Section B The Edge

Reading More Questions and Answers: Direction: Answer the following questions according to the text. 1. How do you understand the title of the passage ? 2. There are quarrels between the writer and her father. Do you have similar stories in your family ? 3. What are the similarities and dissimilarities between Text A and Text B?

Intensive Reading 1. The Edge There is a common expression in English used to describe the lifestyle of someone who enjoys risk: "living on the edge". So, in this case, the use of "the edge" could be referring to her lifestyle and her love of risks and challenges. 2. My sister and I are three and a half years apart in age, but a world apart in the way we live our lives. Meaning: My sister and I were born only three and a half years apart, but our lifestyles could not be more different. a world apart: worlds apart; greatly different 3. My family is not big on emotional goodbyes... Meaning: My family does not like to show emotions on occasions, like saying goodbye... be big on (something): enjoy (something) e.g. I am not big on hot temperatures. 我不喜欢热天气。

Intensive Reading 4. It seemed there was a small part of her that was jealous of what I was doing. Meaning: No matter how happy she said she was for me, I could see she felt some envy toward my accomplishments─even if she tried her best to fight it. jealous: adj. 1) wanting what others have 艳羡的，羡慕的 What they have, you too will have sooner or later. There is nothing to be jealous of. 他们有的你早晚也会有，没有什么可羡慕的。 Her colleagues are jealous of her success. 她的同事羡慕她的成功。 2) envious 妒忌的，嫉妒的, 吃醋的 The two sisters were bitterly jealous of Cinderella. 这两个姐姐极端妒忌灰姑娘。

Intensive Reading 5. The card was blank except for what my sister had written. Meaning: There was nothing but my sister's writing on the card. except for: apart from, with the exception of Note that although both "except for" and "except" can be translated as " 除了 " in Chinese, the difference between them is noticeable, as is shown in the following pair of sentences: a) All except Tom are here. 除了汤姆，大家都来了。 b) Your composition is good except for a few mistakes here and there. 你的作文写得很好，除了个别地方还有些错误。 In a), "except" is used because Tom and "all" are of equal status. "Except" implies that a part is "subtracted" from the whole. In b), the word "mistakes" that follows "except for" is not of equal status to "composition". The "except for" phrase partially negates or revises the preposition of the sentence (the composition is good).

Testing Yourself Getting the Message The father was not happy when the writer was going to The father was not happy when the writer was going to Israel because ________. A. it was not safe B. it was too far away C. he liked England D. he wanted the writer to go to England The writer's sister suggested the writer go to England instead in order to ________. A. show support for her father B. show support for the writer C. stop the quarrel D. stop the writer from leaving the family

Getting the Message The first few paragraphs of the text tell us that the reason The first few paragraphs of the text tell us that the reason why the writer wants to go to Israel is that ________. A. she loves Israel B. she hates her family C. she likes to take risks and loves adventure D. she is a nut Which of the following statements is true of the relationship Which of the following statements is true of the relationship between the writer and her sister? A. They are different and jealous of each other. B. They are different and can never understand each other. C. They are different and do not care for each other. D. They are different, but they finally understand each other.

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