ContentsUnit One 1
Text A Secrets of A Students 2
Text B Bittersweet Memories 16
Text C Leaving 24
Unit Two 29
Text A Conversational Bal lgames 30
Text B English as a U niversal Language 45
Text C How to Improve You r Vocabulary 55
Unit Three 61
Text A Stevie Wonder：Sunshine in the Shadow 62
Text B We Are What We Think We Are 76
Text C Her Newly-discovered Self 84
Unit Four 89
Text A The Washwoman 90
Text B A Good Name 105
Text C This Is Why Jordan Is Jordan 116
Unit Five 121
Text A The Language of Compromise 122
Text B Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument 137
Text C “Good Morning，Neighbor！” 145
Unit Six 151
Text A Nerds and Geeks 152
Text B Our Changing Lifestyle：Trends and Fads 167
Text C Popularity that Counts 175
Unit Seven 181
Text A I Became Her Target 182
Text B Firm，Fair，and Friendly 193
Text C The Magic Pebbles 201
Unit Eight 207
Text A Foreword 208
Text B Smart Machines：Our Tireless Helpers 224
Text C The Internet 232
Unit Nine 237
Text A Hothouse Earth 238
Text B The Population Problem：Everybody’s Baby 254
Text C Dangers to the Environment 262
Unit Ten 267
Text A Cloning：Good Science or Baaaad Idea 268
Text B Internet Helps Solve a Medical Mystery 283
Text C Fuzzy Logic Smart Machines 294
Presupposed Word List 299
Glossary 313