UNIT 1 1
Text A: A Payment Greater Than Money 1
Text B: My Mother's Desk 11
Reading Skills — Reading English Newspapers （1） 14
Comprehensive Practice 17
Guided Writing— Giving Reasons 20
简历 21
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（1） 22
Listening and Speaking 23
UNIT 2 29
Text A: Unique Problems in International Trade 29
Text B: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 39
Reading Skills — Reading English Newspapers （2） 44
Comprehensive Practice 46
Guided Writing— Making Comparisons 48
求职信 50
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（2） 51
Listening and Speaking 52
UNIT 3 57
Text A: Coping with Crisis 57
Text B: Millions of Britons Endure Life with Noisy Neighbours 67
Reading Skills — Reading English Newspapers （3） 71
Comprehensive Practice 75
Guided Writing — Making a Classification 77
奖学金申请信 79
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（3） 79
Listening and Speaking 80
UNIT 4 85
Text A: Interstellar Postcards—Messages to Space 85
Text B: Why Should Children Learn Science？ 95
Reading Skills—Advertisement （1） 98
Comprehensive Practice 102
Guided Writing—Presenting a Contrast 104
申请任助教信 106
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（4） 106
Listening and Speaking 107
UNIT 5 113
Text A: Social Responsibility of Scientists 113
TextB: Science and Truth 123
Reading Skills—Advertisement （2） 128
Comprehensive Practice 131
Guided Writing—Describing Causes and Effects 133
推荐信 134
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（5） 135
Listening and Speaking 136
UNIT 6 141
Text A: Excerpts from Speech by Margaret Thatcher 141
Text B: Excerpts from Speech by Carter 152
Reading Skills—Understanding Product Description 155
Comprehensive Practice 158
Guided Writing—Giving Examples 160
询价信 161
Translation Practice—倍数的翻译（1） 162
Listening and Speaking 163
UNIT 7 169
Text A: School Costs Are Rising in Britain, Too 169
Text B: Budget Puts Students in More Debt 179
Reading Skills — Underslanding Directions 182
Comprehensive Practice 185
Guided Writing—Describing a Process 187
报价信 188
Translation Practice—倍数的翻译（2） 189
Listening and Speaking 189
UNIT 8 195
Text A: The Population Bomb 195
Text B: Reforest the Earth！ 205
Reading Skills — Understanding Catalogue Cards 210
Comprehensive Practice 213
Guided Writing— Presenting an Argument 215
脱销通知书 216
Translation Practice—长句的翻译（1） 217
Listening and Speaking 218
UNIT 9 223
Text A: “I Have a Dream” —30 Years Ago and Now 223
Text B: The Key Issue for Women 233
Reading Skills — Understanding Graphic Information （1） 236
Comprehensive Practice 239
Guided Writing—— Expressing an Opinion 241
道歉信 242
Translation Practice—长句的翻译（2） 243
Listening and Speaking 244
UNIT 10 249
Text A: Take a Multimedia Course, Ms. Smith 249
Text B: FutureCars 259
Reading Skills — Understanding Graphic Information （2） 264
Comprehensive Practice 270
Guided Writing — Reasoning 272
装运通知书 273
Translation Practice—长句的翻译（3） 274
Listening and Speaking 275
Glossary 281
Phrases and Expressions 295