Unit 1 Olympic 1
Listening Practice 1
Oral Practice 3
Reading Practice 8
Text A Fuwa 8
Text B Chinese Seal,Dancing Beijing 15
Fast Reading The Beijing Olympic Torch 22
Writing Practice 25
Further Practice 25
Unit 2 Entertainment 31
Listening Practice 31
Oral Practice 33
Reading Practice 37
Text A Movies of the World 37
Text B Rock Your Body,Rock Your Soul 43
Fast Reading Theft Deterrent System 49
Writing Practice 53
Further Practice 53
Unit 3 Marriage 59
Listening Practice 59
Oral Practice 61
Reading Practice 64
Text A A Trucker's Last Letter 64
Text B Marrying Across Cultures 71
Fast Reading Nicotine 77
Writing Practice 81
Further Practice 82
Unit 4 Invention and Creation 88
Listening Practice 88
Oral Practice 90
Reading Practice 94
Text A Camera Phones Intrude Our Life 94
Text B High Technology Everywhere 101
Fast Reading The New World 110
Writing Practice 113
Further Practice 113
Unit 5 Career 119
Listening Practice 119
Oral Practice 121
Reading Practice 124
Text A Teaching—A Meaningful and Challenging Career 124
Text B Job-Hunting Criteria and New Careers 130
Fast Reading A Working Woman's Dilemma/Recipe 137
Writing Practice 141
Further Practice 141
Unit 6 Energy Resource 147
Listening Practice 147
Oral Practice 149
Reading Practice 155
Text A Nuclear Energy—Fission and Fusion 155
Text B Ocean Energy 162
Fast Reading Car Pollution 168
Writing Practice 173
Further Practice 173
Unit 7 Optimism 179
Listening Practice 179
Oral Practice 181
Reading Practice 185
Text A Life Is Full of Choices 185
Text B Deal with Adversity 191
Fast Reading Population Control/Course Outline for History 101,Dr.Jane Klammer 196
Writing Practice 200
Further Practice 200
Unit 8 The City 207
Listening Practice 207
Oral Practice 209
Reading Practice 212
Text A A Tour to London 212
Text B The City 219
Fast Reading Britain"Defiant"as Bombers Kill 52 in Attack on the Heart of London 226
Writing Practice 229
Further Practice 230
Unit 9 Woman 235
Listening Practice 235
Oral Practice 237
Reading Practice 240
Text A What Women Want:the Gift Section 240
Text B Is This Your Beauty Decade 247
Fast Reading Six Secrets of High-Energy People 255
Writing Practice 259
Further Practice 259
Unit 10 Management 265
Listening Practice 265
Oral Practice 267
Reading Practice 270
Text A Starbucks—Sharing Success（Ⅰ） 270
Text B Starbucks—Sharing Success（Ⅱ） 280
Fast Reading Corporate Culture 287
Writing Practice 291
Further Practice 291
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary 297
Appendix Ⅱ Phrases ＆ Expressions 312