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Unit One READING ONE Check your comprehension 1. They learn from their parents proper standards of conduct, principled values, and the importance of service. 2. They get from their families encouragement, support, and love. All these are important for helping them become confident, compassionate, and successful members of society. 3. The more time parents spend with their children, the less likely the children will be subjected to drugs and crimes. 4. Yes, it’s very important. Because by spending quality time with their children, parents can help their children cope with social problem, such as drug abuse, alcoholism ect., and hence help them grow up healthily. 5. To spend quality time with family members and engage in meaningful activities. Check your vocabulary 1. We should keep up the values that America as a country has been sticking to in history so that the health and security of our families can be promoted and preserved. 2. When parents spend more time with their children, they can get involved and have a real contact with them and can guide them in making the right choices in life. 3. So, here and now, as President of the United States of America, with the authority given to me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, I, George W. Bush, proclaim September 23, 2002 as Family Day. Group discussion Open. READING TWO Check your comprehension 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. a Check your vocabulary 1. The song “My Heart Will Go on” was all the rage at the end of 1997 after the movie Titanic was on. 2. When Mary came back home, she found her husband and their dog nestled together on the sofa and the whole house was in a complete mess. 3. I think we need to pause and contemplate what we are talking about now since this discussion is leading nowhere. 4. We lit a big fire which made us feel very snug and safe. 5. He painstakingly records details of every race. 6. Her parents beamed with delight when they heard that she had won the contest. 7. You