paying any money by yourself!\not.
There are advantages, of course, and I do think I am lucky, but only because I can go to places I would never visit if I was a tourist. (149 words) Useful Words and Expressions: apply for请求，申请
apply to the consul for a visa向领事申请签证 apply a theory to practice把理论应用于实践 apply a plaster to a wound 给伤口贴上膏药 apply paint to a house油漆房屋 apply one's mind专心于……
We must apply our energies to finding a solution．我们必须全力想出一个解决的办法。 expense n．费用，开支 accounts账目，账号
fashionable adj.时．流行的，时髦的 a fashionable hairdo时髦的女发型
become fashionable for a time风靡一时 lounge n．休闲室 go sightseeing观光
a sightseeing car游览汽车 a sightseeing party参观团 a sightseeing tour旅游观光
Passage 27
Intelligence
Are some people born clever and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience?
Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus, the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, held by most experts now, can be supported in a number of ways. As is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people is, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. (154 words) Useful Words and Expressions: Intelligence n．智力，聪明
a boy who shows intellge6nce智力低下的男孩
Use your Intelligence，and you'll sure to achieve something．发挥你的聪明才智，你一定能取得成就。
have secret intelligence of the enemy's plans获得敌方计划的秘密情报。 extent n．广度，程度
to some extent在某种程度上
extent of one's knowledge某人的知识多少
see full extent of the park看到公园的整个范围
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a vast extent of land辽阔的土地 unlimited extent无限空间
I agree with you to a certain extent．我在某种程度上同意你。 No one knows the extent of his debts．没有人知道他负债多少。 no amount of怎么（再多）也…··不
Passage 28
A Free Dress Every Week
The temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops and people are not so honest as they once were.
A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. Believe it or not, the girl \mother a free dress every week! (148 words) Useful Words and Expressions: temptation n．诱惑，诱惑物
the temptations of a big city大城市的种种诱惑 resist temptation抵制诱惑，不受诱惑
a strong temptation to sb对某人十分强烈的诱惑 article n．物品，商品
an important article of food一种主要食品 article mix 商品组合
articles of daily use日用品 wrap vi.包起来
wrap sth. Up 把…··包起来
arrest vt.逮捕，拘留 n．逮捕，拘留
the arrest of a criminal suspect拘捕一个犯罪嫌疑犯。 a criminal under arrest 一个在押的罪犯
Passage 29
Time
Time is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save tame, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though time were a possession. \you have any time?\\you get some time for this?\\much free time do you have?\The treatment of time as a possession influences the way that time is carefully divided.
Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, the careful scheduling of time and the separation of activities are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-, 30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that \American social life. Visitors who drop by without prior notice may interrupt their host's
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personal time. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors' dropping by. (157 words) Useful Words and Expressions: tangible adj．切实的 kill time 消磨时间 reveal vt．显示，揭示
possession n．拥有，占有，所有 a man of great possessions富人
In full possession of one's senses神智非常清醒 Personal possessions个人财产
How did you get possession of it?你是怎样得到它的？
He gave up possession Of the house．他放弃了这房子的所有权。
The information in my possession is strictly confidential .我掌握的情报是绝对机密的。 scheduling n．行程安排，时序安排 slot n．缝隙
drop by v.随便访问 preferred adj.首选的
Passage 30
Cartoonists
In a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking. He has great influence on public opinion. In a political campaign, he plays an important part. Controversial issues in Congress or at meetings of the United Nations may keep the cartoonist well-supplied with current materials.
