Unit One 1
Text A Secrets of A Students 2
Text B Bittersweet Memories 14
Text C Success Is a Choice 21
Unit Two 25
Text A Conversational Ballgames 26
Text B The Power of Words 38
Text C How to Improve Your Vocabulary 44
Unit Three 50
Text A Stevie Wonder:Sunshine in the Shadow 51
Text B Success Depends on Finding the Best Version of Yourself 62
Text C More Than a Scholarship 70
Unit Four 74
Text A The Washwoman 75
Text B A Good Name 87
Text C This Is Why Jordan Is Jordan 94
Unit Five 100
Text A The Language of Compromise 101
Text B Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument 113
Text C "Good Morning,Neighbor!" 121
Unit Six 126
Text A Nerds and Geeks 127
Text B Our Changing Lifestyle:Trends and Fads 139
Text C The Crucial Word of Advice:"Practice!" 147
Unit Seven 153
Text A I Became Her Target 154
Text B Two Words to Avoid,Two to Remember 163
Text C The Magic Pebbles 173
Unit Eight 178
Text A Foreword 179
Text B Career Advice from Generation Y 191
Text C Internet Helps Solve a Medical Mystery 199
Presupposed Word List 205
Glossary 217