.
2.

. A man was shouting at a

driver whose car was blocking the street.

STRUCTURE

The governments legislation regarding smoking

(B) , , ,

shelters states that such shelters must be

designed and built to reduce smoke.

. 2007 7

regarding smoking shelters

shelter ?

(C)

to reduce smoke

, ,
,

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< >

The governments legislation


regarding smoking shelters

states
that such shelters must be designed

and built to reduce smoke

WRITING
1. It has been known for decades that secondhand smoke can cause many diseases.

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Passage

| |
1.
2.
3. . /
. / .

4. environmentally and socially conscious /


visibility and name recognition

( )

2. The legislation allows business owners to place


the shelters wherever they want.

| |
s financial help, they are
1. with the government

( )

3. It would be better to position the smoking


shelter where it does not block incoming traffic
and would not be considered an eyesore.
( )

developing technologies and expertise ,



,
.

2. It Being socially conscious

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4. Now England has finally jumped on the

bandwagon and has passed legislation banning


smoking in enclosed public places.
( )

5. Most businesses whose clients include smokers


are constructing or planning to construct
smoking shelters.
( )

3. It gives any company a good image which


attracts customers, investors and employees.
,
, ,
.

4. .
`As the business environment has changed,
businesses that are environmentally and socially
conscious ought to succeed, benefiting from
increasing visibility and name recognition in the
market.
( , ,
,
.)

| |
Businesses must operate ethically and be
accountable to society. Besides profits, money,
and share prices the key words of any
business companies must consider the
society within which they operate in order to
prosper.

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Industry used to be driven by the supply of raw


material and cheap labor. Those days, however,
are gone. We are witnessing a period where
inputs are becoming scarcer and the earth has
almost been exhausted of cheap natural
resources. In fact, if we do not stop exploiting
the environment, dooms day is not far away.
Many businesses believe that social responsibility
only means more cost. Being socially conscious,
however, gives businesses better visibility and
name recognition in the marketplace. Its like
free advertising. It gives any company a good
image which attracts customers, investors and
employees.
More and more businesses are realizing this.
And with the governments financial help, they
are developing technologies and expertise
which are environmentally and therefore socially
conscious. In this way they can enhance the
visibility of campaigns and bring about civil
society response.

| |
the society within which they operate in order to
prosper
within which <+>
that .

Being socially conscious, however, gives


businesses better visibility and name recognition
(Being socially conscious) ,
.

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. .

Children give their parents both headaches


and pleasures.
2. .

This machine will save you a lot of time and


money.

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STRUCTURE

It (Being socially conscious) gives any company a


good image which attracts customers, investors

| |

and employees.

. , , ,

: any company

: a good image

a good image ?

which attracts customers, investors and

employees
: ,

. , ,
.

It
gives

any company

. , ,

a good image which attracts

customers, investors and

employees


.

.

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WRITING
1. Businesses must operate ethically and be
accountable to society. ( )
2. In fact, if we do not stop exploiting the
environment, dooms day is not far away.
(~ )

|C|
01. think twice
02. scarce
03. inquire
04. exhale
05. regarding / with regard to
06. Expertise

3. Many businesses believe that social


responsibility only means more cost.
( )

4. With the governments financial help, they are


developing technologies and expertise.
( )

5. It gives any company a good image which


attracts customers, investors and employees.
( )

Review

|D|
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

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|A|
01. ,
02. ,
03. ,
04. (`inhale)
05.
06. ,
07. ~ (=`with regard to)
08. ,
09. ,
10. ()
11. ,
12. ,

|B|
01. transform energy into electricity
02. eliminate errors from the essay
03. repel the enemys attack
04. enforce obedience on children
05. jump on the bandwagon
06. the theory of supply and demand

Answer Keys

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Chapter 09
Vocabulary Pre-check
pinpoint
aisle ,

planet

analyze

point of view

application ()

psychologist

astronomy

reconstruct

attitude

reflect ,

autobiography

retired

bronze

reveal , ,

capability

revenue ,

career ,

shipwreck

characteristic

snap up ,

compute ,

sort

congeal ,

spent ~ -ing ~

consumption ()

subject

contribute ,

suspect ~ ,

convince

trace

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deal with ~ , ~
dedicated ,
descriptive
detail
detective ,
draw ,
eclipse ( )

Passage

| |

effective
efficiency
empathy ,
fluid

1.
2. :
:

fragment ,
impact

: ,

interact
latest
layer ,
metaphorical

3. . / . /
.

