Unit One 1
Listening Comprehension 1
Speaking 2
Intensive Reading Communication with Body Language 2
Grammar The Three Degrees of the Adjective and Adverb Comparison(Ⅰ) 8
Practical Writing Environmental Pollution 11
Fast Reading Builders of HP 12
Merry Learning 13
Unit Two 14
Listening Comprehension 14
Speaking 14
Intensive Reading To Be a Better Listener 15
Grammar The Three Degrees of the Adjective and Adverb Comparison(Ⅱ) 19
Practical Writing Personal Letter 21
Fast Reading How High Can You Jump 22
Merry Learning 23
Unit Three 24
Listening Comprehension 24
Speaking 24
Intensive Reading Living on Credit Card 25
Grammar The Uses of"It" 31
Practical Writing Sympathy 34
Fast Reading A Chinese Odyssey 35
Merry Learning 36
Unit Four 37
Listening Comprehension 37
Speaking Talking about"Making Farewell" 37
Intensive Reading Happiness is a Choice 38
Grammar Noun Clauses(Ⅰ) 43
Practical Writing Resume 46
Fast Reading Sport Utility Vehicles 48
Merry Learning 49
Unit Five 50
Listening Comprehension 50
Speaking Talking about"Booking a Ticket" 50
Intensive Reading How to Decline Invitations Politely 51
Grammar Noun Clauses(Ⅱ) 55
Practical Writing Application Letters 57
Fast Reading The Young and the Old 58
Merry learning 59
Unit Six Test Paper 60
Listening Comprehension 60
Vocabulary and Structure 61
Reading Comprehension 63
Practical Writing 67
Unit Seven 68
Listening Comprehension 68
Speaking Talking about the Customs of"Dinner" 69
Intensive Reading A Big Disaster 69
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅰ) 74
Practical Writing Telephone Message 77
Fast Reading How to Control a Conversation 79
Merry Learning 80
Unit Eight 81
Listening Comprehension 81
Speaking Talking about"Asking for Forgiving" 81
Intensive Reading How to Choose a Career 82
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅱ) 87
Practical Writing Weather Reports 89
Fast Reading Hydrologic Cycle 89
Merry Learning 90
Unit Nine 91
Listening Comprehension 91
Speaking Talking about"Spring Festival" 91
Intensive Reading Servere Acute Respiratory Syndrome 92
Grammar Adverbial Clauses(Ⅰ) 96
Practical Writing Calling Card 99
Fast Reading The International Committee of the Red Cross 100
Merry Learning 101
Unit Ten 102
Listening Comprehension 102
Speaking Talking about"Interests" 102
Intensive Reading How to Relieve Stress 103
Grammar Adverbial Clauses(Ⅱ) 107
Practical Writing Directions for Use 109
Fast Reading Laughter Is the Best Medicine 111
Merry Learning 112
Unit Eleven 113
Listening Comprehension 113
Speaking Talking about"Asking for the Phone Number" 113
Intensive Reading What Can Dreams Do for Us? 114
Grammar Infinitive 118
Practical Writing Common Announcement 124
Fast Reading Sleep 125
Merry Learning 126
Unit Twelve Test Paper 127
Listening Comprehension 127
Vocabulary and Structure 128
Reading Comprehension 130
Practical Writing 135
Unit Thirteen 136
Listening Comprehension 136
Speaking 136
Intensive Reading How to Prepare for Interview 137
Reading Comprehension 139
Grammar The Present Participle 142
Practical Writing Key Words Composition——To Write a Recipe 144
Fast Reading A Glass of Milk 145
Merry Learning 146
Unit Fourteen 147
Listening Comprehension 147
Speaking 147
Intensive Reading American Family 148
Reading Comprehension 151
Grammar The Past Participle 153
Practical Writing Instructions 155
Fast Reading Love Is Just a Thread 156
Merry Learning 158
Unit Fifteen 159
Listening Comprehension 159
Speaking 159
Intensive Reading Advertising 160
Grammar Gerunds 165
Practical Writing Fax 169
Fast Reading Grooming and Personal Hygiene 170
Merry Learning 172
Unit Sixteen 173
Listening Comprehension 173
Speaking Talking about a Place 174
Intensive Reading The Three Gorges 174
Grammar Absolute Constructions 179
Practical Writing Certificates 180
Fast Reading I Want a Tooth Pulled 182
Merry Learning 183
Unit Seventeen 184
Listening Comprehension 184
Speaking 184
Intensive Reading Clean Water Campaign 185
Grammar The Subjunctive Mood(Ⅰ) 188
Practical Writing Orders 190
Fast Reading Where Did the Song"Happy Birthday to You"Come From? 192
Merry Learning 193
Unit Eighteen Test Paper 194
Listening Comprehension 194
Vocabulary and Structure 195
Reading Comprehension 197
Practical Writing 201
Unit Nineteen 203
Listening Comprehension 203
Speaking 203
Intensive Reading Illusions of Pastoral Peace 204
Grammar The Subjunctive Mood(Ⅱ) 210
Practical Writing Cancellations 212
Fast Reading A Good Heart to Lean on 214
Merry Learning 215
Unit Twenty 216
Listening Comprehension 216
Speaking 217
Intensive Reading My Experiences in Learning English 217
Grammar Inverted Sentence 223
Practical Writing Request 226
Fast Reading Words To Live By 227
Merry Learning 229
Unit Twenty-one 230
Listening Comprehension 230
Speaking 230
Intensive Reading Generation Gap 231
Grammar Word Formation 236
Practical Writing Acceptances 239
E1093,King's Road 240
Fast Reading The Old Man's Heart 241
Merry Learning 242
Unit Twenty-two 243
Listening Comprehension 243
Speaking 243
Intensive Reading How I Want to Say to You,Mom 244
Grammar Subject-verb Agreement 248
Practical Writing Refusals 252
Fast Reading Saving a Life 253
Merry Learning 254
Unit Twenty-three 255
Listening Comprehension 255
Speaking 256
Intensive Reading The Greenhouse Effect 256
Grammar Elliptical Sentences 260
Practical Writing Table Composition 261
Fast Reading An Elephant 263
Merry Learning 264
Unit Twenty-four Test Paper 265
Listening Comprehension 265
Vocabulary and Structure 266
Reading Comprehension 267
Practical Writing 272
Appendix 273
References 291