2. How to Play Tennis 1. Eyes shut Once you've developed a sound service motion, it's important that you toss the ball into the same spot each and every time. You should be able to serve with your eyes closed, because the ball should be in the same s...
Unit 9 1.Rivaldo 1972: Born April 19, Recife, Brazil. Full name Vito Barbosa Ferreira. 1989: Signs professional terms at the age of 16 with Santa Cruz after impressing local scouts in a junior tournament. 1991: Signs for Brazilian first division club...
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his familys cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching su...
5.These are Things I Wish for Each of You My cherished grandson, I hope you learn humility by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you learn to make your bed and mow the lawn and wash the car-and I hop...
4.The Smile I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled （乱摸）in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped （躲过）their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barel...
3. Waiting for the Breeze Lying in bed by an open window and listen.No air conditioning？How can you sleep?a friend asks, horrified．I've just revealed that my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and trim our electric bill. Nobody op...
2.Beautiful Smile and Love The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition，and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three. I take c...
Unit 8 1. A Brother Like That A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. Is this yo...
9. Pessimism Raises Dementia Risks, Study Finds Pessimistic, anxious and depressed people may have a higher risk of dementia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. A study of a group of 3,500 people showed that those who scored high for pessimism on...
8.Stay Thin by Sleeping More? A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time find if more sleep will fight obesity. We've put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we've failed to recognize t...
