Unit One English through Reading
Passage 1:Practice Makes Perfect
Passage 2:Words and Their Power
Passage 3:Skimming and Scanning
Passage 4:Standard English
Unit Two Prerequisites for Success
Passage 1:Admitting Mistakes
Passage 2:The Importance of Apologizing
Passage 3:Attention to Detail
Passage 4:Promptness
Unit Three Time Management
Passage 1:What Is Time?
Passage 2:Division of Time
Passage 3:About Time Management
Passage 4:The Importance of Time Management
Unit Four Education
Passage 1:The Importance of Education to Youth
Passage 2:What Is Education?
Passage 3:The Function of a University
Passage 4:Further Education in Britain
Unit Five Personal Development
Passage 1:Non-Intelligence Factors
Passage 2:The Development of Exceptional Children
Passage 3:The Cultivation of Scientific Attitude
Passage 4:Ten Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning
Unit Six Law and Order
Passage 1:What Is Law?
Passage 2:Laws and Manners
Passage 3:The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control
Passage 4:Law and Legal English
Unit Seven Cross-cultural Communication
Passage 1:One Man's Meat Can Be Another Man's Poison
Passage 2:Cross-cultural Communication Strategies
Passage 3:Culture Shock
Passage 4:Adjusting to a New Culture and Life in a Foreign Country
Unit Eight Happiness
Passage 1:The Secret of Happiness
Passage 2:A Positive Mood and a Pleasant State of Mind
Passage 3:Happiness Index
Passage 4:Steve Taylor's View of Happiness
Answer Key to Comprehension Exercises