Unit 1 Attitudes Towards Life 1
Part One Reading in Depth 1
Passage A Overcoming Self-Centered Attitudes 1
Passage B The Positive Affirmation Dilemma 4
Part Two Fast Reading 7
Passage C The Value of Thinking and Feeling Positive 7
Passage D Russia's Attitude Towards the US:Ally or Adversary? 10
Part Three Short Answer Questions 13
Passage E Race Attitudes Have Changed Dramatically 13
Unit 2 Aging Problems 15
Part One Reading in Depth 15
Passage A Creativity and Aging 15
Passage B Substance Abuse and Violence Among the Elderly 18
Part Two Fast Reading 21
Passage C Dealing with Aging and Weak Parents and Relatives 21
Passage D The Art of Aging Respectably 23
Part Three Blanked Cloze 26
Passage E How Dishonest Telemarketers Prey on the Elderly 26
Unit 3 Economy 28
Part One Reading in Depth 28
Passage A Another Great Depression? 28
Passage B What Really Affects the Economy? 31
Part Two Fast Reading 33
Passage C The Keys to Better Fuel Economy 33
Passage D Getting a Good Job in an Economic Downturn Isn't Impossible 36
Part Three Short Answer Questions 39
Passage E How to Keep Your Job in a Tight Economy 39
Unit 4 Culture Shock 41
Part One Reading in Depth 41
Passage A How Blogging Helps Expatriates and Those Traveling Abroad 41
Passage B The Topsy-Turvy Feeling of Culture Shock 44
Part Two Fast Reading 46
Passage C Culture Shock:Adjusting to Your Study Abroad Experience 46
Passage D The Reality of Culture Shock:Know What to Expect When Living in a Foreign Culture 49
Part Three Blanked Cloze 51
Passage E When It Comes to Emotions,Eastern and Western Cultures See Things Very Differently 51
Unit 5 Civil Rights 53
Part One Reading in Depth 53
Passage A Was Martin Luther King Vital to the Civil Rights Movement? 53
Passage B Affirmative Action-Civil Rights Movement 56
Part Two Fast Reading 58
Passage C Ten Historic Civil Rights Sites to Visit in Alabama 58
Passage D American Indians on the Rise 61
Part Three Short Answer Questions 64
Passage E Civil Rights During the 1960s 64
Unit 6 Happiness 66
Part One Reading in Depth 66
Passage A Happiness and Wealth 66
Passage B Thieves of Happiness 69
Part Two Fast Reading 71
Passage C The Truth About Money and Happiness 71
Passage D Happiness Can Spread Among People 74
Part Three Blanked Cloze 77
Passage E Getting Serious About Happiness 77
Unit 7 Euthanasia 79
Part One Reading in Depth 79
Passage A Euthanasia:For and Against 79
Passage B A Doctor's Dilemma 82
Part Two Fast Reading 85
Passage C Arguments Against Euthanasia 85
Passage D Should We Have the Right to Die? 87
Part Three Short Answer Questions 90
Passage E What Is Euthanasia 90
Unit 8 Stress 92
Part One Reading in Depth 92
Passage A Sleep,Stress,and Worry 92
Passage B College Pressure 95
Part Two Fast Reading 98
Passage C What Causes Stress Overload? 98
Passage D Burned Out 100
Part Three Blanked Cloze 103
Passage E Job Stress 103
Unit 9 Security 105
Part One Reading in Depth 105
Passage A What Does Mumbai Terrorist Attack Tell Us? 105
Passage B Cyber Crimes 108
Part Two Fast Reading 111
Passage C Iraq-Recent Developments 111
Passage D Pirates Are Still Active in the World Today 114
Part Three Short Answer Questions 117
Passage E From Footprints to DNA 117
Unit 10 War 119
Part One Reading in Depth 119
Passage A Men of War 119
Passage B Warrior Women 122
Part Two Fast Reading 125
Passage C Why Did Napoleon Fail in Russia in 1812? 125
Passage D Why Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor 128
Part Three Blanked Cloze 130
Passage E Wartime Prosperity 130
Key 132