Unit 1
1 Jamie Foxx A Man with Many Talents 2
2 Derek Jeter Baseball's Number-One Good Guy 10
3 Lucy Liu Shy Kid Becomes Hollywood Star 18
Compare and Contrast Chart 26
Unit 2
4 Salma Hayek Proving Herself 28
5 Petra Nemcova A Second Chance at Life 36
6 Lance Armstrong Living Strong 44
Compare and Contrast Chart 52
Unit 3
7 Clay Aiken Winning Big in Second Place 54
8 Veronica Campbell Running for the Gold 62
9 Marc Anthony Salsa Music Success 70
Compare and Contrast Chart 78
Notes 79
My Personal Dictionary 81
Writing Checklist 82
Progress Check 83
Answers 85