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Passage 33 Where Do the British Live Nearly everyone in Britain would like to own their own home and, whether they do or not, they are prepared to put time and money into decorating and furnishing it or even making structural alterations to it. Beca
Passage 42 Sleep Why is it so difficult to fall asleep when you are overtired? There is no one answer that applied to every individual. It is possible to feel tired physically and still be unable to fall asleep, because while your body may be exhaus
Passage 36 Artists Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. What visual artists, like painters, want to say is ea
Passage 49 Natural Resources Through the changes in the ways of making living in a family over several generations, the cartoon aims at sounding a warning against mans wasteful use of natural resources and emphasizing the urgent need to preserve the
Passage 45 The Influence of Life In the early times when human beings hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. They could only interact with their surroundings as the other lower animals did. When they learned to make
Passage 32 Making a Complaint Complaining about faulty goods or bad services is never easy. But if something you have bought is faulty or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking for a favour to get it put right. Complaints should be
Passage 30 Cartoonist In a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he also tries to persuade the reader to his way of thinking. He has great
Passage 3 A Popular Pastime of the English People One of the best means of understanding the people of any nation is watching what they do with their non-working time. Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. Vis
Passage 6 The United Nations In 1945, representatives of 50 nations met to plan this organization. It was called the United Nations. After the war, many more nations joined. There are two major parts of the United Nations. One is called the General
Passage 17 Living Things React You and all organisms live in an environment. An environment is made up of everything that surrounds an organism. It can include the air, the water, the soil, and even other organism. An organism responds to changes in
Passage 23 Americas Worst Surprise December 7, 1941 was one of the worst days in American history. Nearly all Americans who are old enough to remember that day can still remember what they were doing at the moment they heard the news. The news was t
Passage 22 Crisis Life is a contest! Who will win? A bluebird and sparrow both compete for space to build their nests. A fast-growing maple tree and slower-growing dogwood compete for the sunlight they both need. Oil competes with coal and nuclear p
Passage 13 A Kind Neighbor Mr. and Mrs. Jones apartment was full of luggage, package, furniture and boxes. Both of them were very busy when they heard the doorbell ring. Mrs. Jones went to open it and she saw a middle-aged lady outside. The lady sai
Passage 28 A Free Dress Every Week The temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops and people are not so honest as they once were. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on
[00:00.74]About Youth [00:03.80]No young man believes he will ever die. [00:08.29] It was a saying of my brother's, and a fine one. [00:12.23]There is a feeling of eternity in youth, [00:14.30]which makes us amend for everything. [00:16.71]To be youn
[00:01.40]Be Happy! [00:05.44]The days that make us happy make us wise.John Masefield [00:12.33]When I first read this line by England's Poet Laureate, it startled me. [00:17.47]What did Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much, [00:21.73] I ha
[00:03.61]A Place to Stand [00:05.00]If you have ever gone through a toll booth, [00:09.82]you know that your relationship to the person [00:11.78]in the booth is not the most intimate you'll ever have. [00:14.38]It is one of life's frequent non-enco
[00:02.46]Criteria of Excellency [00:07.64]My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat simultaneously. [00:14.39]It was hanging on a rack at a secondhand clothing store [00:17.76]in Northampton Mass, [00:19.82]crammed in with shoddy trench coats
[00:03.45]The Power of Imagination [00:05.07]Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something [00:10.56]that is not perceived through the senses. [00:12.77]It is the ability of the mind to built mental scenes, [00:16.50]objects or event
[00:01.49]I Want! I Do! I Get! [00:04.34]There's a great song out there by Jimmy Cliff, [00:08.16]one of reggae's top artists, [00:10.25]that in six words summarizes just how you succeed in life: [00:14.29]I want! I do! I get! [00:17.90] These six wo