Unit One Brain Power 1
Text 1 Left vs.Right：Which Side AreYou On？ 2
Text 2 Does the Human Brain Possess Potential“Super Powers”？ 6
Text 3 Human Brain Potential 9
Unit Two Chinese Music 13
Text 1 Chinese Plucked-Stringed Instruments 14
Text 2 Super Girl,Sing as You Like 19
Text 3 Chinese Pop Music since the 1980s 23
Unit Three Lying 29
Text 1 Would I Lie to You？ 30
Text 2 Why We Tell Lies and Why We Believe Them 33
Text 3 Kidding Ourselves 37
Unit Four Our Endangered Wildlife 41
Text 1 Our Endangered Wildlife 42
Text 2 The Importance of Wildlife and the Diversity of Life 45
Text 3 Farmers Will Protect Endangered Species 48
Unit Five Disasters and Survival 53
Text 1 Chernobyl Disaster 54
Text 2 Top10 Worst Engineering Disasters 59
Text 3 How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb 63
Unit Six Loneliness 67
Text 1 Loneliness：Causes and Effects 68
Text 2 The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life 71
Text 3 Solitude vs.Loneliness 74
Unit Seven Youth and Violence 77
Text 1 Barbie Bandits 78
Text 2 Violence as Fun 81
Text 3 Canadians Curbing TV Violence 86
Unit Eight Bungee 91
Text 1 My Bungee Jumping Story 92
Text 2 The History of Bungee Jumping 96
Text 3 Risks and Injuries in Bungee Jumping 100
Answers 105