Unit One Noise Pollution 1
Listening Comprehension 1
Reading Comprehension 4
Text:Noise Pollution 4
Extra Reading:A Little Noise Isa Good Thing 12
Unit Two The Scientific Attitude 18
Listening Comprehension 18
Reading Comprehension 21
Text:The Scientific Attitude 22
Extra Reading:Five Scientific Breakthroughs of the 21st Century 28
Unit Three Money and Happiness 34
Listening Comprehension 34
Reading Comprehension 37
Text:Money and Happiness 37
Extra Reading:Happiness 46
Unit Four Unemployment 50
Listening Comprehension 50
Reading Comprehension 52
Text:The Effects of Unemployment 53
Extra Reading:Compulsory Skills Test for Jobless 59
Unit Five Interviews 64
Listening Comprehension 64
Reading Comprehension 67
Text:Interview Stress 67
Extra Reading:Preparation for an Interview 73
Unit Six Computer Crimes 78
Listening Comprehension 78
Reading Comprehension 81
Text:Computer Chip Thetfts Grow 81
Extra Reading:Computer Criminals 89
Unit Seven Biological Clocks 93
Listening Comprehension 93
Reading Comprehension 96
Text:Biological Clocks 96
Extra Reading:Chronobiology—An Introduction to the Study of Biological Clocks 103
Unit Eight E-mail 108
Listening Comprehension 108
Reading Comprehension 111
Text:Just Say“No”to Dancing Pig-Mail 111
Extra Reading:E-mail Nation 118
Unit Nine Talking 124
Listening Comprehension 124
Reading Comprehension 127
Text:Speaking Easy 127
Extra Reading:What You Don't Talk About 134
Unit Ten Manners 140
Listening Comprehension 140
Reading Comprehension 143
Text:Netiquette:A Guide to Manners in the New Age 143
Extra Reading:Dial Tone 151
Unit Eleven Creativity 157
Listening Comprehension 157
Reading Comprehension 160
Text:Creative Thinking and Healthy Personality 160
Extra Reading:Develop Your Creativity 168
Unit Twelve Leadership 173
Listening Comprehension 173
Reading Comprehension 176
Text:The Job of a Manager 176
Extra Reading:Defining Power 183