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1、Unit7SectionAPre-readingActivitiesFirstListeningHavingideasaboutastorybeforeyoureaditisanimportantreadingskill.Pleaselistentoaveryshortpieceofrecording.SecondListeningNowlistentotherecordingforthesecondtimeandtrytothebestofyourabilitytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Howman
2、ythingsdidthethievesstealfromtheman?Whatwerethey?2.Whatsavedtheman'slife?3.Whatistheragingriver?FacetoFacewithGunsLikemostcityfolks,I'mcautious.Iscanthestreetandpathwaysforanything—oranyone—unusualbeforepullingintothegarage.Thatnightwasnoexception.But,asIwalkedoutofthegar
3、age,KFCchickeninhand,aportly,unshavenyoungmaninastockingcapanddarknylonjacketemergedfromtheshrubbytheparkingpadandputhispistolbetweenmyeyes."Giveitup,mother—,"hethreatened."Giveitup.""Hey,"Isaid,"justtakeit."AsIspoke,IsettheKFCboxontheplanterbesidethepathway,contrivingasI
4、didsototossmyhousekeysintoabush."Where'syourmoney?Where'syourmoney?"hebarked.Everythinghesaidduringourencounterwasrepeated;instinctively,Ididthesame."It'sinmywallet.It'sinmywallet,"Isaid.Hemovedbehindme,puthisgunonmyneckandbegantosearchmytrousers'pockets."Where'syourwalle
5、t?"heasked."It'sinmybackpocket.""Where'stherestofyourmoney?""Idon'thaveanymoremoney.""Where'syourwatch?""Here,"Ireplied,extendingmyleftarmsideways.Justthen,hispartnerappeared.Slightandshorter,heheldanenlargedbluesteelpistol.Hisdarkeyesshonelikepolishedglass;hisarmsandlegs
6、movedunexpectedly,asifattachedtounseenwires.Hisvoicesnapped,"Stoplookingatus.Stoplookingatus."Hewasn'tstupid.I'veseenenoughcriminaltrialstoknowvictimsofarmedattacksareseldomabletoidentifytheiroffendersbecausetheirattentionfocusesontheguns,ratherthanontheirusers.Iconscious
7、lynoteddetailsoftheirfaces."I'mnotlookingatyou,"Iliedasthebigonerippedthewatchfrommywrist."Getdown.Getdown,"thethinoneordered.Hegrabbedmyglassesandtossedthemontothelawn.Bythen,Iwasflatonmyfaceonthepathway,itsdirtagainstmyforehead.Thebigone'sgundugintothebackofmyhead,theth
8、inone'spistolintomylefttemple.Ithought,"Iamgoingtodie.ThisisgoingtokillLeslie.Lord,havemercyonme
