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Unit 11. What are the two things that the writer has always wanted to do? Write and live on a farm.2. Why does the writer think that his life in the country is of the self-reliant type and satisfying? Because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. They have enough eggs, honey and wood. On the other hand, they are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. Besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter.3. Is life in the country easy for the writer and his family? No. Sometimes the good life can get pretty tough. 4. What was their first winter like? They were buried under five feet of snow from December through March. 5. What happened when the first spring came? Of the two floods the author describes, what does the second one actually refer to? When the first spring came, it brought two floods. The second flood refers to the good harvest in the growing season.6. What decision did the writer make in the following year? He decided to quit his job and start to freelance. 7. What does the writer have to do in order to write his stories? He has to crawl into black-bear dens for Sports Illustrated, hitch up dogsled racing teams for Smithsonian magazine, check out the Lake Champlain “monster” for Science Digest, and canoe through the Boundary Waters wilderness area of Minnesota for Destinations.8. Insurance is important to a Western family. How do the Dohertys cope with this problem? As for insurance, they have only bought a poor mans major-medical insurance policy and the policy on their two cars. 9. How do the writer and his family manage to live on a comparatively low income in the country? They cut back their expenses without appreciably lowering their standards of living. For example: they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensive places in the city. They still attend the opera and ballet but only a few times a year. They eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and see fewer movies. 10. What does the writer think are the special qualities necessary for leading a life the way they do? A tolerance for solitude and lots of energy.11. How does the writer think he and his family will feel when they have to leave the farm someday? They will leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what theyve been able to accomplish. 12. What did the writer and his family choose to live in the country for? Have they finally realized their dream? They chose to live in the country because they want to improve the quality of their lives. They have finally realized their dream. 13. In what ways does the author think that the quality of life has improved for him and his family?14. In your opinion, which is better, living in the country or living in the city? Give your reasons.15. What do you think are possible ways to improve the quality of our lives?Unit 21. Why did Barbara Carter speak proudly of her great-great-grandfather? Because she thought her great-great-grandfather was a heroic civil rights fighter and never gave up struggling for freedom. 2. Why did the author travel to Hensons last home? Because this is a place where many escaped slaves taking the Under-ground Railroad were finally saved by Henson. 3. What was the Underground Railroad? Who forged it? The Underground Railroad was a secret web of escape routes and safe house through which slaves in large numbers, with the help of lots of courageous people, fled to the North and obtained freedom.4. Why did the author want to tell the readers the stories of the heroes of the Underground Railroad?The author wanted to help the Americans remember those heroes.5. How did John Parker win his freedom? He saved enough money by working in iron molding on the side to buy his freedom.6. Why did some people try to capture John Parker? Because he helped the slaves escape.7. Why did Levi Coffin, a white man, help black slaves to freedom? Because he was driven by religious conviction.8. What risks did Coffin run while helping slaves? Coffin received frequent death threats and warnings that his store and home would be burned.9. What difficulties did the slaves have in travelling the Underground Railroad to freedom? They had to travel hundreds of miles through unknown country with no road sign and few maps, usually under cover of night.10. Why did many slaves go to Canada? Because slavery had been abolished there in 1833, and Canadian authorities encouraged the runways to settle their virgin land. 11. Why did Henson decide to escape? Because he heard alarming news: the new master was planning to sell him for plantation work in the Deep South. The slave would be separated forever from his family.12. What help did the Hensons receive on the way to safety and freedom? In Cincinnati the members of the Underground Railroad provided for their welfare, and set them thirty miles on their way by wagon. In Buffalo, N.Y. a friendly captain gave Henson a dollar and arranged for a boat, which carried them to Canada.13. Both Josiah Henson and Uncle Tom are slaves. But in the eyes of Barbara Carter, they are different. In what way is Josiah Henson different from Uncle Tom? 14. We know slavery was abolished more than one hundred years ago. Why does the author remind Americans of that part of history now? 15. Black Americans have made great progress in getting full equality. Do you think there is still much left to be done? Give examples to support your point of view.Unit 31. In the authors boyhood, did he have to carry keys with him if he stayed out late at night? No. 2. Do people nowadays keep up the custom of leaving the front door on the latch at night? No. 3. What has taken the place of the era when people could safely keep their front door unlocked? It has been replaced by an era when people employ various security devices at home./It has been replaces by an atmosphere of fear and distrust.4. What can be commonly seen pasted on the windows of the most pleasant homes? Small notices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this security force or that guard company.5.What is the insurance companys intention of running an ad with a picture showing a padlock attached to a kids bicycle? The insurance company tries to impress the public that it will ensure your safety by paying for your losses.6. What does the author think is the new atmosphere of American life? The atmosphere of fear and distrust7. Why do big American companies demand that their employees pass in and out of their work place with an access card? Because they feel threatened and want to keep outsiders away.8. Are airports still a place of education and fun today? Why or why not?No. they are by now the most sophisticated of security sites9. What function do people think electronic X-ray equipment can perform now at airport security? It is a way to hold the terrorists, real and imagined, at bay.10.Why are businessmen buying new machines to analyze a telephone callers voice? To tell whether their friend or client is telling lies.11.Under what excuse do people resort to call these means? Does the author think they are justified in doing so? All is done in the name of “security”. But according to the author, America, with all this “security”, is perhaps the most insecure nation in the history of civilization.12. According to the author, what may be the legacy we remember best when we recall this era? We may have locked the evils out, but in so doing we have locked ourselves in.Unit 51. When and where did the writer write the three “thank you” letters? He wrote them on a ship on Thanksgiving Day, 1943.2. What made the writer as a cook extremely busy on the Thanksgiving Day when his ship was sailing to the island of Tulagi? Preparing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner featuring roast turkey made the writer extremely busy.3. What was the writer thinking about on the deck after the days hard work? The writer was thinking about Thanksgiving. 4. What then did he decide to do? He decided to show gratitude to those who had helped him in his life. 5. Why did the writer feel ashamed when he thought about the people that he wanted to express his gratitude to? He had always accepted what they had done for him, but never expressed to any of them a simple “ Thank you.”6. Who did he finally decide to write to? He decided to write to his dad, his grandma, and the Rev.Lonual Nelson, his grammar school principal. 7. What did his father do that left a lasting impression on the writer? His father had impressed upon him from boyhood a love of books and reading8. What did the writer remember about the Reverend Nelson? He remembered that each morning Nelson would open the school with a prayer over his assembled students. 9. What did the writer say in his letter to his grandmother? His grandmother had taught him how to tell the truth, to share, and to be forgiving and considerate of others. Added to this, she had often cooked delicious food for him. All in all, she had sprinkled his life with stardust. 10. How did the writer feel when he read the replies from his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandmother? Why? His reading of their letters left him not only astonished but more humbled than before, because they all thanked him rather than saying they would forgive him for not having previously thanked them.11. What did the writer learn from the writing of the three thank you letters? The writer learned that one should learn to express appreciation for others efforts. 12. What did the writer wish for all people when another Thanksgiving was drawing near? The writer wished for all people the common sense to achieve world peace, and find the good and praise it. Unit 61. What made Sue and Johnsy decide to set up a joint studio? They found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that they set up a joint studio.2. According to the doctor, how would Johnsy be able to recover from pneumonia? Johnsy would be able to recover from pneumonia if she wanted to live.3. What had been Johnsys ambition before she fell ill? She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day.4. What could Johnsy see whole lying in bed? She could see a bare yard, and on an old ivy vine climbing half way up the brick wall. 5. Why did Jonhnsy count the leaves? B