4.

motion

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motivate ,

| |

narrowly

1. the application

organizationally

paralyze

, .

persuasive

Aim High Reading | Level 2-B

. ,
.

2.
(historians and detectives reconstruct scenes from
the past) .
(would like
to know which part of an image our eyes are
most drawn to so that they could create more
effective ads), ,
(the movements of
our eyes can reveal whether we
re telling the truth
and how we
re feeling).

3. such people could type, communicate,


or direct a wheelchair . ,
, ,
.

4. (A) their surfaces.


, Covered
the power ,

Giving . (C) such people


| |

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,

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. (B) computers

Using .

from the past. Historians have already examined


reflections in the eyes of people in old
photographs to learn more about the settings in
which they were photographed. Advertising
experts would like to know which part of an
image our eyes are most drawn to so that they
could create more effective ads. Also,
psychologists are also interested in this eyetracking technology. One reason is that the
movements of our eyes can reveal whether
were telling the truth and how were feeling. The
technology would also make life easier for
people who are paralyzed. Using only their eyes
and a computer to track where they are looking,
such people could type, communicate, or direct
a wheelchair.

By looking deep into a persons eyes, you may


imagine that you can see his or her thoughts and
dreams. But more likely, youll simply see an
image of yourself and whatever lies behind you.
Our eyeballs are like small, round mirrors.
Covered by a layer of salty fluid (tears), their
surfaces reflect light just as the surface of a
pond does.
Scientists invented computer programs that
analyze the eye reflections of a person, and
these programs can pinpoint what the person is
looking at. Giving computers the power to trace
our gaze could help them interact with us in
more human-like ways.
People in many different fields are interested in
the application. Such a capability could help
historians and detectives reconstruct scenes

. ,

. .
() ,
.

,
.
,
.

.
.

.

.
.
,
.
.

, , ,
.

Answer Keys

29

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3. Giving computers the power to trace our gaze

these programs can pinpoint what the person is

could help them interact with us in more

looking at

human-like ways. ( )

what pinpoint is

4. Historians have already examined reflections in

looking at .

the eyes of people in old photographs to learn

The technology would also make life easier for

more about the settings in which they were

people who are paralyzed.

photographed. ( )

make 5 , life,
easier .

5. Advertising experts would like to know which


part of an image our eyes are most drawn to so
that they could create more effective ads.
(~ )

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. .

Reading this kind of book is not good for


you. <>

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2. .

I found the snake eating the eggs. <>

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STRUCTURE

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Giving computers the power to trace our gaze

could help them interact with us in more humanlike ways.

Giving ?

: computers
: the power

the power ?

to trace our gaze


:
< >

Giving computers the power to


trace our gaze

Passage

could help
them

interact
() with us
() in more human-like ways

1.
2.
3.
4.

| |

1. Antikythera (B) .
Antikythera (C)
, (A)
.

2. Antikythera 100 2,000


, 2,000 .
1,000 (1,000 years
ahead) 1,000
.

3. to compute eclipses of the sun and moon to


show the motions of the planets
. , Antikythera ,

WRITING
1. Their surfaces reflect light just as the surface of
a pond does. ( )
2. These programs can pinpoint what the person
is looking at. ( )

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4. the device
, provided
. could have been used
.

| |

(B) Computers go back further in history than


you might imagine. A mysterious mechanism
was found in a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck.
Known as the Antikythera mechanism, the
device is about the size of a shoebox. When it
was found underwater about 100 years ago, the
mechanism was in poor shape. Its metal pieces
had congealed into one mass, then broken into
pieces.

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(C) People who studied what was left of the


mechanism suspected that it had something to
do with astronomy. To find out more,
researchers used advanced imaging methods
with X-ray, to look inside the metal fragments
and to check for ancient writing on the device.
And the researchers discovered that the
mechanism had at least 30 bronze gears with as
many as 225 teeth, likely all cut by hand.

30 .
(A)
.

