Unit 1
Text A The World Is Shrinking 1
Dialogues Asking the Way 8
1．How to Get to the University? 8
2．How to Get to the First National Bank? 9
Grammar The Articles 10
Text B Bad and Good Luck in San Francisco 15
Unit 2
TextA Cultural Conflict 22
Dialogues Offering Help 29
1．In the Cafeteria 29
2．Using the Library 30
Grammar Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs 32
Text B Cultural Adjustment 36
Unit 3
Text A Relatively Speaking 42
Dialogues Giving Advice 49
1．Advice on Gifts 49
2．Opening an Account 50
Grammar Noun Clause 52
Text B Reflections on the Apollo Eight Mission 56
Unit 4
Text A Car of the Future 61
Dialogues Apologies 68
1．I'm Awfully Sorry 68
2．I Must Apologize 69
Grammar Attributive Clause 70
Text B Mysteries of the Sea 75
Unit 5
Text A The Girl on the Train 80
Dialogues Complaints 88
1．We'll Have It Checked First 88
2．I'm So Tired 89
Grammar The Adverbial Clause 90
Text B The Blind Man 95
Revision 1
Vocabulary and Structure 101
Cloze Test 104
Reading Comprehension 105
Translation 108
Unit 6
Text A The Man the World Forgot 110
Dialogues Eating Out 117
1．Going out for Lunch 117
2．At the Restaurant 118
Grammar Modal Verbs 120
Text B The Tramp and the Philosopher 128
Unit 7
Text A What is Business? 134
Dialogues Going on Holidays 140
1．I Want to Go to the United States 140
2．How Was the Vacation? 141
Grammar Subjunctive Mood 143
Text B Domestic Banking 149
Unit 8
Text A Career Information 154
Dialogues Shopping 160
1．Buying Shoes 160
2．In the Supermarket 161
Grammar The Use of"It" 163
Text B Life Insurance 166
Unit 9
Text A Business Correspondence 171
Dialogues Telephoning 178
1．Ruth Is at Home 178
2．Calling"Person to Person"and"Collect" 179
Grammar The Use of"As" 180
Text B Business Letters 185
Unit 10
Text A Contracts 191
Dialogues Reservation 197
1．Booking a Table 197
2．I Want to See Dr Harris 198
Grammar Inversion 199
Text B Sales Contracts 203
Revision 2
Vocabulary and Structure 210
Cloze Test 212
Reading Comprehension 213
Translation 218
Vocabulary 220
Phrases and Expressions 245
Proper Names 249