Passage1 College Life 1
Passage2 The Dragon Boat Festival 5
Passage3 Design a Diet That Works for You 9
Passage4 Information Superhighway 13
Passage5 Insurance 17
Passage6 Okay 21
Passage7 Bright and Non-bright Children 25
Passage8 Information Technology and the Developing Countries 29
Passage9 High Blood Pressure and Genetic Factors 33
Passage10 Navaho s Sandpainting Art 37
Passage11 Human-resource Management 41
Passage12 Speech in Communication 45
Passage13 The Place of Children in American Society 50
Passage14 The Changing Attitudes Towards College Education 54
Passage15 Teaching and Careerism 58
Passage16 Life on Other Planets 62
Passage17 AIDS 66
Passage18 Child Rearing 70
Passage19 Secrets of the Violins 74
Passage20 Disney World 78
Passage21 The Complication of English Language 82
Passage22 The Importance of Creating Family Spirit of Self-esteem 86
Passage23 Dating Etiquette About Dining 90
Passage24 Drought 93
Passage25 The Change of Children s Place in Societies 96
Passage26 The Present Debate on Economic Growth 100
Passage27 Muscular Sense—the Sixth Sense 104
Passage28 AIDS in Asia 107
Passage29 Marriage Life in America 110
Passage30 The Difficulty in Achieving a Standard English Pronunciation 114
Passage31 Body Language and Culture 117
Passage32 Advertising 122
Passage33 Stop Drug Abuse 126
Passage34 How Does the Wood Decay 130
Passage35 Bargain Is Not Always Good 133
Passage36 Why People Like McDonald 137
Passage37 Noise 141
Passage38 How to Find the Right Lawyer 145
Passage39 The Tree-bees in North-eastern India 149
Passage40 The Early Farming Economy in Europe 153
Passage41 The Use of Body Language 156
Passage42 The Strength of Women 161
Passage43 Learn to Be Good at Conversation 166
Passage44 Arranging Journeys for Others 171
Passage45 The Unique Sport—Mountaineering 175
Passage46 The Roles of Men and Women 179
Passage47 Different Tastes in Recreation 183
Passage48 American Hotels and Their Keepers 187
Passage49 Treat Newborns Properly 191
Passage50 The Harmfulness of Heavy Drinking 195
Passage51 The Popularity of the Beaties 199
Passage52 The Importance of Amino Acids and Proteins 203
Passage53 Cats 206
Passage54 Economic Systems 209
Passage55 Chidren s Reading 212
Passage56 Explanations for Sex Differences 215
Passage57 A New Nursing System 218
Passage58 EEC s Use of Solar Energy 221
Passage59 The Winterthur Museum 224
Passage60 Robots Walking into Operation Room 227
Passage61 Acid Rain: The Need for a Continental Effort 232
Passage62 Hummingbird 236
Passage63 Big Ben 239
Passage64 The Discovery of Cooking and Flavoring 243
Passage65 Basic Differences Between the Large and the Small Enterprises 247
Passage66 New Artistic Movement s Impact on American Art 251
Passage67 Bill Gates Is Trying to Create a New World of Information 255
Passage68 A Reward of$75,000 258
Passage69 Peoples of the British Isles 261
Passage70 Your Learning Results and Your Image 265
Passage71 Soybeans 269
Passage72 A Versatile Beverage 273
Passage73 The Story About Vincent William Van Gogh 277
Passage74 The Development of Employment 281
Passage75 School Kids 285
Passage76 Surrender to the Fact That Life Isn t Fair 290
Passage77 How to Bring up Children 294
Passage78 The Time of Smart Homes Is Coming 298
Passage79 Population Growth in Post-war Canada 302
Passage80 Miracle: Helen Keller 306