Unit 1
Text A-1 Alone in the Arctic Cold 1
CONTENTS 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Text A-2 Memories of Afghanistan 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Text B-1 The Conquest of Mt.Jolmo Lungma 9
Text B-2 Buzz-bombs and Doodlebugs 13
Text A-1 Atomic Cars 17
Text A-2 Improving Industrial Efficiency Through Robotics 21
Text B-1 Maglev:A New Generation in Railroad Technology 25
Text B-2 Letters:Obsolete Technology 29
Text A-1 How to Prepare for an Interview 35
Text A-2 Needing and Wanting Are Different 39
Text B-1 What Makes a Good Job? 43
Text B-2 The Kind of Work Daddy Does 47
Text A-1 The Suburban Century 51
Text A-2 Adapting to the New World 55
Text B-1 The Jeaning of America and the World 59
Text B-2 Americans and Food 63
Text A-1 Everyday Cruelty 67
Text A-2 The Power of Forgiveness 71
Text B-1 A True Wartime Story 75
Text B-2 A Life of Quiet Desperation 79
Text A-1 Karoshi 83
Text A-2 The Culture of "Lead Time" 87
Text B-1 Pace of Life 91
Text B-2 The Impact of Timev 95
Text A-1 States United by Terror 99
Text A-2 A Case for the UN 103
Text B-1 The Worst Scare of My Life 107
Text B-2 Take Care,America 111
Text A-1 Grand Canyon Crowding 115
Text A-2 Ecotourism 119
Text B-1 Working Your Way Around the World 123
Text B-2 Jones Beach 127
Appendix 131
Key to Comprehension Exercises 131