Task 1 Individual Work Before Class (20 minutes)
Activity (1) Complete the following sentences with a word from this passage.
① Yuan Longping is an o_________ scientist, who has been helping rid the world of hunger, while we are all o________ people in the world.
② His reasons were so c__________ that all of us believed what he said.
③ He is quite determined. He is determined to o__________ all the difficulties.
④ He failed in the exam again. He thought he was a f_________.
⑤ The earthquake destroyed his house, so he became h________.
⑦ The Monkees performed their own music later. They were great p______.
⑧ The result of the match made all of us very surprised. It was so a_______.
⑨ The lady was so c_______ that she attracted all the gentlemen’s attention.
⑩ Henry Adams was over-confident. He had too much c_______ in himself.
Activity (2) Read the passage carefully and decide “True” or “False”.
① Charlie Chaplin’s life was easy, so he intended to help people feel more content with their lives after the World War Two. ( )
② Charlie’s family environment played the most important role in his success.( )
③ The charming character, the little tramp, helped Charlie gain more and more popularity. ( )
