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Unit 3 Internet and Lifestyle New words and expressions for Reading One: pervasive: Something, especially something bad, that is pervasive is present or felt throughout a place or thing. (FORMAL) ...the pervasive influence of the army in national life... rosy: If you say that a situation looks rosy or that the picture looks rosy, you mean that the situation seems likely to be good or successful. The job prospects for those graduating in engineering are far less rosy now than they used to be... = good go about: The way you go about a task or problem is the way you approach it and deal with it. I want him back, but I just dont know how to go about it. run into: If you run into someone, you meet them unexpectedly. He ran into Krettner in the corridor a few minutes later. = meet, bump into fix up: If you fix something up, you arrange it. I fixed up an appointment to see her... blind date: A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before. take out: If you take out something such as a loan, a licence, or an insurance policy, you obtain it by fulfilling the conditions and paying the money that is necessary. They find a house, agree on a price, and take out a mortgage through their building society. profile: A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described. A newspaper published profiles of the candidates’ wives. subscriber: Subscribers to a service are the people who pay to receive the service. China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television. correspond: If you correspond with someone, you write letters to them. You can also say that two people correspond. She still corresponds with American friends she met in Majorca nine years ago... We corresponded regularly. screen out: If an organization or country screens out certain people, it keeps them out because it thinks they may cause problems. The company screened out applicants mot