Unit One 1
1．Forecasting Life in the 21 st Century 1
2．Why Java Is Hot? 7
3．Bomto Win 14
Unit Two 20
4．How to Grow Old 20
5．Set Your Body s Time Clock to Work for You 26
6．Population: the Awkward Truth 32
Unit Three 39
7．Jobs without Takers 39
8．In Memory of the Challenger Astronauts 45
9．The Plot to Kill Hitler 52
Unit Four 59
10．The Fifth Force 59
11．Mother, I Wish I d Known You 65
12．George Washington 72
Unit Five 79
13．What Is Virtue? 79
14．Taking Stock of Your Family Finances 87
15．The Teacher Who Changed My Life 93
16．Newspapers in Great Britain 100
Unit Six 100
17．The Future of International Trade 106
18．The Real American Dilemma 113
Unit Seven 125
19．To Err Is Human 125
20．Buy by Wire 133
21．Nabbing the Pirates of Cyberspace 140
Unit Eight 147
22．Family Disorganization 147
23．A Secret for Two 155
24．The Personality Genes 162
Unit Nine 169
25．Acting to End a Life Is Sometimes Justified 169
26．Identi-Kit 176
27．Money s Electronic Future 184
Unit Ten 193
28．Changes in the Atmosphere 193
29．Learning for Tomorrow (1) 202
30．Learning for Tomorrow (2) 209
Glossary 216
Answer Key 245