. ,
,
. Antikythera
1,000

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This fresh look provided clear evidence that the
device could have been used to compute
eclipses of the sun and moon.
that clear evidence , that
that.

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(A) This fresh look provided clear evidence that


the device could have been used to compute
eclipses of the sun and moon. Scientists
suspect that the mechanism was also able to
show the motions of the planets. A user could
pick a day in the future and, using some sort of
crank, work out a planets position on that date.
All these findings show that the Antikythera
mechanism was perhaps 1,000 years ahead of
any other mechanism discovered from its time
period.
| |

Scientists suspect that the mechanism was also


able to show the motions of the planets. / All
these findings show that the Antikythera
mechanism was perhaps 1,000 years ahead ~

that suspect show


that.

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. .

The only person (who was) visible at the gate


was a soldier.
2. .

The books (that are) written in English are my


books.

(B)
. 2,000
. Antikythera
. 100
, .
.
(C)
.
,
, X

STRUCTURE
People who studied what was left of the
mechanism suspected that it had something to
do with astronomy.
People ?

what was left of the mechanism


:
?

that it had something to do with astronomy

Answer Keys

31

< >

consumption , water heater

People who studied what was left of

the mechanism
suspected

that it had something to do with

money maker to emphasize


that it will save you a lot of money(
).

astronomy

WRITING
1. The Antikythera mechanism was perhaps 1,000
years ahead of any other mechanism discovered
from its time period. ( 1,000 )
2. Computers go back further in history than you
might imagine. ( )
3. When it was found underwater about 100 years
ago, the mechanism was in poor shape.
( )

4. Its metal pieces had congealed into one mass,


then broken into pieces.

3. have , in order to


. in order to
have them see the situation the way that you do
.

4. ,
.
You must try to put yourself in that person
s

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( )

5. People who studied what was left of the

shoes.( .)
.

mechanism suspected that it had something to

do with astronomy. (~ )

.
.
.

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Passage

| |
1.
2.
3. see the situation the way that you do
4.
| |
1. using
other word, by the details, to say things which
they want to hear, to deal with the other person
s
emotional state , , , .
.

2. because of its efficiency and better energy

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People dont always agree with each other. It is,
however, natural for you to want to get others to
agree with you. If you cant get them to agree
with you, you at least want them to understand
your point of view.
One persuasive technique is the metaphorical
method. Just as in good writing, using other
words can help you persuade someone of your
viewpoint. If you want to convince someone of
the benefits of a new water heater, you might
argue that the new water heater represents a
money maker because of its efficiency and
better energy consumption.
The second technique is to use descriptive
words. People can become persuaded by the

details rather than the bigger ideas. When you


are persuading someone into viewing something
the same way you do, you should use more
descriptive words in order to have them see the
situation the way that you do.
The last persuasive technique has to deal with
the other persons emotional state. You may
want to say things which they want to hear and
which make them smile. You must plan and
consider how someone will be affected by
different ideas before you begin trying to
convince them. You must try to put yourself in
that persons shoes.

<for+> <of+>
.

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. I made him mend my watch.

I got him to mend my watch.


2. The young woman got her little son to play the
piano.

The young woman had her little son play


the piano.

STRUCTURE
You must plan and consider how someone will
be affected by different ideas before you begin

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.

how someone will be affected by different


ideas

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. ,

.
,

trying to convince them.

.
.

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You
must plan and consider

how someone will be affected by

different ideas
() before you begin trying to convince

them

,

.
.

.
.
.

WRITING
1. It is natural for you to want to get others to
agree with you. ( ~ )
2. The second technique is to use descriptive
words. ( )
3. You should use more descriptive words in order
to have them see the situation the way that you

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It is, however, natural for you to want to get

do. ( )
4. You may want to say things which they want to

others to agree with you.

hear and which make them smile.

it , to . to get

( )

for you . natural


,

5. You must try to put yourself in that persons


shoes. ( )

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ability of an individual to set rules for others and


lead from the front. It is an attitude that
influences the environment around us.

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1.
2.
3.
4. people
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1. , ,
,
, .

