Unit One 1
Text:Why Good English is Good for You 1
After-text Practice 14
Part I Reading Comprehension 14
Part II Translation 15
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 16
Supplementary Reading 18
Part I Reading for Ability 18
Part II Reading for Ornament 22
Section A Learning from VIP's:George W. Bush's Inaugural Speech 22
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Wedding Traditions in the West 26
Part III Reading for Delight:Strange Definitions of Familiar Words 27
Unit Two 29
Text:The Role of Science in Sustainable Development 29
Part I Reading Comprehension 33
After-text Practice 33
Part II Translation 34
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 35
Supplementary Reading 37
Part I Reading for Ability 37
Part II Reading for Ornament 42
Section A Learning from VIP's:William Jefferson Clinton's Inaugural Speech 42
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Engagement,Weddings and Birth in Rural Denmark 46
Part III Reading for Delight:Money Isn't Everything 47
Unit Three 49
Text:Struggle for Existence 49
After-text Practice 61
Part I Reading Comprehension 61
Part II Translation 62
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 63
Part I Reading for Ability 65
Supplementary Reading 65
Part II Reading for Ornament 69
Section A Learning from VIP's:Ronald Reagan's first Inaugural Speech 69
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Americans Prefer to Live in the Suburbs 74
Part III Reading for Delight:Women Domination 75
Unit Four 76
Text:Love Is a Fallacy 76
After-text Practice 86
Part I Reading Comprehension 86
Part II Translation 87
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 87
Supplementary Reading 89
Part I Reading for Ability 89
Part II Reading for Ornament 96
Section A Learning from VIP's:Ronald Reagan's Second Inaugural Speech 96
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Vienna-Capital of Music 98
Part III Reading for Delight:A Car Accident 100
Unit Five 102
Text:The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 102
After-text Practice 109
Part I Reading Comprehension 109
Part II Translation 110
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 110
Supplementary Reading 112
Part I Reading for Ability 112
Part II Reading for Ornament 116
Section A Learning from VIP's:Richard Milhous Nixon's Inqugural Speech 116
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Danes Put Faith in Wind at Sea 120
Part III Reading for Delight:Jesus vs.Satan 121
Text:Euthanasia 122
Unit Six 122
After-text Practice 138
Part I Reading Comprehension 138
Part II Translation 140
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 140
Supplementary Reading 141
Part I Reading for Ability 141
Part II Reading for Ornament 145
Section A Learning from VIP's:John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Speech 145
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Frenchwomen Today 148
Part III Reading for Delight:Engineer and Managers 150
Unit Seven 151
Text:Galileo Affair 151
Part I Reading Comprehension 165
After-text Practice 165
Part II Translation 166
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 167
Supplementary Reading 168
Part I Reading for Ability 168
Part II Reading for Ornament 172
Section A Learning from VIP's:Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Speech 172
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Olympic Spirit 176
Part III Reading for Delight:Bible Salesman 178
Unit Eight 179
Text:The Negro Is Your Brother 179
After-text Practice 193
Part I Reading Comprehension 193
Part II Translation 194
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 194
Part I Reading for Ability 196
Supplementary Reading 196
Part II Reading for Ornament 201
Section A Learning from VIP's:Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Inaugural Speech 201
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:Easter Eggs 204
Part III Reading for Delight:A Woman and A Cocky Lawyer 205
Unit Nine 207
Text:The Sinews of Peace 207
After-text Practice 218
Part I Reading Comprehension 218
Part II Translation 219
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 220
Supplementary Reading 221
Part I Reading for Ability 221
Part II Reading for Ornament 225
Section A Learning from VIP's:Thomas Jefferson's Inaugural Speech 225
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:April Fools' Day 229
Part III Reading for Delight:Blondes and Maths 230
Unit Ten 231
Text:Waiting for Godot 231
After-text Practice 246
Part I Reading Comprehension 246
Part II Translation 247
Part III Vocabulary 10 000 247
Supplementary Reading 249
Part I Reading for Ability 249
Part II Reading for Ornament 253
Section A Learning from VIP's:George Washington's Inaugural Speech 253
Section B A Glimpse of the Wes:The White House-An American Treasure 256
Part III Reading for Delight:Blow the Pipe 258
Key to Exercises 259
Glossary 279