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UNIT 1 STRIVING TO COMMUNICATE 1

1．The Hope of Esperanto 2

2．Esperanto 6

3．Reaping the Rewards of Learning English 8

4．Half of World′s Languages in Danger of Extinction 12

Tying It All Together 17

More Information 19

Answer Key 21

UNIT 2 WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING 23

1．What Winners Konw 25

2．The Fine Art of Self-Handicapping 30

3．What Makes a Champion 34

4．"It Couldn′t Be Done"by Edgar A.Guest 37

Tying It All Together 39

More Information 40

Answer Key 41

UNIT 3　WHAT IS ART 43

1．The Arts Are Essential 45

2．Art Buyers May Not Care If Picasso Was a Monster 54

3．They′re Stealing Our Masterpieces 60

Tying It All Together 65

More Information 67

Answer Key 69

UNIT 4 THE MARVELS OF MEDICINE 71

1．Isaac Asimov′s Futureworld:Medicine 73

2．World′s First Robot Surgeon Proves a Smooth Operator 77

3．Chinese Medicine 82

4．Frogs and Human Health 86

Tying It All Together 90

More Information 92

Answer Key 93

UNIT 5 THE WAY WE ARE 95

1．How Color Can Change Your Life 97

2．Smile If You′re Feeling Stressed 102

3．Brain Power′s Sliding Scale 106

4．What Sex Is Your Brain? 112

Tying It All Together 116

More Information 118

Answer Key 121

UNIT 6 THE AGE OF INFORMATION 123

1．TALK to me 126

2．Gender Gap in Cyberspace 129

3．Cracking Down on Computer Crime 133

Tying It All Together 137

More Information 139

Answer Key 141

UNIT 7 THE BEAUTY OF SCIENCE 143

1．Hawking Gets Personal 145

2．Valuable By-Products of Space Research 150

3．Dancing to the Music of Physics 154

Tying It All Together 158

More Information 160

Answer Key 161

UNIT 8 THE WORLD OF MARKETING 163

1．How to Analyze an Ad 165

2．Do′s and Taboos:Cultural Aspects of International Business 171

3．Big Blunders from Big Business 179

4．Style′s Hidden Persuaders 185

Tying It All Together 190

More Information 192

Answer Key 195