Unit 1 Politics 1
Passage One His Words Will Matter 2
Passage Two Governors Brainstorm on GOP Comeback 8
Unit 2 Money 12
Passage One 24 Million Go from"Thriving"to"Struggling" 13
Passage Two Pawnshops Doing Brisk Business 19
Unit 3 Life Style 23
Passage One Most Hotels Likely to See Occupancy Rates Fall Next Year 24
Passage Two Ten Great Places on Earth You Don't Want to Miss 30
Unit 4 People 36
Passage One Family Precedent:Obama's Grandmother Blazed Trails 37
Passage Two The Many Faces of Michael Jackson 43
Unit 5 Science and Technology 49
Passage One Opponents Brace for End of Stem Cell Ban 50
Passage Two Storm Forecast:The iPhone Might Need a Small Umbrella 55
Unit 6 Entertainment 60
Passage One "Idol"Redux:A Finale Not Befitting America's Most Popular TV Show 61
Passage Two Non-explosive Entertainment Can Be Just as Enjoyable 66
Unit 7 Education 72
Passage One Tailoring School to the Child 73
Passage Two An"Interdependent"World Welcomes More U.S.Students 80
Unit 8 Sports 84
Passage One NBA—Where Amazing Happens 85
Passage Two College Basketball Coach K Brings His Midas Touch Back to Duke 91
Unit 9 Health 95
Passage One WHO Declares First Flu Pandemic in 41 Years 96
Passage Two Dancing Class Moves Parkinson's Patients to a Better Place 102
Unit 10 Social Problem 107
Passage One Courts Need More Interpreters 108
Passage Two Report:Smoking Declines as Alcohol,Drug Use Hold Steady 113
Keys for References 117