Unit 1 1
Text A How Americans Eat and Drink 1
Text B Healthy Living 9
Unit 2 14
Text A Lights Are Shining in Phuket 14
Text B A Sample Tour Pamphlet 23
Unit 3 28
Text A Nationwide"Liu Xiang Craze":To Be or Not to Be? 28
Text B Peace Between the Goalposts 38
2006 FIFA World Cup Match Schedule(Germany) 39
Unit 4 44
Text A Great Changes in Social Contact Between Men and Women 44
Text B A Questionnaire 55
Unit 5 61
Text A AIDS 61
Text B First China Forum for Globalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 72
Unit 6 78
Text A Ericsson:Networks Remain Key to Growth 78
Text B Three Advertisements 88
Unit 7 93
Text A Background to the Euro 93
Text B Debit Cards vs.Credit Cards 105
Unit 8 110
Text A Effective Meetings 110
Text B The Third China—ASEAN Expo 119
Unit 9 124
Text A Tips for Choosing a University in the UK 124
Text B An Application for Study Abroad 136
Unit 10 142
Text A Inaugural Address 142
Text B How to Make a Great Speech 154
Unit 11 160
Text A When You're the Product:Acing the Sales—Job Interview 160
Text B Job Advertisements 170
Unit 12 175
Text A Old Comedy Stirs Up New Laughs 175
Text B HBO Films 186
HBO Movie Guide 187
Unit 13 193
Text A Face Value/A Post-modern Proctoid 193
Text B Operating Instructions 203
Unit 14 208
Text A Assessing China's Power 208
Text B Andel Dedicated to WTO Accession 218
Unit 15 222
Text A The Oceans—Man's Last Great Resource 222
Text B Instrimpex International Tendering Company:Invitation for Bids 233
Unit 16 237
Text A For Some,the Blogging Never Stops 237
Text B Book Reviews 246
Appendixes 253
Appendix 1 Word List 253
Appendix 2 Phrases and Expressions 264
Appendix 3 Key to the Exercises 268
Appendix 4 Additional Readings 280
1．Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Addresses Media on Major Issues 280
2．温家宝总理答中外记者问（摘要） 288