Unit 1 1
Passage 1 Setting Goals 1
Passage 2 A New Policy on Absence 5
Passage 3 Rules for the University Entrance Examination 9
Passage 4 Listening and Note-making 13
Unit 2 17
Passage 1 A Magnificent Hunter 17
Passage 2 A Story about a Cat 21
Passage 3 Americans Love Pets 25
Passage 4 Training of Animals 29
Unit 3 33
Passage 1 How to Shop Economically in the Grocery Store 33
Passage 2 Paying for What We Get 37
Passage 3 Our Changing Diet 41
Passage 4 Where to Eat,Drink and Meet? 45
Unit 4 49
Passage 1 Spring Festival 49
Passage 2 Christmas in America 53
Passage 3 A Meaningful Experience 57
Passage 4 An Unforgettable Experience Abroad 61
Unit 5 65
Passage 1 London 65
Passage 2 Beijing 69
Passage 3 Tourism 73
Passage 4 Travel 77
Unit 6 81
Passage 1 The Secret Language of Success 81
Passage 2 Vocabulary Building 85
Passage 3 Learning Reading for Meaning 89
Passage 4 Words Can Give You Power 93
Unit 7 97
Passage 1 The SARS Virus 97
Passage 2 The Founding of the European Union 101
Passage 3 The Olympic Games 105
Passage 4 A Speech to American Young People 109
Unit 8 113
Passage 1 A Wonderful Machine 113
Passage 2 IAD 117
Passage 3 Space Discoveries 121
Passage 4 The Internet Introduces New Words 125
Mark Sheet 129
Timed Reading Rate Chart 130
Key to Comprehension Exercises 131