Section A Time-Conscious Americans 1
ContentsUnit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Section B Culture Shock 8
Unit 9
Unit 10
Section C Adjustment to a New Culture 14
Section A Environmental Protection Throughout the World 23
Section B Green Spaces in Cities 32
Section C Earth—a Living Planet 37
Section A Marriage Across the Nations 45
Section B Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law 54
Section C Finding a Marriage Partner 60
Section A Studying Abroad 69
Section B Experiences in Exile 78
Section C My First Day Abroad 83
Section A Weeping for My Smoking Daughter 91
Section B Stop Spoiling Your Children 99
Section C What Is in Larry's Mind 105
Section A As His Name Is,So Is He! 113
Section B Judge by Appearances 121
Section C The Pain in Wearing High Heels 125
Section A Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life 133
Section B Are You a Workaholic? 141
Section C How Well Do You Handle Daily Stress? 146
Section A There's a Lot More to Life than a Job 155
Section B What Youngsters Expect in Life 163
Section C What Life Is like When Out of Work 168
Section A Stop Brain Drain 175
Section B Borderline Ridiculousness 183
Section C We Share the Same Heritage 188
Section A Reports on Britain Under the Bombs 195
Section B Forty-Three Seconds over Hiroshima 203
Section C Narrow Escape 207