1 People and Colors 1
2 Fable of the Lazy Teen-ager 6
3 Measurement of Time 12
4 The Story of “The Tempest” （Ⅰ） 16
5 The Story of “The Tempest” （Ⅱ） 22
6 Hacking Our Senses to Boost Learning Power 30
7 How a Pinetree Did Some Good 35
8 Lost and Found 41
9 Helping Kids Dealing With Bullies 46
10 The Kindness of Strangers 53
11 Violence on Television and Its Effects on Children 58
12 The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse 66
13 Learn English Online： How the Internet Is Changing Language 75
14 The Story of Cyrus Field 80
15 The Kangaroo 86
16 River Rescue 91
17 Email Backlash at the Office？ 97
18 The Story of William Shakespeare 101
19 Sugar， Sugar 108
20 Be Your Children’s Father，Not Their Friend 113
21 How Johnny Bought a Sewing Machine 117
22 Say Yes to Yourself 126
23 About Love 131
24 How to Build Better Friendshlps 138
25 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp （Ⅰ） 144
26 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp （Ⅱ） 150
27 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp （Ⅲ） 156
28 Health of the Body （Ⅰ） 163
29 Health of the Body （Ⅱ） 169
30 “Things This Good Don’t Happen to Kids Like Us” 175
31 Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech： Suspends Campaign， Endorses Obama （Ⅰ） 181
32 Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech： Suspends Campaign， Endorses Obama （Ⅱ） 187
33 Plane Crash Survivors in the Alaskan Wilderness 193
34 5 Life Lessons People Learn Too Late 200
35 Good Boys Deserve Favors 206
36 Writing Comparison or Contrast Essays 213
37 The Framework of the Body 220
38 The Destruction of Pompeii 229
39 A Drop of Water on Its Travels 235
40 Graffiti： Street Art or Crime 241
41 Lawrence’s Lesson 247
42 Online Passwords： Keep It Complicated 256
43 “Dad Will Build It” 261
44 The World According to Claude 267
45 A Trail of New Fortunes 273
46 Do You Want to Help Build a Happier City？ 278
47 The Future of Ecommerce 284
48 The Ugly Duckling （Ⅰ） 289
49 The Ugly Duckling （Ⅱ） 296
50 Do You Live to Work， or Work to Live？ 301
51 My Father’s Way 306
52 Marketers Embracing QR Codes， for Better or Worse 313
53 Caleb and Bertha 319
54 The Printed Word 328
Keys 335