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Unit 1
Throughout history /
the basic unit of almost every human society / has
been the family.
/Members of the family
live together / under the same roof. / They share
the economic burdens
of life / as well
as its joys. / The family head usually has
considerable influence / in arranging
marriages, / selecting careers / and
determining all the important moves and purchases
/ by any
member of the family. /
Particularly in conditions / where society or the
state / does not give
aid
/
and
the
responsibilities
of
the
family
are
greater,
/
this
large
group
/
provides
better
protection / in times of economic or
other emergency.
Unit 2
Children learn almost nothing from
television, / and the more they watch, / the less
they
remember.
/
They
regard
television
purely
as
entertainment,
/
resent
programs
that
make
demands
on
them
/
and are
surprised
that
anybody
should
take
the
medium
seriously.
/
Far
from being
over-excited by programs, / they are mildly bored
with the whole thing. / These are
the
main conclusions from a new study of children and
television. / Its author confirms / that
the modern child is a dedicated viewer.
/ The study suggests / that there is little point
in the
telev
ision company’s
attempts / to isolate adult viewing in the later
hours. / More than a third
of the
children regularly watched their programs after 9
p.m. / All 11-year-olds had watched
programs after midnight.
Unit 3
Mother’s Day is
celebrated / on the se
cond Sunday in
May. / On this occasion, / Mother
usually receives greeting cards and
gifts / from her husband and children. / For most
mothers, /
the rarest and best gift /
is a day of rest. / Often, / families honor Mother
/ by taking her out for
dinner. / In
some households / the husband and children / take
over meal preparations / so that
Mom
can
spend
a
whole
day
/
away
from
the
kitchen.
/
Serving
her
breakfast
in
bed
/
is
another
family
ritual.
/
Later
in
the
day,
/
parents
may
take
their
children
/
to
visit
their
grandparents. / Flowers are an
important part of the day. / Mothers are often
given corsages /
for the occasion, /
particularly if they are elderly.
Unit 4
One
of
the
world’s
most
deadly
health
problems
/
is
spreading
to
new
places.
/
The
problem is heart disease / and it is
affecting more and more people / in developing
nations. /
For years / heart disease
has been the No.1 cause of death / in most
industrial nations. / The
disease has
claimed more lives / than cancer or accidents. /
Now the WHO has warned that /
heart
disease is increasing rapidly / in almost every
developing nation. / Why is this happening?
/ One reason is that / people in
developing nations / are living longer. / Another
reason is that /
many people have
changed the way they live. / They now eat more fat
and salt / and fewer
fruits and
vegetables.
Unit 5
In
order
to
learn
to
be
one’s
true
self,
/
it
is
necessary
to
obtain
a
wide
and
extensive
knowledge
/
of
what
has
been
said
and
done
in
the
world;
/
critically
to
inquire
into
it;
/
carefully to consider it;
/ clearly to analyze it; / and earnestly to carry
it out. /
It matters not what you
learn, / but when you once learn a thing, / you
must never give it
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