Unit 1 1
Passage One The Watergate Man 1
Passage Two Sun and Skin Cancer 10
Passage Three Charles Darwin 14
Speed Reading 19
Unit 2 21
Passage One Our Crazy Language 21
Passage Two Stamp out Congress's"Franking"Privilege 26
Passage Three Ode to October 31
Speed Reading 34
Unit 3 36
Passage One Keeping Food on the Table 36
Passage Two Never be Nervous again 45
Speed Reading 53
Unit 4 56
Passage One Time Patterns 56
Passage Two The Talking Flowers 60
Passage Three Why I Love Wisconsin 66
Speed Reading 72
Unit 5 75
Passage One Life on Other Planets 75
Passage Two The Lost Half-Century 80
Passage Three The Purpose of The Republic 86
Speed Reading 94
Unit 6 99
Passage One Along the Mighty Thames 99
Passage Two The Man Who Made Mickey Mouse 105
Passage Three Courtesy:Key to a Happier World 111
Speed Reading 117
Unit 7 121
Passage One Roaming the Cosmos 121
Passage Two Who Makes It to the Top 129
Speed Reading 135
Unit 8 141
Passage One Who Will Take Advantage of Human Cloning? 141
Passage Two A Bag Full of Tricks to Ruin Any Vacation 146
Passage Three The Danger of Market Forces 153
Speed Reading 157
Unit 9 161
Passage One The Key to Management 161
Passage Two It's Radio! 168
Speed Reading 175
Unit 10 183
Passage One An American Love Affair 183
Passage Two Getting Along with Nature 190
Speed Reading 197
Unit 11 202
Passage One Three Days to See 202
Passage Two Science and the Scientific Attitude 209
Speed Reading 217
Unit 12 221
Passage One The American Character 221
Passage Two The Secret to Fame and Fortune 228
Passage Three By Their Colors You Shall Know Them 234
Speed Reading 239
Unit 13 241
Passage One Lincoln at Gettysburg 241
Passage Two The Happiest Man 250
Speed Reading 258
Unit 14 262
Passage One Men Remain the Second Sex 262
Passage Two 267
Passage Three Allegiance to the Basic Principle of Free Trade? 273
Speed Reading 280
Unit 15 283
Passage One The Man on the Street and the Men on the Moon 283
Passage Two Your Key To A Better Life 291
Speed Reading 297
Unit 16 301
Passage One I Am a Highbrow 301
Passage Two The Declaration of Independence as Adopted by Congress 308
Speed Reading 321