Book One 1
Unit 1 1
Section A:Learning a Foreign Language 1
Section B:Keys to Successful Online Learning 4
Unit 2 8
Section A:A Busy Weekday Morning 8
Section B:Parent Talk 11
Unit 3 15
Section A:A Good Heart to Lean On 15
Section B:The Right Son at the Right Time 17
Unit 4 20
Section A:How to Make a Good Impression 20
Section B:Body Language 22
Unit 5 26
Section A:The Battle Against AIDS 26
Section B:The Last Dive at the Olympics 29
Unit 6 33
Section A:The Widow 33
Section B:The Trashman 36
Unit 7 40
Section A:Face to Face with Guns 40
Section B:Should I Have a Gun? 43
Unit 8 46
Section A:Birth of Bright Ideas 46
Section B:Ways of Increasing Creativity 49
Unit 9 52
Section A:Looking to the 21st Century 52
Section B:Trends for the 21st Century 56
Unit 10 60
Section A:Being Honest and Open 60
Section B:Web Site Resources:The Best Aid for Cheating? 62
Book Two 67
Unit 1 67
Section A:Time-Conscious Americans 67
Section B:Culture Shock 70
Unit 2 74
Section A:Environmental Protection Throughout the World 74
Section B:Green Spaces in Cities 77
Unit 3 81
Section A:Marriage Across the Nations 81
Section B:Rich Meeting His Future Mother-In-Law 84
Unit 4 88
Section A:Studying Abroad 88
Section B:Experiences in Exile 92
Unit 5 96
Section A:Weeping for My Smoking Daughter 96
Section B:Stop Spoiling Your Children 99
Unit 6 103
Section A:As His Name Is,So Is He! 103
Section B:Judge by Appearances 105
Unit 7 109
Section A:Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life 109
Section B:Are You a Workaholic? 112
Unit 8 115
Section A:There's a Lot More to Life than a Job 115
Section B:What Youngsters Expect in Life 118
Unit 9 122
Section A:Stop Brain Drain 122
Section B:Borderline Ridiculousness 125
Unit 10 129
Section A:Reports on Britain Under the Bombs 129
Section B:Forty-Three Seconds over Hiroshima 132
Book Three 137
Unit 1 137
Section A:The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams 137
Section B:The Romantic Life of Secret Agent Albert 141
Unit 2 144
Section A:Iron and the Effects of Exercise 144
Section B:Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits? 147
Unit 3 151
Section A:Where Principles Come First 151
Section B:Cultural Differences in Western and Japanese Decision-Making 154
Unit 4 158
Section A:Five Famous Symbols of American Culture 158
Section B:Engelbreit's the Name,Cute Is My Game 161
Unit 5 165
Section A:Graceful Hands 165
Section B:Decisions of the Heart 168
Unit 6 173
Section A:How to Prepare for Earthquakes 173
Section B:Changes in the Balance of Nature 176
Unit 7 180
Section A:A Rose Is a Rose 180
Section B:The Chunnel 183
Unit 8 188
Section A:Legal and Moral Implications of Cloning 188
Section B:Who Will Take Advantage of Human Cloning 191
Unit 9 195
Section A:Premarital Agreements 195
Section B:Is the Traditional Family Structure at Risk? 198
Unit 10 202
Section A:The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon 202
Section B:The Ride of My Life 205
Book Four 209
Unit 1 209
Section A:The Temptation of a Respectable Woman 209
Section B:The Obligations and Responsibilities to Marriage 213
Unit 2 217
Section A:Charlie Chaplin 217
Section B:The Political Career of a Female Politician 220
Unit 3 224
Section A:Longing for a New Welfare System 224
Section B:A Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful World 227
Unit 4 231
Section A:The Telecommunications Revolution 231
Section B:The Information Superhighway 234
Unit 5 238
Section A:Choose to Be Alone on Purpose 238
Section B:Roommate Conflicts 241
Unit 6 245
Section A:Bribery and Business Ethics 245
Section B:The Biggest Threat to the Role of Police Officers 248
Unit 7 252
Section A:Research into Population Genetics 252
Section B:Geniuses and Better Parenting 255
Unit 8 259
Section A:Slavery Gave Me Nothing to Lose 259
Section B:Why Are Women Afraid of Wrinkles 262
Unit 9 267
Section A:Make Euro Disney More European 267
Section B:Not to Expect Profits Soon from Euro Disney 270
Unit 10 274
Section A:How to Cultivate"EQ" 274
Section B:EQ Plays a Role in Personal Success 277