Unit 1 1
Focus 1
Text A Three Years Later and 10 Points Wiser 2
Reading Skills Grasping the Main Idea 6
Text B 10 Tips for a Good Roommate Relationship 7
Text C 6 Low-intensity Moments for Audio Learning 10
Test Preparation 11
Reading for Fun 19
Unit 2 22
Focus 22
Text A Be Careful before Delivering Your Résumé 23
Reading Skills Scanning 27
Text B Part Time Job Opportunities 28
Text C The Inside Scoop on Starting in TV 30
Test Preparation 32
Reading for Fun 41
Unit 3 44
Focus 44
Text A Why Are the World's Richest Women Chinese? 45
Reading Skills Skimming 50
Text B The Road to Success 52
Text C Graduates:Running Online Shops 53
Test Preparation 55
Reading for Fun 62
Unit 4 64
Focus 64
Text A The Truth about 6 Health Myths 65
Reading Skills Synonym Context Clues(1) 69
Text B Self-produced Healthy Plants 70
Text C Something You'd Better Know about Healthy Eating 72
Test Preparation 74
Reading for Fun 83
Unit 5 85
Focus 85
Text A How Could You? 86
Reading Skills Antonym Context Clues(1) 91
Text B Call Us Sweetie 92
Text C Eco-fashion,Here to Stay 94
Test Preparation 96
Reading for Fun 104
Unit 6 106
Focus 106
Text A Living Large in a Small House 107
Reading Skills Hyponym Context Clues 112
Text B Nine Tips for Your Green Travel 113
Text C Health and Toxic Chemicals 115
Test Preparation 117
Reading for Fun 127
Unit 7 129
Focus 129
Text A Hooray for Bollywood 130
Reading Skills Synonym Context Clues(2) 134
Text B In Movies,To Err Is Human,To Nitpick Is Even More So 135
Text C Consumers Bop to Rhythm of Online Music Videos 139
Test Preparation 140
Reading for Fun 147
Unit 8 149
Focus 149
Text A Campus:Where Romance May Come In 150
Reading Skills Antonym Context Clues(2) 154
Text B American Campus:An Everlasting T-Stage 155
Text C Internet Time Tied to Teen Depression Symptoms 157
Test Preparation 159
Reading for Fun 169
Unit 9 171
Focus 171
Text A Ten Perplexing Events 172
Reading Skills Definition Context Clues 177
Text B First Miss Digital World 178
Text C New Zealand Government Opens UFO Files 181
Test Preparation 182
Reading for Fun 190
Unit 10 192
Focus 192
Text A The Dragon Boat Festival 193
Reading Skills Synonym Context Clues(3) 197
Text B Chinese Tradition Is All the Talk 198
Text C In China,Magicians Popping up Like Rabbits out of Hats 200
Test Preparation 202
Reading for Fun 211
Unit 11 213
Focus 213
Text A Japanese Tea Ceremony 214
Reading Skills Antonym Context Clues(3) 217
Text B Snowballing Chinese 218
Text C Oceanography 220
Test Preparation 222
Reading for Fun 229
Unit 12 231
Focus 231
Text A What Motherhood Really Means? 232
Reading Skills Example Context Clues 235
Text B Secret of the Marriage Ending 236
Text C Family and Career 238
Test Preparation 240
Reading for Fun 249