UNIT ONE 1
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 1
Topic Making Flight Reservations 2
COMPREHENSIVE READING 3
Text The Value of Time 3
Grammar Basic Sentence Patterns 7
SUPPLEMENTARY READING How Premier Zhou Valued Time 9
UNIT TWO 10
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 10
Topic Checking in at the Airport 12
COMPREHENSIVE READING 12
Text Faster than Sound! 12
SUPPLEMENTARY READING The Best and the Worst 16
UNIT THREE 17
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 17
Topic In the Air 19
COMPREHENSIVE READING 20
Text The Popularity of Home Computers 20
Grammar The Present Perfect Progressive Tense 23
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Computers 25
UNIT FOUR 26
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 26
Topic Arrival 27
COMPREHENSIVE READING 28
Text Adult Education 28
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Continuing Education 33
UNIT TARGET TEST(Ⅰ) 34
UNIT FIVE 40
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 40
Topic At the Customs(Ⅰ) 42
COMPREHENSIVE READING 43
Text What's the Matter with My Tyres? 43
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅰ) 46
SUPPLEMENTARY READING The Woman Who Wanted to Sing 48
UNIT SIX 49
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 49
Topic At the Customs(Ⅱ) 50
COMPREHENSIVE READING 51
Text Summer Camping 51
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅱ) 54
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Camping in America 56
UNIT SEVEN 57
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 57
Topic At the Currency Exchange Desk 59
COMPREHENSIVE READING 60
Text Unhesitating Response 60
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅲ) 63
SUPPLEMENTARY READING A Hero for Today 65
UNIT EIGHT 66
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 66
Topic Welcome to Chengdu 68
COMPREHENSIVE READING 68
Text Credit Cards 68
SUPPLEMENTARY READING The Credit Card Economy 72
UNIT TARGET TEST(Ⅱ) 74
UNIT NINE 80
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 80
Topic On the Way to the Hotel 82
COMPREHENSIVE READING 83
Text The Medal of Life 83
Grammar Noun Clauses 87
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Wilma Rudoif 89
UNIT TEN 90
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 90
Topic At the Hotel 92
COMPREHENSIVE READING 93
Text Money Can't Buy Friends 93
Grammar Direct Speech and Indirect Speech 96
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Give or Take? 98
UNIT ELEVEN 100
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 100
Topic At the Dining Hall 102
COMPREHENSIVE READING 103
Text Environmental Protection 103
Grammar Adverbial Clauses(Ⅰ) 106
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Pollution Must It Come with Progress? 108
UNIT TWELVE 109
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 109
Topic At the Post Office 110
COMPREHENSIVE READING 111
Text Valentine's Day 111
Grammar Adverbial Clauses(Ⅱ) 114
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Eating Habits 116
UNIT TARGET TEST(Ⅲ) 118
UNIT THIRTEEN 124
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 124
Topic Telephone Call 126
COMPREHENSIVE READING 127
Text Social Customs and Behavior 127
Grammar Uses of the Infinitives(Ⅰ) 130
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅰ) 132
UNIT FOURTEEN 134
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 134
Topic Making an Appointment 136
COMPREHENSIVE READING 137
Text Sports and Games 137
Grammar Uses of the Infinitives(Ⅱ) 141
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅰ) 143
UNIT FIFTEEN 145
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 145
Topic In Hospital 147
COMPREHENSIVE READING 148
Text Gates,Bill 148
Grammar Tenses of the Infinitives 151
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅰ) 153
UNIT SIXTEEN 155
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 155
Topic A Friendly Talk 157
COMPREHENSIVE READING 158
Text How I Learn to Speak English 158
Grammar Passive Voice of the Infinitives 161
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅰ) 163
UNIT TARGET TEST(Ⅳ) 165
UNIT SEVENTEEN 171
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 171
Topic Visiting a School 173
COMPREHENSIVE READING 174
Text The Hitchhiker 174
Grammar Uses of -ing Participles of Verbs(Ⅰ) 177
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅱ) 179
UNIT EIGHTEEN 181
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 181
Topic Sightseeing 183
COMPREHENSIVE READING 184
Text Man's Best Friend 184
Grammar Uses of -ing Participles of Verbs(Ⅱ) 187
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅱ) 189
UNIT NINETEEN 191
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 191
Topic A Chat with Students 193
COMPREHENSIVE READING 194
Text Dave Thomas 194
Grammar Uses of -ed Participles of Verbs 197
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅱ) 199
UNIT TWENTY 201
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 201
Topic A Wonderful Football Match 202
COMPREHENSIVE READING 204
Text Mary Had a Little Lamb 204
Grammar Difference between -ing and -ed Participles of Verbs 206
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅱ) 208
UNIT TARGET TEST(Ⅴ) 210
UNIT TWENTY ONE 216
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 216
Topic A Christmas Dinner 218
COMPREHENSIVE READING 219
Text Merry Christmas 219
Grammar Tenses of -ing Participles 222
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅲ) 224
UNIT TWENTY TWO 226
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 226
Topic Asking the Way 228
COMPREHENSIVE READING 228
Text Mugging 228
Grammar The Passive Voice of -ing Participles 231
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅲ) 233
UNIT TWENTY THREE 235
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 235
Topic At the Department Store 237
COMPREHENSIVE READING 238
Text Australia——a Big Country 238
Grammar Concord between Subject and Predicate(Ⅰ) 241
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅲ) 243
UNIT TWENTY FOUR 245
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 245
Topic Seeing Off 247
COMPREHENSIVE READING 247
Text The Old Man and the Sea 247
Grammar Concord between Subject and Predicate(Ⅱ) 251
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Reading Skill(Ⅲ) 253
UNIT TARGET TEST(Ⅵ) 255
Appendix Ⅰ 总词汇表 261
Appendix Ⅱ 非谓语动词用法简表 271
非谓语动词时态、语态简表 272
Appendix Ⅲ 二级考试模拟试题（一） 273
二级考试模拟试题（二） 282
后记 291