1. Lesson One 1
Dialog :Interviewing An “Old Man”——The secret of a long life 1
Text: In the Dentist’s Chair 4
Grammar:名词性从句(一) 14
2. Lesson Two 25
Dialog: A Visit To a Carpet Factory andan Advanced Rich Village 25
Text: About Television 29
Grammar:名词性从句(二) 41
3. Lesson Three 53
Dialog: Making an appointment 53
Text: Two pieces of news in China Daily 58
A: New hi-tech Zone Planned For Jiading 58
B: Right Trade Tactics bring about profits 59
Grammar:名词的单复数,名词作定语和名词表动作 72
4. Lesson Four 84
Dialog: Talking About a Practice Teaching 84
Text: Advertising 88
Grammar:动名词 97
5. Lesson Five 109
Dialog: Looking For a Hotel 109
Text: About Two Educational Papers 113
A: Education: Cuts For Universi 113
B : Education Reforms To Tackle EconomyGrammar:构词法小结 116
6. Revision Lession one 137
7. Lession Six 150
Text: Computers 153
Grammar:分词(一) 167
8. Lesson Seven 178
Text: A School Book Stall 181
Grammar:分词(二) 192
9. Lesson Eight 204
Text: Food for thought 206
Grammar:英语的谓语和非谓语动词形式 215
10. Lesson Nine 228
Text: Electricity Today 230
Grammar:分词独立结构和with复合结构 238
11. Lesson Ten 250
Text: Science and Scientific Methods 254
Grammar 短语动词 264
12. Revision Lesson Two 277
13. Lesson Eleven 287
Text: Leave it to the Navy 290
Grammar: 虚拟语气(一) 299
14. Lesson Twelve 311
Text: A: Equilibrium 313
B : Force 313
Grammar:虚拟语气(二) 324
15. Lesson Thirteen 338
Text: Speech at the Graveside of Karl Marx 341
Grammar:倒装和强调 354
16. Lesson Fourteen 366
Text: The Method of Scientific Investigation 368
Grammar:插入和省略 377
17. Lesson fifteen 387
Text: Time 389
Grammar: It,that和as的用法 400
18. Revision Lesson Three 415