Unit 1 Traditional Holidays
Passage 1 Story of Mother's Day
Passage 2 China's Own Valentine's Day
Passage 3 "Happy Father's Day, Dad?
Passage 4 Traditions of Easter
Unit 2 Olympics
Passage 1 Ancient Olympics
Passage 2 Mascots Promise a "Friendly" Olympics
Passage 3 Amsterdam Olympics 1928
Passage 4 Olympic Torch and Flame
Unit 3 Exploration
Passage 1 Cigarette Causes Blindness
Passage 2 Our Nuclear Lifeline
Passage 3 Dogs Smell Cancer in Patients' Breath
Passage 4 Bug Detectives
Unit 4 Education
Passage 1 Top of the Class
Passage 2 Internet Plagiarism
Passage 3 Boys' Struggle with Reading and Writing
Passage 4 When Your Child Hates School
Unit 5 Man and Animal
Passage 1 Circus Animal
Passage 2 A Hero and an Angel
Passage 3 A True Treasure
Passage 4 The Cars in Dog Heaven Have No Wheels
Unit 6 Growing up
Passage 1 Don't Be Afraid of Worry
Passage 2 Forgive
Passage 3 Grandfather's Lunch
Passage 4 Facing the Challenge
Unit 7 Health and Fitness
Passage 1 Unable to Fall Asleep Though Tired
Passage 2 Yoga
Passage 3 Compulsive Buying
Passage 4 Global Heart Disease Risks
Unit 8 Science and Technology
Passage 1 Pluto Isn't What It Used to Be
Passage 2 Web Surfing in Public Places
Passage 3 Heat May Be Nature's Deadliest Killer
Passage 4 How the Science of the Very Small Is Getting
Key ta the Exercise