1 A Secret for Two 1
2 Job Interviews 10
3 The Black Horse 20
4 Politeness in Britain 30
5 Ending the Homework Hassle 41
6 The Little Match-girl 49
7 Terry Pickens—A Newsboy 57
8 English Characteristics 67
9 Our Little Secret 77
10 Nuclear Energy：Pros and Cons 87
11 Thirty-eight Who Saw Murder Did Not Call the Police 101
12 Sleepwalking—Fact or Fancy？ 111
13 How to Be a Patient Person 121
14 Andrew Carnegie 132
15 We'll Never Conquer Space 145
16 From Slave to Teacher 156
17 How to Impress Your Boss 170
18 I Have a Dream 179
19 The Girl in the Fifth Row 192
20 Colleges and Universities 205
21 How to Be Leader 216
22 The Real Sherlock Holmes 226
23 How Does Air Pollution Affect Our World？ 237
24 Soul of A Champion 249
25 My Way to Success 261
26 New Facts About Breast Cancer 276
27 Reading to Your Children 291
28 What I Learned in the Shoe Store 302
29 American Family Life 315
30 Three Days to See 334
31 Reality Check 345
32 Inaugural Address of John F Kennedy 358
33 Frustrations？Just Part of the Wutai Adventure 369
34 Cool Competitor 382
35 “Get Me out of Here!” 396
36 Some Facts and Figures About the United States 412
附录一 1～6级不规则动词变化表 428
附录二 单词词尾变化规则 433