Unit 1
TEXTⅠ My Father's Shadow 3
TEXTⅡ My New Mum Is...My Dad 27
Exercises for Unit 1 33
Unit 2
TEXTⅠ The Teddy Stoddard Story 40
TEXTⅡ The Forbidden Fruits 58
Exercises for Unit 2 61
Unit 3
TEXTⅠ My Stroke of Luck 68
TEXTⅡ A New Attitude to Gratitude 83
Exercises for Unit 3 84
Unit 4
TEXTⅠ Me and My Big Mouth 90
TEXTⅡ Sam's Wake-Up Call—and Mine 105
Exercises for Unit 4 110
Unit 5
TEXTⅠ Friends for Life 116
TEXTⅡ Do This and You Will Be Welcome Anywhere 139
Exercises for Unit 5 144
Unit 6
TEXTⅠ "We've Been Hit!" 153
TEXTⅡ Rethinking Skyscrapers 172
Exercises for Unit 6 175
Unit 7
TEXTⅠ The Virtues of Growing Older 182
TEXTⅡ Closing the Gap 196
Exercises for Unit 7 197
Unit 8
TEXTⅠ Fourteen Steps 202
TEXTⅡ The Power of Belief 216
Exercises for Unit 8 219
Unit 9
TEXTⅠ The Diary of the Unknown Soldier 226
TEXTⅡ Life Goes On 247
Exercises for Unit 9 253
Unit 10
TEXTⅠ Gregory Peck—An American Master 261
TEXTⅡ Unforgettable Ingrid Bergman 279
Exercises for Unit 10 283
Unit 11
TEXTⅠ Letter to a B Student 289
TEXTⅡ College Pressures 303
Exercises for Unit 11 304
Unit 12
TEXTⅠ Time to Take It Easy 309
TEXTⅡ Less Work Is the Secret to a Richer Life 325
Exercises for Unit 12 329
Unit 13
TEXTⅠ Focus on Global Warming 335
TEXTⅡ The Villain in the Atmosphere 352
Exercises for Unit 13 356
Unit 14
TEXTⅠ The Jeaning of America 363
TEXTⅡ Happy Birthday to You 386
Exercises for Unit 14 389
Unit 15
TEXTⅠ Should a Public Worker Accept Costly Gifts? 394
TEXTⅡ Bribery—An Inevitable Evil? 411
Exercises for Unit 15 413
Unit 16
TEXTⅠ Open the Door to Forgiveness 419
TEXTⅡ Forgiveness 444
Exercises for Unit 16 446
Appendix:Key to Exercises for Each Unit 451