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Unit13 Our Schedules, Our Selves Key to the Exercises Text comprehension I. Decide which of the following best states the purpose of the essay. B II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T (Refer to Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.) 2. F (Refer to Paragraph 3. Some of what fills our days are onerous obligations, some are wonderful opportunities, and most fall in between.) 3. T (Refer to Paragraph 4.) 4. F (Refer to Paragraph 5. While direct communication can loosen our schedules in certain instances [its easier to shift around an engagement on short notice], overall they fuel the trend that every minute must be accounted for.) 5. T (Refer to Paragraphs 12 and 13.) III. Answer the following questions. 1. Refer to Paragraphs 2 and 3. Our lives have been too meticulously mapped out and filled with too many orders and plans. As there is too much to do, too many places to be, too many things happening too fast, and no time for an idle moment or a reflective pause, we are not able to enjoy the beauty of life. It seems that we are not leading our lives, but merely following a dizzying timetable of duties, commitments, demands, and options. 2. Refer to Paragraph 4. According to the author, the acceleration of the globalized economy, and the accompanying decline of people having any kind of a say over wages and working conditions, is the chief culprit. Poor people or people at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder feel the pain most sharply; they often feel out of control of everything happening to them. However, even successful professionals feel the pressure. 3. Refer to Paragraphs 5 and 6. Besides the acceleration of the globalized economy, there are two other factors that result in overscheduling our life. The first is the onslaught of new technology, which promised to set us free but has instead ratcheted up the rhythms of everyday life. And the second is our own human desire for more choices and new experiences. 4. Re