20，000 overseas domestic servants working in Britain.

　　37. And they can have their passports removed， making leaving or “escaping” virtually impossible.

　　38. Of these 20，000， just under 2000 are being exploited and abused by their employers.

　　39. In one of them， a Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after being convicted of murder， despite protests from various quarters that her guilt had not been adequately established.

　　40. I was supposed to be paid ￡120 but I never received that amount.

　　41. My employers always threatened to report me to the Home Office or the police.

　　42. Many people doubt whether this will successfully reduce the incidence of abuse.

　　43. So if they do complain， they risk being deported.

　　44. It is the right to change employers which distinguishes employment from slavery.

　　45. The student exploits every possibility to learn English.

　　46. Our country is launching a campaign against waste.

　　47. We should be always aware of the status of world affairs.

　　48. There are likely to be more difficulties than you were prepared for.　Unit 5

　　49. The new music was built out of materials already in existence.

　　50. What happened， as well as it can be put into words， was this.

　　51. They freely took over elements from jazz， from American country music， and as time went on from even more diverse sources.

　　52. What developed was a music readily taking on various forms and capable of an almost limitless range of expression.

　　53. In studio recordings， new techniques made possible effects that not even an electronic band could produce live.

　　54. Electronic amplifiers also made possible a fantastic increase in volume， the music becoming as loud and penetrating as the human ear could stand…

　　55. Often music was played out of doors， where nature provided the environment.

　　56. The social and political transformation of a country is essential to the development of the society.

　　57. All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice.

　　Unit 6

　　58. Robots， becoming increasingly prevalent in factories and industrial plants throughout the developed world， are programmed and engineered to perform industrial tasks without human intervention.

　　59. The robots used in nuclear power plants handle the radioactive materials， preventing human personnel from being exposed to radiation.

　　60. Robots differ from automatic machines in that after completion of one specific task， they can be reprogrammed by a computer to do another one.

　　61. Other engineers are writing new programs allowing robots to make decisions such as whether to discard defective parts in finished products.

　　62. These future robots， assembled with a sense of touch and the ability to see and make decisions， will have plenty of work to do.

　　63. Anyone wanting to understand the industry of the future will have to know about robotics.

　　64. His words cast a new light on the problem.

　　65. We should be aware of the dangers of exposing children to violence on TV.

　　Unit7

　　66. People in advanced industrial societies are increasingly concerned with opportunities for leisure and what they can do in their leisure time.

　　67. Generally speaking， the quality of life， especially as seen by the individual， is meaningful in terms of the degree to which these various areas of life are available or provide satisfaction to the individual.

　　68. The specific use of leisure varies from individual to individual.

　　69. Experiences of a different nature， be it television watching or bird-watching， can lead to a self-renewal and a more “balanced” way of life.

　　70. Such attitudes amount to a recognition that leisure is an important area of life and a belief that leisure can and should be put to good use.

　　71. To impart positive leisure attitudes to the general public is essential for motivating them to use their leisure in creative and satisfying ways.

　　72. It can be argued that the people with whom we come into contact in these various contexts are all likely to have exerted some influence in shaping our attitudes， interests and even skills relevant to how we handle leisure.

　　73. The more seriously this is sought， the more likely positive attitudes towards leisure as well as academic work will be encouraged.

　　74. You have to attach a label to a box while posting it.

　　75. We should make our lives relevant to the needs of the country.

　　76. He always has some positive ideas on company policy.

　　Unit 8

　　77. The problem of Jet Lag is one every international traveler comes across at some time.

　　78. The effects of rapid travel on the body are actually far more dist

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