Unit 1 The Olympic Games 1
Text A The Olympic Games 2
Text B The Olympics and China 12
Text C Practical Writing:A Certificate of Honor（荣誉证书） 19
Just for Fun A Bribe for Professor 21
Unit 2 The World Cup 23
Text A The FIFA World Cup 24
Text B In the Spirit of Fair Play 34
Text C Practical Writing:An Invitation Card（邀请卡） 40
Just for Fun A Perfect Son 42
Unit 3 Women Volleyball 43
Text A The American Generation Ⅸ 44
Text B The Girls of China's Women Volleyball Team 53
Text C Practical Writing:A Notice of Sales（出售启事） 59
Just for Fun A Blind Man and His Dog 61
Unit 4 Western Music 63
Text A Music and Christian Church 64
Text B A Brief History of Western Music 76
Text C Practical Writing:A Paybill（演出海报） 83
Just for Fun Dog 86
Test Yourself(Units 1-4) 87
Unit 5 Piano 103
Text A Piano 104
Text B Franz Liszt and Piano 113
Text C Practical Writing:A Poster（海报） 118
Just for Fun An Abstract Drawing 120
Unit 6 Chinese Folk Music 121
Text A A Brief Introduction to Chinese Folk Music 122
Text B Switched-on Folk Music 132
Text C Practical Writing:A Written Request forLeave（请假条） 138
Just for Fun Noun 139
Unit 7 Painting Geniuses 141
Text A Vincent van Gogh 142
Text B Who is Leonardo da Vinci? 151
Text C Practical Writing:An Advertisement（产品广告） 157
Just for Fun God's Answer 158
Unit 8 Calligraphy and Painting 161
Text A Chinese Calligraphy 162
Text B Chinese Painting 172
Text C Practical Writing:A Letter of Apology（道歉信） 179
Just for Fun An Angry Wife 182
Test Yourself(Units 5-8) 183