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Unit 1 Neck to Neck:2000 U.S.Presidential Election 1

What do you know? 1

Text 1 How the Electoral College Works 2

Text 2 How We Got Here:A Timeline of the Florida Recount 5

Text 3 Analysis Indicates Many Gore Votes Thrown Out in Florida 12

Text 4 Media Recount:Bush Won the 2000 Election 14

Text 5 Governor George W.Bush Delivers Remarks 17

Unit 2 September 11:Doubts about the Official Stories 23

What do you know? 23

Text 1 Sept 11:Unanswered Questions Index Page 23

Text 2 George W.Bush 28

Text 3 From Deception to Revelation Part Ⅰ 33

Text 4 From Deception to Revelation Part Ⅱ 41

Unit 3 U.S.Political Jokes 44

What do you know? 44

Text 1 What Is Politics? 44

Text 2 Cows & Politics Explained 46

Text 3 Democrats versus Republicans 47

Text 4 The Very High Health Care Costs 48

Text 5 Flags Tell Us Information about Our Taxes 49

Text 6 King George the Third's Response to the Declaration of Independence 50

Text 7 Short Laughs & Quips 53

Text 8 Purchasing New Brains 53

Text 9 A Story of Creation 54

Text 10 Campaign Promises and More Promises 56

Unit 4 U.S.Arsenals during the Afghan War 57

What do you know? 57

Text 1 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅰ 58

Text 2 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅱ 62

Text 3 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅲ 65

Text 4 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅳ 70

Unit 5 Swift U.S.Victory over Iraqi War 76

What do you know? 76

Text 1 War Plans for War with Iraq 76

Text 2 Iraqi Strategy 80

Text 3 Combat Air Force Assets in Place Around Iraq 83

Text 4 The Progress Timetable for the Iraqi War 88

Unit 6 Lessons Learnt from the 21st Century Wars 91

What do you know? 91

Text 1 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅰ 92

Text 2 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅱ 94

Text 3 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅲ 97

Text 4 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅳ 100

Unit 7 Is Iraq Another Vietnam? 107

What do you know? 107

Text 1 A Different Picture 107

Text 2 Is Iraq Another Vietnam?Actually,It May Become Worse 110

Text 3 How to End the Occupation 117

Unit 8 Washington Serial Shooting 121

What do you know? 121

Text 1 U.S.Army Set to Join Washington Sniper Hunt 122

Text 2 Wednesday,October 23,2002 125

Text 3 The Washington Area(Tarot Card)Sniper 128

Unit 9 Campus Shooting 139

What do you know? 139

Text 1 "An Evil Smile" 140

Text 2 California's Excessive Gun Laws 146

Text 3 Kids and Guns in America 150

Unit 10 U.S.Education Reform 156

What do you know? 156

Text 1 How Do the Primary and Middle School(K-12)Students Learn in the United States? 156

Text 2 How Well Do the American Students Do in K-12 Schools? 158

Text 3 Education Reform 160

Text 4 Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics 162

Unit 11 The Race to Mars 176

What do you know? 176

Text 1 Mars Rovers FAQ:from Launch to Landing 176

Text 2 British Ask NASA for Help on Lander 182

Text 3 Opportunity Lands on Mars 185

Unit 12 Video Cameras in Our Life 191

What do you know? 191

Text 1 Researcher Develops Advanced Motion-tracking Camera for Surveillance,Security,Videoconferencing 192

Text 2 Spy Cameras Broaden Focus 194

Text 3 NASA Scientists Invented New Video Technology 197

Text 4 Sounds Attract Camera 202

Text 5 "Camera Pill"Promising for Diagnosis of Small Bowel Disease 205

Unit 13 Advances in Artificial Intelligence 208

What do you know? 208

Text 1 Computer Chess History 208

Text 2 Deep Fritz Loses to Chess Champion 215

Text 3 Better Business Computering 217

Text 4 Building Deep Blue 222

Unit 14 Computer Games 226

What do you know? 226

Text 1 The Making of Doom Ⅲ 226

Text 2 A Play for Better Soldiers 230

Text 3 Computer Games Stunt Teen Brains 235

Text 4 Zap!Go to the Top of the Class 238

Keys 241