LESSON ONE 1
Articles:Old Dog 1
Wildlife in the House 5
Practical Writing:Contract 8
LESSON TWO 11
Articles:The Income Tax 11
Tariffs 13
Practical Writing:Agreement 16
LESSON THREE 19
Articles:Death:A Part of Life 19
Influenza 22
Practical Writing:Pact and Rules 26
LESSON FOUR 29
Articles:What's Love? 29
He Gave Windows to the Blind 33
Practical Writing:Advertisements 37
LESSON FIVE 40
Articles:A Service of Love 40
My Teacher,Mr Koo 45
Practical Writing:Directions for Use 50
LESSON SIX 52
Articles:The Young King 52
Can't She Type? 58
Practical Writing:A．Obituary Notice 62
B．Letter of Condolences 63
LESSON SEVEN 65
Articles:Population and Pollution 65
A Threat to Our Environment 68
Practical Writing:Telegrams 72
LESSON EIGHT 74
Articles:Three Biggest Islands in China 74
Tian'anmen Square 77
Practical Writing:Weather Forecast 81
LESSON NINE 83
Articles:Hitchhikers 83
Settling Down in England 87
Practical Writing:Welcoming Speeches 90
LESSON TEN 93
Articles:Abul and His Old Shoes 93
Practical Writing:Answering Speeches 102
LESSON ELEVEN 104
Articles:Manners in Western Countries 104
Travel in the USA 108
Practical Writing:Send-Off Speeches 112
LESSON TWELVE 116
Articles:Your Happiness Is in Your Hands 116
A Lesson for Living 121
Practical Writing:Farewell Speeches 124
Supplementary Readings 127
Ⅰ．A Trip that Took 20 Years 127
Ⅱ．Emotion and Health 131
Ⅲ．The Last Lesson 135
Ⅳ．Reading 144
Key to Reading Comprehension Exercises 145
编后 149