Part1 2
Lesson1 2
Text:American Health System 2
Exercises to the Text 5
Quick Review of Grammar 7
Extensive Reading:New Advances in Medical Science 12
Fast Reading:Health Care/Insurance 16
Lesson2 20
Text:Don t Burst the Bubble 20
Exercises to the Text 23
Quick Review of Grammar 25
Extensive Reading:The Silent Language 30
Fast Reading:A Tragic Condition 35
Text:Antarctic Adventure 38
Lesson3 38
Exercises to the Text 43
Quick Review of Grammar 45
Extensive Reading:From the Diary of Robert F.Scott 52
Fast Reading:Recycling Satellites 56
Lesson4 59
Text:The China Breakthrough 59
Exercises to the text 65
Quick Review of Grammar 66
Extensive Reading:Excerpts from Kissinger s Biography 72
Fast Reading:Beyond the Seas 77
Lesson5 80
Text:The Statue of Liberty 80
Exercises to the Text 87
Quick Review of Grammar 89
Extensive Reading:Gateway to the USA 93
Fast Reading:A Shining Beacon 95
Part2 99
Lesson6 99
Text:Bamama Goes to College 99
Exercises to the Text 104
Review of Grammar 106
Extensive Reading:Campus Life 108
Extensive Reading:Characteristics of Americans and American Society 108
Writing:Sentence Pattern1(S+V+O) 113
Fast Reading:Careers for Women 114
Lesson7 118
Text:American Space,Chinese Place 118
Exercises to the Text 123
Review of Grammar 125
Writing:Sentence Pattern2(S+V+O+OC) 132
Fast Reading:America s Architect 134
Lesson8 138
Text:Poverty 138
Exercises to the Text 144
Review of Grammar 146
Extensive Reading:A Clean,Well-Lighted Place 149
Writing: Sentence Pattern3(3+V+it+OC+RO) 157
Fast Reading:Three Callons of Goodwill 158
Lesson9 161
Text:Brothers in the Eternal Cold 161
Exercises to the Text 165
Review of Grammar 167
Extensive Reading:Man in Space 170
Writing: Sentence Pattern4(S+V+IO+DO) 175
Fast Reading:Toward Quieter Aircraft 177
Text:How to Kill a Wasp 180
Lesson10 180
Exercises to the Text 183
Review of Grammar 185
Extensive Reading:Animal Farm 187
Writing: Sentence Pattern5(S+V+Adv) 190
Fast Reading:Following the Rules 191
Lesson11 195
Text:The Common Language of Science 195
Exercises to the Text 201
Review of Grammar 203
Extensive Reading:My Friend,Albert Einstein 205
Writing: Sentence Pattern 6(it+to be+P+S) 213
Fast Reading:The Bermuda Triangle 214
Lesson12 218
Text:Conserving Old Work by Adding New 218
Exercises to the Text 224
Review of Grammar 226
Extensive Reading:Waste Disposal 229
Writing: Sentence Pattern 7：(S+V+O/P+Adv) 235
Fast Reading:Land for Good Living 236
Lesson13 239
Text:Lead Poisoning 239
Exercises to the Text 245
Review of Grammar 247
Extensive Reading:Lead 250
Writing: Variety in Sentences 253
Fast Reading:A Place for Everything 257
Lesson14 260
Text:The San Francisco Earthquake 260
Exercises to the Text 266
Review of Grammar 268
Extensive Reading:The Assam Earthquake of 1950 271
Writing: Developing Paragraphs 274
Fast Reading:Sounds We Cannot Hear 279
Lesson15 282
Text:Inaugural Address:Search for Peace 282
Exercises to the Text 294
Review of Grammar 296
Extensive Reading:President Nixon s Toast 299
Writing: Coherence 301
Fast Reading:The Future of Society 305
Part3 309
Lesson16 309
Text:Adhesives that Assure a Tight Bond 309
Exercises to the Text 314
Writing: Summary 316
Lesson17 320
Text:The First Line of Defense 320
Exercises to the Text 325
Writing: Abstract 327
Lesson18 330
Text:Low-Light-Level TV Systems and Complex Systems 330
Exercises to the Text 333
Writing: Letters 335
Lesson19 341
Text:Advertisements 341
Exercises to the Text 345
Writing: Resume 345
Lesson20 350
Text:License and Technical Assistance Agreement 350
Exercises to the Text 377