Contents 1
Unit 1 Animals 1
Passage 1 Garfield 1
Passage 2 Singing of Birds 3
Passage 3 Mammals 5
Passage 4 Tribute to a Dog 7
Unit 2 Cars 9
Passage 1 My First Car 9
Passage 2 A Brief Introduction of Ford Company 11
Passage 3 Audi 13
Passage 4 Charlie's Dream 15
Passage 1 Bring Love Back to New York 19
Unit 3 The Individual and Society 19
Passage 2 It's Never Too Late 22
Passage 3 Practice Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty 25
Passage 4 The Individual and Society 27
Unit 4 Famous Places 29
Passage 1 Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty 29
Passage 2 Hot Death Valley 31
Passage 3 Tower Bridge of London 35
Passage 4 The Louvre 37
Unit 5 Movies 41
Passage 1 A Parody of Journey to the West—A Movie That Defines an Era 41
Passage 2 History of SIFF 44
Passage 3 The Terminal 47
Passage 4 Cinematypes 50
Unit 6 Friendship 53
Passage 1 What Is Friendship? 53
Passage 2 Friendship:Soul to Soul 56
Passage 3 Varieties of Friends 59
Passage 4 Stages of Friendship 61
Unit 7 Safety 65
Passage 1 School Security and Safety 65
Passage 2 How to Protect Yourself 67
Passage 3 Defensive Driving 71
Passage 4 Home Fire Escape 74
Unit 8 Fashion 77
Passage 1 An American in Sunglasses 77
Passage 2 Reaching a Reasonable Clothing Compromise 80
Passage 3 It's All in the Jeans 83
Passage 4 The Best Men's Suits 86
Unit 9 Persistence and Success 89
Passage 1 Abraham Lincoln Didn't Quit 89
Passage 2 It's Never Too Late for Success 92
Passage 3 Follow Your Dream 95
Passage 4 Success 98
Unit 10 Business 103
Passage 1 Holiday Shopping Season in the U.S 103
Passage 2 Shopping Online Safely 106
Passage 3 Home Shopping 109
Passage 4 My Junk,Your Treasure 112
Key 115