Chapter 1 Customs and Traditions
Passage 1 Keeping a Grip on Culture
Passage 2 Connecting the World
Passage 3 Turning a New Leaf
Passage 4 the Charm of Cave Art
Passage 5 The Year of the Rat
Chapter 2 Social Problems
Passage 1 ln the Shadow of Drugs
Passage 2 Plastic Is Not So Fantastic
Passage 3 More Complaints about Baby Milk
Passage 4 graduates Enlist for Reboot Camp
Passage 5 The Year of the Rat
Chapter 3 House and Home
Passage 1 13 Things Your Housecleaner Won''''t Tell You
Passage 2 Clean up: Tidy up Your Home in 30 Minutes or Less
Passage 3 Bust the Grime:ShopSmart Mag''''s Tips for Spring Cleaning Success
Passage 4 Asian Buyers Buoy Demand for New Homes in California
Passage 5 Mother''''s Day Gifts: "GMA" Puts Robotic Housecleaning Products to the Test
Chapter 4 crime or Not?
Passage 1 Feds to Investigate Fatal Shooting of Fla. Teen
Passage 2 Trayvon Mzutin Shooter "Couldn''''t Stop Crying" after Shooting
Passage 3 Trayvon Martin Shooter Told Cops Teenager Went for His Gun
Passage 4 Trayvon Martin Shooter''''s Friend: George Zimmerman Has "Virtually Lost His Life,too"
Passage 5 Trayvon Martin case:timeline ofEvents
Chapter 5 EnvironmentaI Protection
Passage 1 Steam Car Washing Brings Hope
Passage 2 Use of Eco-Friendly Bamboo Products on the Rise
Passage 3 How to Stay Positive in Battery Recycling
Passage 4 Incandescent Light Bulbs Set for Switch off
Passage 5 Green Rooftops Help Clean up Beijing''''s Air
Chapter 6 Self-Improvement
Passage 1 Public Speak Tips
Passage 2 0nly the Rich Get Opportunities?
Passage 3 0ne Simple Step to Getting Better Results
Passage 4 What Is Self-Confidence and How to Improve It
Passage 5 The Importance of Eye Contact
Chapter 7 Finance and Business
Passage 1 A Guide to Stable Personal Finance
Passage 3 Update Your Business Skills
Passage 4 Credit Cards and You
Passage 5 Whatls Soft Marketing?
Chapter 8 Real Estate
Passage 1 Should You Rent or Buy Your Next Home?
Passage 2 Real Estate Investment-Why It Is Big Business?
Passage 3 Moving on and Moving in: How to Ease the Stress of Moving
Passage 4 Buying a Home? Don''''t Make These Mistakes
Passage 5 China real Estate
Chapter 9 Health
Passage 1 Beware Swimmer''''s Ear
Passage 2 Massage and Cancer
Passage 3 Alcohol and Cancer: The Verdict
Passage 4 Making Healthy Habits Stick
Passage 5 Be Healthy at Work- It''''s Your Job
Chapter 10 Technology
Passage 1 Will I Need a New Antenna to Get Digital TV?
Passage 2 Computers in the Classroom
Passage 3 Apple''''s New iPad: It''''s All about Definition
Passage 4 The Bold New Wave of 3D
Passage 5 High-technology Products in Tech Trade Fair
Keys to Exercises