Unit One 1
Oral English 1
Text:Absent-minded Mr.Newton 2
Grammar:The Past Indefinite Tense（一般过去时） 5
Exercises 8
Extracurricular Reading:Respect for Others'Privacy（请尊重别人的隐私） 13
Unit Two 16
Oral English 16
Text:A Speech 17
Grammar:1．The Present Perfect Tense（现在完成时） 19
2．The Five Basic Forms of Verbs（动词的五种基本形式） 21
Exercises 22
Extracurricular Reading:Wine Culture（酒文化） 28
Unit Three 31
Oral English 31
Text:Holidays in the United States 32
Grammar:Prepositions（介词） 35
Exercises 37
Extracurricular Reading:Congratulations,Condolences and Apologies（祝贺、慰问与道歉） 43
Unit Four 47
Oral English 47
Text:Three of the Largest Cities in the World 48
Grammar:The Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs（形容词和副词的级） 51
Exercises 54
Extracurricular Reading:Manners between Men and Women（男女间的礼仪） 59
Unit Five 63
Oral English 63
Text:The Sinking of the"Titanic" 64
Grammar:The Past Continuous Tense（过去进行时） 68
Exercises 69
Extracurricular Reading:Language Etiquette in Communication（交谈中的礼貌） 74
Unit Six 77
Oral English 77
Text:An Amazing Coincidence 78
Grammar:1．Types of Sentences（句子的种类） 81
2．The Adverbial Clause①（状语从句①） 82
3．The Past Perfect Tense（过去完成时） 84
Exercises 85
Extracurricular Reading:Western Way of Address（西方称谓种种） 91
Unit Seven 94
Oral English 94
Text:A Court of Law 95
Grammar:1．The Objective Clause（宾语从句） 98
2．The Past Future Tense（过去将来时） 99
Exercises 100
Extracurricular Reading:Introductions and Titles（介绍与称呼） 105
Unit Eight 109
Oral English 109
Text:Being More of a Hindrance than a Help 110
Grammar:The Adverbial Clause②（状语从句②） 113
Exercises 115
Extracurricular Reading:Table Manners（餐桌上的礼节） 120
Unit Nine 124
Oral English 124
Text:Recycling Waste 125
Grammar:The Passive Voice（被动语态） 129
Exercises 131
Extracurricular Reading:Tip Story（小费的故事） 137
Unit Ten 141
Oral English 141
Text:China Praised on the"Day of 5 Billion" 142
Grammar:Direct Speech and Indirect Speech（直接引语和间接引语） 145
Exercises 149
Extracurricular Reading:Dinner in Britain（英国的晚宴） 154