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Unit 3
A
As an outstanding humorous actor, Charlie Chaplin 1. ____ (brighten) the lives of Americans and British during the period of silent films. He made people 2. ____ (laugh) at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content 3. ____ their lives.
His charming character, the little tramp, was well-known all over the world. It was a poor and 4. ____(home) person wearing large trousers, worn-out shoes 5. ____ a small round black hat, and 6. ____(carry) a walking stick. Social failure as the little tramp was, he was loved by all the people for his optimism and determination 7. ____(overcome) all difficulties and being kind to others when they were unkind to him. In the famous film The Gold Rush, Chaplin managed 8. ____ (make) the sad situation—eating a boiled shoe 9. ____(entertain) by using nonverbal humour.
Such is Charlie Chaplin, loved and remembered as a great actor 10. ____ could inspire people with great confidence.
B
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went 1. ____ (camp) in a 2. ____ (mountain) area. 3. ____ (look) up at the stars, Sherlock Holmes whispered, “Watson, when you look at that 4. ____ (beauty) sky, what do you think of?” Watson replied, “I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted.” “No, no, Watson!” Holmes said. “What do you really think of?” Watson tried again, “I think we are much smaller 5. ____ (compare) with the sky.” “Try again, Watson!” said Holmes. Watson tried 6. ____ third time, “I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be 7. ____ their beds.” Holmes 8. ____ (joke) said, “Watson, you should be 9. ____ (think) that someone 10. ____ (steal) our tent!”
Unit 4
A
Yesterday, another student and I, 1. ____ (represent) our university's student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year's international students to Beijing University. 2. ____ half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive, I saw several young people 3. ____ (enter) the waiting area looking around 4. ____ (curious).
The first 5. ____ (arrive) was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia from Britain. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her 6. ____ the cheek! She stepped back as if in 7. ____ (defend). I guessed there was probably a major 8. ____ (misunderstand). With more students' 9. ____ (arrive), I saw more different ways to greet each other.
As I get to know more international friends, I've learned that people communicate with spoken language and they also express their feelings 10. ____ (use) unspoken “language”. In general, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads!
B
Body language is one of 1. ____ most powerful means of communication. It is used
2. ____ (convey) their thoughts and opinions and to communicate 3. ____ each other. When 4. ____ with others, you are not just using words, but using facial 5. ____ (express) as well as gestures. Just like words, body language 6. ____ (vary) from culture to culture. For example, in many countries, 7. ____ (shake) one's head means “no” 8. ____ nodding means “yes”. Although there are many interpretations of our body language, some gestures are 9. ____ (universe). The smile is the best example. Its function is to show 10. ____ (happy) and put people at ease.