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Unit 1 Politics 1

Passage One His Words Will Matter 2

Passage Two Governors Brainstorm on GOP Comeback 8

Unit 2 Money 12

Passage One 24 Million Go from"Thriving"to"Struggling" 13

Passage Two Pawnshops Doing Brisk Business 19

Unit 3 Life Style 23

Passage One Most Hotels Likely to See Occupancy Rates Fall Next Year 24

Passage Two Ten Great Places on Earth You Don't Want to Miss 30

Unit 4 People 36

Passage One Family Precedent:Obama's Grandmother Blazed Trails 37

Passage Two The Many Faces of Michael Jackson 43

Unit 5 Science and Technology 49

Passage One Opponents Brace for End of Stem Cell Ban 50

Passage Two Storm Forecast:The iPhone Might Need a Small Umbrella 55

Unit 6 Entertainment 60

Passage One "Idol"Redux:A Finale Not Befitting America's Most Popular TV Show 61

Passage Two Non-explosive Entertainment Can Be Just as Enjoyable 66

Unit 7 Education 72

Passage One Tailoring School to the Child 73

Passage Two An"Interdependent"World Welcomes More U.S.Students 80

Unit 8 Sports 84

Passage One NBA—Where Amazing Happens 85

Passage Two College Basketball Coach K Brings His Midas Touch Back to Duke 91

Unit 9 Health 95

Passage One WHO Declares First Flu Pandemic in 41 Years 96

Passage Two Dancing Class Moves Parkinson's Patients to a Better Place 102

Unit 10 Social Problem 107

Passage One Courts Need More Interpreters 108

Passage Two Report:Smoking Declines as Alcohol,Drug Use Hold Steady 113

Keys for References 117