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Unit Seven: I’d Rather Be Black Than Female TEXT COMPREHENSION IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text. 1. After years of devoted service, the highest position a woman can expect to get is country vice-chairman—an auxiliary and subordinate position which can be regarded as an extension of the “separate-but-equal” doctrine to the nation’s political life concerning sex differentiation. 2. The women of a nation strongly influences its morals, its religion, and its politics by their actions. LANGUAGE WORK I. Explain the underlined parts in each sentence in your own words. 1). Being the first black woman elected to Congress has made me some kind of phenomenon. ? a successful person 2). If I said that being black is a greater handicap than being a woman, probably no one would question me. ? express doubt about the truth of what I have said 3). That there is prejudice against women is an idea that still strikes nearly all men — and, I am afraid, most women — as bizarre. ? gives ... the impression of being 4). Prejudice against blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years. ? unseen 5). From the start of that campaign, I faced undisguised hostility because of my sex. ? obvious 6). Among members of my own party, closed meetings were held to discuss ways of stopping me. ? meetings kept secret from other people (such as the public) 7). My opponent, the famous civil-rights leader James Farmer, tried to project a black, masculine image ? present 8). Mr. Farmer still doesn’t quite know what hit him. ? beat/defeated 9). A few years ago, I was talking with a political leader about a promising young woman as a candidate. ? talented/likely to succeed 10). I love teaching, and I am ready to go back to it as soon as I am convinced that this country no longer needs a woman’s contribution. ? am sure 4. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence. 1). He’s in a dead-end job. ? with no hope of promotion 2). Six peopl