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UNIT
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READING
Monkeys are like people in many ways. In fact, some of them even
go to college! A “monkey college” in Boston, Massachusetts, teaches the
animals to become personal helpers for disabled people.
They chose capuchin monkeys to be their “students” for a few
reasons. Firstly, they are very small but have a large brain. This makes them 5
very smart. And they have very short tails. So, unlike other monkeys, they
use their hands just like people do. (A) , these monkeys can live
for up to 40 years and get along well with humans.
The monkeys at the college begin their training when they are only
a few months old. They start to learn simple things such as bringing food or 10
picking things up. The training center is like a real house with a microwave,
TV, and so on. When they can do more complicated things after several years
of training, they “graduate.” ⓐAs each monkey has different talents, they
are carefully matched with their new owners. ⓑTraining monkeys is usually
interesting but difficult. ⓒSo far, the results have been fantastic. ⓓMost 15
owners say their monkeys are not just helpers but also good friends.
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1 What is the best title for the passage?
① Monkeys Give a Helping Hand
② How Monkeys Are Like People
③ Special Animal Friends for Humans
④ When Monkeys and Humans Live Together
2 What is the best choice for the blank (A)?
① However ② In addition
③ For example ④ Nevertheless
3 What is NOT mentioned as a reason for choosing capuchin monkeys to be
students?
① Their large brains
② The way they use their hands
③ Their long lifetime
④ Their good health
4 When do the monkeys start their training at the college?
5 Which sentence is NOT needed in the passage?
① ⓐ ② ⓑ ③ ⓒ ④ ⓓ
6 What is NOT true about the monkey college?
① It helps disabled people by training monkeys.
② Monkeys are trained in their new owners’ house.
③ It takes several years for a monkey to graduate.
④ The training goes from easy things to more diffi cult ones.
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Summary
Choose the correct words to fi ll in the blanks.
people hands disabled owner helpers simple
There is a special “college” in America that teaches capuchin monkeys
to help people. This type of monkey was chosen because they
are very smart and use their well. They also enjoy being with
and live for a long time. The monkeys start out learning
things. When they can do more complicated things, they “graduate” and go
to live with a disabled person. Most of these people have been very happy
with their new !
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READING
Living with a Monkey Helper
ecky Thompson lost the use of her arms and legs in an accident. But her
roommate Kristi helps her with everyday things Becky can’t do. Kristi
is a 22-year-old capuchin monkey! She was trained to bring Becky food and
drinks, turn the pages of books, and even brush her teeth. Kristi has greatly
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changed Becky’s life. Becky compared it to the difference between living in
black and white and living in color. “Kristi is (A) . We
know each other so well and she always knows how I feel. Everything has
been great since I met her,” she said.
1 What is the best choice for the blank (A)?
① too old to help me ② a very shy animal
③ more than just a helper ④ curious about many things
2 Write T if the statement is true or F if it’s false.
(1) Kristi does many things that Becky can’t do.
(2) At fi rst, Becky had a hard time living with Kristi.
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Vocabulary ★ Test UNIT01
A Choose the correct word for each definition.
disabled up to result compare several
1 more than two, but not many:
2 unable to use part of the body well:
3 something that happens because of something else:
4 to say that something or someone is like another:
B Complete each sentence with the best word. (Change the form if needed.)
so far match complicated graduate personal talent
1 He has been doing great in his new job .
2 The problem is getting more . I don’t know what to do.
3 She has a special for singing. I think she’ll be a good
singer.
4 This is my opinion. I’m not sure what other people think.
5 He’ll go to France to study more after he from the
university.
C Choose the word that is closest in meaning to each underlined word.
1 There is no simple answer to that question.
① short ② easy ③ clear ④ smart
2 What is the real reason you were late?
① right ② true ③ good ④ famous
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UNIT02*
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READING
What color is. rt today7 What a s.•range
question~ But on March 14th there's an answer:
white. White Day was started in the 1980s by
candy companies io Japan. lt comes one month
after Valentine's Day. a The da~y vJas first called
Marshmallow Day .after tho soft. white candy. lb
Marshmallows were sweeter in I he, past, @ lt was
later changed to White Day. W"J lt is a day for girls
10 get candy from boys. Now it is also a popular
day 1n Taiwan and Korea.
Valentine's Day in Western countries is a day for both boys aod girls to
give and to gel chocolate or candy. In Asia, however, only boys get chocolate
on Valentine's Day. !At , Februarv 14th is for boys and March 14th is
for girls. White Day was made to give the boys a ch;~nc:e to t.han1<: tlrle girls.
However, some people dislike White Day. They think it's too
commerciall By creating a new tradition, the candy companies make teens
spend money on tlleir products. Girls now expect to get expensive g1ifts trom
boys. Despite this argument, White Oav is stin
very popular.
.1 Wliet is the best title for tlie pas~g;e?
