UNIT 1 POLITICS 1
Part A Snap Judgments 1
Part B Hillary Clinton’s Journey 4
Part C Who on Earth Wants to Be President？ 7
Part D First Lady Behind the President 9
Part E If I Were Bush’s Speechwriter 11
UNIT 2 ECONOMY 15
Part A Fall in the UK Share Prices 15
Part B Soaring Gas Prices 18
Part C Pushover Taxman？ 21
Part D Greenspan Urges Social Security Cuts 23
Part E Shoppers，Beware！ 25
UNIT 3 CULTURE 27
Part A Indecency Hearings 27
Part B Church Wedding for Divorcees 30
Part C Muslim Women’s Rights in Kuwait 32
Part D Franksgiving，What a Mess 34
Part E Why Not Test Marriage Annually？ 36
UNIT 4 FASHION 39
Part A Botox on the High Street 39
Part B Promising eBay Entrepreneurs 42
Part C The Miss Fat South Africa Contest 44
Part D New Trends in the Ad Industry 46
Part E Odd Fashion 48
UNIT 5 ENTERTAINMENT 51
Part A Beatlemania Swept Through America 40 Years Ago 51
Part B The Life of Katherine Hepburn 55
Part C New Zealanders Hug Oscar 58
Part D Norah Jones’s Road to Modern Jazz 60
Part E Commercials in Movies 61
UNIT 6 SPORTS 63
Part A McCain Criticizes Baseball Over Steroids 63
Part B How Tyson Squanders His Outrageous Fortune 65
Part C The Highest-paid Teen Soccer Player in the US 68
Part D Yao Ming 70
Part E Adu F2F 72
UNIT 7 SCANDAL 75
Part A New York Times’Scandal 75
Part B Football Rape 78
Part C Charity Scandal 80
Part D Drug Company Kickbacks 81
Part E Our Darkest Days Are Here 83
UNIT 8 PEOPLE 87
Part A Piano Prodigy 87
Part B Tom Ford Says Goodbye to Fashion World 90
Part C Harry Porter Earned Rowling Quick Bucks 93
Part D The Google Guys 95
Part E Making Fun of the Super Bowl 98
UNIT 9 EDUCATION 101
Part A Cheaters Amok 101
Part B High Cost Education 104
Part C Secret Formula for Admissions 106
Part D TV Threatens Kids’Attention 108
Part E About Writing a Book 110
UNIT 10 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 113
Part A Mars Rover 113
Part B Smart Billboards with Ears 115
Part C HDTV 118
Part D Saving Moments in the Digital Age 119
Part E The Trouble with Computers 122
UNIT 11 FOOD AND FITNESS 125
Part A A Fountain of Youth 125
Part B KFC Good for Your Health？ 128
Part C Making the Grade 130
Part D We’re Eating Ourselves to Death 131
Part E All Mixed up 133
UNIT 12 HEALTH 135
Part A Silent Depression for Men 135
Part B Ecstasy Rising 138
Part C Goodbye，Glasses 140
Part D The Benefits of Gardening 141
Part E Losing Weight 142
UNIT 13 NATURE 145
Part A Contrasting Weather 145
Part B Salmon Farming in Scotland 147
Part C The Frenzy of Fish Migration 150
Part D Sea Lion’s Dilemma 151
Part E Determined Tourists 153
UNIT14 TERRORISM 157
Part A Homeland Security 157
Part B Madrid Terror Blast 160
Part C Israel Kills Hamas Founder 163
Part D Boy Bomber 166
Part E Amusing Acronyms 167
UNIT15 RELIGION 171
Part A Atheist Calls Pledge Unconstitutional 171
Part B The Appeal of Jesus 175
Part C Jesus and Paul—The Word and Witness 177
Part D Catholic Panel Rebukes Bishops for Abuse 179
Part E Profits from Christ 183
APPENDIXⅠSCRIPTS 185
Unit 1 Politics 185
Unit 2 Economy 192
Unit 3 Culture 198
Unit 4 Fashion 204
Unit 5 Entertainment 210
Unit 6 Sports 216
Unit 7 Scandal 223
Unit 8 People 229
Unit 9 Education 238
Unit 10 Science and Technology 245
Unit 11 Food and Fitness 251
Unit 12 Health 257
Unit 13 Nature 263
Unit 14 Terrorism 268
Unit 15 Religion 276
APPENDIXⅡ TRANSLATION 285
Unit 1 Politics 285
Unit 2 Economy 291
Unit 3 Culture 296
Unit 4 Fashion 301
Unit 5 Entertainment 306
Unit 6 Sports 312
Unit 7 Scandal 317
Unit 8 People 322
Unit 9 Education 329
Unit 10 Science and Technology 335
Unit 11 Food and Fitness 341
Unit 12 Health 346
Unit 13 Nature 350
Unit 14 Terrorism 355
Unit 15 Religion 361
APPENDIX Ⅲ KEY TO EXERCISES 369
Unit 1 Politics 369
Unit 2 Economy 369
Unit 3 Culture 370
Unit 4 Fashion 370
Unit 5 Entertainment 371
Unit 6 Sports 371
Unit 7 Scandal 372
Unit 8 People 372
Unit 9 Education 373
Unit 10 Science and Technology 373
Unit 11 Food and Fitness 374
Unit 12 Health 374
Unit 13 Nature 375
Unit 14 Terrorism 375
Unit 15 Religion 376