Unit OnePart One TextThe Bloggers'Age 1
Part Two Fast ReadingEducation?Computer,Naturally 4
Part Three Supplementary ReadingPrivacy on Parade,at a Price 7
Unit TwoPart One TextHair Loss:My Miracle Cure 11
Part Two Fast ReadingSome Cool Ideas 17
Part Three Supplementary ReadingSunscreens and Sun-Protective Clothing 20
Unit ThreePart One TextGenome Knowledge Brings Ethical Choices 24
Part Two Fast ReadingThe Bottom Line 28
Part Three Supplementary Reading(1)The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget 31
(2)The Double Ninth Festival 34
Unit FourPart One TextThe American Idea of Success 35
Part Two Fast ReadingA Nation of Hypochondriacs 42
Part Three Supplementary ReadingU.S.House of Representatives 45
Unit FivePart One TextA Story from the Bible 49
Part Two Fast ReadingThe Origin of Religion 54
Part Three Supplementary ReadingThe Top Ten Ways Culture Affects Negotiating Style 56
Unit SixPart One TextTraditional American Values and Beliefs 61
Part Two Fast ReadingAn American Looks at Europe 69
Part Three Supplementary ReadingCriminal and Civil Justice of Britain 73
Unit SevenPart One TextAn Introduction to Assembly 77
Part Two Fast ReadingFast Food Nutrition:Guide to Making Healthy Choices 81
Part Three Supplementary ReadingThe Credit Card Economy 85
Unit EightPart One TextAnother Putin Era without Putin 88
Part Two Fast ReadingA Small Miracle 94
Part Three Supplementary ReadingHistory of International Trade 97
Unit NinePart One TextShould Charity Donations Have Strings Attached? 102
Part Two Fast ReadingCheating as Culture:Insights for Foreign Teachers 108
Part Three Supplementary ReadingHow to Find a Job 111
Unit TenPart One TextDoug Heir 115
Part Two Fast ReadingWhat Means to Be a"Laowai"in China 119
Part Three Supplementary ReadingMichael Jordan's Farewell Letter to Basketball 123
Unit ElevenPart One TextWork and Play 126
Part Two Fast ReadingThe Sixth Sense 130
Part Three Supplementary ReadingLife Sciences 133
Unit TwelvePart One TextTrains on Magnetic Field 136
Part Two Fast ReadingThe Tongzhi Bus 140
Part Three Supplementary ReadingMy Robot Cleaner 144
Unit ThirteenPart One TextGregory Peck:A Noble Movie Hero to the End 148
Part Two Fast ReadingWhy We Love Who We Love 152
Part Three Supplementary Reading(1)Edgar Allan Poe 155
(2)Chinese Valentine's Day 159
Unit FOurteenPart One TextThe Car Culture 161
Part Two Fast ReadingAnything into Oil 168
Part Three Supplementary ReadingTips on Going for an Interview 172
Unit FifteenPart One TextFathers & Sons:the Bonding Process 176
Part Two Fast ReadingSeventy-Two Letters 180
Part Three Supplementary ReadingWhy Girls Worry More Than Boys 183
Key to Exercises 186