PASSAGE 9

SOCIETY

Men usually want to have their own way. They want to think
and act as they like. No one, however, can have his own way
all the time. A man cannot live in society without taking into
account the interest of others as well as his own interests.
"Society" means a group of people with the same laws and the
same way of life. People in society may make their own
decisions, but these decisions ought not to be unjust or
detrimental to others.

VOCABULARY

DEFINITIONS

To have one's own way: To do what one wants
To take into account: To consider
Interest: Advantage, benefit
Unjust: Unfair
Detrimental: Harmful

> EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words
defined above

1. The manager should .... the artist's wishes and aspirations.
2. Sugar is positively .... to bodybuilding due to the fact that
it causes a rise in insulin levels

society if he
......................

A)

can't do whatever he likes.
B)

isn't leading a different life.
C)

considers others' opinions.
D)

doesn't consider the interests of others.
E)

doesn't have interests as well as the others'

3.

It is pointed out that individuals' decisions
.........

A)

aren't so important.
B)

don't always be accepted.

Icy: Very cold

To assert: To claim

To suffer: To undergo, To experience

Significantly: Considerably, a lot

Discrepancy: Difference

> EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words
defined above

1) People aren't going to .... a singer's record unless it has
been promoted properly through the usual channels of TV,
radio, music press, national press and live shows.
2) One of the victims was in a critical condition, .... from
severe burns, but'the other three were allowed home after
treatment for shock.
3) Our traditions are .... different to those in England.
. 4) I got upset by the .... between what he told me and the way

he actually behaved.
5) They ...., rather than denied, the bias in their own papers.

READING COMPREHENSION

1. From the passage we understand that when the men talked to

planning to prepare some roll sheets for his new classes. He
stayed there for a long time without moving. The September
sun went low behind the New Jersey Palisade, but he didn't
prepare the sheets. Suddenly he sat forward in his chair. In a
surprising flash of creative thought, he had seen how he
could obtain the money. The entire plan simply burst upon
him. He would rob the bank and pin the robbery on Tritt

VOCABULARY

Conspiracy; Secret plan

Roll sheets: List of names

To go low: To set

Flash: Spark, burst

Entire: Complete, whole

To obtain: To get

To burst upon: To come suddenly to

To pin on: To place the blame on

>
EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words

he didn't plan to prepare the roll sheets before hand.
B)

the evening was approaching.
C)

he spent a lot of time preparing the roll sheets.
D)

he finally decided to count the money at his desk.
E)

Not moving for a long time made him sleepy.

3.

Logan's plan to put the blame on Tritt
...........

A)

had been carefully developed
B) took a period of ten months
C) worked very well
D) came to him suddenly
E) was suggested to him by his friend.