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Unit One 1

1."Why Do You Love Me?" 1

Reading Comprehension 5

Context Clue 6

Topic for Writing 6

2.Dad 7

Reading Comprehension 10

Context Clue 10

Questions for Discussion 11

3.Mother's Day 12

Reading Comprehension 14

Context Clue 15

Questions for Discussion 15

Word Quiz 15

Unit Two 17

1.The British Through My Eyes 17

Reading Comprehension 20

Context Clue 21

Questions for Discussion 21

2.Accept or Reject Foreigners? 22

Reading Comprehension 24

Context Clue 25

Topic for Writing 26

3.The Americas 27

Reading Comprehension 30

Context Clue 30

Questions for Discussion 31

Word Quiz 31

Unit Three 33

1.Columbia University 33

Reading Comprehension 37

Context Clue 38

Topic for Writing 38

2.The Flying Colors of Graduation 39

Reading Comprehension 42

Context Clue 43

Questions for Discussion 44

3.Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication Tools in Distance Education 45

Reading Comprehension 47

Context Clue 48

Questions for Discussion 48

Word Quiz 48

Unit Four 50

1.Government Is Liable to Make People's Dream of Cars Come True 50

Reading Comprehension 54

Context Clue 55

Questions for Discussion 56

2.Worried Drivers 57

Reading Comprehension 59

Context Clue 60

Topic for Writing 60

3.Magabucks for Nanotech 61

Reading Comprehension 63

Context Clue 64

Questions for Discussion 65

Word Quiz 65

Unit Five 67

1.Target Your Mind 67

Reading Comprehension 71

Context Clue 72

Questions for Discussion 73

2.Ways to Destress Your Home Life 74

Reading Comprehension 77

Context Clue 78

Topic for Writing 78

3.The Golden Years 79

Reading Comprehension 81

Context Clue 81

Questions for Discussion 82

Word Quiz 82

Unit Six 84

1.Do You Have a"Green Thumb"for Marriage 84

Reading Comprehension 89

Context Clue 90

Questions for Discussion 90

2.No Chores,Please;I'vejust Retired 92

Reading Comprehension 95

Context Clue 96

Topic for Writing 96

3.Younger Woman/Older Man 97

Reading Comprehension 99

Context Clue 100

Questions for Discussion 100

Word Quiz 101

Unit Seven 103

1.The Science of Cloning(Ⅰ) 103

Reading Comprehension 107

Context Clue 108

Topic for Writing 109

2.The Science of Cloning(Ⅱ) 110

Reading Comprehension 114

Context Clue 115

Questions for Discussion 115

3.What Does the Draft Human Sequence Tell Us? 116

Reading Comprehension 119

Context Clue 120

Questions for Discussion 120

Word Quiz 120

Unit Eight 122

1.The Proof Is on the Plate 122

Reading Comprehension 125

Context Clue 126

Questions for Discussion 127

2.A Million Is Nice,but a Life Counts More 128

Reading Comprehension 130

Context Clue 131

Topic for Writing 131

3.It Seems Everyone Has It 132

Reading Comprehension 134

Context Clue 135

Questions for Discussion 136

Word Quiz 136

Unit Nine 138

1.Learning to Teach,Teaching to Learn 138

Reading Comprehension 143

Context Clue 144

Topic for Writing 144

2.The Virtual College 145

Reading Comprehension 147

Context Clue 148

Questions for Discussion 149

3.The Challenges of Striving to Measure Academic Excellence 150

Reading Comprehension 152

Context Clue 153

Questions for Discussion 153

Word Quiz 154

Unit Ten 156

1.Making Your Money Last as Long as You Do 156

Reading Comprehension 160

Context Clue 161

Questions for Discussion 162

2.Philips Seizes all the Advantages 163

Reading Comprehension 165

Context Clue 166

Topic for Writing 167

3.Development Tendency of Chinas Special Economic Zones 168

Reading Comprehension 171

Context Clue 172

Questions for Discussion 172

Word Quiz 172

Unit Eleven 174

1.How to Write a Personal Letter 174

Reading Comprehension 178

Context Clue 179

Topic for Writing 179

2.How to Write a Winning Résumé 180

Reading Comprehension 182

Context Clue 183

Questions for Discussion 183

3.How to Win in an Interview 184

Reading Comprehension 186

Context Clue 187

Questions for Discussion 187

Word Quiz 188

Unit Twelve 190

1.The Musical Mind 190

Reading Comprehension 194

Context Clue 194

Questions for Discussion 195

2.The Jeaning of America-and the World 196

Reading Comprehension 200

Context Clue 201

Questions for Discussion 201

3.Talk to a Friend,Save a Life 202

Reading Comprehension 204

Context Clue 205

Questions for Discussion 205

Word Quiz 205

Unit Thirteen 207

1.China's Railways Adopting Significant Reforms 207

Reading Comprehension 212

Context Clue 212

Questions for Discussion 213

2.Troubled Waters 214

Reading Comprehension 217

Context Clue 218

Topic for Writing 218

3.Garden Cites Hit the Heights 219

Reading Comprehension 222

Context Clue 223

Questions for Discussion 223

Word Quiz 223

Unit Fourteen 225

1.Choosing Mates—The American Way 225

Reading Comprehension 230

Context Clue 231

Questions for Discussion 231

2.Success In Marriage 232

Reading Comprehension 235

Context Clue 237

Topic for Writing 237

3.Marriage:Reconcilable Differences 238

Reading Comprehension 242

Context Clue 243

Questions for Discussion 244

Word Quiz 244

Unit Fifteen 246

1.History of Space Exploration 246

Reading Comprehension 250

Context Clue 251

Questions for Discussion 251

2.Space-age Materials 252

Reading Comprehension 255

Context Clue 256

Topic for Writing 256

3.Space Rockets 259

Reading Comprehension 260

Context Clue 261

Questions for Discussion 262

Word Quiz 262

Unit Sixteen 264

1.One World,One Economy? 264

Reading Comprehension 268

Context Clue 269

Topic for Writing 269

2.Wheels of Fortune 270

Reading Comprehension 272

Context Clue 273

Questions for Discussion 273

3.Increasing Competition in China's Car Manufacturing 274

Reading Comprehension 277

Context Clue 278

Topic for Writing 278

Word Quiz 278

Unit Seventeen 280

1.The Science of Laughs 280

Reading Comprehension 284

Context Clue 284

Questions for Discussion 285

2.Telling a Good Joke is Serious Business 286

Reading Comprehension 289

Context Clue 289

Questions for Discussion 290

3.Overload:More Time is Less Time 291

Reading Comprehension 294

Context Clue 294

Topic for Writing 295

Word Quiz 295

Unit Eighteen 297

1.Living in Two Worlds 297

Reading Comprehension 301

Context Clue 301

Topic for Writing 302

2.I,Too,Am a Good Parent:Dads Should Not Be Discriminated Against 303

Reading Comprehension 306

Context Clue 307

Questions for Discussion 307

3.Too Young for Rights? 309

Reading Comprehension 312

Context Clue 312

Questions for Discussion 313

Word Quiz 313

English Corner 315

Test One 319

Test Two 325

Test Three 331

Test Four 339

Test Five 345

Keys to Each Unit 352

Keys to Test One～Five 362