Chapter 1 Public Figures（Ⅰ） 1
Passage 1 Oprah Winfrey's Last Show：Tears and Pride 1
Passage 2 China and Asia Savor Li Na's Win 5
Passage 3 Yao Retirement Risks NBA Profile in China 9
Passage 4 Beyonce's Father Denies Stealing from Her 13
Passage 5 A True Figure of Strength 17
Chapter 2 Tourist Attractions 20
Passage 1 Greenland 20
Passage 2 Disneyland 25
Passage 3 Statue of Liberty 28
Passage 4 Ski Resorts 31
Passage 5 The Yin and the Yangtze 35
Chapter 3 Marriage and Family life 40
Passage 1 Big Spenders Add Sparkle to Chinese Wedding Market 40
Passage 2 Will the Market Kill Your Marriage? 44
Passage 3 Independent Women Enjoy Better Marriage 50
Passage 4 A Day for Love 55
Passage 5 Spring in Beijing 59
Chapter 4 Sports（Ⅰ） 63
Passage 1 Street-Ball 63
Passage 2 London 2012：A Year to Go and All Is Well? 67
Passage 3 The Origin and Development of Football 71
Passage 4 Rock Climbing 75
Passage 5 Water Skiing-Safety Measures 79
Chapter 5 Climate 83
Passage 1 Will Climate Change Make Life Harder for Girls? 83
Passage 2 Durban and Everything That Matters 87
Passage 3 Untitled 91
Passage 4 Too Old to Care about Tomorrow 95
Passage 5 What Are the Effects Caused by Climate Change? 99
Chapter 6 Travel 102
Passage 1 Holiday Travel Survival Guide 102
Passage 2 Lost in Paris 107
Passage 3 How to Quit Working on Vacation 111
Passage 4 Wild Things 115
Passage 5 Cheap Flights for the Holidays?Read This Now! 119
Chapter 7 Public Figures（Ⅱ） 123
Passage 1 Grammy Spotlight Shines on Adele 123
Passage 2 "I'm Not a Hero.I Just Want a Quiet Life" 128
Passage 3 Whitney Houston's Death：Singer's Doctors to Be Questioned about Sedative Prescriptions 133
Passage 4 Lesson for Lin from the Ming Dynasty 137
Passage 5 Obama Tax Reform Outline Draws Skeptics 141
Chapter 8 Medical and Health Care 146
Passage 1 Beyond Insulin：Seeking a Cure 146
Passage 2 A Prick in Time Saves Nine 150
Passage 3 HIV Mutates Swiftly to Trick Our Immune Systems：Study 154
Passage 4 Universal Flu Vaccine Possible with Lab-made Antibodies 157
Passage 5 Act Now or Risk a Fatal TB Outbreak：WHO 161
Chapter 9 Sports（Ⅱ） 166
Passage 1 Bryant Scores 61 Points to Power Lakers over Knicks 166
Passage 2 Marijuana Pipe Picture Could Still Burn Phelps：Analyst 170
Passage 3 Ronaldo Still Has Midas Touch 174
Passage 4 Nadal Shows Federer No Mercy in Open Final 177
Passage 5 China Curls Its Way to Top of the World 181
Chapter 10 Military and National Defence 185
Passage 1 Britain to Start Iraq Withdrawal Today 185
Passage 2 Cementing Military Bonds 189
Passage 3 Officials：DPRK Rocket Launch Imminent 193
Passage 4 China Protests Diaoyu Islands Stance 197
Passage 5 DPRK Test：Japan,U.S.Mount Defenses 201
Keys to Exercises 205