Unit 1 Psychology
Passage 1 Six Basic Psychology Facts You Need to Know
Passage 2 Teen Depression: A Guide for Teenagers
Passage 3 Young Mental Health Advocates Hope to Educate College Students
Passage 4 Improving Emotional Health
Passage 5 Strategies for Controlling Your Anger
Unit 2 Movies
Passage 1 The Future of Movies
Passage 2 Walt Disney: It All Started With a Mouse
Passage 3 How Movies Influence and Motivate Viewers
Passage 4 Why Animated Movies Often Become Hits
Passage 5 Bruce Lee: The Kung Fu Legend
Unit 3 Culture
Passage 1 Chinese Dragons: Why They're So Important in Chinese Culture
Passage 2 Why Do So Few U.S. Women Hold Top Jobs?
Passage 3 Studying Abroad and Culture Shock
Passage 4 Tipping
Passage 5 Cultural Mistakes to Avoid
Unit 4 Environment
Passage l Seeing Biodiversity From a Chinese Perspective
Passage 2 Eight Simple Ways You Can Help the Environment
Passage 3 U.S. Study Links Air Pollution to Autism
Passage 4 Experts, Industry Leaders, Decision-Makers Meet to Discuss World's Water Problems
Passage 5 Trees Planted to Form a Barricade to Pollution
Mid-Test
Unit 5 Cuisine
Passage 1 Some Types of Cuisine From Around the World
Passage 2 How Spanish Food Differs From Mexican Food
Passage 3 Sichuan Cuisine
Passage 4 Chopsticks for My Steak, Please
Passage 5 Curbside Cuisine Takes Street Food to a New Level
Unit 6 Transportation
Passage 1 China's High-Speed Railway: Boosting Connectivity and Cooperation
Passage 2 Strong Growth in China's Civil Aviation Market Despite Challenges
Passage 3 Modern Transportation in China
Passage 4 Call for "Green Badges" and Free Parking for Electric Cars
Passage 5 Bristol Has a Bus Powered by Human Poo
Unit 7 Entertainment
Passage 1 Peking Opera
Passage 2 Ballet
Passage 3 Music Would Not Be the Same Without the Guitar
Passage 4 Cat Cafes Offer Cats and Coffee
Passage 5 Voices on the Radio
Unit 8 Celebrities
Passage 1 Why This Chinese Artist Is Outselling Van Gogh
Passage 2 A Heroic Astronaut
Passage 3 A Basketball Legend
Passage 4 Secrets of a Saddle-Maker
Passage 5 Eartha I(itt: Singer, Actress and "Catwoman"
Final-Test