Unit 1 1
Text A: Getting China Cracked 1
Exercises 6
Text B: Places of Interest (Beijing) 10
Exercises 12
Writing: Abstracts 12
Leisure Reading: Heaven s Net 14
Unit 2 15
Text A: A Right to Die 15
Exercises 21
Text B: Do You Want to Die? 26
Exercises 30
Writing: Abstracts 31
Leisure Reading: Tolerance-How? 32
Unit 3 34
Text A: How to Take a Job Interview? 34
Exercises 40
Text B: New World Security s Hiring Procedures 43
Exercises 45
Writing: Resumes 46
Leisure Reading: Rainy Day Blues 48
Text A: Who Will Own the Information Highway? 50
Unit 4 50
Exercises 56
Text B: Ready to Rumble 59
Exercises 62
Writing: Memos 62
Leisure Reading: Where Real Strength Lies 65
Unit 5 66
Text A: Depression? Here s Help 66
Exercises 72
Text B: Sick, or Just Quirky? 76
Exercises 80
Writing: Memos 81
Leisure Reading: Those Were the Days 82
Unit 6 83
Text A: Man s Best Friend 83
Exercises 90
Text B: The Ugliest Cat in the World 94
Exercises 98
Writing: Personal Letters 99
Leisure Reading: Fried Rice Mystery 102
Text A: Towards Globalization 103
Unit 7 103
Exercises 109
Text B: Future Shock 113
Exercises 116
Writing: Letters of Complaint 117
Leisure Reading: Nosy Imagination 120
Unit 8 121
Text A: How to Avoid Foolish Opinions 121
Exercises 125
Text B: Three Days to See 128
Writing: Letters of Certification 132
Exercises 132
Leisure Reading: On Life s Stage 134
Unit 9 136
Text A: A Planet in Jeopardy 136
Exercises 142
Text B: Global Capitalism, R.I.P.? 146
Exercises 150
Writing: Letters of Recommendation 151
Leisure Reading: Winning Life s Marathon 154
Text A: Enhance Mutual Understanding and Build Stronger Ties of Friendship and Cooperation 155
Unit 10 155
Exercises 160
Text B: Selections from the Remarks by President Clinton to Students and Community of Beijing University (June 29,1998) 163
Exercises 167
Writing: Job Application Letters 168
Leisure Reading: Say No More 171
Unit 11 173
Text A: The Hall-marks of American 173
Exercises 178
Text B: Watch Your Language 182
Exercises 184
Writing: Scholarship Application Letters 185
Leisure Reading: Fraser s Mystery 188
Unit 12 189
Text A: After Twenty Years 189
Exercises 193
Text B: The Sniper 196
Exercises 200
Writing: Invitations to School Functions 201
Letters of Congratulation 202
Leisure Reading: A Gift from the Gods 203