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Unit 7 Not on My Block Introductory Questions The following is a set of statements about the text, some true, some false. If a statement is true, you are expected to repeat it; if false, you are supposed to make necessary changes to turn it into a true one. Ethel didn’t realize that drug dealers frequented her “new” house until she moved in. Ethel had moved from a respectable neighborhood. The police were responsive to Ethel’s phone calls for help. Ethel confronted the drug dealers the first night she moved in. Drug dealers sat down on her stoop when Ethel made her demand for them to leave. Drug dealers later became friendly with Ethel. People discouraged Ethel from taking a stand against drug dealers Ethel went ahead with her efforts all alone. Some drug dealers were grateful to Ethel for her “fussing”. Drug dealers in general are reasonable people. Language Points row house: a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style right off / away: at once; immediately He arrived on campus and got an on-campus job right off. I am getting in touch with him right away. stoop: (n.) (in North America) porch or unroofed platform or set of steps at the entrance to a house (v.) bend the body forwards and downwards He stooped to write on the ground. tough-looking: (of a person) violent-looking; rough-looking tough: (1) rough and violent They are tough criminals. He’s too tough for you to play with. (2) hard to carry out; difficult a) That was a tough lesson. b) Digging a tunnel under the river will be a tough job. 5. peer: look closely, as if unable to see well a) She peered through the mist, trying to find the right path. b) He peered at me over the top of his glasses. 6. vacant: empty; not occupied a) Do you know of a vacant apartment? b) There is a vacant piece of land near the house; we can build there. 7. stream: constant movement or continuous flow; Small narrow river Streams of people were coming out of the railway station. A small stream ran down am