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Unit 7 Not on My BlockIntroductory QuestionsThe following is a set of statements about the text, some true, some false. If a statement is true, you are expected to repeat it; if false, you are supposed to make necessary changes to turn it into a true one.1. Ethel didnt realize that drug dealers frequented her “new” house until she moved in.2. Ethel had moved from a respectable neighborhood.3. The police were responsive to Ethels phone calls for help.4. Ethel confronted the drug dealers the first night she moved in.5. Drug dealers sat down on her stoop when Ethel made her demand for them to leave.6. Drug dealers later became friendly with Ethel.7. People discouraged Ethel from taking a stand against drug dealers8. Ethel went ahead with her efforts all alone.9. Some drug dealers were grateful to Ethel for her “fussing”.10. Drug dealers in general are reasonable people.Language Points1. row house: a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style2. right off / away: at once; immediatelya) He arrived on campus and got an on-campus job right off.b) I am getting in touch with him right away.3. stoop: (n.) (in North America) porch or unroofed platform or set of steps at the entrance to a house(v.) bend the body forwards and downwardsHe stooped to write on the ground.4. tough-looking: (of a person) violent-looking; rough-lookingtough: (1) rough and violenta) They are tough criminals.b) Hes too tough for you to play with.(2) hard to carry out; difficulta) That was a tough lesson.b) Digging a tunnel under the river will be a tough job.5. peer: look closely, as if unable to see wella) She peered through the mist, trying to find the right path.b) He peered at me over the top of his glasses.6. vacant: empty; not occupieda) Do you know of a vacant apartment?b) There is a vacant piece of land near the house; we can build there.7. stream: constant movement or continuous flow; Small narrow rivera) Streams of people were coming out of the railway station.b) A small stream ran down among the rocks.8. shoot up:(1) inject oneself or another person (with a narcotic drug)Vancouver hopes to save hundreds of lives by opening street clinics where heroin addicts can shoot up safely.(2) rise suddenly and rapidlyGas prices shot up when the Gulf War broke out.9. occupy: take up; fill (space, time, attention, farm, country, town, etc.)a) Enemy troops occupied the country.b) The building occupies an entire block.10. rage: (of storms, etc.) be violent; be violently angrya) Influenza A (H1N1) is raging through the world.b) Keep your temper, dont rage.11. drift: 1) (of persons) go hither and thither without a clear purposea) She drifts from one job to another.b) These boys drifted about doing nothing.2) be carried along by a current of air or watera) The snow has drifted everywhere.b) The balloons drifted up into the sky.12. a 50-something mother: a mother who was in her fifties13. it wasnt the first time shed risen to an unexpected challenge: she had acted in response to such an unexpected difficult situation beforerise to the challenge/occasion: act successfully in response to a difficult situation which is entirely new or unexpecteda) The villagers rose to the serious food crisis caused by the floods.b) When the invited speaker did not arrive, the chairman rose to the occasion and gave an excellent unprepared speech.14. be addicted to: be given to, habitually or compulsivelya) The famous actor announced Friday that he was addicted to pain medication and that he was checking himself into a treatment center immediately.b) My mom is addicted to TV home shopping. Is there anyway to stop her running up credit card bills that we cant pay off.15. pray: commune to God; offer thanks; make requests knowna) The farmers prayed for rain but in vain.b) The Pope prayed for God to save us from terrorists.16. confront: be, bring, or come face to facea) Can you list a few problems likely to confront the human race in the next few decades?b) When confronted with a weapon, often we are so fearful that we do not realize that the individual with the weapon may be as afraid as we are.17. Armsteads insides were turning over: Armstead had butterfliers in her stomach / Armstaed was utterly nervousturn over:1) fall over; upset; turn upside downa) Eight people died and 31 others were injured when an overloaded bus turned over and plunged into a 10-meter-deep valley.b) She turned the turkey over in the oven so that one side of the bird wouldnt be overdone.2) give the control of sb. / sth. toa) He turned over the business to his son.b) To whom should we turn over the keys when we vacate the apartment?18. keeping her face a mask: trying not to show any of her real feelings.19. property: 1) estate; area of land or land and buildingsa) The price of property has risen greatly.b) Several properties in this street are to be let.2) things owned; possessionsa) Intellectual property rights are the rights given to people over the creations of their minds.b) He owns a great deal of property.20. Armsteads heartbeat rose into her throat: Armstead was so nervous that her heart was pounding21. check in on: verify, ascertain or monitor the condition ofa) Stephen checked (in) on her several times during the night.b) She checks (in) on her elderly father every few days to make sure hes all right.22. take to: adopt as a practice or a hobby, as a means of livelihood; start to like (sb. Or sth.)a) He took to the habit of smoking.b) She has really taken to that child.23. talk back: reply defiantlya) When little Jimmy talked back to Ms. Jones, he was sent to the Principals office.b) When my brother and I were small we hardly ever talked back when we disagreed with our parents.24. fuss: (v.) pay too much attention to unimportant thingsa) Dont fuss over the children so much.b) Nick, could you tell me a good place to buy a genuine sterling silver necklace? Im not too fussed about price as long as its good silver.(n.) unnecessary nervous agitation, especially over unimportant thingsa) Dont make so much fuss over such trifles.b) Newspapers make such a fuss of this sort of thing.25. take a stand: declare ones position, opinion, etc.a) Examples abound in history of people who took a stand for what they believed in.b) While he was still in prison, Nelson Mandela took a stand for the liberation of all races, all people.26. wage: carry on, engage in (war, campaign, etc.)a) The North waged war on (against) the South.b) Doctors wage war against disease.27. tragedy: very sad event that causes suffering or death; regrettable situation; play in which people suffer or diea) The accident was a terrible tragedy; they all died.b) “Hamlet” is one of Shakespeares best known tragedies.28. set on fire: cause to burna) Love is friendship set on fire.b) Stop emptying your pipe into the wastepaper basket: youll set the house on fire!29. cautious: having or showing cautiona) Papa, intensely cautious, never made a decision lightly.b) He was a cautious investor who studied the market before buying.30. establish: set upa) The Office of Homeland Security was established after the 911 attack.b) Many multinational companies have established their Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai.31. extended: lengthened; stretcheda) We extended the meeting another 15 minutes.b) The builders extended the road for three more miles.32. prompt: cause (sb. to do sth.)a) The British government denies that its close ties with the US prompted terrorist attacks in London.b) An odd sense of foreboding prompted me to return home.33. step up: increase the amount, speed or intensity ofa) Companies step up the monitoring of their computer networks to prevent viruses from intrusion.b) When John found he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace.34. abandoned: discardeda) The cruel man abandoned his wife and child.b) The banks, after getting a