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Passage 44 Gardening in America Believe or not, 43,000,000 Americans are gardening. That is about one in six. Gardeners, of course, come in many varieties. Not surprisingly, most of them are people who live in the suburbs, and enjoy planting flowers
Passage 35 Soccer Soccer has had a slow start in America. In fact, the majority of schools still have no official soccer teams or coaches. But the blossoming popularity of the game cannot be denied. Thanks to the efforts of some world-famous soccer
Passage 34 Will Computer Replace Human Beings? We are in the computer age today. The computers are working all kinds of wonders now. They are very useful in automatic control and data processing. At the same time, computers are finding their way int
Passage 43 Our Concern The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings. To a large extent, the physical form and the habits of the earths vegetation and its animal life have been molded by
Passage 7 Plastic We use plastic wrap to protect our foods. We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, drink from plastic cups, and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles! Plastic d
Passage 46 Automobiles It is impossible to say that any one man invented the automobile. Many individuals living and working in different countries and at different times contributed to its development. Many of the discoveries that went into the cre
Passage 48 Population Growth It is well-known that there has been a drastic increase in world population. But it is probably less well-known that the extinction rate of wildlife species is experiencing a parallel trend. Take the United States for in
Passage 31 Water Pollution Water is very important to us. Factories and plants need water for industrial uses and large pieces of farmland need it for irrigation. Without water to drink, people die in a short time. Today most water sources are so di
Passage 4 British and American Police Officers Real policemen, both in Britain and the U.S., hardly recognize any common points between their lives and what they see on TVif they ever get home in time. Some things are about the same, of course, but
Passage 5 Living Space How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space needs are not met? Scientists are doing experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that
Passage 10 Private Cars With the increase in the general standard of living, some ordinary Chinese families begin to afford a car. Yet opinions of the development of a private car vary from person to person. It gives a much greater degree of comfort
Passage 26 Travel for Work You can see them in every airport in the world. They are businessmen and women who have to travel for their work. When they first applied for the job, they may have thought of good food and hotels, huge expense accounts an
Passage 9 Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. His father owned a factory that made electrical devices. His mother enjoyed music and books. His parents were Jewish but they did not observe many of the religions rules. Albert
[00:00.84]The Most Adored AthleteMuhammad Ali [00:07.56]Though Ali won the gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960, [00:13.56]at the time the experts didn't think much of his boxing skills. [00:17.32]His head, eyes wide, seemed to float above the act
[00:02.60]Could a Game Show Format Work at University [00:05.43]Educators, are you ready? Hands on your buzzers. [00:10.64]Here we go with our first starter for 10: [00:13.56]do television quiz show formats offer a useful tool for teaching? [00:17.91
[00:01.81]Free Up Time to Do What You Love Most [00:08.04]Two years ago Shirley Michels of St. Louis found herself [00:14.09]getting up earlier and earlier, [00:15.68]and going to bed later and later, [00:18.13]just to meet everyday demands. [00:20.1
[00:01.34]Whatever Love Means [00:03.01]Although neither of them remembered the occasion, [00:07.16]Diana first met her future husband when she was just a baby. [00:11.10]It happened during the winter of 1961, when twelve-year-old Charles, [00:16.46]
[00:01.98]Hepburn Forever [00:04.92]Hepburn, the Daughter [00:08.91]She told us how she felt pangs of emptiness [00:11.48]at the sight of other children in their fathers' arms, [00:14.38]how she wished he were there so she could be like the others. [
[00:01.95]The Power of Us [00:03.81]Sometimes I think that if I could change the world, [00:08.73]and run everything the way I want, then the world would be a better place. [00:12.78] I'm a good guy. I have good intentions. [00:16.17]I want the best
[00:02.27]Dreams [00:06.23]To accomplish great things, you must dream great dreams. [00:10.80]But dreaming alone isn't enough, [00:12.90]you must believe in your dreams and you must act. [00:15.77]Without action, even the most grand of dreams evapora