Unit One College Education 1
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 1
Section Ⅱ Passage One 4
The Second Oldest College Graduate In the World 4
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 9
Photographic Memory Professor 9
Section Ⅲ Grammar 13
Section Ⅳ Writing 14
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 15
Unit Two Travel 17
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 17
Section Ⅱ Passage One 20
Tourism in China 20
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 24
Travel plans 24
Section Ⅲ Grammar 27
Section Ⅳ Writing 28
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 29
Unit Three Culture 30
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 30
Section Ⅱ Passage One 33
American Society 33
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 37
The Role of Culture in Development 37
Section Ⅲ Grammar 41
Section Ⅳ Writing 42
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 43
Unit Four Food 47
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 47
Section Ⅱ Passage One 50
American Food Style 50
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 54
Finding a Balance 54
Section Ⅲ Grammar 57
Section Ⅳ Writing 60
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 61
Unit Five Hobby 62
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 62
Section Ⅱ Passage One 65
Collecting-as a Serious Hobby 65
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 69
How to Find a Hobby 69
Section Ⅲ Grammar 73
Section Ⅳ Writing 75
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 76
Unit Six Sports and Outdoor Activities 77
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 77
Section Ⅱ Passage One 81
Allen Iverson to Retire from the NBA Again 81
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 85
Enjoy the great outdoors! 85
Section Ⅲ Grammar 89
Section Ⅳ Writing 90
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 91
Unit Seven Internet 92
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 92
Section Ⅱ Passage One 95
21st Century:Newspapers vs.Internet 95
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 99
Internet Surfing 99
Section Ⅲ Grammar 103
Section Ⅳ Writing 105
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 108
Unit Eight News 109
Section Ⅰ Listening＆Speaking 109
Section Ⅱ Passage One 112
Germany unveils new "psychic" octopus—and he's French 112
Section Ⅱ Passage Two 117
Britain being "overrun" by street signs 117
Section Ⅲ Grammar 121
Section Ⅳ Writing 128
Section Ⅴ Enjoy yourselves 129
Appendix 131
Words and Expressions 131
Phrases and Expressions 143