Unit 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING 1
Passage 1 “See Spot Run”：Teach ing My Grandmother to Read 3
Passage 2 Learning Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communications 8
Passage 3 15 Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning 14
Unit 2 HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED 21
Passage 1 Finding a Good Volunteer Opportunity 23
Passage 2 A Joyful Philanthropist（慈善家） 28
Passage 3 The Overview of the Debate over Euthanasia（安乐死） 33
Unit 3 FRIENDSHIP 39
Passage 1 Friendship from the Animals 41
Passage 2 Is True Friendship Dying Away？ 46
Passage 3 Importance of Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence（青春期） 51
Unit 4 HOBBIES 57
Passage 1 FDR's Stamp Col lect ion：A Childhood Hobby Taken to the Oval Office 59
Passage 2 Music in My Family 64
Passage 3 Pet Owner to Pet Trainer—Transforming Your Pastime into a Profession 69
Unit 5 FAMOUS PEOPLE 75
Passage 1 Movie Stars Aren't Happy—The Public Struggles of Celebrity Perfomers Can Lead to Misery 77
Passage 2 The Inspirational Story of Steve Jobs 83
Passage 3 How to Overcome or Stop Celebrity Worship 88
Unit 6 SUCCESS 95
Passage 1 Is Education the Key to Success？ 97
Passage 2 Character and Success 102
Passage 3 Honesty in Success 107
Unit 7 HONESTY 113
Passage 1 Lies Are Never a Part of Your Own Truth 115
Passage 2 How to Tel l If Someone Is Lying to You？ 120
Passage 3 Analysis of Ethics：Is Honesty the Best Policy？ 125
Unit 8 ENVIRONMENT 131
Passage 1 Celebrating Earth Day—Celebrating Forty Years of Grassroots Efforts of Saving Our Earth 133
Passage 2 Walking and the Environment 138
Passage 3 Reflections：Saving the Environment 144
Appendix Keys and Answers 151