挥自己艺术家的天赋。
6. 然而即使是这种以沉重代价换来的自知之明也在他的喜剧创作中得到了表现。 7.
由于沃娜本人出生在一个被各种麻烦困扰的大家庭，她对卓别林生活中将面临的挑战也做好了充分准备，因为当时有毫无根据的流言说他俩是马克思主义的同情者。后来在他们自己的有那么多天才孩子的大家庭中，卓别林有时会引发争吵，而她则成了安宁的中心。
8. 但是人们不禁会感到，卓别林一定会把这一奇怪的事情看作是对他的十分恰当的纪念。他以这种方式给这个自己曾带来那么多笑声的世界留下了最后的笑声。
Section B. The Political Career of a Female Politician
XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true
(T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 53 1. fierce 2. witnesses 3. voted 4. scandal 5. politics 6. abuse 7. jealous 8. refresh
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 53
1. Could we take a walk? I feel like a little exercise.
2. Ms. Mbogo had made a bold decision: she ran for mayor of Embu, Kenya. (run for)
3. Some leaders in Kenya were afraid of losing their power, so they tried
everything to shut Kenyan women out of politics. 4. She decided long ago that she would study the subject in earnest as
soon as she left school.
5. He was arrested because he was paid to spy on our air bases.
6. After almost four hours of fierce negotiation, the president had the upper hand.
7. Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital’s patients.
8. Ms. Mbogo’s victory was of great significance because all her male colleagues voted her in. Unit 3
Section A. Longing for a New Welfare System 《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 66
1. He means that a welfare client is believed to lie to get a little extra
welfare money and those caseworkers know it well. 2. He has chosen to live an honest life by drumming up some business
outside and drawing cartoons for magazines.
3. They know clearly that they are being made fools of by some of their
clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation.
4. He doesn’t think those caseworkers are to blame so he isn’t being bitter.
5. Because he believes it practically requires people to lie.
6. He had to call a caseworker he called Suzanne first. After giving a
little lecture, Suzanne was supposed to notify the medical worker, who would
certify that there was a problem. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair
repair companies to get the cheapest bid. Then the medical worker alerted the
main welfare office. They considered the matter for days before calling back and approving the repair, if he was lucky.
7. The system so easily lends itself to abuse
by the welfare givers as well as by the clients.
8. He dreams of a new system that will encourage the clients and help them
to develop their talents, rather than seek to convict them of cheating.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 66 1. convicted 2. donation 3. bleeding 4. entitled 5. profile 6. pension 7. thrive 8. receipt
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 67 1. up 2. to 3. back 4. of