Unit 1 Living in Harmony 2
Get Started 2
Listen and Respond 3
Read and Explore 5
Text A The Kindness of Strangers 5
Text B Friends of the Road 17
Optional Classroom Activities 24
Enhance Your Language Awareness 25
Enjoy English 34
Unit 2 Optimism and Positive Thinking 36
Get Started 36
Listen and Respond 37
Read and Explore 38
Text A Choose Optimism 38
Text B EveryDay's a Celebration! 45
Optional Classroom Activities 53
Enhance Your Language Awareness 55
Enjoy English 62
Unit 3 The Road to Success 64
Get Started 64
Listen and Respond 65
Read and Explore 66
Text A The Shadowland of Dreams 66
Text B The Struggle for an Education 76
Optional Classroom Activities 85
Enhance Your Language Awareness 87
Enjoy English 95
Unit 4 Being Creative 96
Get Started 96
Listen and Respond 97
Read and Explore 98
Text A Stay Hungry,Stay Foolish 98
Text B The Creative Personality 110
Optional Classroom Activities 118
Enhance Your Language Awareness 120
Enjoy English 129
Practice Test Ⅰ（Units 1-4） 130
Unit 5 The Value of Life 144
Get Started 144
Listen and Respond 145
Read and Explore 146
Text A Three Days to See 146
Text B My Debt in Life 152
Optional Classroom Activities 161
Enhance Your Language Awareness 162
Enjoy English 170
Unit 6 Learning to Work Together 172
Get Started 172
Listen and Respond 173
Read and Explore 174
Text A What Does Teamwork Really Mean？ 174
Text B Help Wanted:A Team Player 180
Optional Classroom Activities 186
Enhance Your Language Awareness 187
Enjoy English 195
Unit 7 Adversity 196
Get Started 196
Listen and Respond 197
Read and Explore 198
Text A Did You Have a Tough Childhood？ 198
Text B Learning to Recover 206
Optional Classroom Activities 212
Enhance Your Language Awareness 213
Enjoy English 221
Unit 8 Human Behaviour 222
Get Started 222
Listen and Respond 223
Read and Explore 224
Text A Uncommon Decency 224
Text B Trust 234
Optional Classroom Activities 243
Enhance Your Language Awareness 244
Enjoy English 252
Practice Test Ⅱ（Units 5-8） 254
Appendix Ⅰ Sample Essays for Theme-Related Writing 268
Appendix Ⅱ Text Translation 273
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary 292