UNIT ONE 1
1．Speech versus Silence 1
2．Why Not Speed Up Your Reading? 11
3．Help!A Homecoming 19
UNIT TWO 25
4．News of the Engagement 25
5．The Lucky Archaeologist 35
6．The Story of Jazz 44
UNIT THREE 51
7．Reading for A's 51
8．Detour to Romance 60
9．The Sixth Sense 69
UNIT FOUR 76
10．Long Walk to Forever 76
11．How to Guess Your Age 88
12．Never Trust Appearances 96
UNIT FIVE 103
13．The Gift of Understanding 103
14．I Thought about This Girl 111
15．Exercise and Health 120
TEST YOURSELF(1) 130
UNIT SIX 137
16．Why History? 137
17．Death and Taxes 146
18．The Hidden Truth about Japan's Unit 731 154
UNIT SEVEN 163
19．The Sacrifice at Masada 163
20．My Sixth Christmas 172
21．Make Today Count 182
UNIT EIGHT 193
22．Richard Nixon's Childhood 193
23．Picnic in the Dining Room 202
24．Mr. Worker and Mr. Guest 210
UNIT NINE 220
25．Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat? 220
26．A Story of the West 227
27．The Model Millionaire 235
UNIT TEN 245
28．The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met 245
29．Passing Trains 254
30．Discovery of a Father 263
TEST YOURSELF(2) 273
APPENDICES: 279
Ⅰ．Glossary 279
Ⅱ．Key to Test Yourself(1)and(2) 304
Ⅲ．Key to Comprehension of the Text 305