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Chapter 1 Public Figures（Ⅰ） 1

Passage 1 Oprah Winfrey's Last Show：Tears and Pride 1

Passage 2 China and Asia Savor Li Na's Win 5

Passage 3 Yao Retirement Risks NBA Profile in China 9

Passage 4 Beyonce's Father Denies Stealing from Her 13

Passage 5 A True Figure of Strength 17

Chapter 2 Tourist Attractions 20

Passage 1 Greenland 20

Passage 2 Disneyland 25

Passage 3 Statue of Liberty 28

Passage 4 Ski Resorts 31

Passage 5 The Yin and the Yangtze 35

Chapter 3 Marriage and Family life 40

Passage 1 Big Spenders Add Sparkle to Chinese Wedding Market 40

Passage 2 Will the Market Kill Your Marriage? 44

Passage 3 Independent Women Enjoy Better Marriage 50

Passage 4 A Day for Love 55

Passage 5 Spring in Beijing 59

Chapter 4 Sports（Ⅰ） 63

Passage 1 Street-Ball 63

Passage 2 London 2012：A Year to Go and All Is Well? 67

Passage 3 The Origin and Development of Football 71

Passage 4 Rock Climbing 75

Passage 5 Water Skiing-Safety Measures 79

Chapter 5 Climate 83

Passage 1 Will Climate Change Make Life Harder for Girls? 83

Passage 2 Durban and Everything That Matters 87

Passage 3 Untitled 91

Passage 4 Too Old to Care about Tomorrow 95

Passage 5 What Are the Effects Caused by Climate Change? 99

Chapter 6 Travel 102

Passage 1 Holiday Travel Survival Guide 102

Passage 2 Lost in Paris 107

Passage 3 How to Quit Working on Vacation 111

Passage 4 Wild Things 115

Passage 5 Cheap Flights for the Holidays?Read This Now! 119

Chapter 7 Public Figures（Ⅱ） 123

Passage 1 Grammy Spotlight Shines on Adele 123

Passage 2 "I'm Not a Hero.I Just Want a Quiet Life" 128

Passage 3 Whitney Houston's Death：Singer's Doctors to Be Questioned about Sedative Prescriptions 133

Passage 4 Lesson for Lin from the Ming Dynasty 137

Passage 5 Obama Tax Reform Outline Draws Skeptics 141

Chapter 8 Medical and Health Care 146

Passage 1 Beyond Insulin：Seeking a Cure 146

Passage 2 A Prick in Time Saves Nine 150

Passage 3 HIV Mutates Swiftly to Trick Our Immune Systems：Study 154

Passage 4 Universal Flu Vaccine Possible with Lab-made Antibodies 157

Passage 5 Act Now or Risk a Fatal TB Outbreak：WHO 161

Chapter 9 Sports（Ⅱ） 166

Passage 1 Bryant Scores 61 Points to Power Lakers over Knicks 166

Passage 2 Marijuana Pipe Picture Could Still Burn Phelps：Analyst 170

Passage 3 Ronaldo Still Has Midas Touch 174

Passage 4 Nadal Shows Federer No Mercy in Open Final 177

Passage 5 China Curls Its Way to Top of the World 181

Chapter 10 Military and National Defence 185

Passage 1 Britain to Start Iraq Withdrawal Today 185

Passage 2 Cementing Military Bonds 189

Passage 3 Officials：DPRK Rocket Launch Imminent 193

Passage 4 China Protests Diaoyu Islands Stance 197

Passage 5 DPRK Test：Japan,U.S.Mount Defenses 201

Keys to Exercises 205