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Unit 1 Culture and Cultural Differences 1

Text A-1 Beijing：Just a Normal"Culture Shock"? 1

Text A-2 Cultural Differences and Similarities in Nonverbal Communication 4

Text B-1 What Are Dating Rituals Based on Cultures? 7

Text B-2 How to Minimize Cross-Cultural Shock 9

Unit 2 Sports and Games 12

Text A-1 My Goal to Become a Triathlete 12

Text A-2 Tennis History 15

Text B-1 Lance Armstrong 18

Text B-2 Jeremy Lin：From Benchwarmer to Superstar 20

Unit 3 Love and Marriage 22

Text A-1 Marriage 22

Text A-2 Love 25

Text B-1 Selection of a Partner 28

Text B-2 The Meaning of Love 30

Unit 4 Child Education 32

Text A-1 Tips to Help Restore Your Relationship with Your Child/Children 32

Text A-2 Parent-Child Relationships at Different Stages 35

Text B-1 Parenting Styles 38

Text B-2 Parent-Child Relationship 40

Unit 5 Name,Appearance and Personality 42

Text A-1 How Does One's Name Influence Personality? 42

Text A-2 Names and Personality 44

Text B-1 Physical Appearance Is Related to Personality 48

Text B-2 What's in a Name? 50

Unit 6 Work vs.Life 53

Text A-1 5 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance 53

Text A-2 Simplify Your Life to Reduce Stress 56

Text B-1 Study：Women with High Job Stress Face Heart Risks 59

Text B-2 4 Tips for the Best Life in＆out of Work 61

Unit 7 Perseverance 64

Text A-1 Persevere If You Want to Succeed in Business 64

Text A-2 First Woman Skis Solo Across Antarctica 67

Text B-1 Turning Tragedy into a Positive 70

Text B-2 Don't Forget to Take Care of Life：It'll Pay Off at Work,Too 72

Unit 8 War 74

Text A-1 Marie Colvin in Her Own Words：Why War Reporting Is So Important 74

Text A-2 Best Tribute to Harry Patch Is Teaching Our Children Why They Must Never Forget Horrors of Great War 77

Text B-1 The Never-Ending Cold War 80

Text B-2 The War on Drugs：Time to Face Facts 82

Key to the Exercises 85