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第九单元Comprehension of the TextI.1. His mother. Because she influenced his thoughts and attitudes toward life.2. He learned from his mother that one should never quit.3. The family was homeless, jobless and penniless with three babies waiting to be fed.4. She quit school to find a job as a grocer and moved the family to live with her brother, Allen.5. She discovered in him a talent for words.6. Though very poor, she signed him up for a set of books for intermediate and advanced readers.7. He worked as a reporter with the Baltimore Sun and later with The New York Times. He won the Pulitzer Prize.8. No, she didn’t have the chance to know of it because her health collapsed, but she always believed in it.Vocabulary 1.to 2.around? 3.to/with? 4.up 5.out? 6.to? 7.out? 8.of? 9.From? 10.inV.1.J? 2.M? 3.F? 4.L? 5,A? 6.O? 7.G? 8.D? 9.I?? 10.CWord BuildingVI.1. After working extra hours for several months, I have repaid the money to the bank.2. I didn’t enjoy the story at first, but I came to like it when I reread it.3. He replaced the book on the shelf when he finished it.4. She is slowly regaining he strength after the accident.5. The old city center was redesigned after the war.6. She was asked to reconsider her decision to leave the job.7. After the disaster the government spent millions of dollars helping the local people to reconstruct their homes.8. The museum has such a fine set of old paintings that it is worth revisiting.VII.1. dishonest 2. discouraged? 3. displeased? 4. discontinued5. disappearing? 6. discharged? 7. disclosed? 8. dislikeSentence StructureVIII.1. I’ve made up my mind to marry him even if my mother objects.2. She has problems finding a job even if she gets a Bachelor’s degree.3. Even if you normally have good skin, some pats of the face may become dry during the winter.4. The young man felt great sadness even if he did not find the words to express it.5. Even if you don’t watch music programs, you’ve probably heard his so