A clever cartoonist may cause laughter because he often uses humour in his drawings. If he is sketching a famous person, he takes a prominent feature and exaggerates it. Cartoonists, for instance, like to lengthen an already long nose and to widen an already broad grin. This exaggeration of a person's characteristics is called caricature. The artist uses such exaggeration to put his message across. (144 words) Useful Words and Expressions: cartoonist n．漫画家
campaign n．（政治或商业性）活动 controversial adj．争论的，争议的
a controversial movie一场有争议的电影
a controversial stand on human rights引起争议的人权立场 congress n．（美国等国的）国会，议会 sketch vi．绘略图，素描
prominent adj．卓越的，显著的 prominent tech突出的牙齿 a prominent nose大鼻子
a prominent doctor著名的医生 exaggerate v．夸大，夸张
exaggeration n．夸张，夸大之词 for instance例如
lengthen v．延长，（使）变长
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lengthen a dress放长衣服
Summer lengthens（out）into autumn．夏去秋来。
The shadows lengthen．天色渐黑；年纪渐老；死期已近。 grin n．露齿笑，咧嘴笑，张口笑
Passage 31
Water Pollution
Water is very important to us. Factories and plants need water for industrial uses and large pieces of farmland need it for irrigation. Without water to drink, people die in a short time.
Today most water sources are so dirty that people must purify water before drinking. Water becomes dirty in many ways: industrial pollution is one of them. With the development of industry, plants and factories pour tons of industrial wastes into rivers every day. The rivers have become seriously polluted, and the water is becoming unfit for drinking or irrigation. The same thing has also happened to our seas and oceans. So, the problem of water pollution is almost worldwide.
Scientists of many countries have done a lot of work to stop pollution. The polluted water in some places has become clean and drinkable again. Perhaps one day the people in all towns and cities will be drinking clean water. That day, we believe, is not very far off. (161 words)
Useful Words and Expressions: irrigation n．灌溉，冲洗 purify vt.使纯净V.净化
industrial pollution工业污染验室 agricultural pollution农业污染 air（borne）pollution大气污染 aquatic pollution水污染
atmospheric pollution大气污染 community pollution居民区污染 dust pollution灰尘污染
environment pollution环境污染 food pollution食物［食品」污染 freshwater pollution淡水污染
global air pollution全球性大气污染 groundwater pollution地下水污染 indoor air pollution室内空气污染 information Pollution信息污染 ocean pollution海洋污染 noise pollution噪声污染 nuclear pollution核污染
visual pollution视觉污染be be unfit for 不适于
Passage 32
Making a Complaint
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Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy. But if something you have bought is faulty or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favour to get it put right.
Complaints should be made to a responsible person. Go back to the shop where you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have. In a small store the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain direct. In a chain store, ask the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who handles your enquiry, otherwise you may never find out who dealt with the complaint later. If you do not want to do it in person, write a letter. Stick to the facts and keep a copy of what you write. At this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. (164 words) Useful Words and Expressions: complaint n．申诉；控告；抱怨 faulty adj．有缺点的，不完美的 a faulty reasoning错误的推理 a faulty design不完善的设计方案 claim vt.（根据权利）要求 responsible adj．负责的
give a task to a responsible man把一件工作交给一个可靠的人做 have a responsible post 担任要职
The weather is responsible for the delay．由于天气关系才耽误。 receipt n. 收条，收据 chain store n. 连锁商店 enquiry n.询问
stick to v. 粘住，坚持
at this stage adv. 眼下，暂时 article n. 物品，商品
Passage 33
Where Do the British Live
Nearly everyone in Britain would like to own their own home and, whether they do or not, they are prepared to put time and money into decorating and furnishing it or even making structural alterations to it. Because of the climate and because of the expense involved in going out for the evening, the British spend a lot of time at home and a large part of their social life takes place there. Young people tend to stay with their families longer these days as accommodation is expensive but, when they move away to a job or college, there are various options open to them. They can get lodgings with a landlady. This means that they rent a room in someone's house and have breakfast with the family. They can also get a bed-sitting room, that is to say one self-contained room in which they can cook, live and sleep. Alternatively, they can share a rented flat or house with a group of young people, perhaps the most popular option of all. (172 words)
Useful Words and Expressions: structural adj. 结构的，建筑的 furnish vt.装备，布置 alteration n．变更，改造
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