Contents 1
Unit One 1
Text：A Brush with the Law 1
Study ＆ Practice 7
Reading Activity 15
Skill：Basic Reading Skill Ⅲ—How to Use a Dictionary 15
Passage：Justice Gets Its Shot at Policeman 16
UnitTwo 20
Text：The Woman Who Would Not Tell 20
Study ＆ Practice 27
Reading Activity 35
Skill：Reading Attack Skill Ⅲ—Scanning（1） 35
Materials for Scanning 35
Unit Three 39
Text：Why I Teach 39
Study ＆ Practice 45
Reading Activity 52
Skill：Reading Attack Skill Ⅲ—Scanning（2） 52
Materials for Scanning 53
Unit Four 58
Text：Lady Hermits Who Are Down But Not Out 58
Study ＆ Practice 63
Reading Activity 71
Skill：Reading Attack Skill Ⅲ—Scanning（3） 71
Materials for Scanning 71
Unit Five 76
Text：The Day Mother Cried 76
Study ＆ Practice 81
Reading Activity 89
Skill：Reading Comprehension Skill Ⅴ 89
—Understanding Figurative Language（2） 89
Passage：The Day I Met My Mother 89
Text：A Day’s Wait 94
Unit Six 94
Study Practice 99
Rea ding Activity 107
Skill：Basic Reading Skill Ⅳ—IncreasingWord Power 107
Passage：To Make Papa Proud 108
Unit Seven 112
Text：The Shelter 112
Study ＆ Practice 124
Skill：Reading Attack Skill Ⅳ—Recognizing Signal Words（1） 131
Reading Activity 131
Passage：The Big Chance 133
Unit Eight 137
Text：Daydream a Little 137
Study ＆ Practice 143
Reading Activity 150
Skill：Reading Attack Skill Ⅳ—Recognizing Signal Words（2） 150
Passage：Dreams—What Do They Mean？ 151
Text：The Death of Hitler 155
Unit Nine 155
Study Practice 162
Reading Activity 168
Skill：Reading Comprehension Skill Ⅵ—The 5 Ws 168
Passage：The Fall of Mussolini 169
Unit Ten 172
Text：The Fantastic Spurt in Technology 172
Study Practice 178
Reading Activity 186
Skill：Reading Attack Skill Ⅴ—Recognizing Word Chains 186
Passage：Knowledge As Fuel 186
Appendix Ⅰ：Glossary 190
Appendix Ⅱ：Test Yourself 221
Test Paper 1（Units 1—5） 221
Key to Test Paper 1 223
Test Paper 2（Units 6—10） 235
Key to Test Paper 2 246