LESSON ONE 1
Articles:Pupil of Liszt 1
East Meets West 4
Dialogues:A Few Questions About Every day Talk 6
A Birthday Present 7
LESSON TWO 10
Articles:Don't Forget to Post the Letter 10
The Old Shoes 13
Dialogues:When Is Our Library Open 15
In the Reading Room 16
LESSON THREE 18
Articles:Exploring the Ocean 18
To Find the Way in the Thick Fog 21
Dialogues:I'd Ask a Policeman Next Time 23
It's Not Far from Here 24
LESSON FOUR 26
Articles:The Bookseller and the Doctor 26
A New Teacher 29
Dialogues:What for Supper(A) 32
What for Supper(B) 33
LESSON FIVE 35
Articles:Alfred Nobel 35
The World Cup 37
Dialogues:Talking About Weather 40
A Little Gossip 40
LESSON SIX 42
Articles:Lazy-bones 42
A Lady and an Editor 44
Dialogues:Sick Girl 47
Talking About the Exam 48
LESSON SEVEN 51
Articles:Old Sally's Will 51
A Traveller on a Ship 53
Dialogues:At the Bank 56
To Visit New York 57
LESSON EIGHT 59
Articles:The Prince and the Judge 59
A Clever Farmer 64
Dialogues:Shopping 66
At the Department Store 67
LESSON NINE 69
Articles:Milk and Vitamins 69
Great Inventions 71
Dialogues:Telephone Call(Ⅰ) 74
Telephone Call(Ⅱ) 74
LESSON TEN 77
Articles:A Faithful Dog 77
The Bloody Thumb 79
Dilogues:Mailing Letters 82
Going to the Post Office 82
LESSON ELEVEN 85
Articles:My Coat Is Lost 85
An Honest Man 88
Dialogues:At the Airport(A) 91
At the Airport(B) 92
LESSON TWELVE 94
Articles:The King and the Fisherman 94
At the Bus Station 96
Dialogues:At the Railway Station(A) 99
At the Railway Station(B) 100
Supplementary Readings 102
Ⅰ．A Birthday Present 102
Ⅱ．Gold Chains 105
Ⅲ．John Wanted a Bike 108
Ⅳ．Tom Happened to Meet the Prince 111
Ⅴ．A Human Mistake 114
Ⅵ．The Gold in the Orchard 117
Ⅶ．April Fool 120
Ⅷ．Cinderella 123
Key to Reading Comprehension Exercises 127
编后 133