Unit 1 Western Culture and Customs 1
Passage One Good Friday Haircuts and Seaweed for Dinner 1
Passage Two Thanksgiving Day 5
Passage Three Halloween 10
Passage Four Wedding Customs in the West 14
Unit 2 Geography and Tourism 19
Passage One Great Barrier Reef 19
Passage Two Maldives—A Disappearing Paradise 24
Passage Three Tiankeng 28
Passage Four Yellowstone National Park 33
Unit 3 International Education 38
Passage One International Study 38
Passage Two GCSE Exams in the UK 43
Passage Three Studying Abroad:A Cost Effective Alternative 48
Passage Four International Education Marketing 54
Unit 4 Fashion 60
Passage One Bruce Lee 60
Passage Two You Love Texts,Hate Calls 66
Passage Three A New Fashion Frontier 71
Passage Four Created in China 75
Unit 5 The Internet 81
Passage One The Internet 81
Passage Two Advantages of Using the Internet 85
Passage Three Disadvantages of the Internet 91
Passage Four New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users 95
Unit 6 Personal Development 101
Passage One Self-development 101
Passage Two How to Build Trust 106
Passage Three Creativity and Education 112
Passage Four Fear and Change 117
Unit 7 Social Problems 122
Passage One Welfare In the US 122
Passage Two How We See Immigration 127
Passage Three Housing in China 132
Passage Four Vehicle and Traffic 137
Unit 8 Politics 144
Passage One The Other Asia 144
Passage Two China,Not the US,Stars at Climate Summit 149
Passage Three Population Aging:A Human Triumph 154
Passage Four In France,Labor Strikes Head for Showdown 159
Keys 165