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Passage1

TownandCountryLifeinEngland

ThereisabigdifferencebetweentownlifeandcountrylifeinEngland.

Inthecountry,everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyknowwhattime

yougetup,whattimeyougotobedandwhatyouhavefordinner.Ifyou

wanthelp,youwialwaysgetitandyouwibegladtohelpothers.

InalargetownlikeLondon,however,itcansometimeshappenthatyou

haveneverseenyournextdoorneighborandyoudonotknowhisname

oranythingabouthim.PeopleinLondonareoftenverylonely.Thisis

becausepeoplegotodifferentplacesintheeveningsandatweekends.If

youwalkthroughthestreetsinthecentreofLondononSunday,itislike

atownwithoutpeople.Oneissorryforoldpeoplelivingontheir

own.Theycoulddieintheirhomesandwouldnotbediscoveredfor

weeksorevenmonths.(154words)

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

nextdoorn.n．隔壁

theneighborsnext他door隔壁邻居

lonelyadj．孤独的，寂寞的，偏僻的，人迹罕至的

lonelylife孤单的生活

alonelyoldman一位孤独的老人

alonelysand一个孤岛

theloneliestnight最孤独的夜晚

on(ones)own独自；独立地；通过自己的努力

Shelivesonherown．她一个人过。

Shegothejobonherown．她自己找到了这份工作。

HeIsnowoutofcolleg6andonhisown．他现在离开了大学并且自己

生活。

Passage2

AChangeinWomensLife

Theimportantchangeinwomenslife-patternhasonlyrecentlybegunto

haveitsfulleffectonwomenseconomicposition.Evenafewyearsago

mostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,andmostofthemtooka

full-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonce

andneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,many

girlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarry

younger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybefore

theirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-timeor

part-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarri