1 A Knack for Language Learning 1
2 The Monster 3
3 Sixpence Worth of Trouble 6
4 Not a One 8
5 A Portrait of A Woman and A Child 11
6 The Mass Media 13
7 Ronald Reagan and Books 16
8 Companionship of Books 18
9 My Dog Dickens 20
10 A Good Teacher, a Good Luck(Ⅰ) 24
11 A Good Teacher, a Good Luck(Ⅱ) 26
12 My Favorite Chair 28
13 The Three New Yorks 31
14 Entertainment and Communication in New York 34
15 Children of Two Nations 36
16 Grandparents 39
17 The American Language 41
18 Tips for Job Interview 44
19 A Course Introduction 46
20 A Brush with Death 48
21 Fatigue 51
22 The Space Program: Is It Worth It?(Ⅰ) 54
23 The SPace Program: Is It Worth It?(Ⅱ) 56
24 Thomas Paine, A Citizen of the World 58
25 An Automotive Analyst and General Motors 61
26 How to Change Your Point of View 64
27 The Setting Up of an Intemship(Ⅰ) 66
28 The Setting Up of an Intemship(Ⅱ) 69
29 Rugby 71
30 A Wonder Drug 74
31 How to Give a Good Speech(Ⅰ) 76
32 How to Give a Good Speech(Ⅱ) 79
33 A true-False Test About Exercise 81
34 How to Participate in Discussion(Ⅰ) 83
35 How to Participate in Discussion(Ⅱ) 86
36 A Rose Without a Thom 88
37 The Natural Superiority of Women 91
38 The Dead Run 93
39 Causes of Stage Fright 96
40 Criticizing Authority 99
41 Insurance in USA 101
42 Travel by Taxi in USA 104
43 Time(Ⅰ) 107
44 Time(Ⅱ) 110
45 Making Plastics that Biodegrade 113
46 The Ocean Treasure House 117
47 The Death of the Dinosaurs 120
48 Science and Technology 123
49 Hair 126
50 Time Wasters 128
51 Puzzles for the Future 131
52 So, Let the Games Begin 134
53 Echoes 137
54 Can the American Family Survive? 140
55 Three Passions I Have Lived For 143
56 Thanksgiving Day 146
57 Why Is Smoking so Difficult to Quit? 148
58 Laws Prohibiting the Sales of Alcoholic Drinks 151
59 How Hard Is Chess? 154
60 Teachers and Actors 156
61 Rest Areas on Highways 159
62 Essay Exams and Objective Tests 161
63 My First Day in the United States 164
64 How to Face the Challenges of the Global Economy 166
65 How Do We Remember? 169
66 American Advertising Viewed From Foreign Visitors Angle 171
67 You Are What You Feel 174
68 We Are What We Eat 176
69 Computerized Translations 180
70 Why It Is Called the Personal Computer 183
71 TV Dinners 186
72 “As American as Apple Pie” 189
73 America s Long-term Strategy in Iraq 192
74 Dreamers, Heretics, Gadflies, Maverics and Geniuses 194
75 English by Newspaper 197
76 A City that Echoes Etemity(Ⅰ) 200
77 A City that Echoes Etemity(Ⅱ) 205
78 A City that Echoes Etemity(Ⅲ) 208
79 Cloning Pigs for Parts 211
80 A Soaring Spirit 214
81 Sun Tanning 218
82 Colour and Feelings 221
83 Lungs 224
84 Global Motors 227
85 Computers in Business 230
86 Mixed Message 233
87 Healthy Diet for Vegetarians 237
88 Ten Frequently Asked Interview Questions and Response Strategies(Ⅰ) 239
89 Ten Frequently Asked Interview Questions and Response Strategies(Ⅱ) 242
90 Individualism in USA 245
91 Six Steps to Increase Your Vocabulary(Ⅰ) 248
92 Six Steps to Increase Your Vocabulary(Ⅱ) 250
93 The Dioxin Wars 253
94 Massive Layoff at Coke 256
95 Clinton Visits Viet Nam 259
96 The Author s Account of Himself 262
97 You Don t Have to Be Perfect 265
98 The Telephone 268
99 Toast by the American Secretary of Commerce 270
100 Scientists Laboring to Make Computers Leam to Think 273