Unit One TWO WORDS TO AVOID,TWO TO REMEMBER 1
Unit Two THE FINE ART OF PUTTING THINGS OFF 36
Unit Three WALLS AND BARRIERS 51
Unit Four THE LADY,OR THE TIGER?(Ⅰ) 79
Unit Five THE LADY,OR THE TIGER?(Ⅱ) 101
Unit Six DULL WORK 123
Unit Seven BEAUTY 144
Unit Eight APPETITE 164
Unit Nine A RED LIGHT FOR SCOFFLAWS 183
Unit Ten STRAIGHT-A ILLITERACY 204
Unit Eleven ON CONSIGNING MANUSCRIPTS TO FLOPPY DISCS AND ARCHIVES TO OBLIVION 224
Unit Twelve GRANT AND LEE 246
Unit Thirteen EUPHEMISM 266
Unit Fourteen THAT ASTOUNDING CREATOR—NATURE 290
Unit Fifteen TEACHING AS MOUNTAINEERING 324
广东省高等教育自学考试英语教育（本科）高级英语（二）考试大纲 353
高级英语（二）试题样题 356
Additional Exercise VESUVIUS ERUPTS 359