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选词填空 Unit6 I shouldnt have been surprised how tired I was after working a whole day in the factory. Each day I worked continuously assembling radios. It wasnt heavy work, but the repetition and standingforanentiredaywasdifficult.Attheendoftheday,mylegs trembledfromhaving stood in one place so long. We were supposed to get a rest outdoors every four hours, but unfortunately we hardly ever were given the opportunity. The heat inside the factory was intenseandmanypeople oftenbecame ill.Although I didnotbecome ill,my muscles often hurt wickedly near days end. Besides, a sore body was nothing new to me. But, finding employmentwasnoteasy,soIstayedon.Itriedtocomplainaslittleaspossible.After manyyears,Iwasofferedajob managingasmallgroupofworkers.Iknewthejob wouldbe more stressful, but I agreed to try it anyway. During the trial, I assisted another manager. After a fewdays,I started coachingmy grouponhow to dotheirwork. Theyallhadbeen mypeerswhenIwasanordinaryworker, sosomeofthemrefusedtolistentome.Ioftenhad to yellatthemsotheywouldunderstandIwasserious.ThehardestdayIeverhadwaswhenI hadtofireoneofthem. Unit 7 Whenwe steppedoutofourfrontdoorlastevening,somethingseemeddifferent.Ihadthis unusualfeelingthat somethingbadwasgoingtohappen.Ourneighborhoodisn‟tthekindof placewhereyouwouldexcepttogetrobbed,butIguessyouneverknow. Myhusband andIwerewalking acrossourlawnto ourparked carwhen aman leapedfrom behind ourbushes. The manpointeda gun atmy husband and demandedthat we give him ourmoney.Weofcoursedidso,andthenbeggedformercyfromhim.Hetoldustogetonour kneesandthenheshovedmyhusband‟sforeheadintothedirt.Hethengrabbedmywatchoff my wrist and told me to lie down and close my eyes. I did not know if we were going to survive.ThenIheardhisfootstepsfadeawayintothedarkness,Iwenttothepolice,butI couldn’t identifythemanbecausehewaswearing astockingoverhishead.Theyadmitted thattheyprobablywouldn’tbeabletodoanythin