Unit 8 You Find What You Are Looking for

  c. he felt they were like the young couple.
4. why did mrs. noble think that jon and cathy would like the people in pleasantville? (b)
  a. because the people in pleasantville didn’t have any negative qualities.
  b. because the young couple always looked for the best in people.
  c. because the people in pleasantville were all rich.
5. what is the message of the story?
  a. people should move to pleasantville.
  b. people find what they are looking for.
  c. good neighbors are hard to find.
 
forming opinions: guided writing
1. mrs. noble is writing about the people she met. she wants to explain who she thinks should move to pleasantville and why. look at her notes.
frank
•complained about his current neighbors
•disliked his co-workers
•could only see negative qualities
•was not a pleasant man
•would probably see the worst in the people of pleasantville too  jon and cathy
•really liked their current neighbors
•always looked for the best qualities in people
•would find good people in pleasantville
•would fit in well
 
2. now help mrs. noble write a well-organized paragraph. explain what she thought about the young couple and frank.
today i met frank, jon, and cathy. they were all thinking about moving to pleasantville. i encouraged jon and cathy to move here. but i discouraged frank. frank complained (1) about his current neighbors, and said that he also disliked (2) his co-workers. i think that frank could (3) only see negative qualities. he was (4) not a pleasant man. therefore, he would (5) probably see the worst in the people of pleasantville too. on the other hand, jon and cathy (6) really liked their current neighbors. i believe that they (7) always looked for the best qualities in people. and i know that they will (8) find good in pleasantville. i think they (9)would fit in well here.
 
【典型例題】
（   ）1. the moon was ___________the trees in the east.
  a. above                      b. over                 c. beyond
  解析：選a。above 表示在某物體的上方，位置高于，且不接觸；over強調(diào)垂直的正上方；beyond表示超出本身所能達到的能力。
 
（   ）2. i am learning to skate on _________ice.
  a. true                         b. real                  c. really