Unit 1 1
1 Text Genius and the Craftsman 1
2 Testing Fast Reading 8
3 Home Reading Reading:Basic Principles 12
Unit 2 21
1 Text Three Days to See 21
2 Testing Fast Reading 27
3 Home Reading Beethoven 31
Unit 3 39
1 Text Seven Ways to Beat Shyness 39
2 Testing Fast Reading 46
3 Home Reading Help Yourself Through the Hard Times 50
Unit 4 57
1 Text The Population Surprise 57
2 Testing Fast Reading 64
3 Home Reading "Suppose the Whole World..." 68
Unit 5 75
1 Text Right Drug,Wrong Patient 75
2 Testing Fast Reading 82
3 Home Reading Hidden Dangers of Over the Counter Drugs 87
Unit 6 94
1 Text Food Fight 94
2 Testing Fast Reading 101
3 Home Reading A Dinner @ Margaret's 106
Unit 7 113
1 Text Toy Story 113
2 Testing Fast Reading 120
3 Home Reading Watch and Learn 125
Unit 8 132
1 Text Revision Time Goes Online 132
2 Testing Fast Reading 138
3 Home Reading Teach Yourself the Lot 143
Unit 9 149
1 Text Cash by Computer:Automated Teller Machines 149
2 Testing Fast Reading 156
3 Home Reading E-Business Is Still Business 161
Unit 10 169
1 Text Postmortem with strings 169
2 Testing Fast Reading 175
3 Home Reading Pay Attenition Rover 180
Unit 11 188
1 Text The Archaeologists Who Wouldn't Dig 188
2 Testing Fast Reading 196
3 Home Reading History 201
Unit 12 208
1 Text Is Weather Getting Worse? 208
2 Testing Fast Reading 217
3 Home Reading Basic Instinct 221
Unit 13 229
1 Text Personal Names 229
2 Testing Fast Reading 237
3 Home Reading Wine in American Life 241
Unit 14 248
1 Text Why People Work 248
2 Testing Fast Reading 256
3 Home Reading Working 260
Unit 15 267
1 Text The Chrysanthemums 267
2 Testing Fast Reading 279
3 Home Reading How Soon Can I Leave? 283
Appendix:Answer Keys 295
Bibliography 299