Ⅰ.Topic Area A:Students and Society 1
Topic A-1:Caring About Society 3
Topic A-2:Knowledge and Practice 19
Topic A-3:Running a Business 35
Topic A-4:The WTO and China 48
Topic A-5:Ambition 63
Ⅱ.Topic Area B:Living in the Modern Times 77
Topic B-1:Living in the City or in the Countryside 79
Topic B-2:Advertisements 93
Topic B-3:Buying Lottery Tickets 107
Topic B-4:Marriage and Family Life 120
Topic B-5:Private Cars in China 134
Ⅲ.Topic Area C：Science and Technology 147
Topic C-1:Computers 149
Topic C-2:Internet and Its Impact 164
Topic C-3:Internet Cafes and the Young People 178
Topic C-4:Science and Technology in Our Modern Life 191
Topic C-5:Clone—a Scientific Miracle 205
Ⅳ.Topic Area D:Problems of Our Time 219
Topic D-1:City Crimes 221
Topic D-2:Working Mothers’Dilemma 235
Topic D-3:Life Education 249
Topic D-4:War and Peace 264
Topic D-5:Computers and Our Jobs 278
Topic D-6:Fighting Corruption 292
Ⅴ.Topic Area E:Views on Life 307
Topic E-1:Health 309
Topic E-2:Success and Failure 321
Topic E-3:Competition and Cooperation 335
Topic E-4:Happiness 348
Ⅵ.Topic Area F:Entertainment 361
Topic F-1:The Spring Festival 363
Topic F-2:Christmas in China 377
Topic F-3:The Week-Long Holidays 389
Topic F-3:Traveling 403
Topic F-5:The 2002 World Cup 416
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