UNIT 1 1
If You re Short, Don t Forget Tom Cruise 1
Cat and Man 7
Applying for a New Boss 13
The Story of Salt 19
When a Man Loves a Woman 24
UNIT 2 36
The World Looks Different Now, Even to the Dog 36
A Sporting Event 42
How to Open a Current Account? 47
The Personal Qualities of a Teacher 52
First Measures of Time 58
UNIT 3 68
Dove, Lies and Poetry 68
Always Here 74
Are the Blind Leading the Blind? 81
The First Thanksgiving 86
Sir Isaac Newton 92
UNIT 4 101
Why are Men Such Babies When They Get Sick? 101
Nice Ways to Say No 108
A Sketch for Hollywood 114
Stress Free Homeoffice 119
For Conversation, Press #1 124
UNIT 5 133
She Can Get Away With Anything 133
How Americans Eat and Drink 139
Betsy Ross and the Flag 144
Dreams 149
A Pair of Socks 154
UNIT 6 164
The Secret Language of Flowers 164
A Iife of Quiet Desperation 170
How to Elect a US President 176
? 36m a Year? How Do They Manage? 182
Feeding Your Spirit 187
UNIT 7 196
Culture and Eating 196
Advertising—Good or Bad? 201
Dark Horse 206
Miracle of the Flower Boxes 212
A Story of Love 217
UNIT 8 227
Okay 227
What I Believe 232
The First of May 238
Le Dinner Party 244
Remember What s Really Important 251
UNIT 9 260
A Long Walk Home 260
Dreams—What Do They Mean? 266
Cyberlove May Be Only a Dream 272
Bill Gates in His Boyhood 278
Will There Be Carbon Copy people? 284