4)Just think of, for example, the story of Charlie Chaplin. 5)He was born into a poor family, with his childhood suffering from his mother's mental disorder and an unstable life 6)To make things worse, his native country, Britain, showed great dislike for his coarse act on the stage. 7)Stuck in the straits, Chaplin chose to quit his motherland for the USA, where he found his lifelong stage on which to give fullest play to his talents. 8)Only through such changes in his pursuits did Chaplin achieve world fame. 9)Another case in point is that of my elder brother. 10)Repeated failures in the National College Entrance Examinations convinced him of the fact that there would be little hope of realizing his ife value along this road. 11) After several days of hard thinking, he resolved to take another way planting rare flowers and herbs. 12) Now as the manager of a big floriculture company, he often repeats his motto: When there is no beam of light in the east, there must be a ray of hope in Section B eading skills Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case proved or disproved with direct evidence. It is something known by actual experience or observation. Here are some examples from Passage A Example I We found that women who were normally inactive and then started a program of moderate exercise showed evidence of iron loss, says Roseanne M. lyle, associate professor at Purdue (Para. 2, Reading Passage A, Unit 2) This is a fact as the sentence is simply a quotation from lyle Example 2 In the third and final stage, people often feel weak, tired, and out of breath-and exercise performance is severely compromised. (Para. 7, Passage A, Unit 2) This is a fact as the sentence reports how people feel in the final stage Example 3 Select breads and cereals with the words iron-added' on the label, writes sports diet expert Nancy Clark. (Para. 11, Passage A, Unit 2) This is a fact. Please note that this is a case where a writer may present an opinion as if it were a fact. We say it is a fact because the sentence is a piece of quotation. However, one can argue that it is an opinion, because of the fact that the quoted part is an imperative sentence and that the writer is quoting it simply to express his own view, not just to report an idea of other people Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. They show what someone thinks or feels about a subject. Solid opinions, of course, are based on facts. However, opinions are still somebody's view of something and are not facts themselves. here are some examples from Passage a4) Just think of, for example, the story of Charlie Chaplin. 5) He was born into a poor family, with his childhood suffering from his mother’s mental disorder and an unstable life. 6) To make things worse, his native country, Britain, showed great dislike for his coarse act on the stage. 7) Stuck in the straits, Chaplin chose to quit his motherland for the USA, where he found his lifelong stage on which to give fullest play to his talents. 8) Only through such changes in his pursuits did Chaplin achieve world fame. 9) Another case in point is that of my elder brother. 10) Repeated failures in the National College Entrance Examinations convinced him of the fact that there would be little hope of realizing his life value along this road. 11) After several days of hard thinking, he resolved to take another way — planting rare flowers and herbs. 12) Now as the manager of a big floriculture company, he often repeats his motto: When there is no beam of light in the east, there must be a ray of hope in the west. Section B I. Reading Skills Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. A fact can be proved or disproved with direct evidence. It is something known by actual experience or observation. Here are some examples from Passage A. Example 1 “We found that women who were normally inactive and then started a program of moderate exercise showed evidence of iron loss,” says Roseanne M. Lyle, associate professor at Purdue. (Para. 2, Reading Passage A, Unit 2) This is a fact as the sentence is simply a quotation from Lyle. Example 2 In the third and final stage, people often feel weak, tired, and out of breath — and exercise performance is severely compromised. (Para. 7, Passage A, Unit 2) This is a fact as the sentence reports how people feel in the final stage. Example 3 “Select breads and cereals with the words ‘iron-added’ on the label,” writes sports diet expert Nancy Clark. (Para. 11, Passage A, Unit 2) This is a fact. Please note that this is a case where a writer may present an opinion as if it were a fact. We say it is a fact because the sentence is a piece of quotation. However, one can argue that it is an opinion, because of the fact that the quoted part is an imperative sentence and that the writer is quoting it simply to express his own view, not just to report an idea of other people. Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. They show what someone thinks or feels about a subject. Solid opinions, of course, are based on facts. However, opinions are still somebody’s view of something and are not facts themselves. Here are some examples from Passage A