Unit One 1
Reading 1 The Sensation of a Smile 1
Reading 2 The Unattractive 5
Reading 3 How to Read Body Language 9
Unit Two 13
Reading 1 The Strictest， Hardest and Best Teacher 13
Reading 2 Variation in Language 17
Reading 3 Early Foreign Language Education 21
Unit Three 25
Reading 1 Life is a Marathon 25
Reading 2 Grandpa’s Great Race 29
Reading 3 The Four-Minute Mile 34
Unit Four 39
Reading 1 Is Anybody Out There？ 39
Reading 2 Grab a Memory with Your Camera 46
Reading 3 The Gracious Impulse to Write a Letter 51
Unit Five 53
Reading 1 Peace Prize for Women 53
Reading 2 Male-Female Friendship 57
Reading 3 Men and Women： Do They Speak the Same Language？ 61
Unit Six 65
Reading 1 Why Is This Man So Popular？ 65
Reading 2 In the Faces of Children 69
Reading 3 Pablita Velarde 73
Unit Seven 77
Reading 1 Rooftop Gardens 77
Reading 2 Sick Building Syndrome 80
Reading 3 The San Francisco Earthquake 84
Unit Eight 90
Reading 1 Americans Still Dream the American Dream 90
Reading 2 Harsh Reality of the American Dream 94
Reading 3 Movie Magic 99
Appendix 103
Key to Comprehension Cheek 103