UNIT 1 1
Text:A Brush with the Law 1
Study ＆ Practice 7
Reading Activity 15
Skill:Basic Reading Skill Ⅲ—How to Use a DictionaryPassage:Justice Gets Its Shot at PolicemanGuided Writing 19
UNIT 2 21
Text:The Woman Who Would Not Tell 21
Study ＆ Practice 29
Reading Activity 37
Skill:Reading Attack Skill Ⅲ—Scanning(1) 41
Materials for Scanning 41
Guided Writing 41
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 42
The Chip Masters 44
UNIT 3 44
Text:Why I Teach 44
Study ＆ Practice 50
Reading Activity 57
Skill:Reading Attack Skill Ⅲ—Scanning(2) 63
Materials for Scanning 63
Guided Writing 63
REVISION EXERCISES 1 64
UNIT 4 67
Text:Lady Hermits Who Are Down But Not Out 67
Study ＆ Practice 73
Reading Activity 80
Skill:Reading Attack Skill Ⅲ—Scanning(3) 84
Materials for Scanning 84
Guided Writing 84
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 86
Is a Cleaner Environment Too Costly? 88
UNIT 5 88
Text:The Day Mother Cried 88
Study ＆ Practice 94
Reading Activity 101
Skill:Reading Comprehension Skill Ⅴ—Understanding Figurative Language(2)Passage:The Day I Met My MotherGuided Writing 105
TEST YOURSELF:Test Paper 1 107
UNIT 6 117
Text:A Day's Wait 117
Study ＆ Practice 123
Reading Activity 130
Skill:Basic Reading Skill Ⅳ—Increasing Word PowerPassage:To Make Papa ProudGuided Writing 135
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 136
Defending Us from Our Dirty Mouths 138
UNIT 7 138
Text:The Shelter 138
Study ＆ Practice 150
Reading Activity 158
Skill:Reading Attack Skill Ⅳ—Recognizing Signal Words(1)Passage:The Big ChanceGuided Writing 163
UNIT 8 164
Text:Daydream a Little 164
Study ＆ Practice 170
Reading Activity 178
Skill:Reading Attack Skill Ⅳ—Recognizi ng Signal Words(2)Passage:Dreams-What Do They Mean?Guided Writing 182
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 182
Connecting China 185
REVISION EXERCISES 2 185
UNIT 9 188
Text:The Death of Hitler 188
Study ＆ Practice 195
Reading Activity 202
Skill:Reading Comprehension Skill Ⅵ—The 5 WsPassage:The Fall of MussoliniGuided Writing 205
UNIT 10 207
Text:The Fantastic Spurt in Technology 207
Study ＆ Practice 214
Reading Activity 221
Skill:Reading Attack Skill Ⅴ—Recognizing Word ChainsPassage:Knowledge as FuelGuided Writing 224
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science 225
Artificial Intelligence 228
TEST YOURSELF:Test Paper 2 228
APPENDIX 1:Key to Revision Exercises 1 239
Key to Revision Exercises 2 241
APPENDIX 2:Key to Test Paper 1 243
Key to Test Paper 2 245
APPENDIX 3:Key to Exercises in Supplementary Readings 248
APPENDIX 4:Glossary 250