16 issues in RELATIONSHIPS

20 Years of Pain

Abi L. is a small woman with a _______________ she speaks ____________________.

She seems like the nice woman who lives next door, not the kind of person who is in prison
____________________ her husband. Abi tells her story carefully, how the problem began, how
after ________________ she finally killed her husband.

Abi explains : “Before we were married, moon was ______________, ___________

man I had ever met. Maybe that is why I married him. He was so kind. The first two years were
wonderful. But then something happened. He started ________________, not coming home, and
___________________

She continues, speaking softly, “at first, when he was angry, he just ____________. Then
later he _______________ or _____________ my face a few times. After a while he started to
beat me badly. Once he __________ me so hard I thought I was going to die.”

Abi looks down at her hands. They still have ___________ from the time her husband
pushed her through a windows. The hands are small but strong enough to reach for a kitchen
knife and ___________ her husband to death. This is what Abi did last June when her husband
began to beat her again.

Wife – beating happens more often than most people know. Not just here, but all over the
world. In some societies, men believe it is their right to _________________. And though there
are laws against ________________, most men who hurt their wives are not punished.

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 The reason ?most women say nothing when _________. Abi did not tell her relatives or
friends. She ______________ the police. Abi explain: “The police do nothing. If a woman calls
the police, her husband can just give them money, and they’ll leave. Then he’ll beat his wife
more and more.”
Abi is now in prison, ___________________________ her friends say she should go
free. They believe she killed moon in self- defense. Other say she must pay for her crime with
her own life.
Abi’s eyes are sad and tired. “I don’t know what will happen now. All I know is that I
killed my husband because I didn’t know what else to do.”

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17 VALUES in the WORK PLACE
A Chocolate Lover’s Nightmare

Situation: Sometimes a small act can cause a big problem. In this story, Lydia is in trouble why?
What does she decide to do next?
I’m in chocolate trouble! Last week our boss came back from Europe and brought some
______________________ into the office. At lunch, when I went to the employee refrigerator to
get my lunch, I saw the box in there. And I knew it was for us! But for the rest of the day, my
boss didn’t say anything. I __________________ the refrigerator, and back at my desk. I
couldn’t __________________ of the chocolate.
Then, around 4:00, I __________________ to go for coffee, but in fact I went to the
_____________________ and took out the box of chocolates. I was only going to smell it . But
when I had it in my hands I thought. “ it’s okay, it’s for us why not have my piece a little early?”
So I opened it up and ate one and went back to my desk.
____________________, I found myself back at the refrigerator. I looked at the box and
____________ that you couldn’t tell one was missing. The box still looked full. I thought, “I
might as well have a second piece.” It was so good. I was in heaven. Then I thought, “ well, three
isn’t so different from two… well, four isn’t so different from three. Then I suddenly I
_____________________ I felt really stupid. I knew that I’d have ______________ that I ate all
of those Chocolates. But, oh well – what’s done is done. I closed the box and retied
_______________ and thought, “ At least it __________________ from the outside.”
The explosion came the next day. The chocolates were for a client. When the client
opened the box and it was half empty, my boss nearly ________________________________
that was a week ago. Our boss is ___________________ and has been making everyone work
late. She keeps asking us over and over who ate the chocolates. She says she told everyone
__________________ that they were for a client. My colleagues are _________________ with
her attitude, but are also _______________ that “ the thief” hasn’t ______________________. I
think that they secretly suspect me. I never thought this problem would get so big. Should I quit
my job? Admit the truth? Just let things ____________________ ? I’m in so much trouble

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18 VALUES in the WORK PLACE
Career Choice
Situation :Ted and Ken are good friends. They have just graduated from university. Ted has
been offered two job will he take ?why ?
Ken : So, how’s your ______________________ going ?
Ted : Great. You won’t believe this – I got a job offer from Wastrix! Oh, and one from
Econotron, too.

Ken : Wastrix or Econotron ? Wow, well, that should be _________________________

Ted : Yeah. I’m taking the Wastrix offer.
Ken : You’re kidding, right?
Ted : No, I’d be _________________ no to Wastrix. They’re a top company. I might never
get an offer like this again.

Ken : Wastrix has such a bad reputation. You know, the long hours… the stress….
Ted : Think about the money, thought. The salary they’re offering me is 30% higher than
Econotron! It’ll ________________ a little ___________________

Ken : I don’t know .you might ______________ in a few years. You’ll hate your life.
Ted : I have to at least give it a shot. It’s Wastrix! They’re the biggest company in my field.
Ken : You’re not even going to think about the Econotron offer?
Ted : Why should I ?
Ken : Well, I’ll tell you why. A lot less overtime, a less competitive atmosphere. I’ve heard
it’s __________________________.

Ted : Oh, ________________________ ? Come on, that’s ______________________.

Ken : Well, think about the environment, then. Wastrix makes all those ________________
and they have all those ___________________ about polluting the environment.
Econotron is, you know, a much more environmentally friendly company.

Ted : Now you’re really ____________ I don’t believe all of that stuff about Econotron. I
think they’re just saying they’re environmentally friendly. Look, I just have to take the
job that’s going to help me _______________

Ken : I don’t know. It just might be a mistake.

Ted : Hey, talk to me in a couple of years when I’m giving you _________ in my Mercedes.

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Listen to the Following Texts and Fill in the Blanks to Complete
each Sentences!

1. The history of ____________________________________________ by several writers.

2. The final year will consist of ________________________ and __________________.
3. The result of __________________________________________ in the table below.
4. The following economic lecture_____________________________.
5. The commissioner will collect ____________________________________________.
6. The findings of researches are focused on ____________________ and ______________
7. The early work is _________________________________________ than experimental.
8. _____________________________________ due to a lack of demand.
9. The author’s previous works are ______________ and less __________________.
10. ______________________________________________ has drawn much debate.
11. The economic ______________________________, on the left.
12. The effect of advertising is __________________________________.
13. The schedule allows a lot of time for ___________________________________.
14. The same issue _________________________________________ of the problem.
15. The problem of research ______________________________________________.

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