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Unit One Economics 1

Part A Lead-in 1

News Reading:World Bank Sees US Recession Risk 1

Part B Reading 3

Reading 1 Evaluating Good Corporate Citizenship 3

Reading 2 "Banker"Who Lends to the Poor Wins Nobel Peace Prize 9

Reading 3 The Cost of Survival 14

Part C Unit Assignments 18

Unit Two Environment 19

Part A Lead-in 19

News Reading:President Hu Jintao Commits China to Carbon-cutting Deal 19

Part B Reading 20

Reading 1 How Do You Junk Your Computer 20

Reading 2 EU Governments Start Tough Climate Change Talks 30

Reading 3 A Tree Grows in Kenya 34

Part C UnitAssignments 39

Unit Three Disasters 40

Part A Lead-in 40

News Reading:China Mourns Earthquake Victims 40

Part B Reading 41

Reading 1 Different Natural Disasters,Same Risky Human Habits 41

Reading 2 Midwest Floods Leave Red Cross in the Red 48

Reading 3 Humans Add to Natural Disaster Risk 52

Part C Unit Assignments 58

Unit Four Science and Technology 59

Part A Lead-in 59

News Reading:China's First Spacewalk Succeeds 59

Part B Reading 60

Reading 1 Is Someone Spying on You? 60

Reading 2 Science Lessons Should Tackle Creationism and Intelligent Design 67

Reading 3 Spit Parties:Genetic Testing Becomes a Social Activity 73

Part C Unit Assignments 77

Unit Five Education 78

Part A Lead-in 78

News Reading:Facebook"Cheater"Won't Be Expelled from College 78

Part B Reading 79

Reading 1 Good Education Adds Value to Both Colleges and Society 79

Reading 2 OLPC:Eliminating Poverty Through Education 86

Reading 3 "Hire"Education:A Vocational Model Succeeds 90

Part C Unit Assignments 95

Unit Six Society 96

Part A Lead-in 96

News Reading:Woman Causes Storm on Venice's Grand Canal 96

Part B Reading 97

Reading 1 Who Owns You? 97

Reading 2 The Feelgood Factor 105

Reading 3 Solving Asia's Food Crisis 110

Part C Unit Assignments 114

Unit Seven Politics 115

Part A Lead-in 115

News Reading:Thai PM Declares State of Emergency in Capital 115

Part B Reading 116

Reading 1 Win-win Governance 116

Reading 2 The New Words of War 123

Reading 3 Progress Against Corruption 129

Part C Unit Assignments 134

Unit Eight Sports 135

Part A Lead-in 135

News Reading:Michael Phelps Makes Olympic History on Busy Day in Beijing 135

Part B Reading 137

Reading 1 Education the Heart of Olympics Says Rogge 137

Reading 2 Olympics:No Regrets,No Limits—How Du Toit Lost a Leg But Won Over the World 144

Reading 3 Grudge Match 150

Part C Unit Assignments 155

Key to the Exercises 156