Unit One People 1
Passage 1 Swift and His Lazy Servant 1
Passage 2 The Plight of Native Americans Today 4
Passage 3 The Musical Heart 9
Passage 4 I Still Have a Dream 12
Exercises for Unit One 18
Unit Two Culture 25
Passage 1 Dining Customs in America 25
Passage 2 Thanksgiving Day 29
Passage 3 Carnival in Brazil 31
Passage 4 Thai New Year 34
Exercises for Unit Two 37
Passage 1 How to Achieve Maximum Benefits from Exercise？ 45
Passage 2 A Rock Star 48
Passage 3 Some Tips for Using the Cell Phone 51
Passage 4 Pets and Vacation 55
Exercises for Unit Three 60
Unit Four Modern Life 67
Passage 1 How New York Became America’s Largest City？ 67
Passage 2 Communication by Television 70
Passage 3 Eating in the Cafeteria 73
Passage 4 Marriage in America 77
Exercises for Unit Four 81
Passage 1 Cure a Cold，Chinese-style 90
Passage 2 Nut Cracker！ 93
Passage 3 Getting Involved in Your Child’s Education 97
Passage 4 We，as Parents，Must Ask Ourselves—about Ourselves 102
Exercises for Unit Five 107
Unit Six Travelling 114
Passage 1 The Lighter Your Burden,the More Pleasant Your Journey 114
Passage 2 Singapore：People and Change 119
Passage 3 Safe House 123
Passage 4 Enjoyable Air Travel 126
Exercises for Unit Six 131
Passage 1 Music 138
Passage 2 Circus Circus Las Vegas 141
Passage 3 A Sketch for Hollywood 144
Passage 4 Entertainment in Australia 148
Exercises for Unit Seven 152
Unit Eight Language 159
Passage 1 Right or Wrong？ 159
Passage 2 The Relationship of Language and Culture 163
Passage 3 The Changing Face in the World Language 168
Passage 4 Introductions and Titles 172
Exercises for Unit Eight 175
Unit Nine Science 182
Passage 1 What Do You Know about Metals？ 182
Passage 2 Atoms 186
Passage 3 Vaccination and Immunization 189
Passage 4 The Car of the Future 194
Exercises for Unit Nine 198
Unit Ten Mass Media 206
Passage 1 ABC—a Major American Television Network 206
Passage 2 Internet—a Medium That Affects Our Life 210
Passage 3 Radio and Television in Advertising 215
Passage 4 Mass Media Focus Shift 219
Exercises for Unit Ten 224
Reference Answers 232