Unit One 1
Passage One How to Raise an A-plus Student 1
Exercises 3
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 3
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 4
Passage Two Tips for Your Last Two Years at College 5
Exercises 6
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 6
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 7
Passage Three Essentials to an Effective TV Commercial 9
Exercises 11
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 11
Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 11
Unit Two 13
Passage One Secrets of Online Dating 13
Exercises 15
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 15
Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 16
Passage Two Andrew Dickson： Mandarin Experiences 17
Exercises 19
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 19
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 20
Passage Three How to Become an Accountant or Auditor 21
Exercises 23
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 23
Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 24
Unit Three 26
Passage One Seven Tips to Cope with the Loss of a Pet 26
Exercises 28
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 28
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 29
Passage Two Top Ten Ways to Get Better Grades 31
Exercises 33
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 33
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 33
Passage Three Network Engineers： What Do You Know About Them？ 35
Exercises 37
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 37
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 38
Unit Four 40
Passage One When Consumers Pay More Due to Race or Gender 40
Exercises 42
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 42
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 43
Passage Two Why We Love Who We Love 44
Exercises 45
Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning 45
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 47
Passage Three How to Stop Living from Paycheck to Paycheck 48
Exercises 49
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 49
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 50
Unit Five 52
Passage One Four Minutes that Get You Hired 52
Exercises 54
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 54
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 55
Passage Two Fingerprint Evidence 56
Exercises 58
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 58
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 59
Passage Three How Cloud Computing Works 60
Exercises 62
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 62
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 62
Unit Six 64
Passage One A Change In Climate 64
Exercises 66
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 66
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 67
Passage Two The Victorian Age 69
Exercises 71
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 71
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 72
Passage Three Changing Banks Is a Huge Pain 73
Exercises 74
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 74
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 75
Unit Seven 77
Passage One How to Prepare for a Hurricane 77
Exercises 79
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 79
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 80
Passage Two Why Is Biodiversity Important？ 81
Exercises 83
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 83
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 84
Passage Three Parents Each Donate a Kidney to Their Son 86
Exercises 88
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 88
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 88
Unit Eight 90
Passage One Ten Highest Paying Jobs in America 90
Exercises 93
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 93
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 94
Passage Two The Value of Studying Management 95
Exercises 96
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 96
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 98
Passage Three Are You Investing Enough in Yourself？ 99
Exercises 101
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 101
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 101
Unit Nine 103
Passage One Considerations When Conducting Business Internationally 103
Exercises 105
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 105
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 106
Passage Two Hotel， Restaurant ＆ Tourism Management 108
Exercises 110
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 110
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 110
Passage Three Learning Languages like an Expert 112
Exercises 113
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 113
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 114
Unit Ten 116
Passage One A Lesson from Housing Bubble 116
Exercises 118
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 118
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 119
Passage Two Newspapers and Magazines in Britain 120
Exercises 121
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 121
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 122
Passage Three Should We Worry About Inflation？ 124
Exercises 125
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 125
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 126
Unit Eleven 128
Passage One Gender Stereotyping， Similarities， and Differences 128
Exercises 130
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 130
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 131
Passage Two Business Schools Try Palm Scans to Finger Cheats 132
Exercises 134
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 134
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 135
Passage Three Mental Retardation and Communicative Development 137
Exercises 139
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 139
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 140
Unit Twelve 142
Passage One Elizabethan Drama 142
Exercises 144
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 144
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 145
Passage Two Insurers Limit Consumers’ Choices for Getting Prescribed Drugs 146
Exercises 148
Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning 148
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 149
Passage Three How to Deal with the Angry Customer 150
Exercises 151
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 151
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 152
Unit Thirteen 154
Passage One Eat More Superfoods to Lose Weight 154
Exercises 156
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 156
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 157
Passage Two Forested Buildings May Save Us from Alien Scrutiny 158
Exercises 159
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 159
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 161
Passage Three Soft Drinks： Public Enemy No.1 in Obesity Fight？ 162
Exercises 164
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 164
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 165
Unit Fourteen 166
Passage One GM Food： Harmful or Helpful？ 166
Exercises 168
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 168
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 169
Passage Two Suicides Grow More Common 171
Exercises 172
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 172
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 174
Passage Three Difference Engine： Food for Thought 175
Exercises 176
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 176
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 178
Unit Fifteen 179
Passage One Challenge for Our Ripe Old Age 179
Exercises 181
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 181
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 181
Passage Two Cultural Olympiad： But Will the Tower of Mist Be Ready？ 183
Exercises 185
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 185
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 186
Passage Three What Makes a Good Public Servant？ 187
Exercises 188
Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 188
Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 190
KEYS／ANSWERS 191