Unit 1 Text:Health Supplements Involve Risks 1
Careful Reading:Exercise and Diet keep the Body Fit 6
Fast Reading:Meanings of Health Change 8
Unit 2 Text:English Adopts Foreign Words 11
Careful Reading:Use Proper Body Language 16
Fast Reading:English Needs Patience 19
Unit 3 Text:Are Books an Endangered Species? 21
Careful Reading:Reading VS Television 26
Fast Reading:Hi-Tech E-book 28
Unit 4 Text:Unity at Cost of Culture? 31
Careful Reading:Call to Revive Asian Values 36
Fast Reading:Maintain Cultural Integrity 38
Unit 5 Text:Record Industry Steps up Fight against Copyright Infringement 41
Careful Reading:Colour Music 46
Fast Reading:Folk Music Makes It into the Classroom 48
Unit 6 Text:Franklin Delano Roosevelt 50
Careful Reading:Winston Churchill 55
Fast Reading:Joseph Stalin 57
Unit 7 Text:Online Dating 60
Careful Reading:The Ethical Issues Arising from Artificial Intelligence 65
Fast Reading:Computer Games Can Motivate Children to Learn 67
Unit 8 Text:Sportsmanship 69
Careful Reading:The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Olympics 73
Fast Reading:Michael Jordan 75
Unit 9 Text:The Pentagon 78
Careful Reading:America's National Parks 83
Fast Reading:Visiting the Gateway Arch 85
Unit 10 Text:Montreal,a French Heavey in North America 88
Careful Reading:South Pacific Paradise 92
Fast Reading:Bangkok and Beyond by Boat 94
Unit 11 Text:Flying Cars Swoop to the Rescue 97
Careful Reading:Silver Cars Are the Safest on the Road 101
Fast Reading:Dangerous Traffic and Helpful Tickets 103
Unit 12 Text:Hello from Above the Earth 105
Careful Reading:Fossett Makes History 110
Fast Reading:Video Creates a UFO Stir 112
Unit 13 Text:A Definition of Fashion 114
Careful Reading:Fashion Design 119
Fast Reading:Elegance is a Black Turtleneck 122
Unit 14 Text:Your Family's Air Conditioner 124
Careful Reading:Fighting for Home Improvement 128
Fast Reading:Family Night Equals Family Unity 130
Unit 15 Text:Two kinds of Readers 133
Careful Reading:The Pleasures of Reading 137
Fast Reading:Special Joys of Super-slow Reading 139
Unit 16 Text:The Death of Illusion 141
Careful Reading:Mind over Matter 145
Fast Reading:Relax and Live 147
Unit 17 Text:Richest Get Poorer 149
Careful Reading:China and India Brighten Outlook at Boeing 152
Fast Reading:Cards to Replace Notes 156
Unit 18 Text:American Cooking 158
Careful Reading:Mad about Mooncakes 163
Fast Reading:Dining Etiquette When Dating 165
Unit 19 Text:To Live or to Die? 167
Careful Reading:Global Warming may be Twice as Bad as Feared 172
Fast Reading:Word Water Shortage 174
Unit 20 Text:Distance Learning in the USA 177
Careful Reading:Next Stop after Graduation 182
Fast Reading:Good Looks Get Good Results 184
Glossary 187
Reference Keys for Exercises 201