Unit One 1
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Under the Weather 1
Section Two Reading Comprehension Rhci Dad Poor Dad—Rich Dad's Money Making Secrets 2
Unit Two 5
Section One Reading for Enjoyment A Small Loan and an Expensive Car 5
Section Two Reading Comprehension Never Say Never 6
Unit Three 10
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Breakfast 10
Section Two Reading Comprehension Where Are Your Manners 11
Unit Four 16
Section One Reading for Enjoyment The Truth about Lying 16
Section Two Reading Comprehension The Soft Sell 18
Unit Five 22
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Paradox of Our Times 22
Section Two Reading Comprehension Sarah Tops 24
Unit Six 28
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Earth Facts 28
Section Two Reading Comprehension The Last Newspaper 29
Unit Seven 33
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Christmas Tree Quiz 33
Section Two Reading Comprehension Facts about the Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving 35
Unit Eight 40
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Not a Joke 40
Section Two Reading Comprehension Faces in Sports:Jackie Joyner-Kersee 42
Unit Nine 47
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Body Language-Idioms Using Parts of the Body 47
Section Two Reading Comprehension Reorienting 49
Unit Ten 54
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Homonyms 54
Section Two Reading Comprehension The Changing Concept of Marketing 55
Unit Eleven 59
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Abe Lincoln Quiz 59
Section Two Reading Comprehension Wishing 60
Unit Twelve 65
Section One Reading for Enjoyment A Brainteaser 65
Section Two Reading Comprehension A String of Beads 66
Unit Thirteen 71
Section One Reading for Enjoyment When Should a Number Be Written in Figures or Words? 71
Section Two Reading Comprehension Please Don't Leave Me Now 73
Unit Fourteen 77
Section One Reading for Enjoyment For the Want of a Nail 77
Section Two Reading Comprehension Chasing Fame 78
Unit Fifteen 83
Section One Reading for Enjoyment Celebrity Endorsements We Can Live with 83
Section Two Reading Comprehension SQ3R—How to Study-Read 84
Appendix 1:Fast Reading Passages 89
Appendix 2:Key to Exercises 117