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CONTENTS 1

1 THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING 1

Theme:AdvertisingReading One:Advertising All Over the WorId 4

Reading Two:Changing World Markets 9

Grammar:Contrast—Simple Present Tense and Present Progressive 14

Style:Paragraph Development 16

2 TELECOMMUTING:GOING HOME TO WORK 21

Theme:TravelReading One:Going Home to Work 25

Reading Two:Help Wanted 31

Grammar:Modals and Related Verbs That Show Ability 38

Style:Letter Writing 40

3 A MIRACLE CURE？ 45

Theme:FraudReading One:A Miracle Cure 50

Reading Two:The Organic Health Center 54

Grammar:Adjectives—Superlatives 60

Style:Summary Writing 63

4 THE METAMORPHOSIS 67

Theme:InsectsReading One:The Metamorphosis 71

Reading Two:Ungeziefer 77

Grammar:Infinitives of Purpose 81

Style:Paraphrasing 84

5 SPEAKING OF GENDER 87

Theme:LanguageReading One:Different Ways of Talking 91

Reading Two:Speaking of Gender 98

Grammar:Using Modals for Requests 103

Style:Comparing and Contrasting 106

6 BREAKING THE SURFACE 111

Theme:AIDSReading One:The Last Dive 115

Reading Two:PAWS-LA 121

Grammar:Past Progressive and Simple Past Tense 126

Style:Using Narration 129

7 CARS:PASSION OR PROBLEM？ 135

Theme:CarsReading One:Cars:Passion or Problem？ 139

Reading Two:New Car Technology 144

Grammar: Future Time Clauses 149

Style:Parallel Structure 152

8 ALWAYS IN FASHION 157

Theme:FashionReading One:The Search for Beauty 161

Reading Two:My Wife Wants to Look Younger 165

Grammar:Describing the Past with Used to 171

Style:Giving Advice 173

9 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 177

Theme:PunishmentReading One:Life in Prison Is Still Life:Why Should a Killer Live？Why Do We Kill People to Show That Killing People Is Wrong 181

Reading Two:Letter to the Editor 185

Grammar:Contrast—PresentPerfectandPresentPerfectProgressive 190

Style:Sentence Variety 193

10 FINDING A SPOUSE 197

Theme:MarriageReading One:Finding a Spouse 200

Reading Two:What's Wrong with Tradition？ 204

Grammar:Articles—Definite and Indefinite 209

Style:Using Related Word Forms for Cohesion 212

Answer Key 217