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5. The word ≪weathered≫ in the third paragraph means.

A fresh

B synthetic

C depleted

D abundant

What did Ms Day investigate?

A Sediments.

B Water.

C Air.

D People.

2 Complete the text with the words from the box.

Suggest guns neither existence than

Knowing luxury words truth rather

[Lieutenants Weinberg and Kaffee are lawyers questioning Colonel Jessup

during a trial.]

Col Jessup: You want answers?

Lt Kaffee: I think I’m entitled to.

Col Jessup: You want answers?

Lt Kaffee: I want the truth!

Col Jessup: You can’t handle the truth! …Son, we live in a world that

Has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with (1).

Who’s gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater

Responsibility (2) you could possibly fathom. You weep for

Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the

(3) of not (4) what I know. That Santiago’s

Death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my (5), while

Grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don’t want the

(6) because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties,

You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words

Like honour, code, loyalty. We use these (7) as the backbone

Of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline.

I have (8) the time nor the inclination to explain myself to

A man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that

I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would

(9) you just said thank you, and went on your way. Otherwise,

I (10) you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either

Way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.

(From the film ≪ A Few Good Men»)

3 Comment on the following issues.

Movies are a normal part of most people’s lives. But what about their

Negative influence?

• Do you think movies make violence acceptable in society?

• Why or why not? Prove your ideas.

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1 Read the text and choose the correct item for each statement below.

Men at Work

Training courses and job placements have improved the quality of life

For roadside labourers. It’s a familiar sight in South Africa: hundreds

Of men standing alongside the road, waiting to be hired for work. An

Estimated 100,000 people per day can be found seeking work this way.

With unemployment at 45%, their wait is often in vain.

≪Men on the Side of the Road≫ is an organizational project that works

to improve the job possibility and quality of life of the ≪roadside≫ workers.

A registration system looks at the skills of individuals as they wait

For work. Training courses and jobs are offered to help them improve

Their skills. The project started a tool-lending scheme to enable the unemployed

To set themselves up in various businesses.

Some 50,000 new and re-cycled tools had been donated in response

To a public campaign. Tools received in poor condition were repaired by

The unemployed men themselves. Those men who remain without work

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