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Unit1 2

Text 1 Is a College Degree Really Worthwhile? 2

Text 2 Benefits of a College Degree 18

Unit2 22

Text 1 A Promise of Spring 22

Text 2 My Dad 38

Unit3 42

Text 1 Why Are Students Turned Off? 42

Text 2 College Lectures：Is Anybody Listening? 57

Unit4 61

Text 1 From Success to Significance 61

Text 2 The MoralInstinct 77

Unit5 81

Text 1 One of These Days 81

Text 2 A Haunted House 95

Unit6 99

Text 1 Steve Jobs：A Man of Contradiction and Genius 99

Text 2 The Origin of Darwin 116

Unit7 120

Text 1 Advice to Youth,About 1882 120

Text 2 Some Tips for Young People Who Want to Get Their Idea Off the Ground 137

Unit8 140

Text 1 Why Are Women So Emotional? 140

Text 2 Why Are People So Irrational? 157

Unit9 162

Text 1 Trust 162

Text 2 Self-trust Is the Powerhouse to Regaining Control of Your Life 176

Unit10 179

Text 1 Our Unhealthy Obsession with Entertainment 179

Text 2 Fun,Oh Boy,Fun,You Could Die from It 192

Unit11 196

Text 1 How Do We Come Up with Words? 196

Text 2 Does Language Influence Culture? 211

Unit12 216

Text 1 The Whistle 216

Text 2 A Word for Autumn 229

Unit13 233

Text 1 How Has Technology Changed Our Lives? 233

Text 2 How Does Online Gaming Affect Social Interactions? 250

Unit14 254

Text 1 Facing Death 254

Text 2 Here's to Your Health 269

Key 272

Glossary 317