Unit 1 1
Text A Hospitals Shift Smoking Bans to Smoker Ban 1
Text B Weighing the Evidence on Exercise 9
Writing Skills:Notices and Formal Invitation Cards 14
Unit 2 19
Text A When Love Outgrows Gifts on Valentine's Day 19
Text B History of Valentine's Day 28
Writing Skills:Personal Letters 30
Unit 3 36
Text A Development of Common Ground 36
Text B Entrepreneurship Sees Opportunities 44
Writing Skills:Business Letters 48
Unit 4 55
Text A Endeavors to Spur the Development and Application of the Internet 55
Text B Basic Principles and Practices of Internet Administration 63
Writing Skills:Resumes 67
Model Test 1 73
Unit 5 86
Text A Great Britain or England? 86
Texf B Scotland 94
Writing Skills:Short Speeches 96
Unit 6 101
Text A Harmonious Society 101
Text B Confucianism 108
Writing Skills:Summary 112
Unit 7 117
Text A Family Involvement:A Key Ingredient in Children's Reading Success 117
Text B Cyberbullying:What You Need to Know to Protect Your Children 125
Writing Skills:Abstract 128
Unit 8 132
Text A Hidden Causes of Weight Gain 132
Text B What Makes People Happy at Work? 142
Writing Skills:Laboratory Reports 145
Model Test 2 149