Unit 1 Faithfulness 1
Text A Bobby 1
Text B Buddy 4
Unit 2 Fatigue 8
Text A The Dangerous Desk 8
Text B Three Kinds of Fatigue 11
Unit 3 Kinship 16
Text A Tell Mommy I Love Her 16
Text B Miracles of Courage 19
Unit 4 Marriage 24
Text A Love,Marriage and Grammar 24
Text B Six Thoughts That Sabotage Marriage 27
Unit 5 Fairy Tales 32
Text A Thumbelina(Ⅰ) 32
Text B Thumbelina(Ⅱ) 35
Unit 6 The Attitude Toward Life 40
Text A The Attitude Toward Life 40
Text B Horses Saved My Life 43
Unit 7 The Real Treasure 47
Text A The Secret of Happiness 47
Text B The Real Treasure 50
Unit 8 Christmas Spirit 55
Text A The Best Part 55
Text B Christmas Spirit 57
Test Yourself(1) 61
Unit 9 Tourism 69
Text A The Tour of Paris 69
Text B Summer Holiday 73
Unit 10 Parenting 77
Text A Parenting Skills 77
Text B Sex-Specific Advantages in Parenting 80
Unit 11 Mystery 84
Text A King Arthur 84
Text B Why Did She Commit Suicide? 87
Unit 12 Technology 92
Text A Is Human Cloning Really Possible? 92
Text B Artificial Twinning 95
Unit 13 Bill Gates 99
Text A The Thought of Bill Gates 99
Text B Bill Gates'Speech to Tsinghua University 102
Unit 14 Success 107
Text A Enthusiasm Leads To Success 107
Text B What You Make of Your Life Is up to You 109
Unit 15 The Myth of Men 113
Text A The Myth of Male Power 113
Text B The Secret Life of Men 116
Unit 16 Computer Crimes 121
Text A Impact of the Information Revolution 121
Text B Social Challenges and Ethics of Computers 124
Test Yourself(2) 128
Unit 17 The Problem of Youth 136
Text A Just Trying to Be Cool 136
Text B Young and Depressed 139
Unit 18 Remedy 144
Text A Toughlove 144
Text B Face the Music 147
Unit 19 Seeking Comfort 151
Text A Two Lost Souls 151
Text B Delayed Delivery 154
Unit 20 Change 158
Text A Change or Perish 158
Text B Looking Down from the Hill 161
Unit 21 American Tax 165
Text A Taxes,Taxes,and More Taxes 165
Text B Tax Policy,Economic Growth and American Families 168
Unit 22 Simple Life 172
Text A Dancing in the Wind 172
Text B Mama's Soup Pot 175
Unit 23 Cultural Differences 179
Text A Toilet Culture 179
Text B Cultural Taboos 182
Unit 24 Dilemma 186
Text A The Doctor's Dilemma 186
Text B When Death Is the Chance of Your Life 189
Test Yourself(3) 193
Keys to Book Four 202