(J) A Holiday· for IL..onely People
~ A Day to Retu1m Vo ur Love
(:J) Shopping Tlps for While Day
@ Gift ~doa s for Valontine•s Day
2 Wliio'h .sentence is NOT needed' in the p.ass{llge?
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.3 What •s the best cl1oice for the blank (A~1
(j) Also ~ Moreover
('3) For e:J<ample @l In othor wofds
4 Acc1lrdingl to 11'181 passage, wny don't som91 people likeWI1it,e Dav?
(j) Because many girls argue ~over who go1 more candy
CZl Because sweet food Uke candy ~s not good for kids' healtn
Be eau 5e can cly ie not e)l(,pensi ve enough to than'k 11he girts
@l Because 1he candy companies mako too mum money from it
5 What i:s NOT mentioned about White Day?
(i) Who st.erted it
IZJ Where it is popu l.a r
1',3) How peo~:~1e oelebrete it
How peop1e prepare for it
'6 Wrt1e T if the statement is true or F if itl; fa Is o.
~ 1) W11!1te Day was: 011~· known ae Marshmallow Oay.
t2, Many peop!e in Western countries now 'colobrntoWhite Day.
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Graphic Organizer
• Ch00$0 •ht! cc:moc:r word!! to fill In the blo~~n\1;.
[ boys products popolall' candy girls commercial
1 Celebrcned on March 141_n_ ___~ ==~------l
~ Started in the 1980s by Japanasa companies.
Wh'te Day • A day for _ _ _ to giva candy to
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pan, Taiwan and Korea
Oisli~ecl by some pBoplo because irs too --:::::::::=--
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R~AOI
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"'Hallmark r,olidays" are holidays whkh were
created to se 11 somnth in g. Unlike tra d i Uo n al ha I idaysJ
such as Christmas or Tha nksg ivi ng . Ha 11m a:rk; holidays
have no religious or historical background. The name
comes from an American company called H'allmarr'lc Cards. Halllmarik Cards sells
holiday greeting cards and gifts. Some holidays considered Ha:Umark holidays
are Valentine's Day, Mother"s Day .end Father's Day. ~alillmark Cards sells millions
of cards on those holidays eactr year. Lately, Gra ndp,a rent's Day and Bosses Day
were also created. However, these holidays are not popular wi1h Americans. They
are getting tired of buying greeting cards!
1 What can be inferred albout Grandparent's Day and 8osse'S Day?
G. They a M calsbrated in rei igic us oou ntr-ies.
Peopte don't U1ink of ·them as real holidays.
They wa~e invant,ed hundred'S of years. ago.
@.J Many poople now tn;nk that they are ~mportant.
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WriteT if the statement i.s true or F if irs false.
(1} HaUmatk holidays g,el their-neme from a card company.
t2l Mother's Day and Father's Day are no longer considered Hallmark
holidays.
Vocabulary Test · 02
Choose the ct~rrec:t wCJrd for e-ach dehnillon.
a·rgument d~slike background Hadmon
1 to Lhin'k or believe ·chat something will happen:
2 et1n ideEHlnnought tnat is given for or agai11SI' some·thi11g:
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a way of doing things that has. continued ror a long time:
' aJn evenr Oil' situation tJ:hat exp~afns. why something happens:
Complete each sentenoe wi~h the best word.IChange the ·form il neede<J.I
cha11t0e product tOo m m err::ial co115ider
1 Do your bestllhis is your l·a-st big
2 The mov~e made a lot of money.lt was such a success.
3 All the Harry· Potret' oooks ate -~- i nter"t&sli ng by mosl
children.
li There cou Id he .a _ dis.agreement whe-n a husband and wffe
believe in different gods.
5 All tha at tl'lls markGt am fil'esh and cheap,~ U1rere am
al~t•iays many shoppers.
1, I taught my brother how to geat_! a new till?.
<D write find ra~ make f1) change
2 Despise the rain, my paren;&s went Ollt for a wa~k-
a.
W In case of "'-'Because of iln spilte of @ Atthe elld of
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UNIT
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R OlN
Everyone warns te:er.s to watch out for peer pr,essure. But what is peer
presst~re ?Your peers are your friends. As you get older, you spend moro time
with your friends: and ~ess lime with your family. As a resurt. you start to act
and Chink lik.a your friends. Vou may 0ven f,eel pressure to think and behave
like them. This is peor pressure.
~Al __ For ex am ph:~, your friends may
be great students. They can pressure you to be a good student too. Peer
pressure is Ol11y bad if 1he group's behavior is bad. Some people have rrrands
who like to cheat on exams. If your friends pressure you to che&tr this is
considered negative peer pressure.
There al!"e ways to fight back against negative peer prese1.1re. First,
know your beliefs. t~l) Remind yourself that you don't like to cheat. (fb.l)Then,
if your frie11ds pressure you to st~rt cheating on e)(ams. tell them irtrs against
your beliefs. l c ~Pressure your friends and convince ttlem not to cheat. {~tIn
this way. you can create posilive peer pressure among your friends.
