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Unit 1-1 American Superstitions

1 [Example] To see how many people continue to believe superstitions as adults

2 [Example] The superstitions are divided into two categories: good luck and bad luck

Summary

1 the superstitious beliefs 2 confessed to being 3 in good-luck

4 picking four-leaf clovers 5 breaking a mirror 6 who responded to

Vocabulary Extension

1 astrologist 2 omen 3 horoscope

4 faith 5 curse 6 fate

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Unit 1-2 Bigfoot

1 [Example] He believes that Bigfoot is a type of creature known as a

Gigantopithicus that lived in Asia over 300,00 years ago and looked like

a mix between an ape and a very large man

2 [Example] Because the Pacific Northwest is heavily wooded and has plenty of

food

Summary

1 a bad odor 2 came from Asia 3 found or sighted

4 are not aggressive 5 believers say 6 usually eat them

1 lair 2 hoax 3 supernatural

4 monsters 5 uncanny 6 legends

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Unit 2-1 The History of the Internet

1 They could share information about their research

2 Because information will be stored in places around the world instead of hard drives, and people will retrieve it through cell phones, music players and other portable devices

Summary

1 access 2 hackers 3 accelerated

4 code 5 cables 6 portable

1 crashed 2 install 3 click

4 downloaded 5 idle 6 frozen

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Gamers: Image and Reality

1 Because they might believe they are the characters in the game and that violence

or destruction of property is ok, either real or through computer hacking

2 The main reason they play computer games is that they do not know how to communicate with other people

Summary

1 sophisticated 2 image 3 activity

4 antisocial 5 recognize 6 violence

1 weird 2 select 3 juvenile

4 points 5 ammunition 6 bias

Supplemental Reading

Discussion questions

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1 Playing video games increases your hand-eye coordination It also relieves stress

2 You can become addicted to video games Playing too much hurts your eyes and

is bad for your body

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Body Mass and Weight

1 When they have 40% body fat (or if their BMI is 30 or higher)

2 Children, and the elderly

Summary

2, 3, 5

1 scale 2 diagnoses 3 measuring tape

4 carbohydrates 5 prone to 6 protein

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1 Headaches cost society billions of dollars

2 A primary headache is suffering only the headache itself A secondary headache

is one caused by another condition

Summary

2, 4, 5

1 Dehydration 2 throbbing 3 alleviate

4 chronic 5 placebo 6 tablet

1 My last headache was a secondary headache I took Advil

2 I wouldn't want to test a new headache drug I'd rather wait to make sure it will work

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High School Dropout Rates on the Rise

1 In this age of advanced technology, education is more important than ever To get

a good job, workers need to know how to read They must be quickly able to

calculate complex math problems

2 High school dropouts cost the US almost $330 billion a year in tax money because

they are more likely to get into trouble and rely on welfare

1 tuition 2 administration 3 credit

4 enact 5 pedagogy 6 fosters

1 I don't think people should try to deceive each other, even if it's for a good cause

They should say why the statistics might be deceiving

2 Tobacco companies often use statistics to show that smoking doesn't cause lung

cancer, but everyone knows it does They just want to sell more cigarettes

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Where Are All the Boys?

1 Formed partnerships with male mentoring groups Send extra mailings to boys

and pay closer attention to male candidates

2 The policies are unfair to women The policies can result in lawsuits because they

1 elective 2 major 3 tuition

4 semester 5 transcript 6 dorm

1 I think it should be the students' or parents' choice Some students can prepare

better on their own They shouldn't have to spend a lot of money if they don't need to

2 The biggest advantage of using English is that we all have a common language,

so it's easier to communicate The biggest disadvantage is that it's harder to express

yourself in a second language

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1 Because they contain almost half of all the world’s plant and animal species

2 There would not be enough food to eat, and water would be too polluted to drink New species of pests and plants could carry new kinds of germs, causing diseases that human bodies cannot resist, and if the glaciers melt causing sea levels to rise, it could wash away coastal cities

Summary

1 numerous species 2 being destroyed 3 introduce alien plants

4 kills native species 5 cutting down forests 6 continues unchecked

1 magnitude 2 brink 3 deforestation

4 ecosystem 5 conserve 6 wildlife

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A Plan to Curb Greenhouse Gases

1 Developing countries to reduce emissions

2 Actions and dates to meet protocol emission levels

Summary

1 level of man-made 2 serious consequences 3 an international summit

4 to reduce emissions 5 signed the Protocol 6 approve the Protocol

1 forecast 2 debating 3 erosion

4 glaciers 5 negotiating 6 precipitation

1 I think I would approve the Kyoto agreement It's not perfect, but it's the best plan

we have right now to reduce greenhouse gases

2 Personally, I'm recycling everything I can I also bought a hybrid car

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The History of the Death Penalty

1 The southern states are considered more conservative than northern states

2 The person can ask for many retrials

Summary

1 routinely 2 firing squad 3 inmates

4 execute 5 humane 6 verified

1 charged 2 witness 3 confessed

4 testimony 5 defendant 6 chamber

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1 When a state has a law prohibiting bounty hunting