2.
, ,
Everyone is
fascinated by the subject of leadership.(

Everyone is fascinated by the subject of


leadership. Researchers have spent endless
hours outlining the characteristics of great
leaders. Any quality bookstore has an aisle or
more dedicated to the subject of leadership.
There are individuals that make their bones
writing and lecturing on nothing but leadership.
And the general public snaps up the latest
retired leaders autobiography looking for helpful
tips to become better leaders.
Knowing what a leader is will allow people to
become one themselves. It could be the key to
advancing their careers. So what exactly are the
characteristics of leadership? There is one thing
every great leader must have. Its empathy.

.) .

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3. (A) <spend++-ing> ~

. , , ,


, outlining . (B)


retired .

retiring,
. (C)

<the key to+>~


,

to advancing

,
4. the general public
people .

.
.
.

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Leadership can be defined organizationally
and narrowly as the ability of an individual to
influence and motivate others to contribute
toward the effectiveness and success of the
organizations of which they are members.
Organizationally, leadership directly impacts the
most important values of the company including
the effectiveness of costs, revenue, market
value, share price, and so on. Leadership is the

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.
.
.
?
. .

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the organizations of which they are members
which the organizations

which

5. It could be the key to advancing their careers.


(~ )

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. .

We are looking forward to seeing you soon.


2. .

He has a few friends to play with.


3. .

I object to spending money on that kind of


thing.

STRUCTURE
Knowing what a leader is will allow people to
become one themselves.
(knowing ) ?

what a leader is
:

: to become one themselves


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|A|
01.
02.
03. ,
04. ,
05. ,
06. ( )
07.
08. ,
09.
10.
11.
12. , ,

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: people

Review

Knowing what a leader is


will allow

people
to become one themselves

WRITING
1. Leadership can influence and motivate others
to contribute toward the effectiveness and
success of the organizations of which they are
members. ( )
2. It is an attitude that influences the environment
around us. ( )
3. Researchers have spent endless hours outlining
the characteristics of great leaders.
( )

4. The general public snaps up the latest retired


leaders autobiography looking for helpful tips
to become better leaders.

|B|
01. private detective
02. lunar eclipse
03. metaphorical expression
04. reveal a secret
05. the eight planets in the solar system
06. The blood started to congeal.
|C|
01. autobiography
02. Empathy
03. dedicated
04. Astronomy
05. Efficiency
06. paralyzed
|D|
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.

06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

( )

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Chapter 10
Vocabulary Pre-check
strategy
amuse

thermal ,

barrage ,

turn out ,

breakdown ,

urgent ,

compare A with B A B

user created

comply ,

videotape

costly ,

waterproof coating

current ,

weird ,

desire ,

wholeness ,

draft

workaholic

edge ,
eventually
experience ()
fade ,
fatigue ,
figure out
for instance
force ,
handicapped
impel ,
in the face of ~

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inner

Passage

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1.
2. colors / quality
3.
4.

inspire ,
introspective

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local ,

1. A third thing to think about when

obsolete ,

buying a digital camera printer is the quality of

overactive

the image it makes with different types of paper.

pick out

polarity , ,

post

!
,

psychological ,

colors quality .

regulation ,
relaxed
relevant ,
replace ~
soulful ,
specific ,
spread

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3.
, .

4. (A) there are many different models


, choose .
to choose ~

, to choose . (B)

photograph ,

, coated . (C)


, buying

. 4 , 6 , 8 .
, !

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You probably have taken tons of pictures with


your digital camera, and unless you want to see
them on your computer forever, youll eventually
want to print them out. You can take them to the
local one hour photo store. But you can also
consider buying a digital printer for your camera.
As with every type of technology, there are many
different models to choose from at your local
electronics shop. What are the basics you need
to know to pick out the right one?
You need to know that digital camera printers
come in three types: 4-color printers, 6-color
printers, and 8-color printers. The higher the
number of colors, the higher the quality that will
turn out!

:
.
.
, .

. ,
?
.

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is that the thermal printing method puts a
waterproof coating on the photograph

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Another difference among printers is the way


they print photographs. There are two printing
methods now on the market: ink-jet and thermal.
The major difference between the two methods
is that the thermal printing method puts a
waterproof coating on the photograph. All
photographs fade, but coated photographs fade
much more slowly.

is that .

ask how that printer handles different paper


qualities

ask . <
(how)+(that printer)+(handles)+
(different paper qualities)> , printer
that .

