UNIT ONE 1
1.How to Write a Personal Letter 1
Introduction 1
Text 1
Reading Skills 5
Do the following multiple-choice questions 6
Put the following into Chinese 7
Questions for consideration 7
2.Courtesy:Key to a Happier World 8
Introduction 8
Text 8
Reading Skills 11
Do the following multiple-choice questions 12
Put the following into Chinese 13
Questions for consideration 13
3.Sunday in the Park 14
Introduction 14
Text 14
Reading Skills 19
Do the following multiple-choice questions 20
Put the following into Chinese 20
Questions for consideration 21
Text 22
Introduction 22
UNIT TWO 22
4.Ambition 22
Reading Skills 27
Do the following multiple-choice questions 27
Put the following into Chinese 28
Questions for consideration 29
5.Human Intelligence Isn t What We Think It Is 30
Introduction 30
Text 30
Reading Skills 35
Do the following multiple-choice questions 36
Put the following into Chinese 37
Questions for consideration 37
6.Kratylus Automates His Urnworks 38
Introduction 38
Text 38
Reading Skills 44
Do the following multiple-choice questions 45
Put the following into Chinese 46
Questions for consideration 46
Text 47
Introduction 47
UNIT THREE 47
7.Father and Son 47
Reading Skills 53
Do the following multiple-choice questions 54
Put the following into Chinese 54
Questions for consideration 55
8.A Clean,Well-Lighted Place 56
Introduction 56
Text 56
Reading Skills 62
Do the following multiple-choice questions 63
Questions for consideration 64
Put the following into Chinese 64
9.Robert Frost s Favorite Poem 65
Introduction 65
Text 65
Reading Skills 70
Do the following multiple-choice questions 71
Put the following into Chinese 72
Questions for consideration 72
Text 73
Introduction 73
10.Workplace Trends for the 21st Century 73
UNIT FOUR 73
Reading Skills 78
Do the following multiple-choice questions 79
Put the following into Chinese 79
Questions for consideration 80
11.Second Thoughts on the Information Highway 81
Introduction 81
Text 81
Reading Skills 84
Put the following into Chinese 86
Do the following multiple-choice questions 86
Questions for consideration 87
12.Remote Control Surgery 88
Introduction 88
Text 88
Reading Skills 92
Do the following multiple-choice questions 94
Put the following into Chinese 94
Questions for consideration 95
Text 96
Introduction 96
UNIT FIVE 96
13.How It Feels to Be Out of Work 96
Reading Skills 100
Do the following multiple-choice questions 101
Put the following into Chinese 101
Questions for consideration 102
14.Daddy Tucked the Blanket 103
Introduction 103
Text 103
Reading Skills 107
Do the following multiple-choice questions 108
Put the following into Chinese 109
Questions for consideration 109
15.Moon on a Silver Spoon 110
Introduction 110
Text 110
Reading Skills 114
Do the following multiple-choice questions 115
Put the following into Chinese 115
Questions for consideration 116
Text 117
Introduction 117
16.Time to Plan Your Life 117
UNIT SIX 117
Reading Skills 121
Do the following multiple-choice questions 122
Put the following into Chinese 123
Questions for consideration 123
17.Women in Education 124
Introduction 124
Text 124
Reading Skills 127
Do the following multiple-choice questions 128
Put the following into Chinese 129
Questions for consideration 129
18.The Winner Instinct 130
Introduction 130
Text 130
Reading Skills 134
Do the following multiple-choice questions 135
Put the following into Chinese 136
Questions for consideration 136
Text 137
Introduction 137
19.Literally 137
UNIT SEVEN 137
Reading Skills 141
Do the following multiple-choice questions 142
Put the following into Chinese 143
Questions for consideration 143
20.Coming to an Awareness of Language 144
Introduction 144
Text 144
Reading Skills 148
Do the following multiple-choice questions 149
Questions for consideration 150
Put the following into Chinese 150
21.Boring from Within:the Art of the Freshman Essay 151
Introduction 151
Text 151
Reading Skills 156
Do the following multiple-choice questions 157
Put the following into Chinese 158
Questions for consideration 159
Text 160
Introduction 160
22.Fighting Fire with Fire 160
UNIT EIGHT 160
Reading Skills 164
Do the following multiple-choice questions 165
Put the following into Chinese 166
Questions for consideration 167
23.The Sadness of the Hunter 168
Introduction 168
Text 168
Reading Skills 171
Put the following into Chinese 173
Do the following multiple-choice questions 173
Questions for consideration 174
24.No Smoking 175
Introduction 175
Text 175
Reading Skills 180
Do the following multiple-choice questions 181
Put the following into Chinese 182
Questions for consideration 182
Glossary 183