UNIT ONE 1
1．Speech versus Silence 1
2．Why Not Speed Up Your Reading? 5
3．Help!A Homecoming 8
UNIT TWO 11
4．News of the Engagement 11
5．The Lucky Archaeologist 14
6．The Story of Jazz 19
UNIT THREE 22
7．Reading for A's 22
8．Detour to Romance 27
9．The Sixth Sense 31
UNIT FOUR 35
10．Long Walk to Forever 35
11．How to Guess Your Age 38
12．Never Trust Appearances 42
UNIT FIVE 46
13．The Gift of Understanding 46
14．I Thought about This Girl 49
15．Exercise and Health 53
TEST PAPER ONE 57
UNIT SIX 63
16．Why History? 63
17．Death and Taxes 69
18．The Hidden Truth about Japan's Unit 731 73
UNIT SEVEN 79
19．The Sacrifice at Masada 79
20．My Sixth Christmas 83
21．Make Today Count 87
UNIT EIGHT 90
22．Richard Nixon's Childhood 90
23．Picnic in the Dining Room 95
24．Mr.Worker and Mr.Guest 98
UNIT NINE 103
25．Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat? 103
26．A Story of the West 107
27．The Model Millionaire 111
UNIT TEN 115
28．The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met 115
29．Passing Trains 120
30．Discovery of a Father 124
TEST PAPER TWO 128
KEY TO TEST YOURSELF(1)AND(2) 134