Unit 1 1
Text A The Importance of English 1
Text B American English and British English 3
Unit 2 7
Text A Education—a Means to an End 7
Text B Creativity 9
Unit 3 13
Text A Something Better than Money 13
Text B What Money Is For? 15
Unit 4 18
Text A Mind Your Manners 18
Text B Making Friends in the U.S 20
Unit 5 24
Text A Children and Television 24
Text B Television and American Children 26
Unit 6 30
Text A The American Concept of Time 30
Text B The Value of Time 32
Unit 7 36
Text A The Human Brain and Computer 36
Text B Artificial Intelligence 38
Unit 8 41
Text A American Family 41
Text B Family Life 43
Unit 9 47
Text A Jogging 47
Text B A Healthy Way of Life 49
Unit 10 53
Text A Welfare Program 53
Text B Taxation 55
Unit 11 59
Text A Vitamin D 59
Text B Too Much Vitamin—Harmful 61
Unit 12 65
Text A Work and Labour 65
Text B Attitudes Towards Work 67
Unit 13 71
Text A Why Do Women Not Get Sick as Often as Men? 71
Text B Genes and Cancerous Cells 74
Unit 14 77
Text A Happiness Is a Choice 77
Text B Why Do Americans Keep Animals? 79
Unit 15 83
Text A Stress Prevention 83
Text B The Effects of Noises on Human Health 85
Unit 16 88
Text A Endow Your Child with Beauty ＆ Intelligence 88
Text B Intelligence 90
Unit 17 94
Text A Using the Mind Against Disease 94
Text B The Healing Power of Belief 96
Unit 18 99
Text A Is Love the Best Drug? 99
Text B Anger—Harmful Emotion 101
Unit 19 104
Text A Memory 104
Text B Old Age Trouble 106
Unit 20 109
Text A A New Problem for Doctors 109
Text B Euthanasia:Pros and Cons 111
Unit 21 115
Text A Who Are at Fault? 115
Text B Psychological Care 117
Unit 22 121
Text A Viewing VS.Reading 121
Text B The Pleasure of Reading 123
Unit 23 127
Text A Laugh,Teacher,Laugh! 127
Text B The Personal Qualities of a Teacher 130
Unit 24 134
Text A Examinations—Anxiety-makers 134
Text B Adult Education in the U.S 137
Unit 25 140
Text A Nursing Services in the Future 140
Text B The New Doctor 143
Unit 26 146
Text A How to Live to 100 146
Text B Never Too Old 149
Unit 27 153
Text A Gulf War Syndrome—A Medical Mystery 153
Text B Are Mobile Phones Safe? 157
Unit 28 161
Text A Diet to Prevent Cancer 161
Text B Rich Living Brings New Disease 164
Unit 29 168
Text A The First Woman Doctor in the World 168
Text B X-rays Penetrating a Century 172
Unit 30 176
Text A Computers in Health Care 176
Text B Computer-based Patient Records 179
Unit 31 183
Text A How to Cope With Insomnia 183
Text B Self-Medication 187
Unit 32 190
Text A Generation XXL 190
Text B Obesity——an Issue for Debate 193
Unit 33 196
Text A The War Against Stroke 196
Text B An Effective Method of Relaxing 199
Unit 34 202
Text A Diseases Plague Humanity Again 202
Text B Do You Have Hepatitis C 205
Unit 35 209
Text A Four Medical Revolutions 209
Text B Applied Bionics 212
Unit 36 215
Text A The War on Disease Goes Miniature:Nanomedicine 215
Text B World's First Digital Hospital 218
Unit 37 221
Text A New Minimal Invasive Techniques 221
Text B Mechanical Arm Guides the Surgeon's Hand 224
Unit 38 227
Text A A Child Without a Parent 227
Text B Are Test-tube Babies Risky 230
Unit 39 233
Text A How to Live Like a Millionaire 233
Text B Childless—And Free 236
Unit 40 239
Text A Does Brain Exercise Work 239
Text B Battling Alzheimer's 242
Unit 41 245
Text A The Quest for Artificial Blood 245
Text B Artificial Skin Goes on Trial 248
Unit 42 251
Text A New Weapons Against Pain 251
Text B Jagged Little Pill 254
Unit 43 257
Text A Conversation with a Gorilla 257
Text B The Cooperative Spirit in the World of Animals 260
Unit 44 263
Text A The Pill for Men 263
Text B Japan May Finally Swallow the Pill 266
Unit 45 269
Text A What the Future Has in Store 269
Text B How Gene Transfer May Save Lives? 272
Unit 46 276
Text A Thalidomide Is Coming Back 276
Text B Aspirin:Not Just for Your Heart 279
Unit 47 282
Text A AIDS:Global Lessons from a Global Epidemic 282
Text B The Nation's Worst Public Problem 285
Unit 48 289
Text A On the Horizon 289
Text B Healing the Brain 292
Unit 49 296
Text A New Hope for Cancer 296
Text B Cancer Still a Tough Issue to Solve 299
Unit 50 302
Text A Reaching Out for World Health 302
Text B Dial F for Fear 305