Unit One 1
Lesson One 1
Passage A At American Restaurants 1
Contents 1
Passage B Where Do Family Names Come From？ 7
Lesson Two 14
Passage A A Houdini Illusion 14
Passage B Magic 21
Passage A How to Give a Good Speech 27
Lesson Three 27
Passage B Okay 34
Lesson Four 41
Passage A Making a Visit 41
Passage B At Table 47
Review Lesson The Americans 55
Welcome Song 61
Lesson One 63
Passage A The Hasty Act（Part One） 63
Unit Two 63
Passage B The Hasty Act（Part Two） 70
Lesson Two 77
Passage A Yankel the Fool（Part One） 77
Passage B Yankel the Fool（Part Two） 82
Lesson Three 89
Passage A The Record 89
Passage B The Tip 96
Passage A The First Day（Part One） 103
Lesson Four 103
Passage B The First Day（Part Two） 108
Renew Lesson The First Day（Part Three） 115
Edelweiss 121
Unit Three 123
Lesson One 123
Passage A U．S．Telephone and Postal Service 123
Passage B The Mail 129
Lesson Two 137
Passage A “Wolf Ho！” 137
Passage B The Missouri Compromise 143
Lesson Three 150
Passage A Off to America！ 150
Passage B Those Who Ride on Two Wheels 156
Lesson Four 164
Passage A U．S．Cities：Past and Present 164
Passage B The Grandest State ofAll 170
Review Lesson Alice's Choice 179
Oh！Susanna 186
Passage A Margaret King： Cab Driver-An Interview（Part One） 189
Lesson One 189
Unit Four 189
Passage B Margaret King：Cab Driver-An Interview（Part Two） 197
Lesson Two 204
Passage A Margaret Harris：Conductor，Composer，Pianist—An Interview（Part One） 204
Passage B Margaret Harris：Conductor，Composer，Pianist—An Interview（Part Two） 213
Lesson Three 221
Passage A Mary Laney：Radio-TV Reporter-An Interview（Part One） 221
Passage B Mary Laney：Radio-TV Reporter-An Interview（Part Two） 229
Passage A Mary Etta Boitano：A Thirteen-Year-Old Runner—An Interview（Part One） 237
Lesson Four 237
Passage B Mary Etta Boitano：A Thirteen-Year-Old Runner—An Interview（Part Two） 246
Review Lesson Mary Etta Boitano：AThirteen-Year-Old Runner—An Interview（part Three） 253
Jingle Bells 260
Unit Five 263
Lesson One 263
Passage A Searching for the Loch Ness Monster（Part One） 263
Passage B Searching for the Loch Ness Monster（Part Two） 271
Passage A Food in America 279
Lesson Two 279
Passage B A Food Tour of the United States 286
Lesson Thee 293
Passage A Can This Marriage Be Saved？（Part One：Kate Talks First） 293
Passage B Can This Marriage Be Saved？（Part Two：Peter's Turn to Talk） 301
Lesson Four 309
Passage A Can This Marriage Be Saved？（Part Three：The Counselor Speaks） 309
Passage B The Perfect Match 316
Review Lesson Learning to Read-in College 324
Yankee Doodle 331