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Unit 4 why don’t you talk to your mother?
Section B
Maybe you should learn to relax
The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and them it’s time for homework.
Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”

Section A
Dear Mr. Hunt,
My problem is I can’t get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really don’t like it. It’s the only communication they have. I don’ t know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favourite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. I don’t think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do?
Sad and Thirteen

Unit 3 could you please clean your room?
Section B
Dear Sir,
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They’re always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also heops them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
Ms. Miller

Section A
1. Why was Nancy’s mom angry with Nancy?
2. Did they solve the problem? How?
Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I threw down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down tin front of the TV, my mom came over. “Could you please take the dog for a walk?” she asked.
“Could I watch one show first?”I asked.
“No!” She replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”
“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as tired as you are!” I shouted back.
My mom did not say anything and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I. Finally, I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.
The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.
“What happened?” she asked in surprise.

PS:消费者分析 “I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need to share the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.

现在是个飞速发展的时代，与时俱进的大学生当然也不会闲着，在装扮上也不俱一格，那么对作为必备道具的饰品多样性的要求也就可想而知了。Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks.

精明的商家不失时机地打出“自己的饰品自己做”、“DIY(Do It Yourself)饰品、真我个性”的广告，推出“自制饰品”服务，吸引了不少喜欢标新立异、走在潮流前端的年轻女孩，成为上海的时尚消费市场。其市场现状特点具体表现为：Section B
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.
What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can’t use my arms or legs well, so normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.

标题：上海发出通知为大学生就业—鼓励自主创业，灵活就业 2004年3月17日
Section A

3． www。oh/ov。com/teach/student/shougong/Students Who Volunteer
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job. “It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care for animals. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces.”
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”

大学生的消费是多种多样，丰富多彩的。除食品外，很大一部分开支都用于。服饰，娱乐，小饰品等。女生都比较偏爱小饰品之类的消费。女生天性爱美，对小饰品爱不释手，因为饰品所展现的魅力，女人因饰品而妩媚动人，亮丽。据美国商务部调查资料显示女人占据消费市场最大分额，随社会越发展，物质越丰富，女性的时尚美丽消费也越来越激烈。因此也为饰品业创造了无限的商机。 据调查统计，有50% 的同学曾经购买过DIY饰品，有90% 的同学表示若在学校附近开设一家DIY手工艺制品，会去光顾。我们认为：我校区的女生就占了80%。相信开饰品店也是个不错的创业方针。
Unit 1 What’s the matter?
Section B
He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing

大学生购买力有限，即决定了要求商品能价廉物美，但更注重的还是在购买过程中对精神文化爱好的追求，满足心理需求。 Aron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26,2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.
On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 2,000-kilo rock that feel on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, she stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.
After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. This means being in a different situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.

加拿大ｂｅａｄｗｏｒｋｓ公司就是根据年轻女性要充分展现自己个性的需求，将世界各地的珠类饰品汇集于“碧芝自制饰品店”内，由消费者自选、自组、自制，这样就能在每个消费者亲手制作、充分发挥她们的艺术想像力的基础上，创作出作品，达到展现个性的效果。 Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.

附件（二）：调查问卷设计Section A

综上所述，DIY手工艺品市场致所以受到认可、欢迎的原因就在于此。我们认为：这一市场的消费需求的容量是极大的，具有很大的发展潜力，我们的这一创业项目具有成功的前提。Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old Man
At 9:00 a.m.yesterday,bus No.26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road .A woman was next to him ,shouting fou help.
The bus drive ,24-year-old Wang Ping,stopped the bus without thinking twice.He got off and asked the woman what happened.She said that the man han a heart problem and should go to the hospital .Mr.Wang knew he had to act quickly.He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital.He expected most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for then next bus.But to his surprise ,they all agreed to go with him .Some passengers helped Mr.Wang to move the man on the bus.
Thanks to Mr.Wang and the passengers ,the doctors saved the man in time .“It’s sad that many people don’t want to help others because they don’t want any trouble,”says one passenger.“But the driver didn’t think about himself .He only thought about saving a life.”
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