LESSON ONE 1
Articles:A strange Decision 1
Teachers and Actors 4
Practical Writing:Private Letters 7
LESSON TWO 10
Articles:Always Unlucky 10
Whales 13
Practical Writing:Letters of Introduction 16
LESSON THREE 19
Articles:Salt and Its Uses 19
Chinese Food——What a Way to Cook! 23
Practical Writing:Letters of Application 26
LESSON FOUR 29
Articles:William Shakespeare 29
Lu Xun 32
Practical Writing:Invitations 36
LESSON FIVE 39
Articles:How Bears Sleep in Winter 39
Fish 42
Practical Writing:Bills 44
LESSON SIX 47
Articles:Popular Hobbies 47
How to Send Mails in the Past 49
Practical Writing:Notices 53
LESSON SEVEN 55
Articles:A Foreigner's Farewell Speech 55
Care of the Eyes 58
Practical Writing:Notices 61
LESSON EIGHT 63
Articles:Seven Words That Changed My life Forever 63
No Greater Love 66
Practical Writing:Résumés 70
LESSON NINE 73
Articles:Concept of Privacy 73
How America Got Its Name 76
Practical Writing:Student's Sports Report 79
LESSON TEN 82
Articles:Robert Bruce and the Spider 82
Flying Kites 85
Practical Writing:Posters 88
LESSON ELEVEN 91
Articles:Christmas 91
A Miserable,Merry Christmas 95
Practical Writing:New Year Card and Birthday Card 99
LESSON TWELVE 102
Articles:The Earthquake 102
Geyser and Old Faithful 105
Practical Writing:Notes 108
Supplementary Readings 110
Ⅰ．The Game 110
Ⅱ．Hamlet 118
Ⅲ．A Common Patient 129
Ⅳ．A Tale of Two Cities 138
Ⅴ．A Song 145
Key to Reading Comprehension Exercises 146
编后 151