Unit One 1
Text A A Payment Greater Than Money 1
Text B My Mother's Desk 4
Grammar Revision——虚拟语气（1） 6
Achievement Test 7
Translation of the Texts 10
Unit Two 13
Text A Unique Problems in International Trade 13
Text B The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 16
Grammar Revision——虚拟语气（2） 21
Achievement Test 22
Translation of the Texts 24
Unit Three 27
Text A Coping with Crisis 27
Text B Millions of Britons Endure Life with Noisy Neighbours 30
Grammar Revision——虚拟语气（3） 33
Achievement Test 34
Translation of the Texts 36
Unit Four 39
Text A Interstellar Postcards—Messages to Space 39
Text B Why Should Children Learn Science? 42
Grammar Revision——虚拟语气（4） 46
Achievement Test 47
Translation of the Texts 49
Unit Five 52
Text A Social Responsibility of Scientists 52
Text B Science and Truth 56
Grammar Revision——虚拟语气（5） 59
Achievement Test 60
Translation of the Texts 62
Unit Six 65
Text A Excerpts from Speech by Margaret Thatcher 65
Text B Excerpts from Speech by Carter 68
Grammar Revision——状语从句（1） 71
Achievement Test 72
Translation of the Texts 74
Unit Seven 77
Text A School Costs Are Rising in Britain,Too 77
Text B Budget Puts Students in More Debt 80
Grammar Revision——状语从句（2） 84
Achievement Test 85
Translation of the Texts 87
Unit Eight 90
Text A The Population Bomb 90
Text B Reforest the Earth! 94
Grammar Revision——名词性从句（1） 97
Achievement Test 98
Translation of the Texts 100
Unit Nine 103
Text A "I Have a Dream"—30 Years Ago and Now 103
Text B The Key Issue for Women 106
Grammar Revision——名词性从句（2） 109
Achievement Test 109
Translation of the Texts 112
Unit Ten 114
Text A Take a Multimedia Course,Ms Smith 114
Text B Future Cars 118
Grammar Revision——倒装句 122
Achievement Test 123
Translation of the Texts 125
Key to Achievement Test 128