Passage1 Mermaids 1
Passage2 Sun Stones 4
Passage3 Eye Contact 7
Passage4 Father s Summer School 10
Passage5 Coral 13
Passage6 Preservation of Wildlife 16
Passage7 Instant Friendships 19
Passage8 Heroes in History 22
Passage9 Early Sports 26
Passage10 The Independence Ceremony of the Last British Colony 29
Passage11 Driving Force 32
Passage12 The Process of Making Peppermint Oil 35
Passage13 The Invention of Icebox 38
Passage14 One Means of Sales Promotion 41
Passage15 Shifts in American Family Structure 44
Passage16 Educational Systems in the West and the Orient 47
Passage17 How to Learn Languages 51
Passage18 Computer Crime 55
Passage19 The Development of Advertisement 59
Passage20 The Mysterious Missing Shoes 63
Passage21 Why People Wear Differently? 67
Passage22 A Story of Lightning 70
Passage23 Influenza 73
Passage24 Early Autumn 77
Passage25 Jane Addams 81
Passage26 Earth People on Mars 85
Passage27 A Handwriting Forger 88
Passage28 A Tour in Boston 92
Passage29 The Role of Nursing Staff 96
Passage30 Agony Columns 99
Passage31 Emotional Expression 102
Passage32 Marketing 105
Passage33 The Live Specimen 108
Passage34 The Importance of Ecosystems 112
Passage35 The New Theory of Triassic Extinctions 115
Passage36 Tiredness Bred by Failure 119
Passage37 Principles of Scientific Explanation 122
Passage38 Effects of Excessive Alcohol Consumption 126
Passage39 The Revival of Mythology 129
Passage40 Employment Interview 133
Passage41 No Need to Dress up 136
Passage42 Comfort and Joy 139
Passage43 Why Not Speed up Your Reading 142
Passage44 The Three Minutes in Oral Presentation 145
Passage45 Italy s Preparation for the Millennium Event 148
Passage46 Different Response to McVeigh s Execution 151
Passage47 What the Artists Are Telling Us? 154
Passage48 How the Names of People Became Part of the English Languahe? 157
Passage49 Skiing 160
Passage50 Halloween 163
Passage51 Is Distilled Water Good for Health? 166
Passage52 Adam 169
Passage53 Why Monopoly Broke up 172
Passage54 A Bloody Thumb 175
Passage55 Why Cats Love Eating Fish 178
Passage56 The Biological Clock 182
Passage57 Charles Ives and His Music 186
Passage58 Conquering the Sea 190
Passage59 Qualities of Muscles 193
Passage60 Catskills—A Vacation Destination 196
Passage61 Troubles 199
Passage62 A New Method of Hearing Test 202
Passage63 Life Insurance 205
Passage64 The First Chinese 208
Passage65 Whale Hunting 211
Passage66 The Art of Apologizing 214
Passage67 Reading Habits 217
Passage68 Our Body Energy Cycle 220
Passage69 Food Affects Our Health 223
Passage70 Britain and Its Inhabitants 226
Passage71 Ways to Avoid Colds 229
Passage72 Voluntary Service Overseas 232
Passage73 Bush Received a Mixed Reception 235
Passage74 Instant Coffee 238
Passage75 How Can Dried Apples Keep Their Original Colors 242
Passage76 The Test of a Great Book 246
Passage77 Japanese History Textbook Provokes Sharp Controversy 250
Passage78 Migraine and Gluten 254
Passage79 Why People Lie 258
Passage80 Personal Qualities of a Teacher 262