Unit 1 1
Focus 1
Text A First Sight 2
Reading Skills Understanding Figurative Language 7
Text B Phenomenon 9
Text C Theory 16
Test Preparation 20
Reading for Fun 23
Unit 2 26
Focus 26
Text A IfI Could Have Picked,I Would Have Picked You 27
Reading Skills Scanning for Specific Information 32
Text B If It Comes Back 33
Text C A Boy with a Mission 37
Test Preparation 40
Reading for Fun 44
Unit 3 47
Focus 47
Text A The History of the Tower of London 48
Reading Skills Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions 55
Text B Hollywood 57
Text C Florence 60
Test Preparation 62
Reading for Fun 66
Unit 4 68
Focus 68
Text A About the Gettysburg Address 69
Reading Skills Locating Topic Sentences 75
Text B Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation 76
Text C The Way Ahead：Innovating Together in China 80
Test Preparation 83
Reading for Fun 87
Unit 5 89
Focus 89
Text A The Super Bowl 90
Reading Skills Identifying Topics Main Ideas and Supporting Details 95
Text B A Slap on Calhoun's Wrist,and Life Goes on 97
Text C A Sweet Reminder of Brazilian Soccer's Glory 101
Test Preparation 104
Reading for Fun 107
Unit 6 110
Focus 110
Text A The End of Email Era 111
Reading Skills Determining a Word's Meaning from Context 116
Text B Why I Can't Kick the Apple iPhone Habit 118
Text C The Social Network 122
Test Preparation 124
Reading for Fun 129
Unit 7 131
Focus 131
Text A Color Psychology 132
Reading Skills Organizational Patterns of Paragraphs 137
Text B Color Therapy and Your Wardrobe 140
Text C The Nine Moods of Color 143
Test Preparation 146
Reading for Fun 150
Unit 8 152
Focus 152
Text A Why Do Asian American Students Excel in School? 153
Reading Skills Inference：Reading Ideas as Well as Words 158
Text B Harvard University 160
Text C University of Oxford 164
Test Preparation 167
Reading for Fun 171
Unit 9 174
Focus 174
Text A High Heel Shoes 175
Reading Skills Dealing with Difficult Words(1) 181
Text B Could the End Be Near? 183
Text C UFOs—A Brief History 187
Test Preparation 190
Reading for Fun 194
Unit 10 197
Focus 197
Text A Coca-Cola Captures Passion for Celebration in New Global Commercials for 2010 FIFA World Cup 198
Reading Skills Dealing with Difficult Words(2) 205
Text B A Résumé 206
Text C Business Cards 212
Test Preparation 215
Reading for Fun 219
Unit 11 221
Focus 221
Text A The Road to the White House 223
Reading Skills Dealing with Difficult Sentences 229
Text B Princess Diana and the Royal Family 230
Text C Overview on the Political System of the USA 235
Test Preparation 238
Reading for Fun 242
Unit 12 245
Focus 245
Text A Top 10 American Icons 246
Reading Skills Understanding the Punctuation 252
Text B Unique Tradition from UK 254
Text C American Idol 259
Test Preparation 263
Reading for Fun 267