Unit 2 Morals And Virtues

MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES

“Life is precious. ... To a person nothing is 1 (precious) than their life, and if
they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry,
or tired?” These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing
woman, and 2 carried her through a life of hard choices.

As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death. At
age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls,
she chose to work and study. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good
husband should be their final goal!” her brother 3 (complain), thinking of the high
tuition fees. She responded, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!” Later, she
went on to study medicine as she had wished.

In 1929, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the
Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize given to graduates. She 4
(immediate) became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the
OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Within six months, she was named a
chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years to achieve. After
working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US.
She greatly impressed her American colleagues, who invited her to stay. Dr Lin, 5 ,
rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home.

In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of
the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital, but just a few months later, the
department was closed because of the war. Thinking of all the people still in need of
help, Dr Lin opened 6 private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and
often reduced costs for poor patients. At times she was even seen riding a donkey to
faraway villages 7 (provide) medical care.

The new People’s Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role. In
1954, she was elected to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next
several decades, she held many important positions. Her heart, however, was
elsewhere. She was more interested in 8 (tend) patients, publishing medical
research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.
“The OB-GYN department cares for two lives,” she told new staff in her department.
“As doctors, we should be responsible 9 the patients and treat them as our sisters.”

Though Lin Qiaozhi never married, she was known as the “mother of ten thousand
babies”, having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime. Dr Lin did not retire
until the day she died, 22 April 1983. Since she had no children of her own, she left
her 10 (saving) to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors. And even as she lay
dying, her final thoughts were for others: “I’m ready to go,” she said. “Don’t try to
rescue me any more. Don’t waste the medicine any more.”

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2. what
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4. immediately
5. however

6. a
7. to provide
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9. for
10. savings

Unit 3 Diverse Cultures

Wednesday, 21 June

Today was my first day back in San Francisco after camping in the Redwood
Forest and visiting the wine country of Napa Valley. I have to admit that it 1
(definite) feels good to be back in the city again. And what a city — a city that was
able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in 1906. There are so many
beautiful old buildings — many sitting on top of big hills, offering great views of the
city, the ocean, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

My hotel is near downtown, in the Mission District, one of the 2 (old) parts of
the city. Many of the people living here are from Mexico or Central America. This
district used to be a poor area of town, 3 is now a centre for art, music, and food. In
fact, an art movement called the “Mission School” started here. It’s influenced by
graffiti art and comic art. I walked around looking at the street art for a few hours. It
was quite modern and lively. Afterwards, I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese
noodles from a food truck. A real mix of cultures here!

In the afternoon, I headed 4 a local museum that showed the historical changes
in California. I learnt that America got California from Mexico in 1848. In the same
year, gold 5 (discover) near San Francisco, 6 started a gold rush. Over 300,000
people came from all over the world 7 (seek) their fortune, and San Francisco
quickly became a big city. Many Chinese arrived during this period. To earn 8
living, some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. Many others found jobs
on farms, joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that joined California to
the eastern region of the country. The museum did a really good job of showing 9
America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures. When these
immigrants left their countries, they carried a bit of home in their hearts, and built a
new home here.

This evening, I went to Chinatown. There were so many good cafés and
restaurants to choose from. I 10 (select) a Cantonese restaurant that served its food
on beautiful china plates. What great food!

That’s enough for today. Tomorrow evening, I’m going to a jazz bar in the
Richmond Distinct. Can’t wait!

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3. but
4. to
5. was discovered

6. which
7. to seek
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9. how
10. selected

Unit 4 Space Exploration

SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER

“Are we alone? What’s out there?” People have always looked up at the stars and
wondered about space. Today, scientists design 1 (vehicle) to carry astronauts into
space to make important discoveries. Space exploration has come a long way, and we
now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.

Before the mid-20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a
dream that could never come true. However, scientists were determined to realise that
dream. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape
Earth’s gravity. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite 2 (launch) by the USSR
and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending
people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the
world 3 (enter) space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, 4 (famous) saying, “That’s one small step
for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Following this, there were many more
important space achievements. For example, on 5 September 1977, America’s NASA
space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space, and it still transmits data to
this day. And the International Space Station (1998) has provided a continuous human
presence in space, 5 astronauts from many different countries on board.

Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still
happen. For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia
spacecrafts died during their missions. However, while such disasters brought much
sadness and 6 (disappoint), the desire to explore the universe did not die. This is
because people believe in the importance of 7 (carry) on space exploration despite
the huge risks.

China’s space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, 8 it has
made great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to
independently send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully orbited
Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second
manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit
being sent to the moon to study its surface. On 23 July 2020, China sent Tianwen 1 to
explore the surface of Mars. It arrived in February 2021 and then sent back lots of
valuable information. And from 2021 to 2022, China completed a number of rocket
missions to establish its own space station. In 2022, the launch of the Mengtian
module 9 (signal) the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station. This modern
space station will allow astronauts to conduct many important experiments, greatly
furthering our understanding of the universe.

The future of space exploration remains bright. Many countries have plans to
further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to
make more valuable discoveries 10 will enable the human race to survive well into
the future.

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2. was launched

3. to enter

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5. with

6. disappointment

7. carrying
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9. signalled

10. that

Unit 5 The Value Of Money

THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE

ACT 1, SCENE 3

Narrator: Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a bet. Oliver believes
that with a million-pound bank note a man could live a month in London. His brother
Roderick 1 (doubt) it. They see a poor young man walking outside their house. It is
Henry Adams.

Roderick: Young man, would you step inside a moment, please?

Henry: Who? Me, sir?

Roderick: Yes, you.

Servant: (opening a door) Good morning, sir. Would you please come in?

(Henry enters the house.)

Roderick: How do you do, Mr ... er ...?

Henry: Adams. Henry Adams.

Oliver: Come and sit down, Mr Adams.

Henry: Thank you.

Roderick: You’re an American?

Henry: That’s right, from San Francisco.

Roderick: May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?

Henry: Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. As 2 matter of fact, I landed in
Britain 3 accident.

Oliver: How is that possible?

Oliver: And it was the ship that brought you to England.

Henry: Yes. I went to the American consulate to seek help, but ... Anyway, I didn’t
dare to try again. (The brothers smile at each other.)

Roderick: Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.

Henry: I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you, sir.

Roderick: Tell us, what sort of work did you do in America?

Henry: I worked for a mining company. Could you offer me work here?

Roderick: 6 (patient). If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much money you
have?

Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none.

Oliver: (happily) What luck! Brother, what luck!

Henry: Well, it may seem 7 (luck) to you but not to me! If this is your idea of some
kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. Now if you’ll excuse me, I ought to be on
my way.

Roderick: Please don’t go. You mustn’t think we don’t care about you. Oliver, give
him the letter.

Oliver: Yes, I was about 8 (go) get the letter. Wait! (getting it from a desk and
giving it to Henry) The letter.

Henry: (taking it 9 (careful)) For me?

Roderick: For you. (Henry starts to open it.) Oh, no, you’d better not open it. You
can’t open it until two o’clock.

Henry: Oh, this is silly.

Roderick: Not silly. There’s money in it.

Henry: Oh, no. I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest
income.
Roderick: We know you’re hard-working. That’s 10 we’ve given you the letter. (to
the servant) Show Mr Adams out.

Henry: Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about?

Roderick: You’ll soon know. In exactly an hour and a half.

Servant: This way, sir.

Roderick: Not until 2 o’clock. Promise?

Henry: Promise. Goodbye.

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3. by

4. was sailing

5. was spotted

6. Patience

7. lucky

8. to go

9. carefully

10. why