CONTENTSLESSON ONE 1
Text A The College Experience 2
Dialogues In an English Dining-room 6
Word Study change,decide 6
Grammar TheModalVerb Ⅱ 8
Exercises 10
Text B The Pleasure of Learning 17
LESSON TWO 21
Text A Meeting Strangers on the Internet 22
Word Study lie,reduce 26
Dialogues Asking the Way 26
Grammar The Participle Ⅱ 27
Exercises 30
Text B DotComGuy Surviving Nicely 38
LESSON THREE 43
Text A IQ and EQ 44
Dialogues Giving Suggestions on a Wedding Present 48
Word Study succeed,propose 49
Grammar The Gerund Ⅱ 50
Exercises 52
Text B Nature or Nurture？ 61
LESSON FOUR 67
Text A A Walk in the Woods 68
Dialogues Shopping 74
Word Study hurt,receive 74
Grammar The Subjunctive Mood Ⅰ 76
Exercises 78
Text B Global Warming 85
LESSON FJVE 91
Text A What Makes for Success 92
Dialogues Dorm Rooms or Apartments？ 97
Word Study measure,invite 98
Grammar The Uses of“As” 99
Exercises 100
Text B Stresses of Being a Celebrity 108
LESSON SJX 113
Text A I Wish They'd Do It Right 114
Dialogues Arriving at a Hotel 118
Word Study belong,arrange 119
Grammar The Subjunctive Mood Ⅱ 120
Exercises 121
Text B To Be a Foreign Wife for a Farmer 128
REVJSON EXAMJNATJON（One～Six） 133
LESSON SEVEN 147
Text A Why We Must Control Population Growth 148
Dialogues In a University Classroom 153
Word Study realize,conquer 154
Grammar Ellipsis 155
Exercises 157
Text B Population Growth 164
LESSON EJGHT 169
Text A Traditional Chinese Weddings 170
Diologues At the Hairdresser's 174
Word Study prepare,allow 175
Grammar Inversion 176
Exercises 178
Text B The American Way:Marriage 184
LESSON NJNE 189
Text A A Fish Out of Water 190
Dialogues Talking About Sports 195
Word Study enter,survive 195
Exercises 197
Text B Ethnocentrism 204
LESSOTeN 209
Text A Proving Your Point 210
Dialogues Driving Out into the Country 214
Word Study communicate,prove 215
Exercises 216
Text B What Is Art？ 221
LESSON ELEVEN 225
Text A The Secret of True Happiness 226
Dialogues At an English Party 231
Word Study resist,contribute 232
Exercises 233
Text B Attitude Is Everything 241
ESSON TWELVE 245
Text A The Joy of SOHO：Making a Life While Making a Living 246
Dialogues Graduation 251
Word Study assume,invest 252
Exercises 253
Text B Job Hunting 259
RevJSJON exAMJNATJON（Seven～Tweeve） 265
APPENDJX VOeABULARy 281
Vocabulary 282