1. What s your learning mode? 1
2. Siesta time 6
3. The interesting lore of April Fools Day 11
4. Oh,temptation 15
5. The ABCs of living a happy life 20
6. But is it art? 25
7. Chat room helps lonely kids 29
8. MBA: more bucks for applicants 35
9. Habits that harmonize life 40
10. Ruth Handler 46
11. Positive thinking brings rewards 52
12. The latest mating strategy 57
13. Two different forms of British leisure life 63
14. Australian aboriginals 68
15. The role of the admissions office 75
16. British universities:Cambridge and Oxford 81
17. Oxford considers future roles 86
18. Disparities at Harvard 91
19. unlucky thirteen 96
20. Closing in for the kill? 101
21. You think that s funny? 107
22. Origin of the Modern Olympic Games 113
23. The future of the MBA 118
24. Head cases 127
25. British public school 133
26. The next societyⅠ 140
27. The next societyⅡ 146
28. Visible man 151
29. Persuasion 158
30. Footprints in the muds of time 165
附录一 答案 172
附录二 英语词汇记忆法 197
附录三 常见词根词缀 199