Text A Jake (Ⅰ) 1
Unit 1 Animals 1
Text B Jake (Ⅱ) 4
Unit 2 Care for Children 8
Text A Care for Children 8
Text B Key to a Quality Future 11
Unit 3 Misunderstanding 15
Text A A Box Full of Kisses 15
Text B The 175-dollar Bill 17
Text A Adjust to Life 21
Unit 4 Love 21
Text B A Love Story 23
Unit 5 Honor 27
Text A The Chest of Broken Glass 27
Text B A Boy with a Mission 30
Unit 6 Father 34
Text A Scars 34
Text B Dad's Orange Tree 37
Text A The Boy with the Billion-Dollar Secret 41
Unit 7 Resolution 41
Text B The Tailor's Wish 43
Unit 8 Seeking Employment 47
Text A Keep Cool in the Interview Hot Seat 47
Text B Questions People Ask Career Counselors Most 50
Test Yourself(1) 55
Unit 9 Faithfulness 62
Text A Faithful Friends 62
Text B A Faithful Bride 65
Text A The Teacher's Influence 69
Unit 10 Influence 69
Text B Words That Made A Difference 72
Unit 11 Crimes 76
Text A Causes of Crimes 76
Text B Root Causes of Crimes 79
Unit 12 Justice 83
Text A Who was the Murderer? 83
Text B Justice 86
Text A Dealing with Adversity 90
Unit 13 Adversity 90
Text B A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy 93
Unit 14 Medicine 97
Text A Stem Cell Therapy 97
Text B Future Stem Cell Therapies 100
Unit 15 Kind Gesture 104
Text A A Simple Gesture 104
Text B A Story about Friendship 107
Text A A Mistaken Greeting 110
Unit 16 Cultural Differences 110
Text B French Dinner Party 113
Test Yourself(2) 117
Unit 17 Hope 125
Text A The Trees Outside My Window 125
Text B A Promise of Spring 128
Unit 18 Optimism 132
Text A Always Be Positive 132
Text B You Are What You Think 135
Text A Customs on Invitations in Britain 139
Unit 19 Etiquette and Customs 139
Text B British Pub Etiquette And Customs 142
Unit 20 New Technology 146
Text A Cracking the Code 146
Text B Bad Effects of Genetic Technology 149
Unit 21 Bill Clinton 153
Text A Bill Clinton Meets the Shrinks 153
Text B Presidency of Bill Clinton 156
Text A Education's Neglected Stepchild 160
Unit 22 Values Education 160
Text B Two Generations of Gang Members 163
Unit 23 Managing Stress 168
Text A Managing Stress 168
Text B Stress 171
Unit 24 Encouragement 175
Text A Beethoven's kiss 175
Text B Aunt Dolly's Hat 178
Test Yourself (3) 182
Keys to Book Three 190