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Unit 1 1

Passage 1 Why Teach Thinking? 1

Passage 2 Dressing up and Body Language for Job Interviews 5

Passage 3 Internet and Education-One Mom's Perspective 11

Passage 4 How You Can Double,Triple,or Even Quadruple Your Reading Speed! 15

Unit 2 19

Passage 1 College Dorm Life and Beyond 19

Passage 2 Landing a Part-time Job 25

Passage 3 Your Own Independence Day 29

Passage 4 Do You Need a Break? 33

Unit 3 37

Passage 1 Saying Goodbye to the Double-deckers 37

Passage 2 Traditional Bridal Showers 43

Passage 3 The History of Halloween 47

Passage 4 What's in the Name of American Indians 53

Unit 4 59

Passage 1 D-Day and Saving Private Ryan 59

Passage 2 Black Americans and Civil Rights 65

Passage 3 Jennifer Aniston:100％ Girl Friend 71

Passage 4 Mother Teresa:A Special Voice for the Poor 75

Unit 5 79

Passage 1 How to Lose Weight 79

Passage 2 Euthanasia 85

Passage 3 Prenuptial Agreements 91

Passage 4 Globalization and the Third World 95

Unit 6 101

Passage 1 Anxiety:How to Deal with it 101

Passage 2 Saying No to the Net 107

Passage 3 Cell Phones:A Love-Hate Relationship with Staying Power 111

Passage 4 The Value of Online Advertising 115

Unit 7 121

Passage 1 Nuclear Energy:Can it Help? 121

Passage 2 People Power the Planet 127

Passage 3 Does the World Face a Future of Water Wars? 131

Passage 4 Extreme Weather:Is Global Warming to Blame? 137

Unit 8 143

Passage 1 Is Earthquake Prediction Just Literature? 143

Passage 2 The Love of a Robot 149

Passage 3 Bird Flu Are We Ready? 153

Passage 4 Can Stress Cause Women to Gain Weight? 157

Mark Sheet 163

Timed Reading Rate Chart 164

Key to Comprehension Exercises 165