2 They get paid money for each criminal they catch

Summary

1 criminals 2 custody 3 fugitive

4 jurisdiction 5 capture 6 flees

1 track down 2 handcuffs 3 probation

4 violated 5 case 6 offense

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King’s March on Washington Address

1 The protests will not stop

2 By the content of their character By their personalities and not their skin color

Summary

1, 3, 4

1 rally 2 boycott 3 community

4 prejudice 5 minister 6 inspirational

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1 Because her child had dark skin

2 Because she admitted her secret that she was African-American, which Armand learned after he had already wrongly accused Desire and sent her away

Summary

1, 2, 4

1 impulsive 2 cultivate 3 Creole

4 devastated 5 accuse 6 moral

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The Space Race

1 Both countries wanted to show that their country was the best

2 Yuri Gagarin, the hero of the Soviet space program, died in a plane crash

1 budget 2 Booster 3 re-entry

4 pioneers 5 landing gear 6 vacuum

1 I think the next goal of the space program should be to see if people can live on

the moon That way, Earth would be less crowded

2 It would be fun to go into space for a little while I think the Earth looks very

beautiful from up there

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Unit 8-2 Asteroid Impacts on Earth

1 Asteroids that orbit near the earth (NEAs)

2 Because it was smaller than the asteroid that is thought to have hit Earth during

the time of dinosaurs

1 collision 2 disaster 3 aftermath

4 probability 5 debris 6 precautions

1 One solution would be to shoot missiles at asteroids as they enter Earth's

atmosphere Another might be to put up some type of giant shield

2 I don't think the government should worry too much about asteroids Health and

education are more important

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Unit 9-1 Cheating in Sports

1 Pressure because of funding and an unhealthy need to win

2 Good athletes who move away from their home to the home of a relative or friend

to play for a far-off school

Summary

1 athletes and coaches 2 cheating is illegal 3 loopholes in rules

4 normative cheating 5 undeserved foul shot 6 a team might

1 umpires 2 season 3 spectators

4 leagues 5 injured 6 tactics

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1 They are able to bend heavy iron bars with their bare hands, touch their tongues

to red-hot swords without injury, and endure freezing cold temperatures with no

discomfort

2 Gi users have more active brains

Summary

1 form of concentration 2 direct the flow 3 stress building up

4 give themselves power 5 endure extreme temperatures 6 prove the existence

1 inhale 2 mental 3 channel

4 visualize 5 fist 6 abdomen

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Unit 10-1 Barack Obama’s Keynote address

at the Democratic National Convention

1 Keeping jobs in the United States and more financial aid for lower income

students who want to go to university and health care

2 Because there are many social problems in America that need to be dealt with and the government cannot do it alone

Summary

1 perseverance 2 skyscrapers 3 affirm

4 tolerant 5 bribe 6 priority

1 impeach 2 veto 3 oval office

4 Cabinet 5 pardon 6 citizen

1 I think that women are treated unfairly; they usually aren't paid as much as men

We should pass tougher laws to make sure they are treated equally in all areas

2 Minorities in almost every country are treated unfairly They can't get the same jobs as others, or the same pay People need to change their hearts and realize that

all humans are created equally

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1 siblings 2 maiden name 3 cosmetics

4 activist 5 cause 6 charity

1 altruistic 2 humanitarian 3 lobby

4 civic 5 justice 6 resolution

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Ideas About Beauty

1 That she is fertile

2 Because there are very few uninfluenced groups left in the world to survey

Summary

1, 2, 4

1 spouse 2 gorgeous 3 sterile

4 appealing 5 consensus 6 symmetry

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Bribery or Business as Usual?

1 To make American business honest again

2 To get business done quickly

Summary

1, 3, 4

1 wholesale 2 incentive 3 retail

4 kickback 5 merchandise 6 contract

2 Yes, I think it is possible to be too tolerant or accommodating of another culture

At some point, you have to draw the line and say, "This is wrong, I won't do it."

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Adventure Tours for Charity

1 Because if he cancels the trip, he cannot not get his deposit back

2 Because not all of the money is given to the charities

1 journey 2 challenge 3 risk

4 volunteer 5 telethon 6 worthy

1 In my country, you cannot save money by donating to a charity

2 I usually give money to my church, and they help people in the community

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Unit 12-2 Rating Companies

1 By financial and market performance

2 Companies’ actual financial performance is one of the most important indications

in ranking companies

Summary

Reasons Why Companies are Rated: 1, 4, 6

Methods for Rating Companies: 2, 3, 5

Rating Companies Reasons Why Companies are Rated Methods for Rating Companies

1 2

4 3

6 5

1 monopoly 2 profit 3 bankrupt

4 assets 5 debt 6 conglomerate

2 I think that for a company owner, the most important thing to consider are the

employees Happy employees will work hard, so good results will follow

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