Unit One 1
1．A Mild Attack of Locusts 1
2．The Corpse at the Table 13
Exercises 9
Unit Two 18
3．The Best Father's Day Ever 18
4．The American Family 22
5．Western Manners 30
Exercises 38
Unit Three 40
6．A New-born City Stands up on Quake Ruins 40
Exercises 52
Unit Four 55
7．The Island of Truth 55
8．Ron Woodcock's Long Walk Home 68
Exercises 74
Unit Five 77
9．My Oedipus Complex 77
Exercises 89
Unit Six 92
10．Terry Mason 92
11．The Man on the Street and the Men on the Moon 104
Exercises 108
Unit Seven 110
12．The Killer Is Loose 110
Fxercises 126
Unit Eight 128
13．The Garden Party 128
Exercises 144
Unit Nine 147
14．The Diamond as Big as the Ritz 147
Exercises 165
Unit Ten 168
15．Natural Resources:Exporting and Importing 168
16．The Awakening Giant 177
Exercises 189
Unit Eleven 192
17．The Fountain of Life 192
18．The Search for New Drugs 197
19．The Heart Laid Open:Open-Heart Surgery 200
20．You Can Fight Arthritis——And Win 203
Exercises 207
Unit Twelve 209
21．America in World War I 209
Exercises 224
Unit Thirteen 226
22．The Louisiana Purchase 226
23．An Outline of American Geography 231
Exercises 239
Unit Fourteen 242
24．The Engineer's Thumb 242
Exercises 260
Unit Fifteen 262
25．The Rise and Fall of the British Empire 262
Exercises 276
Unit Sixteen 280
26．The Adventure of the Six Napoleons 280
Exercises 295