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UNIT 1

did Baker use to feel about English courses?

He used to be utterly bored by English courses.

did he begin to think it possible for him to become a writer?

When he was in the third year in high school.

did Baker hear about Mr. Fleagle? What was his own impression of his new English

teacher?

He heard that Mr. Fleagle was dull, formal, rigid, and hopelessly out of date, and unable to inspire.

He thought he was excessively prime and proper.

did he put off the writing assignment till the last minute?

Because he expected the topics would be dull.

was the topic that held his attention?

The Art of Eating Spaghetti.

did he want to write about that topic?

Because this topic brought back vivid memories of a night in Belleville when he and his family

members learned how to eat spaghetti.

did he think Mr. Fleagle would do if he were to if he were to write the essay the way

he

wanted? Why?

He thought he would violate all the rules of formal composition he

’

d learned in school, and Mr.

Fleagle would surely give it a failing grade.

was Baker prepared for when he found all the papers were given back but his?

He was preparing himself for a command to report

to

Mr.

Fleagle immediately after school for

discipline.

was Mr. Fleagle

’

s announcement?

He announced that he wanted to read an essay to the class.

essay was Mr. Fleagle reading to the class? How did the class respond?

Mr. Fleagle was reading Mr. Baker’s essay to the class. The class listened attentively

, and then the

entire class was laughing with open- hearted enjoyment.

did Baker feel so delighted?

Because both Mr. Fleagle and his classmates appreciated his essay very much.

did Mr. Fleagle mean by saying

“

it

’

s of the very essence of the essay

”

?

Probably he meant that the way Baker’s essay was composed was exactly the way essays should

be written or that the essence of a good essay is that it can move readers.

UNIT 2

was the cab driver doing when the author wanted to take the taxi?

He was reading a letter.

the cab driver have a cold?

No.

did the driver talk about with the author?

The driver talked about his friend with the author.

long had the driver and Ed been friends?

They had been friends since childhood.

did the driver and Ed use to do when they were kids?

They attended the same primary and high school, and always went to school together.

often did they see each other over the past 25 or 30 years? Why?

They hadn

’

t seen each other more than once or twice a year because the driver moved away from

the old neighborhood.

7. What had happened to old Ed by the time the story took place?

Old Ed was dead.

did the driver repeat that he should have kept in touch?

Because he was very regretful.

did

the

author

mean

by

saying

the

first

sentence

in

the

letter

reminded

him

of

himself?

He thought he himself also neglected keeping up correspondence with his friends.

did the driver say he began the letter with

“

Old Friend

”

?

Because they had been goo

d friends over the years. They were old now, and there weren’t many

people at their age still alive.

did the driver feel about Old Ed

’

s friendship with him?

The driver felt that their friendship over the years had been very important to him, more important

than he could say because he was not good at expressing his feelings.

did the author decide to do when he arrived at the hotel? Why?

He decided to write a letter at once he didn’t want to make the same mistake as the driver did.

UNIT 3

is

the

attitude

of

some

people

towards

the

changes

brought

about

by

science

and

technology?

They’d like to stop such changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age.

was life like before science and technology began to change our way of life?

Life was nasty, brutish, and short.

would happen if all government money for research were cut off?

The force of competition would still bring about advances in technology.

it

possible

to prevent science

and

technology from

further

development? Why

or why

not?

It’s impossible to prevent science and technology from further development. Because the force of

competition will bring about technological advances, and one cannot stop inquiring minds from

thinking about basic science.

does the author think we should do about science and technology?

We should try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right direction.

is it necessary for the public to have a basic understanding of science?

The public having a basic understanding of science can make informed decisions and not leave

them in the hands of experts.

does the public feel about science?

It is in two minds about science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living

that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts

science because it doesn’t understand it.

does the author think of equations as a way of expressing scientific ideas?

They are a brief and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, but they frighten most people.

is science taught in schools?

It is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.

limited role can books and magazines play in popularizing scientific ideas?

They

can

help

put

across

new

development,

but

even

the

most

successful

popular book

is

read

only by a small proportion of the population.

is the responsibility of TV science programme producers?

To educate the public, not just entertain it.

does the author think of the future of human civilization?

It will not destroy itself.