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. ,
.

A third thing to think about when buying a digital


camera printer is the quality of the image it
makes with different types of paper. If you make
a print with cheaper paper, will the quality of the
image be too low? Before you buy, ask how that
printer handles different paper qualities.

2. , .

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STRUCTURE

A third thing to think about when buying a digital

, ,

camera printer is the quality of the image it

. 1

makes with different types of paper.

The faster he drove, the more nervous we


became.

The more she studies, the less arrogant she


will become.

A third thing?

. ,

: when buying a digital camera printer

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: to think about

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1.

the quality of the image ?

it makes with different types of paper

about other information. ,

< >

A third thing to think about when

2. We need information that tells us

buying a digital camera printer


is
the quality of the image it makes with

different types of paper

3. , ,

.
.
Since the information on the Internet is so
complex, we need to know more than where to

WRITING

find the information. .

1. Unless you want to see them on your computer

4. ,

forever, youll eventually want to print them out.

( )

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2. What are the basics you need to know to pick

to show the Internet is useless

out the right one? ( )

without knowing what you


re looking for(

3. The higher the number of colors, the higher the


quality that will turn out! ( )

4. All photographs fade, but coated photographs


fade much more slowly. ( )

5. A third thing to think about when buying a

,
).
,
.

digital camera printer is the quality of the image

it makes with different types of paper.

( )

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1.
2.
3. complex / where to find the information
4.

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Many people think they know where to find the
information they need: the Internet. But
sometimes its impossible to figure out
everything you need to know by yourself. Yes,
the Internet has made information searches
easier, but having more information right in front
of you hasnt totally solved the problem. Actually
it made things more complex since many people
dont know what they are looking for.

For instance, I made a costly error at work. I


designed a building with doors that didnt meet
local handicapped regulations. My company had
to do the designs again which cost it a lot of
money. Yes, I should have figured out everything
before I drafted the plans. I thought I had. I had
read the state building codes, but I didnt know I
had to comply to the handicapped code too.
The information was out there; it just didnt
come up in my search. I thought my search was
over when I read the local state regulations.
In order for us to know where to find the right
answer, we need help these days. We need
information that tells us about other information.
Which information is better than others? What is
relevant? Which is specific and which is general?
Which is more current? Which is obsolete?

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the Internet has made information searches
easier / it made things more complex
5 make information
searches things, easier
more complex .

I had read the state building codes, but I didnt


know
(didn
t know) ,
(had
read) .

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. . (
.)

He should not have refused the offer.


2. . ( .)

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She need not have given him money.

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STRUCTURE

Having more information right in front of you

, .

hasnt totally solved the problem.

. , ,

right in front of you

.
, .

< >

Having more information


() right in front of you

. ,

hasnt totally solved


the problem

.
. ,
. ,
.
.
,
.
.
? ?
? ?
?

WRITING
1. Many people think they know where to find the
information they need.
( )

2. Its impossible to figure out everything you need


to know by yourself.
( )

3. Actually it made things more complex since


many people dont know what they are looking
for. ( )

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4. I should have figured out everything before I


drafted the plans. (~ )
5. In order for us to know where to find the right
answer, we need help these days.
( ~ )

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1.
2.
3.
4.

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Watching user created video clips is a huge
trend. These clips are usually not staged but
reality based and they show people in either
funny or weird situations. Checking out the daily
barrage of user created content (UCC) on the
Internet every night has replaced a night of TV
watching for many people. TV is not likely to go
away, but it will be interesting to see how it
develops in the face of such a growing challenge
from UCC spreading over the Internet.
Funny clips are the most popular on the Internet
as people like to laugh after a hard day at school
or work. Its hard not to laugh at the stupid and
silly things people videotape themselves doing.
If anyone anywhere has imagined doing
something, someone somewhere has probably
done it, videotaped it and posted it on the
Internet for all to see. Its like laugh medicine for
netizens who want to ease their pain and
fatigue.

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1. Checking out the daily barrage of


user created content (UCC) on the Internet every

night has replaced a night of TV watching for


many people. UCC
TV

, UCC TV
. .

