Lesson 1 1. Reading Comprehension 1) C 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) B 2. Vocabulary Study Part A 1) unsure 2) unease 3) endlessly 4) Indecision 5) unnerving 6) seamless 7) unpleasant 8) uncertainty 9) immaturity 10) unheard Part B 1) edge A. 对工作的厌恶让我几近崩溃。 B. 但是，抛弃这后两种品质我便毫无优势可言，这可能让我失去重返工作岗位的机会。 C. 他骄傲自大，总以为比我强。我得采取行动，挫挫他的锐气。 D. 它是一种尖端技术，却也是一把双刃剑。 2) sense A. 我认为待在家里对我的身心健康有益。 B. 周围的人都身负重任，知道自己要干什么。 C. 如果你不是有意识地培育幸福的话，你就无法从任何事情中体验到深刻的幸福感。 D. 玛丽与女儿安娜才相处了几天，就察觉到她和丈夫之间出了问题。 3) only A. 这是一个工作日的下午，我是这里唯一一个处于工作年龄段的男士。 B. 我不认识全职父亲，也从未遇见过一位全职父亲。我只是读过他们的故事。 C. 中国的长城规模宏大，它是从月球上能够看到的唯一的一个人工建筑。 D. 世界各地每天都在发生小地震，有的小到只有通过精密仪器才能“感觉”出来。 3. Grammar Study In 1986, there were 445 stay-at-home fathers in the UK. Two decades later, that number has risen to over 21,000. And in June this year, the UK's Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) announced that 79 percent of men questioned said they would be happy to look after their young children while their wife went out to work. In a single generation, a behavior that was once considered eccentric has become mainstream. This is just one illustration of a big change in social attitudes in the western world. Formerly, a father would be refused entry to a delivery room; now he may be reproached for his absence. His traditional role in family life was that of breadwinner and disciplinarian, but today childcare manuals all urge a more loving paternal approach. The EOC report has received unexpectedly wide press coverage, because...
