1.Cosmic Radiation and Van Allen Belts 1
2.Hormones and the Function 5
3.The Little People 7
4.Eskimos 11
5.Africa:Land of Problem and Promises 15
6.The Handsome and Deformed Leg 19
7.University Try New Path to Research Dollar 22
8.In the Blink of Eye 26
9.Rain Is Born 31
10.The Wisdom of Socrates 34
11.They Dared Cocaine and Lost(Ⅰ) 39
12.They Dared Cocaine and Lost(Ⅱ) 43
13.They Dared Cocaine and Lost(Ⅲ) 47
14.A Debate in Harvard University 50
15.Stephen Hawking 53
16.Running a Business from Home 58
17.Speech by British Prime Minister Mrs.Margaret Thatcher 62
18.Kings of Horror 67
19.The Beginning of the Healing Art 72
20.The Wild West s Legacy of Shame 77
21.The Spoken Word 82
22.A Harmonious Diversity 88
23.A Brief History of the Cigarette 92
24.The Other Life of an ATM Card 96
25.The Promise 99
26.Secrets From“The Millionaire Next Door” 105
27.The Education of Frank McCourt(Ⅰ) 109
28.The Education of Frank McCourt(Ⅱ) 113
29.Decline…and Back to Glory 117
30.A lot of Rubbish 121
31.What Is Your Emotional IQ? 125
32.Two Truths to Live by 130
33.The Internet 134
34.Most Popular Characters 138
Key to the Exercises 143