2. but TV,

Surfing the Net, one can freely watch any UCC


one desires. Of course TV is free too, but on the
Internet we have a much greater choice of
things to amuse ourselves. And all this watching
of UCC often inspires the watcher to get into the
game. And its so easy to do so. One just needs
a video camera.

TV UCC , it TV
.

| |

,
3. (A)

growing . (B) imagine to

. doing

. (C) someone has done it, videotaped it,

. TV

posted it .

. TV

4. we have a much greater choice of things to

, UCC

amuse ourselves ,

TV UCC ,

.
.


,
.
.

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,
, ,
.
.
, UCC
. TV ,
.
UCC
. .
.

WRITING
1. Its hard not to laugh at the stupid and silly
things. ( )
2. Its like laugh medicine for netizens who want to
ease their pain and fatigue.
( )

3. It will be interesting to see how it develops in


the face of such a growing challenge from UCC.
( )

4. On the Internet we have a much greater choice


of things to amuse ourselves.

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we have a much greater choice of things to

( )

5. And its so easy to do so. ( )

amuse ourselves
much, even, far, a lot, still
. many .

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1. .

Heaven helps those who help themselves.


2. CD .

I brought the CD you asked for.


STRUCTURE

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1.
2. to develop the other polarity
3.
4. keeping a diary:
.

It will be interesting to see how it(TV) develops in


the face of such a growing challenge from UCC

reading:
.

spreading over the Internet.


UCC ?

spreading over the Internet

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TV(it) ?

1.

such a growing challenge from UCC

: UCC

. Balancing your

< >

It
will be

interesting
to see how it develops

()

in the face of ~

polarity can make life better.(


.).
.
.
.
.

2. to do that
to develop the other polarity. ,

.

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3. Relaxation is stretching, walking in nature,

spending time with loved ones, and doing soulful

tasks. .

, ,

4.

, .

(keeping a diary which helps us think about our

behavior),

(Reading will also lead to

introspection since we can compare our life and

our choices with those of others.) .

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Our workaholic culture creates inner


psychological forces which impel us into
uncontrolled activity all day long. We believe
everything to be urgent and so we become
overactive and stressed. It can lead us to the
edge. But we can avoid a breakdown by
learning to develop the other polarity. And in
order for us to do that, we should be relaxed
and introspective.

,
.
.

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Relaxation is stretching, walking in nature,


spending time with loved ones, and doing
soulful tasks. It is a goal-less activity. Its
purpose is to experience being over doing. It
gives us time to think about what we want to do
in our life and what brings meaning to our life.

Starting to think about our life means we are


starting to be introspective. We can further
develop this part of our polarity by keeping a
diary which helps us think about our behavior.
Reading will also lead to introspection since we
can compare our life and our choices with those
of others. We must find strategies to bring
wholeness to our life.

It gives us time to think about what we want to


do in our life and what brings meaning to our
life.

It , gives , us ,
time. to think to
time , think about
what .

GRAMMAR Quiz
1. We haven
t enough time for studying and to play
after school.

We havent enough time for studying and


(for) playing after school.
( .)

2. The kind boy is intelligent, honest and has


courage.

The kind boy is intelligent, honest and


courageous.
( .)

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.
,
.

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STRUCTURE
We can further develop this part of our polarity
by keeping a diary which helps us think about our
behavior.

keeping a diary ?

which helps us think about our behavior


< >

()

We
can further develop
this part of our polarity
by keeping a diary which ~

WRITING
1. We believe everything to be urgent.
( )

2. And in order for us to do that, we should be


relaxed and introspective.
( )

|B|
01. waterproof watch
02. obsolete technology
03. costly jewelry
04. relevant to peoples lives
05. physically handicapped (person)
06. unless it rains
|C|
01. weird
02. urgent
03. Introspective
04. breakdown
05. polarity
06. comply

3. Its purpose is to experience being over doing.


( ~ )

4. It gives us time to think about what we want to


do in our life and what brings meaning to our

|D|
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

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life. ( )

5. Reading will also lead to introspection since we

can compare our life and our choices with those


of others. ( )

Review
|A|
01. ,
02. ,
03. ,
04.
05.
06. ,
07. , ,
08. ,
09. ~
10. ,
11. ,
12. ,

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