Unit One Fame 1
Part One Infatuation with Fame 2
Part Two Fame:We All Want It 7
Part Three Flash Fame 11
Part Four A Hero 15
Part Five The Culture of Chinese Family Name 16
Unit Two Successful People 18
Part One In Search of the Real Bill Gates 19
Part Two Queen Elizabeth II: Life as Queen 22
Part Three What Successful People Have in Common 26
Part Four Princess Diana,s Call for a Ban on Landmines 28
Part Five Poem Appreciation 30
Unit Three The Disability 32
Part One Doug Heir 33
Part Two The Battle for Care that's Pulling Families Apart 38
Part Three Campaigns 42
Part Four Welfare Reform 46
Part Five Three Days to See 47
Unit Four Information Age 51
Part One Information Age 52
Part Two Using the Information Age to Gain an Advantage 56
Part Three Vital Skills that You Need in This Information Age 59
Part Four What We Should Learn about Computer 62
Part Five What Is 3G Mobile Phone? 63
Unit Five Interpersonal Relationships 66
Part One Friends,Good Friends—and Such Good Friends 67
Part Two How to Be Popular and Build Yourself a Ready Network of Friends for Life! 70
Part Three How and Why to Find New Friends 75
Part Four What We Can Get from Social Support 79
Part Five Gifts in Chinese Culture 80
Unit Six Social Problems 83
Part One Honesty in Business 84
Part Two Academic Corruption 88
Part Three Doing Business in Asia 92
Part Four Office Politics 95
Part Five The Translations of Some Chinese Idioms 96
Unit Seven Nature Nurture 98
Part One Cheaper by the Dozen 99
Part Two Nature & Nurture 104
Part Three How Parents Can Support Gifted Children 108
Part Four Asian Americans 112
Part Five Two Ancient Chinese Stories about Education 114
Unit Eight Where to,Women? 117
Part One Gender Discrimination in the Workplace in the US 118
Part Two Super Moms Return to the Workplace 123
Part Three Traits of Women Entrepreneurs 126
Part Four Michelle Obama's Mission 129
Part Five Women in the Ancient Chinese Culture 131
Unit Nine Having Fun 134
Part One The Disney Park,Children's Paradise 135
Part Two The Child's Right to Play 141
Part Three Helicopter Moms vs.Free-Range Kids 146
Part Four Toys 149
Part Five Hong Kong Disneyland 150
Unit Ten EQ 153
Part One How High Is Your EQ? 154
Part Two Never Too Old to Live Your Dream 158
Part Three Six Secrets of High-Energy People 162
Part Four The Meaning of Happiness 165
Part Five What Is the Difference between EQ and IQ 166
Key 169