Unit One 1
Text A Working Community 2
Further Reading The Climax of Humanity 11
Unit Two 15
Text The Roots of My Ambition 16
Further Reading Four Generations 28
Unit Three 31
Text Help Yourself through the Hard Times 32
Further Reading Application and Perseverance Give Results 43
Unit Four 47
Text What Is Happi ness? 48
Further Reading Does Economic Growth Improve Human Morale? 59
Unit Five 63
Text Remote Control 64
Further Reading Why Mother Nature Should Love Cyberspace 73
Unit Six 77
Text The Right to Fail 78
Further Reading Education Is the Priority 89
Unit Seven 93
Text Life without Father 94
Further Reading American Family Life:the Changing Picture 104
Unit Eight 109
Text Europeans Just Want to Have Fun 110
Further Reading To Work Is Human,To Slack Divine 120
Unit Nine 123
Text What Does Sex/Gender Have to Do With Your Job? 124
Further Reading Off the Ladder 135
Unite Ten 139
Text It Takes a Village 140
Further Reading Colleges Chase as Cheats Shift to Higher Tech 149
Glossary 154
Phrases and Expressions 167