CONTENTS 1
1 Love 1
Intensive Reading Cyber Step-mother 1
Fast Reading Love Is Not Merchandise 6
Extensive Reading 100/0 7
2 Trade and Business 11
Intensive Reading Three Thousand Years ofWorld Trade 11
Fast Reading China's Joining WTO 17
Extensive Reading From Arcades to Mobile Phones 19
3 Travel 25
Intensive Reading Paris:A Romantic Capital 25
Fast Reading Sailing to Mars 30
Extensive Reading Garden for Lingering 32
4 Health 36
Intensive Reading Fit to Be President 36
Fast Reading Revised Law to Stamp Out Wild Animal Consumption 41
Extensive Reading Damp Nights 43
5 Language Learning 48
Intensive Reading Introduction to Essay Development—College Writing Skills with Readings 48
Fast Reading Effective Ways to Learn English 53
Extensive Reading The College Experience 55
6 Happiness 59
Intensive Reading A Handful ofHistory 59
Fast Reading Our Pursuit of Happiness 63
Extensive Reading What Women Want 65
Intensive Reading How Clean Can You Get? 68
7 Man and Nature 68
Fast Reading An Extract from Remarks by Clinton in Beijing University 73
Extensive Reading A Human Hand in the Yangtze Flooding 75
8 Culture 80
Intensive Reading Man in a Hostile Land 80
Fast Reading Cultural Adjustment 85
Extensive Reading People and Colors 87
9 Sports and Games 91
Intensive Reading Sports in Britain and Australia 91
Fast Reading Tour de Lance 95
Extensive Reading AC Milan,Dynasty ofthe Century 97
Intensive Reading One Hour Photo 101
10 Arts and Film 101
Fast Reading From Waitress to Idol 106
Extensive Reading The Lyric of Colors—Pang Chun,a Chinese Artist in Japan 108
11 Education 113
Intensive Reading Transforming the Classroom Ethos 113
Fast Reading StaffTraining Goes Online 119
Extensive Reading Do Examinations Do More Harm than Good? 120
12 Information Technology 125
Intensive Reading The Computer Inside You 125
Fast Reading Will the U.S.Fall Behind in Tech? 132
Extensive Reading IT Future on the Horizon 134
Keys 139