FAST READING Ⅰ 1
UNIT 1 1
1．The New World 1
2．Population Control 5
UNIT 2 9
3．A Working Woman s Dilemma 9
4．An Advertisement 13
UNIT 3 17
5．My First Day in the United States 17
6．Handling Office Calls 21
UNIT 4 25
7．Sold Out! 25
8．The Romans and the Arabs 29
UNIT 5 33
9．Wit Can Gain a Breakfast 33
10．Teeth 37
UNIT 6 41
11．A Visit to a Prison 41
12．National Holiday 45
UNIT 7 49
13．The Boyhood of Pablo Picasso 49
14．Women at Work 53
UNIT 8 57
15．Great Inventions 57
16．The High Cost of Living 61
UNIT 9 65
17．Six Pence per Second 65
18．Teachers and Actors 69
UNIT 10 73
19．Doing Favours Can Be Dangerous 73
20．Will It Matter if I Skip Breakfast? 77
Key to Comprehension Exercises 81