Unit OnePart One TextThe Blanket 1
Part Two Fast ReadingMany Moons 6
Part Three Supplementary Reading(Ⅰ)The Riverman 11
(Ⅱ)The Origin of Chinese New Year 15
Unit TwoPart One TextEbay Makes Online Buying Easier 16
Part Two Fast ReadingDoing Business on Internet 20
Part Three Supplementary ReadingTop 10 Tips for Safe Internet Shopping 22
Unit ThreePart One TextBefore the Miracle Year 27
Part Two Fast ReadingFocus on Douglas Ivester,CEO of Coca-Cola 31
Part Three Supplementary ReadingRockets Make Yao Ming Their Man 34
Unit FourPart One TextAmerican Food 38
Part Two Fast ReadingFallacies About Food 41
Part Three Supplementary ReadingBon Appetite!The Different Flavors of Beijing 44
Unit FivePart One TextA History of the Modern Olympic Games 48
Part Two Fast ReadingFive Mascots for Beijing 2008 53
Part Three Supplementary ReadingChina Invites the World to Olympics 56
Unit SixPart One TextThe Web Lifestyle 59
Part Two Fast ReadingThe Internet Isolates Users 64
Part Three Supplementary ReadingHow the Internet Works:All You Need to Know 67
Unit SevenPart One TextOn Marriage 72
Part Two Fast ReadingWedding Customs and Superstitions 76
Part Three Supplementary ReadingCan Marriage Be Universally Defined? 79
Unit EightPart One TextThe Story of Jazz 82
Part Two Fast ReadingThe Deaf Composer 86
Part Three Supplementary ReadingRock and Roll 89
Unit NinePart One TextPublic Schools in the United States 92
Part Two Fast ReadingCambridge—the University Town 96
Part Three Supplementary Reading(Ⅰ)Open Education 99
(Ⅱ)The Origin of the Lantern Festival 102
Unit TenPart One TextLooking Fit,Feeling Good——Breaking the Exercise-resistance Barrier 104
Part Two Fast ReadingMonthly Fasting May Protect Heart 108
Part Three Supplementary ReadingGood Nutrition:It's a Way of Life 112
Unit ElevenPart One TextThe Structure of a Company 116
Part Two Fast ReadingAreas of Management 120
Part Three Supplementary ReadingCheap and Cheerful Ways of Motivating Your Staff 123
Unit TwelvePart One TextHouse Market Cools down in Qingdao 127
Part Two Fast ReadingChina's Hot Housing Market May Cool off 131
Part Three Supplementary ReadingBring down the Barriers to the Housing Ladder 134
Unit ThirteenPart One TextHow the World Can Win Its Battle Against AIDS 137
Part Two Fast ReadingDiabetes and Heart Disease:A Fatal Link 142
Part Three Supplementary ReadingStay Calm When SARS Comes! 145
Unit FourteenPart One TextTen Strategies for Your Career Change 150
Part Two Fast ReadingHow to Shine at a Job Interview 153
Part Three Supplementary ReadingWhich Career Is the Right One for You? 156
Unit FifteenPart One TextProblems of Overseas Study 161
Part Two Fast ReadingSelf-appraisal Before Going to the U.S.A. 165
Part Three Supplementary ReadingFour Hints for Writing the Best College Application Essay Ever! 167
Key to Exercises 171