Unit 1 Family and Marriage 1
Section One Pre-reading 2
Section Two In-reading 3
Reading One：The Wink 3
Reading Two：When Feathers Fly 8
Reading Three：The Odd Couple 12
Reading Four：Why I Want a Wife 17
Section Three Post-reading 22
Unit 2 School and Education 25
Section One Pre-reading 26
Section Two In-reading 27
Reading One：What True Education Should Do 27
Reading Two：Angels on a Pin 30
Reading Three：In Praise of the F Word 33
Reading Four：U.S.Kids Need More School Time 39
Section Three Post-reading 44
Unit 3 Internet and Lifestyle 47
Section One Pre-reading 48
Section Two In-reading 49
Reading One：Dating Online 49
Reading Two：Cry for Help on the Internet 54
Reading Three：On the Internet,We All Own a Press 60
Reading Four：Supreme Court Against Net Censorship 64
Section Three Post-reading 69
Unit 4 Common Sense or Legal Intervention(Smoking) 72
Section One Pre-reading 73
Section Two In-reading 74
Reading One：The Butt Stops Here 74
Reading Two：The Way to Save Millions of Lives Is to Prevent Smoking 78
Reading Three：Hollywood Writer Changes the Script on Smoking 83
Reading Four：Public Smoking—Common Sense for the Common Good 90
Section Three Post-reading 95
Unit 5 Computers and Technology 98
Section One Pre-reading 99
Section Two In-reading 100
Reading One：Computers of the '90s:A Brave New World 100
Reading Two：Love Those Wearables！ 105
Reading Three：Why I Won't Buy a Computer 109
Reading Four：It's January 1,2000,and Your Hard Drive Is Clueless 114
Section Three Post-reading 119
Unit 6 Man and Environment 122
Section One Pre-reading 123
Section Two In-reading 124
Reading One：The Garbage Crisis 124
Reading Two：Exposure to Chemicals and Human Fertility 127
Reading Three：Tropical Forests and You 130
Reading Four:Saving Nature,but Only for Man 135
Section Three Post-reading 140
Unit 7 TV and Its Influence 143
Section One Pre-reading 144
Section Two In-reading 145
Reading One：When Television Ate My Best Friend 145
Reading Two：How Parents Can Lessen the Effects of Television Violence 153
Reading Three：Why You Watch What You Watch When You Watch 158
Reading Four：TV Addiction 162
Section Three Post-reading 167
Unit 8 Love and Be Loved（Genuine Love） 170
Section One Pre-reading 171
Section Two In-reading 172
Reading One：Genuine Love 172
Reading Two：A Cherished Gift 178
Reading Three：Friends and Lovers 183
Reading Four：Genuine Love:Challenge Conquered with Growth 189
Section Three Post-reading 194
Glossary 197