Unit 1 Lifestyle Revolution 1
Passage 1 The White Wedding Dress 1
Passage 2 The Bridal Veil and the Wedding Dress 5
Passage 3 Night Life for the Young Different,but Fun 9
Passage 4 Love More Important in Beijing Marriages 13
Unit 2 Bringing up“Ideal”People for the Future 17
Passage 1 Quality Education 17
Passage 2 Vocational Education Easier to Get 22
Passage 3 "Wired"Schools Benefit Students 26
Passage 4 University Trains Quality Students 29
Unit 3 Respect the Environment and Make the World Green Again 34
Passage 1 Find Harmony Between People and Nature 34
Passage 2 Children Compete to Paint the Future 39
Passage 3 Trekking Along the Rivers for Environmental Protection 42
Passage 4 We Are only Against Environmental Pollution Activities 46
Unit 4 More Room for All 50
Passage 1 Everyone can Expect Housing 50
Passage 2 Moving into a New Spacious Apartment 53
Passage 3 Chinese Putting Faith in Bricks and Mortar 58
Passage 4 Beijingers Go in Search of Suitable Living Space 62
Unit 5 Beijing Viewed from the Air 66
Passage 1 A Modern Look for an Ancient City 66
Passage 2 A More Glorious Future 70
Passage 3 Wangfujing Magnetizes Visitors 74
Passage 4 Beijing:More Red Carpets,Less Red Tape 78
Unit 6 The New Look of Shanghai 82
Passage 1 Shanghai Becomes Tall and Greener 82
Passage 2 Pudong Through the Eyes of Distinguished Visitors from Abroad(Ⅰ) 87
Passage 3 Pudong Through the Eyes of Distinguished Visitors from Abroad(Ⅱ) 91
Passage 4 Mayor Outlines Shanghai Goals 95
Unit 7 A Rosy Picture of Hong Kong's Future 99
Passage 1 The Patriotism of the Hong Kong People 99
Passage 2 HK Embarks on New Era 102
Passage 3 World's Best Business City 106
Passage 4 High Hope for HK's Economic Outlook 110
Unit 8 Macao's Homecoming 114
Passage 1 Entering New Era 114
Passage 2 A Rough Road Home 118
Passage 3 Education in Macao 122
Passage 4 Radiant Macao Flushed with Success 126
Unit 9 China's Spring Festival 131
Passage 1 Happy New Year! 131
Passage 2 Traditional Spring Festival Customs 135
Passage 3 Old Festival,New Traditions(Ⅰ) 139
Passage 4 Old Festival,New Traditions(Ⅱ) 143
Unit 10 Traditional Chinese Culture 148
Passage 1 Chinese Wushu Goes to the World 148
Passage 2 The Art of Potted Landscapes 152
Passage 3 Tea-Drinking Customs in China 156
Passage 4 A Journey into Beijing's Hutongs 161
Unit 11 The Era of the Knowledge Economy 166
Passage 1 The Internet in China 166
Passage 2 Make China Prosper through Science and Technology 170
Passage 3 Entrepreneurs Go Back to School 174
Passage 4 Science Yardstick for Progress 178
Unit 12 SOEs Need to Be Reformed 183
Passage 1 The Fifty-nine Phenomenon 183
Passage 2 Time to Change 187
Passage 3 Success Is the Mother of Failure 192
Passage 4 Leader of the Triple Nine Group 197
Unit 13 “Win-win”Deal Opens a Promising Future 203
Passage 1 A Win-win Deal 203
Passage 2 What the Chinese Youth Have to Say 208
Passage 3 WTO:Pros and Cons 214
Passage 4 Vast Chinese Markets to Open 220
Unit 14 “New Millennium”China 2000(Ⅰ) 226
Passage 1 Pudong New District and the Chinese Economy 226
Passage 2 IT's Future:What Will an E-town Be Like? 231
Passage 3 Marriage,Family in China Changing 235
Passage 4 Talent,Education Key for Western Areas 239
Unit 15 “New Millennium”China 2000(Ⅱ) 246
Passage 1 Business Executives Preach New Economy 246
Passage 2 Broaden International Markets 250
Passage 3 Goodbye to the Old and Hello to the New 255
Passage 4 Lee:Nation's Future Looks Bright 260
Key 264
Unit 1 264
Unit 2 266
Unit 3 268
Unit 4 271
Unit 5 273
Unit 6 275
Unit 7 278
Unit 8 280
Unit 9 282
Unit 10 285
Unit 11 287
Unit 12 290
Unit 13 292
Unit 14 294
Unit 15 297