question “are you poor?”
Part Two: In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesn’t make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.
Part Three: In conclusion, the writer thinks he’s grown to understand more about himself because of the boy’s question. Language Sense Enhancement 1. (1) attain (2) wear and tear (3) dependable (4) modest (5) primarily (6) minimal (7) exceptionally (8) illness-free (9) spirited (10) energizing Language Focus Vocabulary I
1.
1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless
4) wear and tear 5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to 9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments 2.
1) confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first.
2) vital to the existence of all forms of life. 3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject.
4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy. 5) tickled him to think that she’d come to ask his advice 3.
1) a lingering; fabricating; sentiments 2) fill out; every item; vital; consequences 3) be denied; tangible; cherish; attain II
1. It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus. 2. She arrived early and took a front row seat. 3. Don’t take me for a fool.
4. It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.
5. My uncle will take me (along on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.
6. He took the dinner plate I passed to him. 7. Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.
8. If you don’t take my advice, you will regret it. III
1. hanging 2. to give 3. to return 4. being praised 5. not having written
6. to say 7. to open 8. being helped Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze 1.
(1) well-off/affluent (2) dated (3) falling into (4) bracket (5) deny (6) tangible (7) pursuit (8) cherishes (9) out of place (10) abrupt (11) focus (12) donations 2. (1) consume (2) fueled (3) annual
(4) plain (5) physically (6) security (7) indicates (8) equally (9) traditional (10) follows III. Translation 1.
1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.
2) Whenever he was angry, he would begin to stammer slightly.
3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family. That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants, but sent me to the best private school. 4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery, he lost his job and thus had to go through another difficult phase of his life.
5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors, my parents are rather poor, but they have always tried to meet our minimal needs.
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