Unit1:HowtosucceedincollegeTherearesomethingsyoucandotosucceedincollege.First,pursuepassions.Yourpassionswillbroadenyourmindandmakeyourlifeinteresting.Second,neverletgoofanyopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.Collegeisfullofuniqueopportunities,whichwillenableyoutosamplenewthingsandmeetwonderfulpeople.Lastly,takeresponsibilities.Incollegeyoumustlearntoberesponsibleforyourowndecisionsandactions.Withthepassions,theopportunities,andtheabilitytotakeresponsibilities,youwillbecomesuccessfulnotonlyincollege,butalsoinyourfuturecareer.Unit2:WhattodowhenyourparentsaredisappointedwithyouParentsmaygetdisappointedwhenyoufailtomeettheirexpectations.Theymaystronglyobjecttoyourlifestyleandcomplainthatyouarewastingtimeonunimportantthings.Tosolvethisproblem,youmaytrytomakethemunderstandthatyouarearesponsibleperson.Firsttellthemthatyouhaveinheritedmanyoftheirmerits.Thenremindthemthatyouhaveyourownthoughtsandlifegoalsasanindividual.Youcanalsoexplainhowyourlifestylewillhelpyouinapositiveway.Youmaynotbeabletochangeyourparents’opinionsovernight,butifyoukeeptrying,itwilleventuallywork.Unit3:TeenagersmokingItisnotuncommontoseeteenagerssmokingtoday.Someofthemsmokebecauseofpeerpressure.Whentheyseesomeoftheirfriendssmoking,theyfeelthepressuretotryitoutinorderto“fitin”withthecrowd.Someotherteenagerssmokebecausetheywanttoimitateadultsorappeartobemature.Teenagersliketoimitatetheirfavoritestarsandadultsaroundthem.So,parentswhosmokemaysetabadexamplefortheirchildren.Inconclusion,thecausesofteenagersmokingcanbeattributedtopeerpressureandtheirintentiontolooklikeadults.Unit4:HappinessWheredoeshappinesscomefrom?Annwasafulltimeworkerwithalowincome,butshedevotedalotofhertimetohelpingpeopleinhercommunity.Oneday,Annwasdiagnosedwithasevereheartdisease,butshedidnothaveenoughmoneyfortreatment.Whenpeopleinhercommunityheardthenews,theyraisedmoneyforherandhelpedhertakecareofherchildren.AlthoughAnnwasverysick,shefeltveryhappy.Shehadenjoyedhelpingotherpeople,whonowinturnwerehappytohelpher.Happinessisindeedtheresultofhelpingeachother.Unit5:WilliamShakespeareIn1564,WilliamShakespeare,thegreatpoetandplaywright,wasborninEngland.Asaboyheattendedalocalgrammarschoolinhishometown.Attheageof18hemarriedAnneHathaway,andtheyhadthreechildren.Between1585and1592,hedevelopedasuccessfulcareerinLondon.By1592severalofhisplayswereontheLondonstageandhehadbecomewell-knownbyactingandwritingplays.Heappearedtohaveretiredfromthetheaterandreturnedtohishometownaround1613.In1616,attheageof52,hepassedaway.Unit6:WhypeoplegetfiredfromtheirjobsThereareseveralreasonswhypeoplegetfiredfromtheirjobs.First,peoplemaylosetheirjobsiftheyhavesomedishonestbehaviors,suchascheatingintheirjobsupplicationsortellingliesinwork.Second,employeesmaybefiredsuetopoorattendance.Nobosslikesanemployeewhoisoftenlatefororabsentfromwork.Third,peoplehavingdifficultygettingalongwiththeirco-workersarealsolikelytobefiredbecausetheymaycauseconflictsintheworkplace.Therefore,tobeagoodemployee,itisimportanttobehonest,punctual,andcooperative.Unit7:MydormMydormisnicetolivein.Forexample,ithasaveryconvenientlocation.Itisclosetoeverythingoncampus.Itonlytakes5minutestowalktomyclasses,8minutestothelibrary,15minutestotheswimmingpool,andonly2minutestothecafeteria.What’smore,therearegreatfacilitiesinthebuilding.Thereisalaundryroom,agym,aTVroom,andevenanATMmachine.Mostimportantly,Ilikemyroommates.Weg...
