Unit 1 My Hometown 1
Conversations A．My Hometown is Quite Small 1
B．Whereabouts is Your Hometown? 2
Passage My Hometown 3
Exercises 6
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅰ) 13
Related Words and Expressions 15
Unit 2 Interests and Hobbies 16
Conversations A．I Enjoy Playing the Piano 16
B．I Used to Collect Stamps 17
Passage Popular Hobbies 18
Exercises 21
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅱ) 27
Related Words and Expressions 29
Unit 3 Newspapers and Advertisements 30
Conversations A．Most Popular Newspaper 30
B．Why Not Advertise Your Product? 31
Passage Newspapers 31
Exercises 35
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅲ) 41
Related Words and Expressions 43
Unit 4 Watching TV 44
Conversations A．The Program was Quite Interesting 44
B．What's on Tonight? 44
Passage Television 45
Exercises 49
Grammar Attributive Clauses(Ⅳ) 55
Related Words and Expressions 58
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅰ 59
Unit 5 Houses 68
Conversations A．Renting a House 68
B．Buying a House 69
Passage Houses 69
Exercises 73
Grammar Adverbial Clauses(Ⅰ) 79
Related Words and Expressions 81
Unit 6 Studying Abroad 82
Conversations A．Going to Study in Chicago University 82
B．I'm a Full-time Student 83
Passage Study Abroad 83
Exercises 87
Grammar Adverbial Clauses(Ⅱ) 93
Related Words and Expressions 94
Unit 7 Education 95
Conversations A．I am a Pre-law 95
B．English Study 95
Passage Goal of American Education 96
Exercises 100
Grammar Adverbial Clauses(Ⅲ) 107
Related Words and Expressions 108
Unit 8 The Olympic Games 109
Conversations A．What's the Olympic Motto? 109
B．What do the Five Rings Represent? 110
Passage New Beijing,Great Olympics 110
Exercises 115
Grammar Subjunctive Mood(Ⅰ) 121
Related Words and Expressions 123
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅱ 124
Unit 9 Environmental Protection 132
Conversations A．Let's Bring Green Back 132
B．Green Beijing 133
Passage A Lesson From Nature 133
Exercises 137
Grammar Subjunctive Mood(Ⅱ) 143
Related Words and Expressions 145
Unit 10 Natural Food 146
Conversations A．In the supermarket 146
B．Popular Diet 147
Passage Food Safety 147
Exercises 151
Grammar The Compound Structure of Infinitives 156
Related Words and Expressions 158
Unit 11 Internet 159
Conversations A．Techno-chat(Ⅰ) 159
B．Techno-chat(Ⅱ) 159
Passage A Brand-new Addiction 160
Exercises 164
Grammar The Compound Structure of Participles 169
Related Words and Expressions 171
Unit 12 E-mail 172
Conversations A．In the Library 172
B．How to Choose an ISP 173
Passage "@"In E-mail Address 173
Exercises 177
Grammar The Compound Structure of Gerund 183
Related Words and Expressions 185
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅲ 186
Unit 13 Hunting a Job 197
Conversations A．Looking for a Job 197
B．Having an Interview 197
Passage An Application Letter 198
Exercises 202
Grammar The Use of"It" 207
Related Words and Expressions 209
Unit 14 Traveling and Tourism 210
Conversations A．What about Visiting the Statue of Liberty? 210
B．At the Customs 211
Passage Transportation 212
Exercises 214
Grammar The Use of"As" 219
Related Words and Expressions 222
Unit 15 Buying Stock 223
Conversations A．At the Stock Market 223
B．How Can I Buy a Good Stock? 223
Passage Stock Market 224
Exercises 227
Grammar Inversion 233
Related Words and Expressions 236
Unit 16 Buying a Car 237
Conversations A．Inquiries 237
B．Bargaining 238
Passage Car-buying Process 238
Exercises 243
Grammar Ellipsis 248
Related Words and Expressions 250
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅳ 251
Appendix 1 Keys to Test Yourself 258
Appendix 2 Glossary 270
主要参考文献 291