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1. 1.

   Complete this table about what the speaker advises.

   1. Dos	2. Don'ts
   a. stay calm	a. get tired by waiting
   b. trust _____________	b. deal in _____________
   c. make allowance for others' _____________	c. hate
   d. wait	d. look too _____________
   e. dream and _____________	e. talk too _____________
   f. treat _____________ and _____________ the same	f. be controlled by _____________ and thoughts
   g. risk all, lose, _____________ again	g. complain about your _____________
   h. make the _____________ and body go on working	h. lose the _____________ touch
   i. interact with everyone, yet stay _____________	i. be hurt by _____________ or _____________
   j. consider _____________	j. give too much _____________ to anyone

    

2. 2.

   If you can keep your head when all about you
   Are losing theirs and blaming it on you

   1. What does it mean to 'keep' or 'lose' one's head?
   2. Why might others be 'blaming it on you'?
3. 3.

   If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
   And treat those two impostors just the same

   1. Why should triumph and disaster be treated similarly?
   2. Why have they been called 'impostors'?
4. 4.

   If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken / Twisted by knaves to make 
   a trap for fools... Explain what you think is meant by these lines.

5. 5.

   Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, / And stoop and build 'em up...

   1. Does the speaker only refer to physical objects here,or could he mean 
      some other kind of thing? Explain.
   2. How can we 'stoop and build'em up' again?
       
6. 6.

   If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew / To serve your turn long after they are gone...How can they 'serve your turn long after they are gone'?