UNIT ONE 1
Ⅰ．THE SALT OF THE EARTH 1
Ⅱ．DOES TRAVEL BROADEN THE MIND？ 4
Ⅲ．CULTURE AND MARKET 7
UNIT TWO 10
Ⅰ．COLOUR AND HEALTH 10
Ⅱ．LAUGH，TEACHER，LAUGH！ 13
Ⅲ．EMOTION 16
UNIT THREE 19
Ⅰ．HOW TO SPEND OLD AGE 19
Ⅱ．GO TO BED AND GET A NIGHT S DREAM 22
Ⅲ．WAKE UP YOUR LIFE BY WALKING 25
UNIT FOUR 28
Ⅰ．THE HEART OF EVERY SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE 28
Ⅱ．INTERVIEW 31
Ⅲ．CHILDREN AND TELEVISION 33
UNIT FIVE 38
Ⅰ．MY FELLOW AFRICANS——THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA 38
Ⅱ．THE FALL AND RISE OF US FRUGALITY 40
Ⅲ．THE CHARACTER OF THE ENGLISH 43
VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST ONE 46
UNIT SIX 51
Ⅰ．THE AMERICAN CHARACTER 51
Ⅱ．CANADA：FOR BIG COUNTRY FANS 53
Ⅲ．THE ANTARCTIC 56
UNIT SEVEN 59
Ⅰ．HOW SHOULD ONE READ A BOOK？ 59
Ⅱ．READING MAKES A FULL MAN 62
Ⅲ．THE WRITING STYLE OF NEWSPAPERS 64
UNIT EIGHT 68
Ⅰ．PACE AND CULTURE 68
Ⅱ．NEEDS AND WANTS 70
Ⅲ．A SIMPLE ACT OF LOVE 73
UNIT NINE 77
Ⅰ．THE NATURE，OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF HISTORY 77
Ⅱ．WAR AND AMNESIA 79
Ⅲ．DIPLOMACY 83
UNIT TEN 86
Ⅰ．SOME ECONOMIC LAWS 86
Ⅱ．ECONOMY AND ECONOMICS 89
Ⅲ．THE DISCOVERY OF A SUNKEN SHIP 91
VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST TWO 95
UNIT ELEVEN 100
Ⅰ．SOMETHING ABOUT SCIENCE 100
Ⅱ．APPLE AND REASONING 102
Ⅲ．THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION 105
UNIT TWELVE 109
Ⅰ．MY VIEWS ON GAMBLING 109
Ⅱ．AUGUSTINE S VIEWS ON SOULS 112
Ⅲ．COURAGE 115
UNIT THIRTEEN 118
Ⅰ．THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN 118
Ⅱ．THE OTHER CRISIS IN OUR SCHOOLS 120
Ⅲ．LEARNING BY DOING 123
UNIT FOURTEEN 127
Ⅰ．CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 127
Ⅱ．THE THREAT OF OVER-POPULATION 129
Ⅲ．MARKETS 132
UNIT FIFTEEN 136
Ⅰ．THE ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE 136
Ⅱ．DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPOSERS 138
Ⅲ．ON DOORS 141
VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST THREE 145
REFERENCE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES 150
ANSWERS TO VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TESTS 163
GENERAL VOCABULARY AND PHRASES 164