Unit 1 1
Passage 1 Why Teach Thinking? 1
Passage 2 Dressing up and Body Language for Job Interviews 5
Passage 3 Internet and Education-One Mom's Perspective 11
Passage 4 How You Can Double,Triple,or Even Quadruple Your Reading Speed! 15
Unit 2 19
Passage 1 College Dorm Life and Beyond 19
Passage 2 Landing a Part-time Job 25
Passage 3 Your Own Independence Day 29
Passage 4 Do You Need a Break? 33
Unit 3 37
Passage 1 Saying Goodbye to the Double-deckers 37
Passage 2 Traditional Bridal Showers 43
Passage 3 The History of Halloween 47
Passage 4 What's in the Name of American Indians 53
Unit 4 59
Passage 1 D-Day and Saving Private Ryan 59
Passage 2 Black Americans and Civil Rights 65
Passage 3 Jennifer Aniston:100％ Girl Friend 71
Passage 4 Mother Teresa:A Special Voice for the Poor 75
Unit 5 79
Passage 1 How to Lose Weight 79
Passage 2 Euthanasia 85
Passage 3 Prenuptial Agreements 91
Passage 4 Globalization and the Third World 95
Unit 6 101
Passage 1 Anxiety:How to Deal with it 101
Passage 2 Saying No to the Net 107
Passage 3 Cell Phones:A Love-Hate Relationship with Staying Power 111
Passage 4 The Value of Online Advertising 115
Unit 7 121
Passage 1 Nuclear Energy:Can it Help? 121
Passage 2 People Power the Planet 127
Passage 3 Does the World Face a Future of Water Wars? 131
Passage 4 Extreme Weather:Is Global Warming to Blame? 137
Unit 8 143
Passage 1 Is Earthquake Prediction Just Literature? 143
Passage 2 The Love of a Robot 149
Passage 3 Bird Flu Are We Ready? 153
Passage 4 Can Stress Cause Women to Gain Weight? 157
Mark Sheet 163
Timed Reading Rate Chart 164
Key to Comprehension Exercises 165