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Unit 1(1)Fate is sometimes not very kind to policemen like myself. Take as an example the recent (2) trialin which I was involved. When I arrested the young lad I had felt sure he was (3) guilty I had been following him around for a (4) coupleof hours and he (5) conduct himself suspiciously. He had been (6) wandering about and it seemed to me that he was looking for an opportunity to steal. When I arrested him, his(7) casual manner only served to (8) confirm my suspicions. I thought I had at last caught the thief who had been troubling the area for as long. However, my joy was only (9) temporary When I saw the (10) brilliant solicitor the boys father had hired to defend him, I knew we didnt(11) standachance It turned out that the boy was simply a student who was looking for temporary (12) employment before going to university. If only he had been a bit more helpful when we arrested him, he could have saved us all a lot of time and trouble. Its enough to make one (13) turnagainst students.Unit 2(1)Despitethe vast amount of (2)dataavailable for us to (3)downloadfrom the worldwide (4)web，we still face a problem in how to make the best use of it. Data on its own has its (5)limitations It is only when nature is exposed to(6)fruitful questions that we can hope to (7)uncover(her secrets. The a(8)evolution of science shows this clearly, with mangy of the most（9)notable discoveries relying on the ability to(10)view matters rather than simply gathering more facts. (11)Inshort，half the answer lies in 12)thinkingup the right question.Unit 3To my mind, in any a (1) analysis of the(2) professions, few can match teaching. One needs to be(3) energetic，certainly, for occasionally it seems one hardly has time to(4) catchhisbreath .It can mean (5) stayingup late in order to get lessons prepared on time. Nonetheless, I am(6) convinced that the work is more(7)stimulating than that of my (8) administrative colleagues. I certainly would not wish to(9) switch even though the pay is higher. With teaching, the(10) pace of life is more varied, allowing greater time for(11) reflection and research. Yet most of all it is the chance to see the(12)spark of a fresh idea taking hold in a students mind that is the most rewarding aspect of the job, (13) repaying all ones efforts.Unit 4 It is difficult not to be(1) affected by the tale of Sarah Morris. While her(2) physical conditions made it difficult to(3) interpret her speech, from her writing it would be impossible to (4)spot that she suffers from such a severe(5) handicap. Writing slowly with the help of a pointer(6) fastened to her head, her(7) maximum writing speed is no more than eight words(8)_per minute. Yet she still manages to write (9) extensively on the team she grew up following. (10) Straining her neck in the gloom of her room,(11surrounded by her computer equipment and a TV set, she has managed to rise above her situation against all the odds.Unit 5 I (1) recall that it was something of an (2) embarrassment to have my son find me so upset on that Wednesday long ago. He had come home expecting to (3) have the place alltohimself, only to find me there, (5) frantic with worry about losing my job. I had (6) assumed that I could master typing in just a few(7) sessions, but it took much longer than I had expected. Try as I might, it seemed I just could not (8) catchonto it in time. I suppose I should have (9) enrolled on a (10) correspondence course, as I did when learning to run the nursery, but by then it was too late. I felt (11) helpless and the(12) tension at work was becoming too much to bear, so in the end I just had to accept defeat and change jobs. Not that I gave up wanting to type. I (13) wenton practicing and eventually mastered it.Unit 6The medicines the doctor(1)prescribed for me tasted horrible. They were supposed to(2)bringdown my temperature, but when I heard how high it was I was terrified. I thought I was certain to die. I just didnt see how I could possibly (3) overcome the illness. I couldnt stop worrying about it. All day I just (4) gazed into space, feeling(5) miserable. The fever made me (6) shiver and gave my face a(7) _ flush _I couldnt take an interest in anything and felt very (8) detachedfrom everything around me. I thought my father must know I was going to die, but had said nothing, wanting me to (9) keepfrom thinking about it. Finally I could bear it no longer and asked him how much longer I could live. then he explained my mistake, all my worries (10) slid away. Only then was I really able to(11) takeiteasy.Unit 7I am still trying to (1) figureout why we all behaved so badly on the night my neighbours tried to break into our family bomb(2) shelter. It was frightening for us down there, hearing those we thought of as our friends(3) headingfor something to(4) breakdown the shelter door. Even though we (5) piledup all we could find against the door, I knew it would eventually give way. And it did. Should I (6) hold it againstthem? After all, their reactions were (7) bornof fear and I would probably have behaved the same way in their shoes. Perhaps it would have been fairer to have drawn lots for who got to use the only shelter in the street, but I was never going to let that happen. I was as(8) scared and selfish as the rest. It seems that (9) underneath we are all more (10) aggressive and (11) greedy than we like to think.Unit 8Many people are (1)hostile to daydreaming, believing that it can(2) interferewith the pursuit of success. They consider that daydreamers will never(3) amountto much in their chosen careers. Recently, however, some experts have begun to argue that indulging in (4) fantasy can have positive (5)benefits. Daydreaming of success, they claim, can (6) contribute to success. One technique they (7) recommend is to (8) picture yourself as you wish to be. Holding this(9) vision clearly in your mind (10) supposedly helps you make it come true. Of course, you should not (11)_neglect necessary study or work because daydreaming cannot (12) substitute for hard work. Merely relying on daydreaming will not help you (13)attain your goal.Unit 9The beauty of the music was(1) in sharp contrast with the(2) reality of the lives led by the singers. (3) Amid all their suffering, a group of Jewish prisoners had found the courage to(4) stage performances of Verdis Requiem. Despite the difficulties and dangers, they (5) threwthemselves enthusiastically into rehearsals, which had to be (6) keptasecret. An (7) additional difficulty was that they had only one(8) instrument , an old harmonium. Their greatest(9) triumph came when they performed before an (10) audience containing the infamous Nazi official, Adolf Eichmann. Their voices(11) swelled with (12) passion as they threw in the faces of the Nazis words which sang of how they would have to (13) payfortheir crimes.Unit 10If we look at the process of innovation,