Unit One People
Passage 1 Swift and His Lazy Servant
Passage 2 The Plight of Native Americans Today
Passage 3 The Musical Heart
Passage 4 I Still Have a Dream
Exercises for Unit One
Unit Two Culture
Passage 1 Dining Customs in America
Passage 2 Thanksgiving Day
Passage 3 Carnival in Brazil
Passage 4 Thai New Year
Exercises for Unit Two
Unit Three Leisure Activities
Passage 1 How to Achieve Maximum Benefits from Exercise?
Passage 2 A Rock Star
Passage 3 Some Tips for Using the Cell Phone
Passage 4 Pets and Vacation
Exercises for Unit Three
Unit Four Modern Life
Passage 1 How New York Became America's Largest City?
Passage 2 Communication by Television
Passage 3 Eating in the Cafeteria
Passage 4 Marriage in America
Exercises for Unit Four
Unit Five Health and Education
Passage 1 Cure a Cold, Chinese-style
Passage 2 Nut Cracker!
Passage 3 Getting Involved in Your Child's Education
Passage 4 We, as Parents, Must Ask Ourselves——about Ourselves
Exercises for Unit Five
Unit Six Travelling
Passage 1 The Lighter Your Burden, the More Pleasant Your Journey
Passage 2 Singapore: People and Change
Passage 3 Safe House
Passage 4 Enjoyable Air Travel
Exercisesfor Unit Six
Unit Seven Entertainment
Passage 1 Music
Passage 2 Circus Circus Las Vegas
Passage 3 A Sketch for Hollywood
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Unit Eight Language
Unit Nine Science
Unit Ten Mass Media
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